Morgan Schneiderlin

[rochdaleblue]

What I'm saying is if people have this certain level of expectations for Bolasie's goal and assist production based on what should be reasonably expected for his fee then what are the reasonable expectation for Schneiderlin given that he has also cost over 20 million pounds?

It doesn't seem like they're going to be judged similarly to me. People have these expectations for Bolasie to score and set up loads of goals because he cost 25 million and is a winger but nobody seems to be putting the same pressure on Schneiderlin to justify his fee in a similar way.

I'm not putting unfair pressure on the lad (bolasie, I do like the lad) but any team that spends in excess of 25m for an attacking wide player would expect goals as well as assists. Yes I bring up the price because we've paid a premium for an attacking player who doesn't contribute goals. Schneiderlin job is as a DM is to protect the back 4, but with his excellent passing range 'free up' the creative players in front of him. If we are still giving the ball away easily or not offering our defence the protection it needs then I'll raise the merits of schneiderlin doing his job that he was bought for. As it is, I don't think we'll have those worries over schneiderlin.

 

[Efcjake]

I'm not putting unfair pressure on the lad (bolasie, I do like the lad) but any team that spends in excess of 25m for an attacking wide player would expect goals as well as assists. Yes I bring up the price because we've paid a premium for an attacking player who doesn't contribute goals. Schneiderlin job is as a DM is to protect the back 4, but with his excellent passing range 'free up' the creative players in front of him. If we are still giving the ball away easily or not offering our defence the protection it needs then I'll raise the merits of schneiderlin doing his job that he was bought for. As it is, I don't think we'll have those worries over schneiderlin.

Perhaps part of the reason Bolasie wasn't scoring goals was because he was the only one in the team who was setting them up?

 

[Duncan Disordely]

He's got a song for everyone this bloke



Schneiderlin's name fits perfectly for the old Duncan Duncan Ferguson chant, but that needs to be kept for a striker I reckon.

 

[Tilling]

We've got,
Morgan,
Mooorgan Schneiderlin

Morgan Schneiderlin is all we need

 

[BigDunc'sFod]

Anonymous today, hope he's match fit proper soon

 

[cardno4]

That bad?

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

Not quite up to snuff yet. I hope his vision is better than it looked today. Still seems a commanding presence.

 

[Telford-Feb-85]

Did ok, just feeling his way.

 

[4737carlin]

Good run out again for him, few more sub appearances and he will soon be up to speed, but realistically he is for next season.

 

[AaronTheBlue]

i thought he was decent when he came on. Won a lot of tackles, kept it simple (because that was his job) and got into good defensive positions.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Has barely kicked a ball this season.

Can't be judged until he has had a run of games and catches up with the Koeman fitness regime.

 

[flibbyflob]

Looks like we can't judge him for a month or so. I bet he is worked very hard in the next fortnight to try and gain some fitness. Good job we have Davies to play instead while we get him fit.

 

[cardno4]

Cheers guys. Can see him fully replacing Barry within the next 2 games and starting with Barry being his replacement.

If Davies keeps up his form though there will be dramas when Gana returns.

Good dramas though, obviously.

 

[CRIMHEAD]

It's important that he gets used to playing with Ross and Rom. They are fairly unique players. But when he does...he's already going to be great defensively, huge upgrade over Berry.

 

[hktoffee]

i thought he was decent when he came on. Won a lot of tackles, kept it simple (because that was his job) and got into good defensive positions.

This.