….do you not see what he does when the opposition have the ball? He got alongside DCL to score the goal, then at least twice cleared breaks from his own area. In this squad, he’s 2 players in one.
We’d all love the no10 we all crave but it’s about blend. Doucoure is as bad as I’ve seen in possession, he’s very poor but he’s vital in this squad because of the options.
Not sure if this is true but it was mentioned that in the games he’s scored we’ve won 19 points. He’s in the team for a reason, he plays because he can join in the top third and get behind the ball when the opposition has it. I’d love it if we didn’t need him but we do. He frustrates me, I genuinely think he frustrates Dyche but the day we don’t need him is the day we’re at the next level.
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DualityNSNO
How much for the pair?
Imagine if we played a player with 2 functioning legs in that position.
Doucoure misses gilt chance after gilt chance and ruins every attack and then he gets given a sitter of a goal to score and everyone thinks he’s great again
I don’t get it
I don’t get dyches obsession with constantly playing him either
I just have to accept it I guess
I don’t get it
I don’t get dyches obsession with constantly playing him either
I just have to accept it I guess
Blast_of_Cannock
Player Valuation: £8m
Absolutely shocking some of his passes & lay-offs. Rubbish first touch. But, similar to Cahill, in that he's got a knack for being in the right place at the right time to score some important goals. None of our other players seem able to do that.
Scored 7 goals but the attack constantly breaks down when he gets involved.
Questions Is if we had an actually footballer playing in the same role… would we score more as a team? I think the answer is yes
Number 10 is meant to be the most creative player in the side …. Playing someone that literally cannot control a ball or move his legs correctly … is not good.
Second lowest scorers in the league and he, Harrison, McNeil are a massive part of that.
Harrison and docs should be replaced and moved on in the summer
Zatara
Player Valuation: £90m
Im under the impression Barkley plays deeper for Luton.
Sigurdsson shouldnt be a benchmark for anything. Cahill was in a side where goals came from different places
What? Doucoure as a single player has contibuted 19pts all alone?
You think that yet im the fool
I liked Doucoure when we signed him all the way through when ancelotti used him as a DM.
What i am seeing is indeed someone who is good covering alot of yards defensively (like Gana). But how is he "two players in one" when so many attacks break down with him?
Doucoure has 7 goals + 2 assists
McNeil has 3 goals + 6 assists.
Harrison has 3 goals + 3 assists
So across those three its 13 goals + 11 assists.
How do we match / better that output through Chermiti, McNeil & Dobbin + a replacement right winger?
Imagine having a prime injury resistant James Rodriguez in there.
No arguing the results when he plays are better than without him.
So there has to be another way to play and a different type of replacement and balance between those 3 behind the forward to be more effective.
He misses so many chances & his passing and game intelligence on the ball is shocking.
knowing your history
Player Valuation: £20m
McNeill played a nice pass through to DCL in the build up so to me the only alternative in the squad is to try McNeill a bit in number 10 role in pre season/early August games and then make a decision right at the end of the window. Don't want Doucs being moved back to the middle two as cheap Onana replacement as he'd get exposed there as in previous seasons.
However do that and you need TWO rapid pace merchants out wide. Not convinced that will happen though due to finances and Dyche rather getting in wide players who'll hold the FBs hand for most of the games home and away.
Not surprised as we have to remember our main striker went 20 games without contributing any goals. That's a surefire sign that we had goalscoring issues.
The problem with McNeil playing as a10 is that he is so one footed he will be easier to nullify … I know David silva was very one footed but he is a different animal all together.
Still McNeil over focus and two actual wingers that can beat a man would be a massive upgrade
If we can sell and get Barkley on a free it’s should be an easy choice, unfortunately he suits dyche and I think he’d rather keep doucoure than get a Barkley, who may not work as hard at times.
Because he suits his style and runs all day and is big and strong. I have no doubt he will play every game in that position next season.
Arguably one of the best performances of the season was Newcastle at home when Harrison played there.
