£40m Bid Made For Sigurdsson

[sageyefc]

The people moaning will be the same people moaning about Gueye last year. Lets bring him in give him a few months and then decide. The other thing is why people are so obsessed with open play. So what if he creates chances/assists from set plays. Don't they count anymore?

Tbf gueye didn't cost 50 mil.


I know money crazy these days but 50 mil is still an insane amount of money so you can understand why there might be a few people who are a bit iffy

 

[sageyefc]

Whoever does the medical is booked in for tomorrow. I've been told this about a few players this window and I think everyone has been true . Believe it or don't. It makes no odds to me mate just passing on info. I'm not claiming any ITK stuff .

@orly

 

[Encoder]

Never thought i'd be so meh about us spunking 50 mil on a player. and i've always liked him as a player too.

 

[b-rad]

The people moaning will be the same people moaning about Gueye last year. Lets bring him in give him a few months and then decide. The other thing is why people are so obsessed with open play. So what if he creates chances/assists from set plays. Don't they count anymore?

The argument is that we'd be carrying a passenger for the whole time his set pieces aren't needed. We can do rolling subs like Sean Kerly for his hockey short corners.

I don't agree that he would be a passenger, but that is the argument I believe.

 

[navidson]

Tbf gueye didn't cost 50 mil.


I know money crazy these days but 50 mil is still an insane amount of money so you can understand why there might be a few people who are a bit iffy

The problem is we need a striker more than a midfielder - so unless we've got another £50m waiting to spunk on somebody the fee seems ludicrous

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Never thought i'd be so meh about us spunking 50 mil on a player. and i've always liked him as a player too.

It's because it's dragged on so long. If he'd just happened in a few days like Pickford and Klaasen this would be boss! Now we're just like 'oh thank eff it's done! Finally!'

 

[Lanolin]

It's because it's dragged on so long. If he'd just happened in a few days like Pickford and Klaasen this would be boss! Now we're just like 'oh thank eff it's done! Finally!'

Nah, it's cos he's a turbogash whale clubbing sloth.

 

[sageyefc]

The problem is we need a striker more than a midfielder - so unless we've got another £50m waiting to spunk on somebody the fee seems ludicrous

Tbh I think we need a creative player from open play as much as a striker, we've needed one since arteta and pienaar left, just not 100% sure gylfi is that player, especially for the fee. Boss at set pieces but don't see him as the player to create all kinds in play or run things

 

[mccole]

Iceman Cometh

 

[4737carlin]

The problem is we need a striker more than a midfielder - so unless we've got another £50m waiting to spunk on somebody the fee seems ludicrous

Agree on this maybe thats the hold up, to get both we might need to sell Ross but no one wants him for decent money so we are having to hang back

 

[BlueSiggy]

Playmakers against the Top 6 in 2016/17

Gylfi Sigurdsson - 6 goals, 3 assists, 13 apps. 70%

Kevin de Bruyne - 2 goals, 5 assists, 12 apps. 58%

Christian Eriksen - 1 goal, 5 assists, 13 apps. 46%

Philipe Coutinho - 2 goals, 1 assist, 11 apps. 27%

Mesut Özil - 1 goal, 2 assists, 12 apps. 25%

Cesc Fabregas - 1 goal, 1 assist, 13 apps. 15%

Here are all of their goals & assists last season against the top 6.



Gylfi is at the end.

Tbh I think we need a creative player from open play as much as a striker, just not 100% sure gylfi is that player, especially for the fee. Boss at set pieces but don't see him as the player to create all kinds in play or run things

Prior to last season, he only had 5 set piece assists in 5 seasons for Swansea. 3 in 2015/16.

The narrative used to be that he wasn't good enough at corners or set pieces, now he's apparently playing with 10 men in open play.

Gylfi is missing an assist against Arsenal, so technically he has the same amount of goals & assists as Christian Eriksen.

Over the past 3 seasons, they have the following passing statistics:

Eriksen: 5876 passes, 607 crosses, 81% pass completion.
Sigurdsson: 3309 passes, 642 crosses, 81% pass completion.

Gylfi Sigurdsson has the same amount of goals & assists as Eriksen, with 44% less passes. Ozil has 5784 passes, which is 43%

 

[KevMirallas]

It has returned.

 

[Bungle]

Playmakers against the Top 6 in 2016/17

Gylfi Sigurdsson - 6 goals, 3 assists, 13 apps. 70%

Kevin de Bruyne - 2 goals, 5 assists, 12 apps. 58%

Christian Eriksen - 1 goal, 5 assists, 13 apps. 46%

Philipe Coutinho - 2 goals, 1 assist, 11 apps. 27%

Mesut Özil - 1 goal, 2 assists, 12 apps. 25%

Cesc Fabregas - 1 goal, 1 assist, 13 apps. 15%

Here are all of their goals & assists last season against the top 6.



Gylfi is at the end.



Prior to last season, he only had 5 set piece assists in 5 seasons for Swansea. 3 in 2015/16.

The narrative used to be that he wasn't good enough at corners or set pieces, now he's apparently playing with 10 men in open play.

Gylfi is missing an assist against Arsenal, so technically he has the same amount of goals & assists as Christian Eriksen.

Over the past 3 seasons, they have the following passing statistics:

Eriksen: 5876 passes, 607 crosses, 81% pass completion.
Sigurdsson: 3309 passes, 642 crosses, 81% pass completion.

Gylfi Sigurdsson has the same amount of goals & assists as Eriksen, with 44% less passes. Ozil has 5784 passes, which is 43%

Have you come back to tell the mods how to do their job again mate?

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Have you come back to tell the mods how to do their job again mate?



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[Tin-Tin]

Its in their interest to get this done quickly too.