£40m Bid Made For Sigurdsson

[Jokerdan]

Heard from my source that this will be wrapped up this weekend. Siggy will wear number 99.

Also, Ross and Rom have signed long term extensions. These will be announced on Monday at the press conference for the stadium reveal -- turns out they're going with the Kirkby site after all!

Methinks you tell porkies!

 

[matty1878]

Hmmm still negotiating then

 

[Baines' left foot]

it's the hormones, dead give away when you open your mouth, Princess.

Yer mar loves my hormones.

 

[AndyC]

it's the hormones, dead give away when you open your mouth, Princess.

And @Baines' left foot and @COYBL25
Can we try and stay on topic ????.

 

[SiggyTheBlue]

So if he wasn't playing midfield then where was he playing? If it was in a front 3 why is he being compared to midfielders not attackers for his goals/assists. 4 open play goals doesn't look like the output of a £50m attacker.

4 open play goals, all on his left. Usually he scores 5-9+ open right foot foot goals per season.

Previous seasons

11/12 = 11 out of 12 goals/assists were in open play (18 apps)
14/15 = 14 out of 17 goals/assists were in open play (32 apps)
15/16 = 12 out of 15 goals/assists were in open play (36 apps)
16/17 = 9 out of 22 goals/assists were in open play (38 apps)

Last season is the only season Sigurdsson hasn't reached double figures in open play for Swansea.

If he scored at least 1 right foot goal in open play last season.. Then he would've reached double figures in that regard. Sigurdsson achieved 22 goals/assists despite suffering 4 management changes last season, and not scoring once in open play on his right. He could've had a 30+ goal/assist season if he was properly utilized.

Oh ok, I'll just remove those then for you mate. I'll also remove some of Harry Kanes goals so that Lukaku was the best striker in English football.

There's a huge difference between removing legitimate goals or assists, and those two bullshit assists that had nothing to do with Eriksen.

Not to mention that Eriksen assisted one offside goal, and two deflections last season. All of which shouldn't have counted. 15 assists instead of 12, nobody in their right mind can say Eriksen earned them.

Wise move, there's nothing in there that hasn't been quoted about 70,000 times already and he just about stops short of spaffing all over himself.

I copy/pasted myself because you were making a point that has already been debunked.

Do we really have to WUM this guy into oblivion?

This is why we can't have nice things. (Like neg rep)

#statzndat

Lol, I'm more than aware of WUM's. Heck, I've even been accused of being one myself.

I love stats and seeing them be totally misused with such a sense of authority by this guy is sad

Name a single statistic that has incorrectly presented.

Everybody berates Sigurdsson for having created few open play chances last season, when he only made 1000 passes last season.

Contrast to other Playmakers in the Premier League, Cesc Fabregas made 2800 passes in 2015/16

Sigurdsson is pass-for-pass the best Playmaker in the Premier League.

Gylfi: 1038 passes, 13 assists, 72 chances & 59 key passes.

KBD: 1801 passes, 18 assists, 101 chances & 83 key passes.

Ozil: 2110 passes, 9 assists, 98 chances & 89 key passes.

Coutinho: 1402 passes, 7 assists, 65 chances & 58 key passes.

Eriksen: 1977 passes, 15 assists, 111 chances & 96 key passes.

He requires the least amount of passes per chance or key pass created.

Gylfi: 80 passes per assist, 14.5 passes per chance & 17.5 passes per key pass.

KBD: 100 passes per assist, 18 passes per chance & 21.5 passes per key pass.

Ozil: 234 passes per assist, 21.5 passes per chance & 24 passes per key pass.

Coutinho: 200 passes per assist, 21.5 passes per chance & 24 passes per key pass.

Eriksen: 131 passes per assist, 18 passes per chance & 20.5 passes per key pass.

He does this and STILL leads the PL goals/assists table, 4th in assists, 2nd in goals & 1st in free-kick goals.

Swansea average less possession, defend more, concede more goals, have worse players, worse tactics, go through more managerial changes, and incorrectly utilized their all-time top goal scorer & assister in the PL.

Who in their right mind would play their all-time top goal scorer & assister out of position, averaging 10 passes less per match compared to previous seasons?

Not sure how we could have sorted this already. We value the player at £40m, we're not willing to go over that amount. Swansea want £50m. The player wants to come to us.

Everton already bid a minimum of £40 million + addons.

That's £45 millionish, but Swansea want a flat-out £45-50 million. They're desperately trying to sign someone before letting Siggy go, which is probably holding up negotiations.

Considering the fact that Gylfi chose to train at Swansea rather than leave with the players for the US tour.. Surely he has already made his mind up? I just don't see him wanting to stay after how poorly Swansea have treated him.

So he rejected offers from all them clubs to stay at Swansea?

Ambitious.

Oh and you still here?

He accepted Spurs, rejected Liverpool due to United being his boyhood club.. He doesn't want to play outside the PL because he has said a million times this is the biggest, most important league in the world.

Why should he leave the PL for Dortmund/Roma/AC Milan/Inter?

Sigurdsson is only 26 assists from being in the top 20 all-time PL assists table, which means he will probably finish his career around 5th-10th place on the list.

Gylfi has 42 goals in the PL. 34 of those goals were in 3½ seasons for Swansea. If he keeps up that momentum he'll have about 100 goals in the next 5-6 seasons, putting him in 26th place all-time.

He'll still be playing in the PL at 32-33, with another 3-5 solid years left before he experiences at 38-40 what Rooney/Silva/Iniesta and plenty of other players at 29-31.

Thus there is no logical reason for him to leave the PL, I'd rather see him play for Swansea in the PL than the bundesliga, serie a or la liga.

