I don’t think he has it in him for the Nathan Jones effect to work on him.
another one of our under achievers in recent years and quite possibly the biggest under achiever of them all given we paid a sizeable fee for him as well.
He managed 23 mins off the bench for Hearts yesterday.
We'll never get Fraser off the payroll unless we do a deal whereby we make up a proportion of the substantial shortfall in wages during the last year of his exorbitant contract should he manage to get a gig north of the border. It clearly won't be with Hearts, who appear to have taken little time to rumble him.
Even that was because hearts were 4-2 up and have Rangers next week in the Scottish cup Semi final, he won’t get near the pitch at Hamden
Unused sub as hearts lose 2-0 to rangers setting up an old firm final
On the plus side, it explains why he hasn't been featuring more for Hearts. Perhaps in last 3 games he can give them a reason to take him on a free. 3rd in Scotland must mean European money?
He picked up an injury in the first game, was out for six weeks, then came back and looked significantly worse than he did last season where he had nine goals and five assists in 42 league games. In this article he outlines that he's never felt the same since he hurt his calf, and that's hindered the second half of the season, if not the whole season.
What are we giving him shit for exactly? This is normal football stuff. You can think Fraser is not good enough or a luxury player, but sometimes it feels like we have to make the shit players out to be shitty people as well.
He picked up an injury in the first game, was out for six weeks, then came back and looked significantly worse than he did last season where he had nine goals and five assists in 42 league games. In this article he outlines that he's never felt the same since he hurt his calf, and that's hindered the second half of the season, if not the whole season.
What are we giving him shit for exactly? This is normal football stuff. You can think Fraser is not good enough or a luxury player, but sometimes it feels like we have to make the shit players out to be shitty people as well.
Nah tbf he is a prick by all accounts. An overly arrogant waste of wages
Interesting quotes from Jones on Fraser. Doesn’t sound like he “wants to have a look” as suggested by some, more like he’s still here because we haven’t been able to move him on yet.
What is the official psychiatric term for someone with a hugely over inflated perception of their own worth?
In this case it would be the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Thanks @cafcfan. Very useful. D-K effect: The phenomenon of people who are unskilled in a certain area and overestimate their ability in relation to it, owing to their systematic error in judging performance of themselves and others in that area. I like it, and probably suffer from it in some ways and at some times!
The Scott Fraser that ran the show in Milton Keynes victory at the Valley we have only seen in glimpses but the Scott Fraser that was anonymous in the return when he was closely marked and knocked off the ball is the one who we have seen the most. I/ we expected so much more of him but yet again there was a reason he hadn't played at a higher level. Obvious that Nathan doesn't see a future for Fraser at CAFC.
The Scott Fraser that ran the show in Milton Keynes victory at the Valley we have only seen in glimpses but the Scott Fraser that was anonymous in the return when he was closely marked and knocked off the ball is the one who we have seen the most. I/ we expected so much more of him but yet again there was a reason he hadn't played at a higher level. Obvious that Nathan doesn't see a future for Fraser at CAFC.
A right footed Fraser is tier 6 at best . He gets away with looking classy but doing nothing
The Scott Fraser that ran the show in Milton Keynes victory at the Valley we have only seen in glimpses but the Scott Fraser that was anonymous in the return when he was closely marked and knocked off the ball is the one who we have seen the most. I/ we expected so much more of him but yet again there was a reason he hadn't played at a higher level. Obvious that Nathan doesn't see a future for Fraser at CAFC.
I actually think that early on in his Charlton "career" he was pretty good and, for a while, our most creative player. When he got injured and was out for (I think) 10 weeks - he came back a different player - seemed slower and less interested. He also wants to back home...so no future - but while he is still here on, alledgedly, high wages then there might be occasions when he could play a part. (I'm glad the flag button has gone....).
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another one of our under achievers in recent years and quite possibly the biggest under achiever of them all given we paid a sizeable fee for him as well.
*delete as appropriate.
What is the official psychiatric term for someone with a hugely over inflated perception of their own worth?
Lylius Taylorism
What are we giving him shit for exactly? This is normal football stuff. You can think Fraser is not good enough or a luxury player, but sometimes it feels like we have to make the shit players out to be shitty people as well.
https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/sport/nathan-jones-on-scott-frasers-future-with-the-midfielder-back-at-charlton-athletic-following-loan-move-to-hearts/
Never forget
fairly sure he doesn’t want to be here but nobody else wants him so he’s sticking around for the money which he won’t get anywhere else
D-K effect: The phenomenon of people who are unskilled in a certain area and overestimate their ability in relation to it, owing to their systematic error in judging performance of themselves and others in that area. I like it, and probably suffer from it in some ways and at some times!
I/ we expected so much more of him but yet again there was a reason he hadn't played at a higher level.
Obvious that Nathan doesn't see a future for Fraser at CAFC.