lomekian
Essays are my thing
I've been very critical of Pepe, but I have to agree with this. Pepe didn't fit tactically the direction we changed to, and lacked the security on the ball to step up to CL level football, but at least contributed to us winning an FA Cup and gave us a number of good moments. FV can't get a look in, so hasn't really contributed.He was more than half the transfer cost of Pepe but has produced far less than half the output and has played far fewer games where he has had a major impact on the game.
But when you are a record signing like Pepe, these proportions seem to count for little.
The question I suppose is whether he would have had a bigger impact if he'd joined at the same time, when minutes were rather easier to come by. Ultimately its academic. We bought a kid with obvious talents who was always a risk in terms of league adaptation. It hasn't worked so we need to move on.