Get a request in gilfy you shthouse

After all he has been through for Swansea, surely he deserves a few extra million in his pocket for single-handedly keeping Swansea up? I think that's the only reason why his transfer fee is so high.

Hi mate I see you mention about him being played out of position, only issue is I very much believe if he comes here he will be played on the left which might upset you.

Sigurdsson last season was occasionally deployed as a LW with free-role to roam anywhere on the pitch. The only problem with this, were his defensive responsibilities on the left flank.

Gylfi can put in a cross or through ball perfectly from either side of the pitch, so he'll always be dangerous regardless of where you position him. Hes without a doubt more effective at AM, CM or CF. I think it's much more likely to see Rooney as a left/right forward than Siggy on the wings again.

But even if Siggy does play LW, it's not like he's completely useless.

What's more important than dribbling past others? Putting in a good ball. On both feet. Cross or through ball.

Heard from my source that this will be wrapped up this weekend. Siggy will wear number 99.

Jokes aside, Sigurdsson's number is very unclear as of the moment.

His favourite number is 22, which he cant use for the national team because of Eidur Gudjohnsen so he's number 10 instead.

At Spurs he was offered number 10, he declined it for 22.

At Swansea number 22 was already taken by Angel Rangel, and Bony was number 10. So Sigurdsson took Michael Jordan's 23, and declined number 10 once Bony left 6 months later.

It might not seem like such a big deal. But not having number 10, 22 or 23 available means he'll probably go for something like his previous 42/45 or even 99 like you jokingly stated.

 

[COYBL25]

4 open play goals, all on his left. Usually he scored 5-9+ open right foot foot goals per season.

In previous seasons

11/12 = 11 out of 12 goals/assists were in open play (18 apps)
14/15 = 14 out of 17 goals/assists were in open play (32 apps)
15/16 = 12 out of 15 goals/assists were in open play (36 apps)
16/17 = 9 out of 22 goals/assists were in open play (38 apps)

That's the only season Sigurdsson has ever not reached double figures in open play for Swansea.

If he scored at least 1 right foot goal in open play last season.. Then he would've reached double figures in that regard. Sigurdsson achieved 22 goals/assists despite suffering 4 management changes last season, and not scoring once in open play on his right. He could've had a 30+ goal/assist season if he was properly utilized.



There's a huge difference between removing legitimate goals or assists, and those two bullshit assists that had nothing to do with Eriksen.

Not to mention that Eriksen assisted one offside goal, and two deflections last season. All of which shouldn't have counted. 15 assists instead of 12, nobody in their right mind can say Eriksen earned them.



I copy/pasted myself because you were making a point that has already been thoroughly debunked.



I'm more than fully aware of windup merchants, apparently I'm one despite believing everything I state.



Name a single statistic that has incorrectly presented.

Everybody berates Sigurdsson for having created few open play chances last season, when he only made 1000 passes on the ball.

Contrast to other Playmakers in the Premier League, Cesc Fabregas made 2800 passes in 2015/16

Sigurdsson is pass-for-pass the best Playmaker in the Premier League.

Gylfi: 1038 passes, 13 assists, 72 chances & 59 key passes.

KBD: 1801 passes, 18 assists, 101 chances & 83 key passes.

Ozil: 2110 passes, 9 assists, 98 chances & 89 key passes.

Coutinho: 1402 passes, 7 assists, 65 chances & 58 key passes.

Eriksen: 1977 passes, 15 assists, 111 chances & 96 key passes.

He requires the least amount of passes per chance or key pass created.

Gylfi: 80 passes per assist, 14.5 passes per chance & 17.5 passes per key pass.

KBD: 100 passes per assist, 18 passes per chance & 21.5 passes per key pass.

Ozil: 234 passes per assist, 21.5 passes per chance & 24 passes per key pass.

Coutinho: 200 passes per assist, 21.5 passes per chance & 24 passes per key pass.

Eriksen: 131 passes per assist, 18 passes per chance & 20.5 passes per key pass.

He does this and STILL leads the PL goals/assists table, 4th in assists, 2nd in goals & 1st in free-kick goals.

Swansea average less possession, defend more, concede more goals, struggle more, have worse players, worse tactics, go through more managerial changes, and incorrectly utilize their all-time top goal scorer & assister in the PL.

Who in their right mind would play their all-time top goal scorer & assister out of position, averaging 10 passes less per match compared to previous seasons?



Everton already bid a minimum of £40 million + addons. That's £45 millionish, but Swansea want a flat-out £45-50 million. They're desperately trying to sign someone before letting Siggy go, which is probably holding up negotiations.

Considering the fact that Gylfi chose to train at Swansea rather than leave with the players for the US tour.. Surely he has already made his mind up? I just don't see him wanting to stay after how poorly Swansea have treated him.



He accepted Spurs, rejected Liverpool due to United being his boyhood club.. He doesn't want to play outside the PL because he has said a million times this is the biggest, most important league in the world.

You tell me, why should he leave the PL for Dortmund/Roma/AC Milan/Inter?

Sigurdsson is only 26 assists from being in the top 20 all-time PL assists table, which means he will probably finish his career around 5th-10th place on the list.

Gylfi has 42 goals in the PL. 34 of those goals were in 3½ seasons for Swansea. If he keeps up that momentum he'll have about 100 goals in the next 5-6 seasons, putting him in 26th place all-time.

He'll still be playing in the PL at 32-33, with another 3-5 solid years left before he experiences at 38-40 what Rooney/Silva/Iniesta and plenty of other players at 29-31.

Thus there is no logical reason for him to leave the PL, I'd rather see him play for Swansea in the PL than the bundesliga, serie a or la liga.



After all he has been through for Swansea, surely he deserves a few extra million in his pocket for single-handedly keeping Swansea up? I think that's the only reason why his transfer fee is so high.



