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2018/19 Gylfi Sigurdsson

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I would rather have Barkley in this team but on the flip side of that if we'd had Sigurdsson in Martinez 1st season I think we would definitely have finished 4th. He would have combined with Lukaku better and set up and scored more goals. If he's going to be the main man we need a striker who has the right skillset.

Barkely just doesn't have a position. He wants to hold the ball, he doesn't run with it like he did when he first came up, so he wants to play like a holding mid, but wno't tackle or play defense. He's clueless positionally in any system. Siggy is just a better fit for what Silva wants to do. Siggy probably gives it up a few too many times for his liking, but when he doesn't, he pulls off passes and shots that others cannot.
 
Barkely just doesn't have a position. He wants to hold the ball, he doesn't run with it like he did when he first came up, so he wants to play like a holding mid, but wno't tackle or play defense. He's clueless positionally in any system. Siggy is just a better fit for what Silva wants to do. Siggy probably gives it up a few too many times for his liking, but when he doesn't, he pulls off passes and shots that others cannot.

In the 3-4-3 although there are some defensive responsibilities they are less as there is a extra centre back. Sigurdsson is the man in a 4-2-3-1 playing as a 10 just need the players to make it work. I just feel he doesn't have quite the right skillset for 3-4-3. He would also work well in a diamond at the top with 2 strikers but can't ever see us playing that system!
 
Hahahahahahaha!

What a load of absolute garbage you wrote there. Have you not watch him play? Your statement sounds more like a rs trying to take a jab at one of our better players without having watched him play that much. Gylfi is our main presser and first defender every game, and always tracks back to help out the team. I know it was hot stuff to hate on Gylfi and his price last season, but together with Gomes and Digne, Id say the Gylfs been out best player this season. Works hard, creates chances, scores goals.

Look up the phrase 'busy doing nothing...'
 
In the 3-4-3 although there are some defensive responsibilities they are less as there is a extra centre back. Sigurdsson is the man in a 4-2-3-1 playing as a 10 just need the players to make it work. I just feel he doesn't have quite the right skillset for 3-4-3. He would also work well in a diamond at the top with 2 strikers but can't ever see us playing that system!
Didn't he play in the 343 when we built Burnley 5-1? He got an assist and a goal?
 

Didn't he play in the 343 when we built Burnley 5-1? He got an assist and a goal?

Burnley are awful we only needed a team of reasonable shape to beat them. Horses for courses I think to play 3-4-3 you need 2 number 8s to make it work. Too defensive if you play a Gueye as you already have tge extra centre back and probably too open to play Sigurdsson. This is why getting another number 8 type player in is very important. Although I'm not a particular fan of the system it would be nice to have it as an option but with the correct players so we can maybe go toe to toe against the best. Remember we played City with this formation with Sigurdsson in the team and they seen us off easily even though they appear very out of form. I would have rather used Sigurdsson behind a front 2 of Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison.
 
Sending the keeper the wrong way is an important part of scoring penalties. There are guys who barely ever miss and they wait for the keeper to move.

Who’s the ex Fulham player? Used to pee roll the ball a foot off centre of the goal every time and never missed . Used to send the keeper the wrong way or like you said wait for the keeper to move and then quickly change his shot and roll it the other way , can’t think of his name
 
Who’s the ex Fulham player? Used to pee roll the ball a foot off centre of the goal every time and never missed . Used to send the keeper the wrong way or like you said wait for the keeper to move and then quickly change his shot and roll it the other way , can’t think of his name

Scott Parker
 
I just think Barkley would be more suited to the role Sigurdsson plays in the 3-4-3. I think as an out an out 10 Sigurdsson is better but further back it would suit Barkley more. Shame neither Martinez or Koeman tried him there.

The only thing you can say barkley is better than siggy at is running with the ball at pace. Finishing, long range shooting, final pass, work rate, decision making , awareness siggy craps all over him
 


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