Originally Posted by
jloome
Richie got his first playing time today, finally, the last 11 minutes when Forrest were already up 3-0 and a man advantage.
Hate to say it, but I'm not sure his manager rates him or North American players generally; Ethan Horvath had a run of seven games at goal in which he was excellent and more consistent than Brice Samba. He had an international date off with the U.S., his spot was given back to Samba despite him playing well.
If a guy plays better than the incumbent and can't get a game, I start wondering if a manager who never got higher than the lower leagues has an ingrained bias against "american" players. If you've lived in England for any length of time, you'll be aware that shit most defnitely goes on.
Or, maybe Richie just hasn't been good enough. Forest are playing like one of the better clubs in England right now.