Sigurdsson last season was occasionally deployed as a LW with free-role to roam anywhere on the pitch. The only problem with this, were his defensive responsibilities on the left flank.

Gylfi can put in a cross or through ball perfectly from either side of the pitch, so he'll always be dangerous regardless of where you position him. Hes without a doubt more effective at AM, CM or CF. I think it's much more likely to see Rooney as a left/right forward than Siggy on the wings again.

But even if Siggy does play LW, it's not like he's completely useless.

What's more important than dribbling past others? Putting in a good ball. On both feet. Cross or through ball.



Jokes aside, Sigurdsson's number is very unclear as of the moment.

His favourite number in 22, which he cant use for the national team because of Eidur Gudjohnsen so he's number 10 instead.

At Spurs he was offered number 10, he declined it for 22.

At Swansea number 22 was already taken by Angel Rangel, and Bony was number 10. So Sigurdsson took Michael Jordan's 23, and declined number 10 once Bony left 6 months later.

It might not seem like such a big deal. But not having number 10, 22 or 23 available means he'll probably go for something like his previous 42/45 or even 99 like you jokingly stated.

Good morning Siggy, a brand new day awaits

 

[thebluenosebolt]

4 open play goals, all on his left. Usually he scores 5-9+ open right foot foot goals per season.

Previous seasons

11/12 = 11 out of 12 goals/assists were in open play (18 apps)
14/15 = 14 out of 17 goals/assists were in open play (32 apps)
15/16 = 12 out of 15 goals/assists were in open play (36 apps)
16/17 = 9 out of 22 goals/assists were in open play (38 apps)

Last season is the only season Sigurdsson hasn't reached double figures in open play for Swansea.

If he scored at least 1 right foot goal in open play last season.. Then he would've reached double figures in that regard. Sigurdsson achieved 22 goals/assists despite suffering 4 management changes last season, and not scoring once in open play on his right. He could've had a 30+ goal/assist season if he was properly utilized.



There's a huge difference between removing legitimate goals or assists, and those two bullshit assists that had nothing to do with Eriksen.

Not to mention that Eriksen assisted one offside goal, and two deflections last season. All of which shouldn't have counted. 15 assists instead of 12, nobody in their right mind can say Eriksen earned them.



I copy/pasted myself because you were making a point that has already been debunked.



Lol, I'm more than aware of WUM's. Heck, I've even been accused of being one myself.



Name a single statistic that has incorrectly presented.

Everybody berates Sigurdsson for having created few open play chances last season, when he only made 1000 passes last season.

Contrast to other Playmakers in the Premier League, Cesc Fabregas made 2800 passes in 2015/16

Sigurdsson is pass-for-pass the best Playmaker in the Premier League.

Gylfi: 1038 passes, 13 assists, 72 chances & 59 key passes.

KBD: 1801 passes, 18 assists, 101 chances & 83 key passes.

Ozil: 2110 passes, 9 assists, 98 chances & 89 key passes.

Coutinho: 1402 passes, 7 assists, 65 chances & 58 key passes.

Eriksen: 1977 passes, 15 assists, 111 chances & 96 key passes.

He requires the least amount of passes per chance or key pass created.

Gylfi: 80 passes per assist, 14.5 passes per chance & 17.5 passes per key pass.

KBD: 100 passes per assist, 18 passes per chance & 21.5 passes per key pass.

Ozil: 234 passes per assist, 21.5 passes per chance & 24 passes per key pass.

Coutinho: 200 passes per assist, 21.5 passes per chance & 24 passes per key pass.

Eriksen: 131 passes per assist, 18 passes per chance & 20.5 passes per key pass.

He does this and STILL leads the PL goals/assists table, 4th in assists, 2nd in goals & 1st in free-kick goals.

Swansea average less possession, defend more, concede more goals, have worse players, worse tactics, go through more managerial changes, and incorrectly utilized their all-time top goal scorer & assister in the PL.

Who in their right mind would play their all-time top goal scorer & assister out of position, averaging 10 passes less per match compared to previous seasons?



Everton already bid a minimum of £40 million + addons.

That's £45 millionish, but Swansea want a flat-out £45-50 million. They're desperately trying to sign someone before letting Siggy go, which is probably holding up negotiations.

Considering the fact that Gylfi chose to train at Swansea rather than leave with the players for the US tour.. Surely he has already made his mind up? I just don't see him wanting to stay after how poorly Swansea have treated him.



He accepted Spurs, rejected Liverpool due to United being his boyhood club.. He doesn't want to play outside the PL because he has said a million times this is the biggest, most important league in the world.

Why should he leave the PL for Dortmund/Roma/AC Milan/Inter?

Sigurdsson is only 26 assists from being in the top 20 all-time PL assists table, which means he will probably finish his career around 5th-10th place on the list.

Gylfi has 42 goals in the PL. 34 of those goals were in 3½ seasons for Swansea. If he keeps up that momentum he'll have about 100 goals in the next 5-6 seasons, putting him in 26th place all-time.

He'll still be playing in the PL at 32-33, with another 3-5 solid years left before he experiences at 38-40 what Rooney/Silva/Iniesta and plenty of other players at 29-31.

Thus there is no logical reason for him to leave the PL, I'd rather see him play for Swansea in the PL than the bundesliga, serie a or la liga.



After all he has been through for Swansea, surely he deserves a few extra million in his pocket for single-handedly keeping Swansea up? I think that's the only reason why his transfer fee is so high.



Sigurdsson last season was occasionally deployed as a LW with free-role to roam anywhere on the pitch. The only problem with this, were his defensive responsibilities on the left flank.

