And the result of this change? He's a far less intimidating player, which in turn has made him less effective.
No i was at the matches (something you wouldn't know anything about)
I've been to some matches and I've watched others on TV. I've also been to matches that I've later watched on TV. Yes, there are off-the-ball things that you aren't shown on TV, but there's also several dozen cameras looking in the directions that you aren't, and from angles that you can't. Regularly attending matches does not make you any more of an expert on the game or the team than someone on the other side of the world that doesn't have the option of making it to Premiership matches. Lord knows I've stood and sat next to enough clueless f**kers over the years that spend more time appealing for foul throws and moaning about the fact that their pie's cold than they have coming out with anything that's of any consequence.