Arnie moaner needs to give it a rest
O an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called upon to give their opinions to the public.
Former Liverpool player Phil Thompson is considered a pundit but his latest little outburst surely denies any rights he has to claims of expertise.
Someone once said “An ex is a former something and a spert” is a drip” and for the Sky Sports regular to suddenly pipe up on the very easy target of Marko Arnautovic is really predictable and misinformed.
All the familiar criticisms are trotted out which hardly qualify as “expert ” views and it’s surprising that a former pro should decide to attack the bloke at a time when he’s just starting to find some real form again and hopefully put his troubles behind him.
Speaking on the Sky Sports Gillette Soccer Saturday Show Thompson had this to say: “Away from West Ham. Absolutely. You can’t rely upon someone whose mind is set for anything that might come up every couple of months and he might want to go.
“I see him being a problem in the dressing room when he’s like that. He’s certainly affected them just after the January transfer window.”
Unnecessary and really old criticisms of which we are all aware. Destructive rather than constructive and carrying no real message that hasn’t been mentioned a hundred times before.
When discussing a move Thompson also needs to remember that there has been absolutely nothing from anywhere other than some manufactured Chinese bid so a move as he heads into his thirties looks increasingly unlikely
Give it a rest mate!