Gylfi can put in a cross or through ball perfectly from either side of the pitch, so he'll always be dangerous regardless of where you position him. Hes without a doubt more effective at AM, CM or CF. I think it's much more likely to see Rooney as a left/right forward than Siggy on the wings again.

But even if Siggy does play LW, it's not like he's completely useless.

What's more important than dribbling past others? Putting in a good ball. On both feet. Cross or through ball.



Jokes aside, Sigurdsson's number is very unclear as of the moment.

His favourite number is 22, which he cant use for the national team because of Eidur Gudjohnsen so he's number 10 instead.

At Spurs he was offered number 10, he declined it for 22.

At Swansea number 22 was already taken by Angel Rangel, and Bony was number 10. So Sigurdsson took Michael Jordan's 23, and declined number 10 once Bony left 6 months later.

It might not seem like such a big deal. But not having number 10, 22 or 23 available means he'll probably go for something like his previous 42/45 or even 99 like you jokingly stated.

You a Siggy fan mate ??
Me too.... But wow, Just wow.

 

[Jags..class]

Nevermind sig, we need to replace lukaku with a striker

 

[bicycleheader]

4 open play goals, all on his left. Usually he scores 5-9+ open right foot foot goals per season.

Previous seasons

11/12 = 11 out of 12 goals/assists were in open play (18 apps)
14/15 = 14 out of 17 goals/assists were in open play (32 apps)
15/16 = 12 out of 15 goals/assists were in open play (36 apps)
16/17 = 9 out of 22 goals/assists were in open play (38 apps)

Last season is the only season Sigurdsson hasn't reached double figures in open play for Swansea.

If he scored at least 1 right foot goal in open play last season.. Then he would've reached double figures in that regard. Sigurdsson achieved 22 goals/assists despite suffering 4 management changes last season, and not scoring once in open play on his right. He could've had a 30+ goal/assist season if he was properly utilized.



There's a huge difference between removing legitimate goals or assists, and those two bullshit assists that had nothing to do with Eriksen.

Not to mention that Eriksen assisted one offside goal, and two deflections last season. All of which shouldn't have counted. 15 assists instead of 12, nobody in their right mind can say Eriksen earned them.



I copy/pasted myself because you were making a point that has already been debunked.



Lol, I'm more than aware of WUM's. Heck, I've even been accused of being one myself.



Name a single statistic that has incorrectly presented.

Everybody berates Sigurdsson for having created few open play chances last season, when he only made 1000 passes last season.

Contrast to other Playmakers in the Premier League, Cesc Fabregas made 2800 passes in 2015/16

Sigurdsson is pass-for-pass the best Playmaker in the Premier League.

Gylfi: 1038 passes, 13 assists, 72 chances & 59 key passes.

KBD: 1801 passes, 18 assists, 101 chances & 83 key passes.

Ozil: 2110 passes, 9 assists, 98 chances & 89 key passes.

Coutinho: 1402 passes, 7 assists, 65 chances & 58 key passes.

Eriksen: 1977 passes, 15 assists, 111 chances & 96 key passes.

He requires the least amount of passes per chance or key pass created.

Gylfi: 80 passes per assist, 14.5 passes per chance & 17.5 passes per key pass.

KBD: 100 passes per assist, 18 passes per chance & 21.5 passes per key pass.

Ozil: 234 passes per assist, 21.5 passes per chance & 24 passes per key pass.

Coutinho: 200 passes per assist, 21.5 passes per chance & 24 passes per key pass.

Eriksen: 131 passes per assist, 18 passes per chance & 20.5 passes per key pass.

He does this and STILL leads the PL goals/assists table, 4th in assists, 2nd in goals & 1st in free-kick goals.

Swansea average less possession, defend more, concede more goals, have worse players, worse tactics, go through more managerial changes, and incorrectly utilized their all-time top goal scorer & assister in the PL.

Who in their right mind would play their all-time top goal scorer & assister out of position, averaging 10 passes less per match compared to previous seasons?



Everton already bid a minimum of £40 million + addons.

That's £45 millionish, but Swansea want a flat-out £45-50 million. They're desperately trying to sign someone before letting Siggy go, which is probably holding up negotiations.

Considering the fact that Gylfi chose to train at Swansea rather than leave with the players for the US tour.. Surely he has already made his mind up? I just don't see him wanting to stay after how poorly Swansea have treated him.



He accepted Spurs, rejected Liverpool due to United being his boyhood club.. He doesn't want to play outside the PL because he has said a million times this is the biggest, most important league in the world.

Why should he leave the PL for Dortmund/Roma/AC Milan/Inter?

Sigurdsson is only 26 assists from being in the top 20 all-time PL assists table, which means he will probably finish his career around 5th-10th place on the list.

Gylfi has 42 goals in the PL. 34 of those goals were in 3½ seasons for Swansea. If he keeps up that momentum he'll have about 100 goals in the next 5-6 seasons, putting him in 26th place all-time.

He'll still be playing in the PL at 32-33, with another 3-5 solid years left before he experiences at 38-40 what Rooney/Silva/Iniesta and plenty of other players at 29-31.

Thus there is no logical reason for him to leave the PL, I'd rather see him play for Swansea in the PL than the bundesliga, serie a or la liga.



After all he has been through for Swansea, surely he deserves a few extra million in his pocket for single-handedly keeping Swansea up? I think that's the only reason why his transfer fee is so high.



Sigurdsson last season was occasionally deployed as a LW with free-role to roam anywhere on the pitch. The only problem with this, were his defensive responsibilities on the left flank.

Gylfi can put in a cross or through ball perfectly from either side of the pitch, so he'll always be dangerous regardless of where you position him. Hes without a doubt more effective at AM, CM or CF. I think it's much more likely to see Rooney as a left/right forward than Siggy on the wings again.

