How have I implied that? I say football managers meaning we all think we know how to manage a football club, you've misinterpreted that I think.
It's all good and well seeing Lamela numerous times and I'm sure he's also been scouted by both Liverpool and United as both were looking for a winger. Yet neither went for him. Why? Both Kenny and Fergie know exactly how to build title-winning teams, yet they both went for two English wingers instead of Lamela.
From what I've read about our scouting process alone, we do more than scout based on ability. We look at the players professionalism, his workrate, adaptability, wage demands, hunger to play, how much of a disruption he might be in the dressing room, how he's going to fit in exactly with the squad and how his skills will complement others.
You've suggested that Lamela is more creative and can play in the middle. I've not seen him play but he sounds more like a Suarez kinda player, tricky and with an eye on the goal? Quite different to Downing, whos absolute main part of his game is pure wingplay and getting crosses in. And it seems to me that that is what Kenny, Clarke and Comolli want in the team as opposed to another Suarez.
Why aren't people complaining so much in the United thread about Young? Why aren't they saying they could've got X player instead? Because they trust their manager. He's got a track record and the Utd fans believe in his knowledge of the game and trust he'll get it right.
It'd be nice to see Kenny get some trust for what he's doing as well.
What an idiot.