2017/18 Gylfi Sigurdsson

[Efcjake]

Likewise he's going to have less opportunity to create a chance then isn't he when he's spending all game chasing the ball.



To say he's not a creator is bonkers to me, his assists alone...

Agree with how using him isn't helping, hence;



Too many players are well below par.

Arteta in his pomp struggles in this Everton team.

When was his last assist??

 

[Efcjake]

He takes all the corners and freekicks so chances created is massively skewed.

He's got 3 goals and 2 assists.
Rooney (played less minutes that Siggurdson) has 10 goals (6 open play) 2 assists.
DCL has 3 goals and 4 assists.

So even if Siggurdson's "chances created" wasn't all set pieces...surely DCL wouldn't have double the amount of assists he does?

Overall, I just think he's the wrong type of player for us. I'd honestly wouldn't be bothered if he didn't get high assists and goals just as long as he could dictate a game, link an attack, and it was the rest of the other players fault. But he doesn't.

Barkley got stick for his end product yet was our chief creator for 4 seasons.

That has killed off all argument of him being creative. DCL has set up more goals than our recording signing number 10. Wow.

 

[Darren Higgs]

Time for a few to admit this was a big mistake. He brings set pieces and nothing else to the team. Really would like to see klassen given some time instead.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Apparently he can't play with Rooney tho.

 

[Brownie]

He has some bits of play where you think "yeah, well played" then others when you think "nah, that's poor".

 

[yakublue]

Apparently he can't play with Rooney tho.

total nonsense stat

 

[ToffeeTim]

total nonsense stat

The stat is not "nonsense". The stat is a fact.

What is up to you is how you want to interpret it. I interpret it that Rooney and Siguurdson must always start together at home and away to lesser sides, but only one can in tough aways. To say they can never play together is idiotic and frightening.

 

[CRIMHEAD]

Even when he has the movement his passing is very poor. Under or over hits all sorts of passes.

Hahahaha. Now his passing is poor?

You guys are unreal.

 

[CRIMHEAD]

The stat is not "nonsense". The stat is a fact.

What is up to you is how you want to interpret it. I interpret it that Rooney and Siguurdson must always start together at home and away to lesser sides, but only one can in tough aways. To say they can never play together is idiotic and frightening.

It just makes no sense. Sam says we don't have enough goals, yet he doesn't want to play our two most creative playmakers.

 

[CRIMHEAD]

AND a target man.

£45mill player who needs another £45mill around him to make him worthwhile.

Would he be missed if he was benched? Simple as that.

I don't think he would be.

has he EVER had a 45M player around him? Ever? Yet magically he still produced.

 

[tadao]

Not as good as people thought he was.

 

[AsiaAsia82]

What I liked was we finally got a run of form and were nearly safe so big Sam decided to change it so he can maintain his 'survivor' reputation

 

[Darren Higgs]

It just makes no sense. Sam says we don't have enough goals, yet he doesn't want to play our two most creative playmakers.

He isnt a playmaker his creativity comes from set plays not his vision, passing or his movement. He rarely creates chances from open play.

 

[kenada_blue]

has he EVER had a 45M player around him? Ever? Yet magically he still produced.

Didn't say 1 player, I said an extra £45mill around him. In this case a target man and centre mid.

 

[yakublue]

The stat is not "nonsense". The stat is a fact.

What is up to you is how you want to interpret it. I interpret it that Rooney and Siguurdson must always start together at home and away to lesser sides, but only one can in tough aways. To say they can never play together is idiotic and frightening.

The stat is "nonsense" because it's implying that there's a relationship between the two pieces of information it presents, our win-rate and gylfi and rooney playing together.

"Idiotic and frightening" get a grip