But even if Siggy does play LW, it's not like he's completely useless.

What's more important than dribbling past others? Putting in a good ball. On both feet. Cross or through ball.



Jokes aside, Sigurdsson's number is very unclear as of the moment.

His favourite number is 22, which he cant use for the national team because of Eidur Gudjohnsen so he's number 10 instead.

At Spurs he was offered number 10, he declined it for 22.

At Swansea number 22 was already taken by Angel Rangel, and Bony was number 10. So Sigurdsson took Michael Jordan's 23, and declined number 10 once Bony left 6 months later.

It might not seem like such a big deal. But not having number 10, 22 or 23 available means he'll probably go for something like his previous 42/45 or even 99 like you jokingly stated.

this is a hideous monstrosity of a post

 

[nsno-chris]

4 open play goals, all on his left. Usually he scores 5-9+ open right foot foot goals per season.

Previous seasons

11/12 = 11 out of 12 goals/assists were in open play (18 apps)
14/15 = 14 out of 17 goals/assists were in open play (32 apps)
15/16 = 12 out of 15 goals/assists were in open play (36 apps)
16/17 = 9 out of 22 goals/assists were in open play (38 apps)

Last season is the only season Sigurdsson hasn't reached double figures in open play for Swansea.

If he scored at least 1 right foot goal in open play last season.. Then he would've reached double figures in that regard. Sigurdsson achieved 22 goals/assists despite suffering 4 management changes last season, and not scoring once in open play on his right. He could've had a 30+ goal/assist season if he was properly utilized.



There's a huge difference between removing legitimate goals or assists, and those two bullshit assists that had nothing to do with Eriksen.

Not to mention that Eriksen assisted one offside goal, and two deflections last season. All of which shouldn't have counted. 15 assists instead of 12, nobody in their right mind can say Eriksen earned them.



I copy/pasted myself because you were making a point that has already been debunked.



Lol, I'm more than aware of WUM's. Heck, I've even been accused of being one myself.



Name a single statistic that has incorrectly presented.

Everybody berates Sigurdsson for having created few open play chances last season, when he only made 1000 passes last season.

Contrast to other Playmakers in the Premier League, Cesc Fabregas made 2800 passes in 2015/16

Sigurdsson is pass-for-pass the best Playmaker in the Premier League.

Gylfi: 1038 passes, 13 assists, 72 chances & 59 key passes.

KBD: 1801 passes, 18 assists, 101 chances & 83 key passes.

Ozil: 2110 passes, 9 assists, 98 chances & 89 key passes.

Coutinho: 1402 passes, 7 assists, 65 chances & 58 key passes.

Eriksen: 1977 passes, 15 assists, 111 chances & 96 key passes.

He requires the least amount of passes per chance or key pass created.

Gylfi: 80 passes per assist, 14.5 passes per chance & 17.5 passes per key pass.

KBD: 100 passes per assist, 18 passes per chance & 21.5 passes per key pass.

Ozil: 234 passes per assist, 21.5 passes per chance & 24 passes per key pass.

Coutinho: 200 passes per assist, 21.5 passes per chance & 24 passes per key pass.

Eriksen: 131 passes per assist, 18 passes per chance & 20.5 passes per key pass.

He does this and STILL leads the PL goals/assists table, 4th in assists, 2nd in goals & 1st in free-kick goals.

Swansea average less possession, defend more, concede more goals, have worse players, worse tactics, go through more managerial changes, and incorrectly utilized their all-time top goal scorer & assister in the PL.

Who in their right mind would play their all-time top goal scorer & assister out of position, averaging 10 passes less per match compared to previous seasons?



Everton already bid a minimum of £40 million + addons.

That's £45 millionish, but Swansea want a flat-out £45-50 million. They're desperately trying to sign someone before letting Siggy go, which is probably holding up negotiations.

Considering the fact that Gylfi chose to train at Swansea rather than leave with the players for the US tour.. Surely he has already made his mind up? I just don't see him wanting to stay after how poorly Swansea have treated him.



He accepted Spurs, rejected Liverpool due to United being his boyhood club.. He doesn't want to play outside the PL because he has said a million times this is the biggest, most important league in the world.

Why should he leave the PL for Dortmund/Roma/AC Milan/Inter?

Sigurdsson is only 26 assists from being in the top 20 all-time PL assists table, which means he will probably finish his career around 5th-10th place on the list.

Gylfi has 42 goals in the PL. 34 of those goals were in 3½ seasons for Swansea. If he keeps up that momentum he'll have about 100 goals in the next 5-6 seasons, putting him in 26th place all-time.

He'll still be playing in the PL at 32-33, with another 3-5 solid years left before he experiences at 38-40 what Rooney/Silva/Iniesta and plenty of other players at 29-31.

Thus there is no logical reason for him to leave the PL, I'd rather see him play for Swansea in the PL than the bundesliga, serie a or la liga.



After all he has been through for Swansea, surely he deserves a few extra million in his pocket for single-handedly keeping Swansea up? I think that's the only reason why his transfer fee is so high.



Sigurdsson last season was occasionally deployed as a LW with free-role to roam anywhere on the pitch. The only problem with this, were his defensive responsibilities on the left flank.

Gylfi can put in a cross or through ball perfectly from either side of the pitch, so he'll always be dangerous regardless of where you position him. Hes without a doubt more effective at AM, CM or CF. I think it's much more likely to see Rooney as a left/right forward than Siggy on the wings again.

But even if Siggy does play LW, it's not like he's completely useless.

What's more important than dribbling past others? Putting in a good ball. On both feet. Cross or through ball.



Jokes aside, Sigurdsson's number is very unclear as of the moment.

