Why is it so hard to pass the ball to Rebic? Look at this.. it's free goal you fuckin shit, can you pass once?
It happened 300 times already
lol, with Rebic there aren't any free goals.
But yeah, it has bothered me too for some time how disgustingly selfish many of our players get as soon as they're near the box, even if our whole team has pushed up and there are plenty of better options. Hakan is guilty of it. So is Suso. And pre-injury Bona. But especially Kessie and Borini when he comes off the bench.
A desperate Borini does what he thinks is the quickest way to win a spot back, and the starters care more about their own stats since they know the team won't be winning any titles.
This is when the coach should speak out against such mentality and create incentives to put the team first.
But it seems Rino did the opposite, judging by what Kessie claims Rino told him to do - and the fact it did not get better.
Don't get me wrong, players need to try it from distance as well, or go for a quick shot rather than pass through their entire defense. Sometimes it's the best option, or the least bad. But I've seen far too many nice opportunities and siege modes go to waste because a player decided to ignore all the options just for the small chance of scoring from a very poor angle.
Sure there were the KPBs, but this mentality wasn't as widespread before the club turned into a revolving door for players and coaches in 2014.