Guest Dutchy Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I used to get excited at him storming into the box, but it never seemed to produce, so it was a fairly ineffectual tactic which had the problem of everybody racing back to defend if a counter-break developed. Excitement turned to nervousness in the end. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 But how do you know he wasnt striving for all those things ? I assume you werent watching him on the training ground, so how would you know ? I do, of course, exclude loyalty from that as it is fairly obvious his loyalty is to money. Not sure he has been disrespectful either.... I don't know anything but can only make conclusions on the evidence I have. He certainly has not looked like striving for excellence throughout his career and most of his comments back that up. He always gave the impression of being more interested in money than sporting success and that has been displayed by his constant searching for a richer club than Rangers who would likely win less. The fact he went to Qatar pretty much wraps up that part of the case. Then there is his lacklustre performances for the past two seasons and his poor performances this season culminating in a less than excellent sending off. If that's someone striving for excellence then he's struggling badly. He has been disrespectful to Rangers and Rangers fans from day one. Constantly implying he's using the club as a stepping stone, constantly having his agent stir the waters for a move, his apparent poor attitude to games over the last couple of years and especially this season. Then there is the multiple AWOL offences. You might not find him disrespectful, but I do. As for work ethics - see lacklustre performances and AWOL offences. You're right that he may have been striving for those things but if that's the case, the evidence just makes him look like a bit of a failure in that regard... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 0 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I'll put it more bluntly than Calscot. I never liked Bougherra, and he can now go fuck himself. I wish him no luck whatsoever. He's just another Boyd, although at least we got a fee this time. He can rot in Qatar. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I don't know anything but can only make conclusions on the evidence I have. He certainly has not looked like striving for excellence throughout his career and most of his comments back that up. He always gave the impression of being more interested in money than sporting success and that has been displayed by his constant searching for a richer club than Rangers who would likely win less. The fact he went to Qatar pretty much wraps up that part of the case. Then there is his lacklustre performances for the past two seasons and his poor performances this season culminating in a less than excellent sending off. If that's someone striving for excellence then he's struggling badly. Being interested in money and striving for sporting success are not necessarily mutually exclusive though. Him being interested in money doesnt mean that he doesnt want to perform to the best of his abilities. In fact, it would take an idiot to look for as much money as they can get (as seems that Bougherra likes lots of money) without realising that in order to maximise your earnings potential you have to put in as good a performance as you can. It is counter-intuitive, in my opinion, to suggest that he doesnt care about his performances but only about money. Common sense would suggest that most would see that there is a correlation between how much you can earn and the performances you put in. Striving for excellence doesnt mean you always get there. We should ALL strive for excellence in our chosen professions but we dont manage that all the time either. Professional footballers are no different, they cant always be perfect. They also have to rely on others to assist them in playing well at times. I would agree that he is struggling badly, but that doesnt mean he isnt STRIVING for excellence. Striving by definition means to try, right ? Not playing well doesnt mean he isnt trying to. He has been disrespectful to Rangers and Rangers fans from day one. Constantly implying he's using the club as a stepping stone, constantly having his agent stir the waters for a move, his apparent poor attitude to games over the last couple of years and especially this season. Then there is the multiple AWOL offences. You might not find him disrespectful, but I do. The majority of our players are disrespectful then because plenty have suggested Rangers are a stepping stone for them - Jelavic being a prime example. But I do take the point and agree that in some instances he has been disrespectful. As for work ethics - see lacklustre performances and AWOL offences. AWOL offences were explained and justified, presumably to the satisfaction of his management at the club. Otherwise why was he still here ? These things CAN happen and I dont see that it makes him have poor work ethics. If the management were satisfied then presumably they had little issue with it. Lacklustre performances are not always attributable to poor work ethics though. Against Hearts he played somewhat poorly but it wasnt for the lack of trying - he was still making forward runs trying to get things moving. You're right that he may have been striving for those things but if that's the case, the evidence just makes him look like a bit of a failure in that regard... I would agree, he seems to have been a failure. Sadly the initial season looked so good for him. Thereafter though his performances tailed off and for thel ast 12-18 months you could tell that he simply didnt want to be here. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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