His favourite number is 22, which he cant use for the national team because of Eidur Gudjohnsen so he's number 10 instead.

At Spurs he was offered number 10, he declined it for 22.

At Swansea number 22 was already taken by Angel Rangel, and Bony was number 10. So Sigurdsson took Michael Jordan's 23, and declined number 10 once Bony left 6 months later.

It might not seem like such a big deal. But not having number 10, 22 or 23 available means he'll probably go for something like his previous 42/45 or even 99 like you jokingly stated.

He's just a glorified set piece taker Friend, he played second fiddle to Jonjoe Shelvey

 

[DanB90]

4 open play goals, all on his left. Usually he scores 5-9+ open right foot foot goals per season.

Previous seasons

11/12 = 11 out of 12 goals/assists were in open play (18 apps)
14/15 = 14 out of 17 goals/assists were in open play (32 apps)
15/16 = 12 out of 15 goals/assists were in open play (36 apps)
16/17 = 9 out of 22 goals/assists were in open play (38 apps)

Last season is the only season Sigurdsson hasn't reached double figures in open play for Swansea.

If he scored at least 1 right foot goal in open play last season.. Then he would've reached double figures in that regard. Sigurdsson achieved 22 goals/assists despite suffering 4 management changes last season, and not scoring once in open play on his right. He could've had a 30+ goal/assist season if he was properly utilized.



There's a huge difference between removing legitimate goals or assists, and those two bullshit assists that had nothing to do with Eriksen.

Not to mention that Eriksen assisted one offside goal, and two deflections last season. All of which shouldn't have counted. 15 assists instead of 12, nobody in their right mind can say Eriksen earned them.



I copy/pasted myself because you were making a point that has already been debunked.



Lol, I'm more than aware of WUM's. Heck, I've even been accused of being one myself.



Name a single statistic that has incorrectly presented.

Everybody berates Sigurdsson for having created few open play chances last season, when he only made 1000 passes last season.

Contrast to other Playmakers in the Premier League, Cesc Fabregas made 2800 passes in 2015/16

Sigurdsson is pass-for-pass the best Playmaker in the Premier League.

Gylfi: 1038 passes, 13 assists, 72 chances & 59 key passes.

KBD: 1801 passes, 18 assists, 101 chances & 83 key passes.

Ozil: 2110 passes, 9 assists, 98 chances & 89 key passes.

Coutinho: 1402 passes, 7 assists, 65 chances & 58 key passes.

Eriksen: 1977 passes, 15 assists, 111 chances & 96 key passes.

He requires the least amount of passes per chance or key pass created.

Gylfi: 80 passes per assist, 14.5 passes per chance & 17.5 passes per key pass.

KBD: 100 passes per assist, 18 passes per chance & 21.5 passes per key pass.

Ozil: 234 passes per assist, 21.5 passes per chance & 24 passes per key pass.

Coutinho: 200 passes per assist, 21.5 passes per chance & 24 passes per key pass.

Eriksen: 131 passes per assist, 18 passes per chance & 20.5 passes per key pass.

He does this and STILL leads the PL goals/assists table, 4th in assists, 2nd in goals & 1st in free-kick goals.

Swansea average less possession, defend more, concede more goals, have worse players, worse tactics, go through more managerial changes, and incorrectly utilized their all-time top goal scorer & assister in the PL.

Who in their right mind would play their all-time top goal scorer & assister out of position, averaging 10 passes less per match compared to previous seasons?



Everton already bid a minimum of £40 million + addons.

That's £45 millionish, but Swansea want a flat-out £45-50 million. They're desperately trying to sign someone before letting Siggy go, which is probably holding up negotiations.

Considering the fact that Gylfi chose to train at Swansea rather than leave with the players for the US tour.. Surely he has already made his mind up? I just don't see him wanting to stay after how poorly Swansea have treated him.



He accepted Spurs, rejected Liverpool due to United being his boyhood club.. He doesn't want to play outside the PL because he has said a million times this is the biggest, most important league in the world.

Why should he leave the PL for Dortmund/Roma/AC Milan/Inter?

Sigurdsson is only 26 assists from being in the top 20 all-time PL assists table, which means he will probably finish his career around 5th-10th place on the list.

Gylfi has 42 goals in the PL. 34 of those goals were in 3½ seasons for Swansea. If he keeps up that momentum he'll have about 100 goals in the next 5-6 seasons, putting him in 26th place all-time.

He'll still be playing in the PL at 32-33, with another 3-5 solid years left before he experiences at 38-40 what Rooney/Silva/Iniesta and plenty of other players at 29-31.

Thus there is no logical reason for him to leave the PL, I'd rather see him play for Swansea in the PL than the bundesliga, serie a or la liga.



After all he has been through for Swansea, surely he deserves a few extra million in his pocket for single-handedly keeping Swansea up? I think that's the only reason why his transfer fee is so high.



Sigurdsson last season was occasionally deployed as a LW with free-role to roam anywhere on the pitch. The only problem with this, were his defensive responsibilities on the left flank.

Gylfi can put in a cross or through ball perfectly from either side of the pitch, so he'll always be dangerous regardless of where you position him. Hes without a doubt more effective at AM, CM or CF. I think it's much more likely to see Rooney as a left/right forward than Siggy on the wings again.

But even if Siggy does play LW, it's not like he's completely useless.

What's more important than dribbling past others? Putting in a good ball. On both feet. Cross or through ball.



Jokes aside, Sigurdsson's number is very unclear as of the moment.

His favourite number is 22, which he cant use for the national team because of Eidur Gudjohnsen so he's number 10 instead.

At Spurs he was offered number 10, he declined it for 22.

