MikeH72
Player Valuation: £100m
We must be the only team currently in world football to play a number 10 because he “gets in the way”.
We must be the only team currently in world football to play a number 10 because he “gets in the way”.
grandjoeblue
Player Valuation: £35m
He's one of the main reasons we've been fighting relegation for years. When one of your key players struggles to kick the ball you're never going to do particularly well.
….100%, Mike, that’s exactly the point. It’s almost like he plays in two positions, one when we have the ball and the other without. Crazy, but that’s why he plays.
You have technically outstanding players like James Rodriguez playing no 10 who offer little out of possession but are very effective with it and you have Doucoure who is polar opposite.
Doucoure has been vital these past few seasons because he makes us harder to beat but there’s no doubt he also makes us less effective in the top third. The big challenge is addressing that balance in the summer, so much work for Moyes and his team.
….or he’s one of the main reasons we’ve avoided relegation. All of us would prefer better quality across the squad but when you lack that you need to become hard to beat and Doucoure certainly helps with that regard.
We have Ndiaye, Alcaraz, Lindstrom and McNeill who play in the no 10 role. Unfortunately, the gods have conspired to leave us with doucoure as our regular starter this season.
He's been both a symptom and a cure for sure, but he's declined massively the last two seasons.
….i like that ‘symptom and cure’ analogy. In respect of your last point, I think we gained 20 points from games he scored in last season, so maybe a little unfair.
Oh for sure, his goals have been massive, but his generally play is terrible. His passing has and does go backwards. When you need to get some control in a game he isn't the player we need.
We need to move on from players like this really.
hallamblue
Player Valuation: £40m
We need 2 good combative central midfielders in the 6 and 8 roles and then we won't need Doucoure, and we can have a more creative number 10.
Marius57
Player Valuation: £60m
Made 5 tackles yesterday, the most by any player.
Unfortunately he proceeded to give the ball straight back to Liverpool after doing so with the 3rd worst passing accuracy on the pitch. Which kind of negates the point of him winning it back.
….that might have been the plan with Onana, if only he had Doucoure’s application for the game.
Hopefully that’s the last we see of him as a starter. It was the last away game against a strong side, that for the occasion it was vital not to lose (derby, not actual needing a result) and with limited attacking options. Hopefully come arsenal mcneil is back in the squad
There’s no need for him to start now. he’s not been offered a new deal on his current terms so in all likelihood he’s off to Saudi to get his last big contract.
I understood why he would play away from home against them, but the remaining fixtures we need to be trying to establish what we’ll do next year, and give players like Alcaraz, Iroegbunam, N’Diaye etc time and opportunity in that number 10 position
There’s no need for him to start now. he’s not been offered a new deal on his current terms so in all likelihood he’s off to Saudi to get his last big contract.
I understood why he would play away from home against them, but the remaining fixtures we need to be trying to establish what we’ll do next year, and give players like Alcaraz, Iroegbunam, N’Diaye etc time and opportunity in that number 10 position
Ndiaye and McNeill coming in has to be the end of him starting
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