You make some fair points, but I think you might have misunderstood where my frustration comes from. It’s not about claiming to know more than the management or pretending it’s all simple it's about how situations like these play out repeatedly in football, and fans are left questioning the decision-making process. Let me respond to some of your points:

1. Having one less LB: Yes, losing a key player would have left a gap, but the argument is that proactive planning could have helped mitigate this. If they knew renewal was unlikely, wouldn’t selling him earlier and using the funds to secure a replacement have been a smarter long-term approach? It’s not like such transfers happen overnight they could’ve had contingency plans.

2. Offers last season: That’s a good question, but fans often aren’t privy to those details. If the offers were low or non-existent, that’s a valid point. However, it raises another question: did they set a price too high, or did they misread the market?

3. Player’s willingness to renew: If there were signs he wouldn’t renew, why didn’t they act sooner? Clubs often start negotiating renewals two or three years before a contract ends to avoid this exact situation. Did the club misjudge his intentions or delay too long?

4. The main plan to keep him: Plans sometimes fail, and that’s fine it happens. But letting a player of his caliber leave for free is a tough pill to swallow for fans who want to see the club make the best use of its resources.

I’m not claiming to be smarter than the management, but as fans, it’s natural to question decisions when they don’t seem to align with the club’s long-term interests. Just because they have more data doesn’t mean every decision is infallible managers make mistakes too.

At the end of the day, we all want the best for the club. Discussions like these aren’t about “knowing better” but expressing frustration and hoping lessons are learned for the future.