At Swansea number 22 was already taken by Angel Rangel, and Bony was number 10. So Sigurdsson took Michael Jordan's 23, and declined number 10 once Bony left 6 months later.

It might not seem like such a big deal. But not having number 10, 22 or 23 available means he'll probably go for something like his previous 42/45 or even 99 like you jokingly stated.

Hello mate. Fan of your work.

Just wondering when it will be available in hardback?

 

[kithnou]

4 open play goals, all on his left. Usually he scores 5-9+ open right foot foot goals per season.

Previous seasons

11/12 = 11 out of 12 goals/assists were in open play (18 apps)
14/15 = 14 out of 17 goals/assists were in open play (32 apps)
15/16 = 12 out of 15 goals/assists were in open play (36 apps)
16/17 = 9 out of 22 goals/assists were in open play (38 apps)

Last season is the only season Sigurdsson hasn't reached double figures in open play for Swansea.

If he scored at least 1 right foot goal in open play last season.. Then he would've reached double figures in that regard. Sigurdsson achieved 22 goals/assists despite suffering 4 management changes last season, and not scoring once in open play on his right. He could've had a 30+ goal/assist season if he was properly utilized.



There's a huge difference between removing legitimate goals or assists, and those two bullshit assists that had nothing to do with Eriksen.

Not to mention that Eriksen assisted one offside goal, and two deflections last season. All of which shouldn't have counted. 15 assists instead of 12, nobody in their right mind can say Eriksen earned them.



I copy/pasted myself because you were making a point that has already been debunked.



Lol, I'm more than aware of WUM's. Heck, I've even been accused of being one myself.



Name a single statistic that has incorrectly presented.

Everybody berates Sigurdsson for having created few open play chances last season, when he only made 1000 passes last season.

Contrast to other Playmakers in the Premier League, Cesc Fabregas made 2800 passes in 2015/16

Sigurdsson is pass-for-pass the best Playmaker in the Premier League.

Gylfi: 1038 passes, 13 assists, 72 chances & 59 key passes.

KBD: 1801 passes, 18 assists, 101 chances & 83 key passes.

Ozil: 2110 passes, 9 assists, 98 chances & 89 key passes.

Coutinho: 1402 passes, 7 assists, 65 chances & 58 key passes.

Eriksen: 1977 passes, 15 assists, 111 chances & 96 key passes.

He requires the least amount of passes per chance or key pass created.

Gylfi: 80 passes per assist, 14.5 passes per chance & 17.5 passes per key pass.

KBD: 100 passes per assist, 18 passes per chance & 21.5 passes per key pass.

Ozil: 234 passes per assist, 21.5 passes per chance & 24 passes per key pass.

Coutinho: 200 passes per assist, 21.5 passes per chance & 24 passes per key pass.

Eriksen: 131 passes per assist, 18 passes per chance & 20.5 passes per key pass.

He does this and STILL leads the PL goals/assists table, 4th in assists, 2nd in goals & 1st in free-kick goals.

Swansea average less possession, defend more, concede more goals, have worse players, worse tactics, go through more managerial changes, and incorrectly utilized their all-time top goal scorer & assister in the PL.

Who in their right mind would play their all-time top goal scorer & assister out of position, averaging 10 passes less per match compared to previous seasons?



Everton already bid a minimum of £40 million + addons.

That's £45 millionish, but Swansea want a flat-out £45-50 million. They're desperately trying to sign someone before letting Siggy go, which is probably holding up negotiations.

Considering the fact that Gylfi chose to train at Swansea rather than leave with the players for the US tour.. Surely he has already made his mind up? I just don't see him wanting to stay after how poorly Swansea have treated him.



He accepted Spurs, rejected Liverpool due to United being his boyhood club.. He doesn't want to play outside the PL because he has said a million times this is the biggest, most important league in the world.

Why should he leave the PL for Dortmund/Roma/AC Milan/Inter?

Sigurdsson is only 26 assists from being in the top 20 all-time PL assists table, which means he will probably finish his career around 5th-10th place on the list.

Gylfi has 42 goals in the PL. 34 of those goals were in 3½ seasons for Swansea. If he keeps up that momentum he'll have about 100 goals in the next 5-6 seasons, putting him in 26th place all-time.

He'll still be playing in the PL at 32-33, with another 3-5 solid years left before he experiences at 38-40 what Rooney/Silva/Iniesta and plenty of other players at 29-31.

Thus there is no logical reason for him to leave the PL, I'd rather see him play for Swansea in the PL than the bundesliga, serie a or la liga.



After all he has been through for Swansea, surely he deserves a few extra million in his pocket for single-handedly keeping Swansea up? I think that's the only reason why his transfer fee is so high.



Sigurdsson last season was occasionally deployed as a LW with free-role to roam anywhere on the pitch. The only problem with this, were his defensive responsibilities on the left flank.

Gylfi can put in a cross or through ball perfectly from either side of the pitch, so he'll always be dangerous regardless of where you position him. Hes without a doubt more effective at AM, CM or CF. I think it's much more likely to see Rooney as a left/right forward than Siggy on the wings again.

But even if Siggy does play LW, it's not like he's completely useless.

What's more important than dribbling past others? Putting in a good ball. On both feet. Cross or through ball.



Jokes aside, Sigurdsson's number is very unclear as of the moment.

His favourite number is 22, which he cant use for the national team because of Eidur Gudjohnsen so he's number 10 instead.

At Spurs he was offered number 10, he declined it for 22.

At Swansea number 22 was already taken by Angel Rangel, and Bony was number 10. So Sigurdsson took Michael Jordan's 23, and declined number 10 once Bony left 6 months later.

It might not seem like such a big deal. But not having number 10, 22 or 23 available means he'll probably go for something like his previous 42/45 or even 99 like you jokingly stated.

