Originally Posted by
OldWhiteTaff
FFP is really restricting what EFL teams without parachute payments can do. Brum, Sheff Weed, Forest, Derby all struggling more than us because of it. It's doing the opposite of what was intended i.e. levelling the playing field, it's giving relegated clubs a huge and unfair advantage. Not saying Radz has buckets of cash (he clearly doesn't), but even if he did he wouldn't be able to spend it.
And back to the thread subject, I've been watching our games from last season again, and the number of goal-scoring moves which involved Saiz (either directly or in pulling opposition players out of position to create space for others - especially Klich) is very noticeable. We definitely missed him in the 2nd half of the season, and the type of unpredictability he brought is very very difficult to replace. Yes there are clearly other areas of weakness in the team, but I'd say it was his absence that hurt us the most now I've had time to look again at last season.