The problem with the consumption of Deludemol is that you can easily overdose. And in the case of Fashion Sakala, as quoted in The Scotsman it would appear he is perilously close to a visit to A&E.
The transformation in the personality of players, when they move from their previous club to Ibrox, is often so quick you can only assume the staunchness comes by way of an initial intravenous drip – topped up by a daily prescription thereafter – but someone needs to keep an eye on wee Fashion, as it seems he’s been at everyone’s stash to supplement his own.
“Yes, we are better than them, so much better,” hiccupped Sakala before possibly realising someone may have looked at the league table and may be able to contradict his assessment.
Yet he wasn’t done yet, and soon decided backing down wasn’t an option when doubling down was a possibility, by proclaiming, just prior to walking into a lamppost – “But we are nine points behind! We will keep fighting anyway. I think we are such a better club. A far better club.”
Sakala was taking a break from his other position as policy advisor to Liz Truss to speak to the media ahead of Sunday’s Glasgow Derby League Cup Final at Hampden. And he wasn’t finished there either, as theRangers striker – converted to a winger when the Ibrox coaching staff realised he was more Ted McMinn than Ally McCoist – claiming “If we get that trophy it will prove that we are a better team than them.”. Whilst expertly ducking out the way of a club doctor holding what appeared to be some sort of fishing net, who possibly realised Celtic’s four points out of six in the league encounters this season would open his patient up to the sort of ridicule even Michael Beale would prefer to avoid.
Yet there may have been method in Sakala’s apparent madness, as he was clearly keen to blame his previous boss for his own failings. No doubt attempting to curry favour with Beale. Who is not only in charge of picking the team on Sunday but also controls Deludemol supply Sakala seems somewhat fond of.
“A year ago we won the league unbeaten so that shows we are better than them,” stressed Sakala, without quite realising nearly two years had passed since the Behind Closed Doors League trophy had been handed out. “Obviously last season we were four points on top before Gerrard left so the change in the coach contributed a lot for us to be struggling. But if Gerrard was still here, I think we would have won the league last season and this season you can see we struggled again. It is the same thing that happened last season. But the way we are playing now, it is exactly the same as we were playing when Gerrard was here.”
And presumably the same way they were playing under his current boss and Gerrard when Neil Lennon – and Hamilton Accies – handed them their backside.
And Sakala wasn’t done when it came to throwing former boss Van Bronckhorst under the team bus, despite the ex-Ibrox manager trying to initially sugar coat the fact he thought Sakala was Colin Nish with an ‘I prefer a big man up front’ soother.
“Gio told me the first time that he came in that he liked big strikers, so I knew then it was done for me. But he started telling me he would find me a position, maybe on the wing. He didn’t know where to put me!
“But I kept fighting as a winger. I’m more comfortable to play on the left but we have Ryan Kent there so I can’t complain about that. So I was forced to play as a right winger. Now I’m still like a right winger but actually more as a second striker. It’s a different role.”
Anyone else shifted so far out of position they are almost a paying punter, would realise the game was almost up as a player at Ibrox, but not wee Fashion, he’s got a handle on everything. Everything bar reality that is.
Niall J
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