I've read books shorter in length

 

[MikeH72]

He's just a glorified set piece taker Friend, he played second fiddle to Jonjoe Shelvey

I don't seem to remember this happening mert

 

[kenada_blue]

4 open play goals, all on his left. Usually he scores 5-9+ open right foot foot goals per season.

Previous seasons

11/12 = 11 out of 12 goals/assists were in open play (18 apps)
14/15 = 14 out of 17 goals/assists were in open play (32 apps)
15/16 = 12 out of 15 goals/assists were in open play (36 apps)
16/17 = 9 out of 22 goals/assists were in open play (38 apps)

Last season is the only season Sigurdsson hasn't reached double figures in open play for Swansea.

If he scored at least 1 right foot goal in open play last season.. Then he would've reached double figures in that regard. Sigurdsson achieved 22 goals/assists despite suffering 4 management changes last season, and not scoring once in open play on his right. He could've had a 30+ goal/assist season if he was properly utilized.



There's a huge difference between removing legitimate goals or assists, and those two bullshit assists that had nothing to do with Eriksen.

Not to mention that Eriksen assisted one offside goal, and two deflections last season. All of which shouldn't have counted. 15 assists instead of 12, nobody in their right mind can say Eriksen earned them.



I copy/pasted myself because you were making a point that has already been debunked.



Lol, I'm more than aware of WUM's. Heck, I've even been accused of being one myself.



Name a single statistic that has incorrectly presented.

Everybody berates Sigurdsson for having created few open play chances last season, when he only made 1000 passes last season.

Contrast to other Playmakers in the Premier League, Cesc Fabregas made 2800 passes in 2015/16

Sigurdsson is pass-for-pass the best Playmaker in the Premier League.

Gylfi: 1038 passes, 13 assists, 72 chances & 59 key passes.

KBD: 1801 passes, 18 assists, 101 chances & 83 key passes.

Ozil: 2110 passes, 9 assists, 98 chances & 89 key passes.

Coutinho: 1402 passes, 7 assists, 65 chances & 58 key passes.

Eriksen: 1977 passes, 15 assists, 111 chances & 96 key passes.

He requires the least amount of passes per chance or key pass created.

Gylfi: 80 passes per assist, 14.5 passes per chance & 17.5 passes per key pass.

KBD: 100 passes per assist, 18 passes per chance & 21.5 passes per key pass.

Ozil: 234 passes per assist, 21.5 passes per chance & 24 passes per key pass.

Coutinho: 200 passes per assist, 21.5 passes per chance & 24 passes per key pass.

Eriksen: 131 passes per assist, 18 passes per chance & 20.5 passes per key pass.

He does this and STILL leads the PL goals/assists table, 4th in assists, 2nd in goals & 1st in free-kick goals.

Swansea average less possession, defend more, concede more goals, have worse players, worse tactics, go through more managerial changes, and incorrectly utilized their all-time top goal scorer & assister in the PL.

Who in their right mind would play their all-time top goal scorer & assister out of position, averaging 10 passes less per match compared to previous seasons?



Everton already bid a minimum of £40 million + addons.

That's £45 millionish, but Swansea want a flat-out £45-50 million. They're desperately trying to sign someone before letting Siggy go, which is probably holding up negotiations.

Considering the fact that Gylfi chose to train at Swansea rather than leave with the players for the US tour.. Surely he has already made his mind up? I just don't see him wanting to stay after how poorly Swansea have treated him.



He accepted Spurs, rejected Liverpool due to United being his boyhood club.. He doesn't want to play outside the PL because he has said a million times this is the biggest, most important league in the world.

Why should he leave the PL for Dortmund/Roma/AC Milan/Inter?

Sigurdsson is only 26 assists from being in the top 20 all-time PL assists table, which means he will probably finish his career around 5th-10th place on the list.

Gylfi has 42 goals in the PL. 34 of those goals were in 3½ seasons for Swansea. If he keeps up that momentum he'll have about 100 goals in the next 5-6 seasons, putting him in 26th place all-time.

He'll still be playing in the PL at 32-33, with another 3-5 solid years left before he experiences at 38-40 what Rooney/Silva/Iniesta and plenty of other players at 29-31.

Thus there is no logical reason for him to leave the PL, I'd rather see him play for Swansea in the PL than the bundesliga, serie a or la liga.



After all he has been through for Swansea, surely he deserves a few extra million in his pocket for single-handedly keeping Swansea up? I think that's the only reason why his transfer fee is so high.



Sigurdsson last season was occasionally deployed as a LW with free-role to roam anywhere on the pitch. The only problem with this, were his defensive responsibilities on the left flank.

Gylfi can put in a cross or through ball perfectly from either side of the pitch, so he'll always be dangerous regardless of where you position him. Hes without a doubt more effective at AM, CM or CF. I think it's much more likely to see Rooney as a left/right forward than Siggy on the wings again.

But even if Siggy does play LW, it's not like he's completely useless.

What's more important than dribbling past others? Putting in a good ball. On both feet. Cross or through ball.



Jokes aside, Sigurdsson's number is very unclear as of the moment.

His favourite number is 22, which he cant use for the national team because of Eidur Gudjohnsen so he's number 10 instead.

At Spurs he was offered number 10, he declined it for 22.

At Swansea number 22 was already taken by Angel Rangel, and Bony was number 10. So Sigurdsson took Michael Jordan's 23, and declined number 10 once Bony left 6 months later.

It might not seem like such a big deal. But not having number 10, 22 or 23 available means he'll probably go for something like his previous 42/45 or even 99 like you jokingly stated.

 

[nsno-chris]

I don't seem to remember this happening mert

It's true Mike, Gylfi was Jonjoes biatch