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Well he's one of our key attackers, so if we can't buy a goal you'd have to be really illogical to discount him being a problem wouldn't you?
lollollol
See, it's this type of sensationalist nonsense that makes the Sigurdsson criticism a parody of itself.
Hides.
Players who hide don't cover this type of distance;
And...
He's one player who is constantly covering ground, constantly pressing and looking for the ball.
He is playing were he is told to play, there's no central midfield because we in effect choose not to play with one.
You don't be a "big fish in a small pond" as you described him for Swansea if you're a player who hides.
He kept them up on his tod.
He's constantly moving, but he's usually jogging behind a marker so he's in no position to receive a pass, because he's always looking for the second ball - the ball that will be played after the first pass is made.
Because he's a second striker and not a playmaker. So we have no link between midfield and attack. So everything goes sideways, the team has no faith we can consistently create chances, so we then inevitably believe the game is gone if we go behind as we don't have the capability to put more than one or two in the net.
Nope - he covers ground, he presses out of possession... but he most certainly does NOT go looking for the ball.
sageyefc
Player Valuation: £90m
Maybe if he made himself available for a pass
Yep, we're deploying him as a second striker.
Yep, we have no link between midfield and that second striker.
Yep, everything goes sideways.
Who'd be an attacking midfielder in that setup.
He's told to play as a second striker.
They don't drop to the half way line to try an collect a pass from a holding midfielder who'll put it wide.
It's also very, very clear that Maco Silva wants every attack down the wings.
Best he can hope for is dropping off to the wings, and hoping his crosses hit the lads on the back stick in Iwobi (like he did against Wolves) or Richarlison.
sageyefc
Player Valuation: £90m
100 mil that lot cost between them aswell, disgraceful isn't it
*Counts up cumulative fees for Schneiderlin, Klaassen etc*
Makes Sigurdsson quite the bargain, really.
Baines' left foot
Player Valuation: £90m
Barkley was driven out for not being able to run the team all by himself. It was a disgrace the way he was treated here.
CahillsCornerFlag
Player Valuation: £70m
He needs to play alongside Delph and Gomes in a flatter midfield 3, so that he’s got the game in front of him rather than his back to goal/crowded out by defenders. We’re making zero use of him or our striker at present.
If we had a true attacking midfielder who played as a playmaker, he'd be making himself available for a pass so as to dictate play.
Indeed, that's the biggest problem with Sigurdsson - he's a luxury player. I'm not saying he's bad; I'm saying he's a liability unless you have the entire side set up around him.
If we had a complete striker like a Llorente who you can play to feet and chest, fast incisive wingers and box to box midfielders, then you have the 'Swansea' set-up for Sigurdsson to thrive on the edge of the box. We don't, so he's a luxury we can't afford.
MikeH72
Player Valuation: £100m
Nice to see you’ve hopped on the Schneiderlin hating train fam. Welcome aboard x
Correct.
It's really that simple IMO.
We also then need another like him, so when he's not on song we have a similar player.
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