Footballers are people too.
Do I stay at my job because I love it - true for some. Do I stay because I am comfortable and not overly ambitious - also true for some...
Would I move if offered a great increase and a chance to live and experience somewhere new - also very enticing even if I'm happy where I am.
In the case of Kessie - stay or go I just want performance of last season Kessie. The worst outcome would be for him to renew and then give these hollow showings for the most of his time.
Looking forward to AFCON to see Tonali for full matches and see how he copes. This should be great for his maturity. Bakayoko... not so much.
I am sympathetic to players, but at a certain point, I think the parallels between a more normal job and that of a professional athlete end.
If we are going to use an analogy then fans are customers, and athletes are entertainers. If you piss off the customers, you'll get fired. And even at regular jobs, if you leverage your position with a company to get a better job, people at your first job tend not to pat you on the back for using them.
My previous boss told me that I should leave and go someplace with higher stakes, she was an amazing mentor and taught me a lot, made me better at my job, but I was open with her about where I was going. If I had used her to go to a competitor I wouldn't expect her to smile and thank me.
Kessie seems like he is more sensitive than Donna. Or maybe Donna is too dumb to even understand what was happening, not even joking. Raiola defends his players, that's one of the big reasons he's trusted. I don't think he's managing Kessie very well, because his performances are suffering.
I also think it is about what is being built here. RB Salzburg openly tells their players that they are going to develop them and sell them. I don't think that is Milan's goal. Maldini is building a team to win. Not fast enough for my liking, but I understand that he's building, and I think our offers to Donna, (redacted), and Kessie are all more than fair. Donna is making less than we offered, (redacted) used a tragedy to get his salary, while Kessie has pushed for more and more.
We aren't low-balling anyone, so, if they want to ride out to a free transfer, to make more money, go ahead. Kessie has been inconsistent, to put it kindly, and reports are that his contract situation is impacting him. Then sign the contract buddy. Barella earns 5m, and you could argue who was better between the two last year, but this year? It's not even close.
So yeah, I agree with you on Kessie needing to step up his game. I'd love for Kessie to return to his previous self, and sign at 5m, but right now, I don't want him 4m let alone the reported 6.5m or his desired 9m.
Watching Pobega this year, he deserves his chance next summer.
So yeah, this isn't so much a disagreement as much as just a continuation of your thoughts, to be clear.
