He certainly does more than his fair share of moaning, but I can't remember him having his back turned for a throw in or free kick - the speed at which we take our throw ins and free kicks (i.e very slowly) makes me think this is unlikely. And I've been watching him all season too."Mally" wrote:Yes after watching him play football for over 6 months I believe he's got a bad attitude and don't think I'm alone in this. I don't think that's a ridiculous conclusion.
I would have lost count (if I'd bothered to count in the first place) the number of times he's moaning to the ref with his back to play as the ball comes in from an Oxford throw or a corner. Plenty of Oxford fans can see this happening and other team's scouts can also see this and I would expect them to try and exploit this.
The point about him geting poked in the eye and kicked is that the more he complains about it the more opposition defenders will wind him up and carry on doing it.
Yes the tactic of kicking the oppositions best player is years old but the best professionals get up and get on with the game and channel their aggression into determination to punish them by scoring.
I still think blaming Duffy for his reaction to being poked in the eye (which is outlawed in rugby, even, since it can blind) and kicked rather than having some sympathy is very very strange. It's like blaming the bullied kid for being bullied - shut up and get on with it, it's your fault.
He's far from the ideal striker, I'm not pretending he is, his reactions during games aren't always good either, but I'm not sure it's the big personality/attitude problem you make it out to be.