Not sure - this fella seemed to think what got him the move was playing centrally. He then didn't get a sniff at Napoli.
Accept your point on pace, and any pace out wide is better than watching McNeil and Harrison but it's still us starting a season with 2 natural wingers, both who are slow.
billyblue80
Player Valuation: £70m
Kabore yeah he would be good can play right back and wing and has pace
billyblue80
Player Valuation: £70m
Agree we lack pace and quality in areas but a more progressive coach would have us easily lower midtable even with this squad. I dont mean open like Lamps i just mean having an attacking plan beyond launching it and counters
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
We made over 15m quid on Onana, clearly a good signing.
Garner also been a good signing.
He never signed Coady he arrived in the January - Thelwell end of February.
Vinagre and Danjuma both loans, so not even counting those as awful as they left no real financial impact for being crap.
I've been told he didn't want Maupay (but shares the responsibility even so imo), young I agree has been terrible - I'm guessing that was the manager pestering for him (a good dog should ignore that tbh) McNeil - yeah been rubbish - would still likely recoup a fair bit we paid though for him.
Manager shouldn't be that integral to recruitment mate, besides the DoF giving him several names and saying one if these is coming in, Duchess involvement should be at the level of saying to Thelwell his opinions on positions he needs and then Thelwell using all the analytics available to get the best one for the team.
I'll go out on a limb here, I'm almost certain that Thelwell is getting players they can fit into a Dyche system but who ultimately are better in the system which Thelwell as the DoF should decide us the club's long term plan.
In short Thelwell isn't recruiting for a particular manager but for a long term system and style of play which future managers will be recruited based upon suiting this.
Actually what a sporting director does at the well run sides.
Looking at what we brought in this summer - both Lindstrom and Ndiaye suit a 3-4-3 as would O'Brien, Tim is a technically very good midfielder, Garner similarly has that about him too.
If we got the Roma lad it'd just further reinforce my opinion we are recruiting for a change if system next or even this season should Dyche go.
I don't think so personally.
Because a "progressive" coach, any hipster coach we can name, still needs a team with some pace and ability in the final third and this team has none of it.
All these teams below are better than us, and none earned more points than Dyche last season;
There's a reason why the bookies have us tipped again to be right down there.
But again this comes down to the perception of needing traditional wingers?? The majority of teams have the old inside forwards, their pace is utilised in between the fullback and the centre back.
The RS, Newcastle, Arsenal yesterday; all their “wide players” don’t go near the touch line
But it comes to pragmatism and ways of playing. Dyche, whether you like it or not, as used the same formation and style of play for 10 years. No deviation; players play conservatively first
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Likely because Thelwell thinks the premiership experience is an absolutely atrocious recruitment strategy.
And arguably the one that wrecked us financially if you look at how we had to pay to get that.
But we don't have pace at full back either.
You want Coleman/Young or Mykolenko flying forward?
Kabore would be good loan signing, as dyche won’t play Patterson. My other worry though is myko gets injured we are in trouble on that side. Regardless of quality, we have Coleman, young, Patterson, Dixon and James garner can play there. We have no cover on the left, and I wouldn’t want braithwaite put out there. Only option is a back 3 with McNeil wingback, but that’s scary thought. Really frustrating that we haven’t got the means to plug the holes.
ToffeeScot
Player Valuation: £8m
Of course it is. Premiership experience doesn't mean anything if you're rubbish.
I wonder if the odds would change if we didn't have the worst manager in the league?
Could it be that the bookies know this?
A manager who plays for a 0-0 doesn't really give you a chance.
Aye, maybe if we brought a progressive coach in - like Lampard, or a title winning coach like Benitez then suddenly we'd see a team find pace and goals that it hasn't in over 3 years.
I dont think we will have a great season and not going to really defend dyche because i thought got it wrong the lineup subs ect. I dont think will be massive change but yesterday we did have alot of the spine of the team not playing branthwaite garner both who would inprove the team. And 100% agree we need add pace to this team is why think we need see atleast 3 come in. Another winger rb and a cm would love a lb aswell if possible and just try and spread money where we can to get it done.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Yup one hundred percent, I'd add McNeil to them too