fuck ridicule you shouldn't need to feel like you are walking on eggshells on fucking football forum.
my opinion of carra was under gh I thought he was terribly overrated and said so (I'm never going to rate a fullback who gives fuck all going forwards). in came rafa and I said over and over again he should start at centre back, rafa gave him his chance there and carra blossemed into (imho) a world class centre back, he was at the top of his game for 3 years and in the top 5 defenders in world football and then (again, imho) in the past two/three went to pieces and has become more of a liability than an asset. not afraid to say any of that, indeed I've said I was saying at the time.
my opinion of carra was under gh I thought he was terribly overrated and said so (I'm never going to rate a fullback who gives fuck all going forwards). in came rafa and I said over and over again he should start at centre back, rafa gave him his chance there and carra blossemed into (imho) a world class centre back, he was at the top of his game for 3 years and in the top 5 defenders in world football and then (again, imho) in the past two/three went to pieces and has become more of a liability than an asset. not afraid to say any of that, indeed I've said I was saying at the time.