2022/23 Abdoulaye Doucouré

[JohnRoss23]

I have a vision that we give him a 3 year contract and in 18 months time we’re all counting down the days until it expires as he stinks the place out on loan at Hoffenheim.

Bingo. He’s way too inconsistent to be given a new contract. We need to move forward as a club if we want to get better.

 

[Neiler]

Is he one booking away from a suspension? Bit worrying since he seems to get in a fight per match recently.

Is it not 10 booking at this stage of the season - surely he hasnt clocked that up.

 

[jonnyg]

Is it not 10 booking at this stage of the season - surely he hasnt clocked that up.

Ah, so it's 5 in the previous stage? PL site says 5 for the whole season so not sure how many more he needs

 

[MikeH72]

Bingo. He’s way too inconsistent to be given a new contract. We need to move forward as a club if we want to get better.

We are too reactionary and sentimental as a club and seemingly fanbase too. We need to start learning our lessons and operating correctly.

 

[Neiler]

Ah, so it's 5 in the previous stage? PL site says 5 for the whole season so not sure how many more he needs

Could be corrected mate, but of the top of my head i think its 5 in the first half of the season and then 10 in the second half! (5+5).

 

[roy vernon]

Doucoure is not technically good enough to play at this level, but, he is a vital part of the system Dyche is playing. Doucoure is big, energetic and physical, he presses well and puts himself about. Is he a premier league standard player? I don't think he is. Is he, currently, one of the first names on Dyche's team sheet? I rather think he may be.

It's very much a case of horses for courses and I think Doucoure is an important cog in Dyche's system.

 

[LocalNative]

With Davies out the door and Gana being 34 next season, it makes sense to give Doucoure a one year extension. He's a good option.

Onana
Doucoure
Garner
Gana
NEW CM

 

[Simon Buttle]

Doucoure is not technically good enough to play at this level, but, he is a vital part of the system Dyche is playing. Doucoure is big, energetic and physical, he presses well and puts himself about. Is he a premier league standard player? I don't think he is. Is he, currently, one of the first names on Dyche's team sheet? I rather think he may be.

It's very much a case of horses for courses and I think Doucoure is an important cog in Dyche's system.

He is one of our highest wage earners though and if he signs an extension he is going to want a top up surely. Id only be offering him one if he is prepared to stay on the same or even cut back tbh. He isn't going to get a move to another PL club anytime soon. He would be a decent option to have off the bench though.

 

[blueboy72]

Seems we have a clause to extend his connie if we want. I'd be looking at it like this: Challenge him to keep up his performances until end of season, and if he continues to play well activate the clause only if we stay up. Obviously if we drop he's too expensive to keep.

If he loses his place or drops form then we wave goodbye.

We have £250k per week of midfielders coming back to us very soon unfortunately (Alli, Gbamin, Gomes) who we might struggle to shift again.

It may turn out that we need to let Doucouré go regardless and try to get a tune out of one of those if we're concerned about the salaries.

Gomes I think has done ok by all accounts,
Think he wouldn’t be to difficult to shift,
All 3 have a year left so hopefully that makes it easier,
Give Dele away. And try and get small fees for the other 2.

Doucoure I’d also let go, but it would
Mean with Davies going, we have only 3 midfielders, 4 with doucoure. The problem is he’s on a big wage and spat his dummy out when Frank dropped him.

Him, gana and Onana isn’t good enough for next season. We need something different. Imo, so does he spit his dummy out again. Linked with Geiger.? On a free who’s a defensive midfielder. With garner, gana, Onana and add a youngster. Iwobi can also do a job and then maybe buy an attacking midfielder. Young Alex Scott from Bristol city has been
Watched apparently

 

[roy vernon]

He is one of our highest wage earners though and if he signs an extension he is going to want a top up surely. Id only be offering him one if he is prepared to stay on the same or even cut back tbh. He isn't going to get a move to another PL club anytime soon. He would be a decent option to have off the bench though.

Oh exactly mate, I wouldn't pay him any more than he is getting now, in fact I'd be happier if Dyche replaced him with a similar type player, but, one who can actually control a football. I think he is a poor player, I am just saying that Dyche, given his lack of alternatives, has made him an integral part of his team. If we go down it would be madness to extend his contract as we just can't afford to pay him for a season in the championship if we don't have to. Likewise, if we stay up, I would hope we could get a better option than Doucoure for less money.

Either way, at this moment in time, he is doing exactly the job Dyche asks of him.

 

[blueboy72]

His legs do deify the laws of physics and gravity. However, he has bought into Sean Dyche mentality which is not a bad thing, hopefully not far off some more goals now, which are in his locker.

5 in 76 games I’d say they aren’t really in his locker, he’s a liability on the ball.

 

[Neiler]

He is one of our highest wage earners though and if he signs an extension he is going to want a top up surely. Id only be offering him one if he is prepared to stay on the same or even cut back tbh. He isn't going to get a move to another PL club anytime soon. He would be a decent option to have off the bench though.

His cost to us drops considerably though mate as we will have amortised his contract.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

5 in 76 games I’d say they aren’t really in his locker, he’s a liability on the ball.

Was looking at his Watford days, where he is now playing a similar role which is to his strengths, no surprise he looks better. Still he can leave come season end.

 

[Simon Buttle]

Oh exactly mate, I wouldn't pay him any more than he is getting now, in fact I'd be happier if Dyche replaced him with a similar type player, but, one who can actually control a football. I think he is a poor player, I am just saying that Dyche, given his lack of alternatives, has made him an integral part of his team. If we go down it would be madness to extend his contract as we just can't afford to pay him for a season in the championship if we don't have to. Likewise, if we stay up, I would hope we could get a better option than Doucoure for less money.

Either way, at this moment in time, he is doing exactly the job Dyche asks of him.

It's not really the time for transfer rumours I know but we were recently linked with a young Spaniard called Joan Gonzalez who plays in Italy for Lecce who is seen as a replacement for him, don't know much about him though tbh.

 

[Simon Buttle]

His cost to us drops considerably though mate as we will have amortised his contract.

His weekly wage is still one of the highest and he will want more to extend it. No player here has done enough to be on £100k+ per week imo