I have a slightly different view on this, and it is thus.
Now this view may be biased, as i actually think that Aidy Boothroyd is a great motivator, psychologist and manager.Prior to the Portsmouth game not one Skyblues fan could possibly have predicted that our preferred centre back pairing would be Turner and Cameron. To a man, each of us were shocked at the team selection. Had the Coventry Telegraph run a fans poll with regard to the expected centre back pairing, then, i suggest that a Wood/McPake combination would have received a large majority vote. Additionally most of us expected Clingan and certainly not Doyle to be partnering Carsley, and i personally did not expect to see Bell (our most consistent player to date).Last year if all three of Clingan, Wood and McPake were fit, or even sometimes nearly fit, their names would have been on the starting sheet. Westwood and Morrison would also be on that list.
What i am saying is that regardless of form, and i exclude the brilliant Westwood from this, all the other players knew that they were going to play!!!!
This could not be condusive to an atmosphere of hunger or desire, hence, this may be a reason for our alarmingly poor end of season form.(Again!!!!!)
I am not saying that these players will be out of favour all season, and i think that our squad is looking much stronger, but i do believe that our Aidy makes his own decisions and judgements, based on what he sees with his own eyes. Morecambe aside, and, may i say i was very disappointed with our players for failing to take their chances, despite the fact that there was much experience in that team selection; Aidy Boothroyd has been totally justified in his team selections.
All of this says to me, that it doesn't matter who the players think they are or how good they think they are, in the future, they will be picked on merit!!!
PUSB
