Until Boro match, or so he says in newsshopper.
http://m.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/14341225.Charlton_Athletic_defender_did_not_know_why_fans_were_protesting_during_Boro_win/Further proof that either:
1. The protests have not adversely effected the players.
2. The protests have been shite.
3. Motta is lying in an attempt to steer clear of the politics.
Just sayin.
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he's not very bright, earns a lot of money and doesn't give a monkeys.
He's knackered after an hour. Can't get back into position and drifts into midfield. At least Riga moved Yun over to help him through the last half hour yesterday.
Where's Solly when you need him?
All I care about is the fact that they concentrate on winning the next game so we stay in the Championship, nothing else should matter so far as they're concerned!!
I would imagine that Riga and KM have told the players to concentrate on their performances and what they do on the pitch- I also wouldn't put it past Pinocchio to lie to the players ( certainly the newer ones) about why the fans are unhappy!
He might not be the quality of Scott Parker but once again he's going to be another tough player to replace when he goes / retires
He seems more a wing back than a defensive full back like Fox.
Likes to get forward and exploit space, and overload his opponent fullback.
Also seems to me that Boro looked to stop that, by in turn overloading Motta with both their winger and LB pushed up and overlapping yesterday - so obviously he was going to struggle a bit one versus two.
There was often little defensive cover for him until Yun switched wings for the 2nd half.
What I don't like is his propensity to get caught miles up field and then take a bloody long time to get back.
I doubt he's cheap and will be gone in the summer after our glorious leader leaks a story saying we've offered him a 5 year deal but he chose to move on.
No doubt he's trying to earn a new contract.
And of course our glorious leader will promise him the earth - and in the summer he'll be told to jog along.
Surely the team run by the new(ish) Head of Comms should be briefing the CEO on what's being said on here and elsewhere and, in turn, she should be briefing the manager who should have warned the players not to have been distracted by any actions by fans and not to get involved in any confrontations with pitch invaders. The club knew enough to get specific signs up on the big screen after all.
Yet Motta says he knew nothing!?
Maybe I misread his comments.
Marco Motta admits he did not know why Charlton fans were protesting during the 2-0 win over Middlesbrough.
He said: “I arrived here a few weeks ago and I don't know about the situation [protesting fans], I need to think only about the pitch - that’s my job.
“Unfortunately, it was not good when I saw this but I don't know why there is this situation.
“We played very well today and usually I only think about my team.”
He didn't know about the situation when he joined, the protest especially the beach balls was effective and now he knows there is an issue. He didn't and probably doesn't understand why, he's not prepared to make a negative comment but he wants to focus on the win.
Also, lazy stereotype ahoy, but given he's from Italy, it's entirely possible he thinks supporters protesting is just part of supporting a club.
When we signed him, I definitely thought we'd got a player. Saw a fair bit of him at Roma and Juve, and a little at Watford, and there is definitely a player there. It should be noted he has played most of his career as a wing back, and add to that the fact he hadn't played competitively in 9 months you can understand him not being match fit and his positioning not always being good.
That said, I thought he was very poor on Sunday, including going forward. There were a couple of times where he got the ball on the right touchline ~35 yards from goal and tried chipping it to the 18 yard line to...I'm not sure really. I suspect that Mak might have been due to start, and that was a tactic they were looking at for him, but it just ended up looking daft.
Still think and hope he can play himself into form. I think he provides good competition for Solly, who is very solid defensively but who I think lacks a bit going forward. He also offers the option of playing three at the back with a natural wingback.