Transfer Rumour Abdoulaye Doucoure

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sageyefc said:
Capoue far superior out of the two
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Havnt seen much of him but based on the game the other day I would agree, was impressed with capoue . I actually thought we were lucky to win that match tbh. Watford played decent footy and a lot of one touch in tight areas and looked far more dangerous , sharp and played with more pace than we did on the flanks. We were really struggling to put 3 passes together in the second half.
 
sageyefc said:
Capoue far superior out of the two
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He had a terrific game, no doubt. But Doucoure is a much more aggressive and talented offensive player. Either way not sure there is a better CM/DM combo in the league. Honestly. Not much better at least. Gracia's tactics really ask a lot of those guys. They are outstanding.
 
Tel001 said:
Havnt seen much of him but based on the game the other day I would agree, was impressed with capoue . I actually thought we were lucky to win that match tbh. Watford played decent footy and a lot of one touch in tight areas and looked far more dangerous , sharp and played with more pace than we did on the flanks. We were really struggling to put 3 passes together in the second half.
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They are really tough in midfield. They made it tough for us last year and they will likely make it tough for everyone else in the league. Capoue is a terrific player. No question.
 

TheBigIguana said:
They had us pinned from about 60 minutes on. I don't like the idea of spending massive money on slightly above average players with little room for development but Doucoure is still a good player.
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No coincidence that neither Gomes or Gbamin were fully fit and were starting to struggle a little around the hour mark. I think that is a big factor in Watford’s centre midfield ‘pinning us down’ from about 60 minutes on. Still, all about opinions.
 
roy vernon said:
No coincidence that neither Gomes or Gbamin were fully fit and were starting to struggle a little around the hour mark. I think that is a big factor in Watford’s centre midfield ‘pinning us down’ from about 60 minutes on. Still, all about opinions.
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That's certainly fair. Marco maybe not making the right adjustments could be part of it, although he didn't have many options. A healthy Delph and a ready Iwobi might have changed things a bit.

But those two Watford mids are still pretty darn good.
 
roy vernon said:
No coincidence that neither Gomes or Gbamin were fully fit and were starting to struggle a little around the hour mark. I think that is a big factor in Watford’s centre midfield ‘pinning us down’ from about 60 minutes on. Still, all about opinions.
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Thought it was a lot earlier than the hour mark personally. I thought we were the better side for the first 25 minutes, then waivered for 10 minutes, and were then second best from that point on. We didn't get a grip of the midfield at all, and the attacking players offered very little. We won because we got a goal in our period of dominance and then stuck it out defensively. Gomes used the ball well but was overrun a bit, Gbamin was better than last week but still looked below average. Capoue in particular, but Doucoure too, dominated the middle of the pitch.
 

Tel001 said:
Havnt seen much of him but based on the game the other day I would agree, was impressed with capoue . I actually thought we were lucky to win that match tbh. Watford played decent footy and a lot of one touch in tight areas and looked far more dangerous , sharp and played with more pace than we did on the flanks. We were really struggling to put 3 passes together in the second half.
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Fair assessment mate
 
Tel001 said:
Havnt seen much of him but based on the game the other day I would agree, was impressed with capoue . I actually thought we were lucky to win that match tbh. Watford played decent footy and a lot of one touch in tight areas and looked far more dangerous , sharp and played with more pace than we did on the flanks. We were really struggling to put 3 passes together in the second half.
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They created one clear chance in the second half mate. We invited them on and sat back. Didn't bother engaging with them until in our own half.
 

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