by Millsy »
01 Sep 2010 14:17
prostak They've had two seasons in the Bundesliga, so perhaps a little early to assign such a trend to them. That first season went downhill after several injuries occurred, most significantly to the striker Ibišević, as well as some infighting (seemingly centred around Carlos Eduardo, who Gylfi is supposedly replacing) and general associated chaos. Last season was more one of consolidation and broadening the strength of the squad.
My Wigan comment was more to do with their artificial rise through the league pyramid thanks to one rich megalomaniac throwing money at them, naming everything after himself.
I've not seen many Bundesliga games so can't comment other than my gut feeling.
Hence why I have the strength of character and honesty to retract my earlier statement that it would be better for him to eye a Premiership move with the likes of Arsenal.
But my same lack of knowledge on the subject leads me to research further and change my mind again - most people haven't heard of this club and if they really are a Wigan/Charlton of German football I can only laugh at the assertion that it was a fantastic move and stick to my guns. Not that I particularly care either way.
I've spoken to two people affiliated with the club today who have said it was a poor move for him careerwise and have agreed with my albeit admittedly underqualified opinion and were rather perplexed that he should make a poor career move like this.
We can believe what we want - this may have been a better move than waiting to shine more in the UK and being snapped up by a better team, or it may have been better to eye the Prem. No one position is obviously right and if pros can't decide, I certainly can't. But the fact is it's questionable and everyone will have their equally valid opinion.
FWIW I side with people far more knowledgeable than myself and folk on here: he'd be better off eyeing a Prem move than jumping ship so soon.
Good luck Gylfi.
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