Parky is bigging up ZZ in tonights's CAFC bulletin: Said Parkinson: "He's [Zheng's] been out for four months and normally you would say 60 minutes in the reserves is not enough, but he is an exceptional player. "He's comfortable at the level - I think ZiZi is a Premier League player - so when someone is comfortable at the level then you feel they can cope. I thought he was excellent. His energy and quality on the ball was great."
Is Parky hoping to attract a buyer or hoping to flatter him into staying?
0
Comments
Another chapter in this awful season and one where you feel for the Directors in terms of the efforts that were made to secure his contract in the first place.
He's worth nothing in transfer value, sadly.
So Parky doesn't have to look for a buyer for ZZ.
We might be able to flog a few subscriptions for CAFC TV to China on the back of the last few games he'll play...
He was Pardews first signing and Pards claimed he was gonna build the team around him....
Topped the OPTA stats for passing, 99% of them 3 foot to the left or right...
He won't be able to cut it in the 1st Divvy, might as well get shot of ASAP....
Yes, we have had such a great season without ZZ haven't we? When he was at his best last year we were at our best, him and Reid together in midfield were excellent. I think ZZ also really missed Reid when he left because Reid made us play the ball to feet, ZZ is not comfortable with the ball sailing around in the sky.
He's one of the high wage earners that some might believe have dragged us down. Given the props that you give to the directors, are you of the school of thought that, in the case of poor players what are being overpaid, that the directors were duped by wicked managers? Honest question. There seems to be a huge variance of views.
Personally I think the buck stops with the boss and it was weak of the board to blame Dowie and Pardew for dopey commercial decisions that they signed off.