Ronald Koeman discussion

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

We had loads of midfielders under Martinez too, they were just crap.

We have exactly the same number in fact, only we've replaced Gibson and Cleverley with Gana and Schneiderlin

Anyone who doesn't think this represents an improvement in quality needs to go have a lie down

Funny how Martinez hadn't 'painted us into a corner' when he had the same number of CM players under him like, it's become beyond pathetic this tbh

 

[MikeH72]

We have exactly the same number in fact, only we've replaced Gibson and Cleverely with Ghana and Schneiderlin

Anyone who doesn't think this represents an improvement in quality needs to go have a lie down

Funny how Martinez hadn't 'painted us into a corner' when he had the same number of CM players under him like, it's become beyond pathetic this tbh

There's really no point continuing to argue, the dead horse has been beaten to a pulp at this point.

 

[Papa Shango]

FGS at least read the last couple of pages.

I only read my own posts. I don't care what anyone else says....

He still isn't a defensive mid like.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Are Scheiderlin and Ghana not improvements on what we already had?

Oh yeah they are,

Barry is still starting games for us and we still have people saying that signing Schneiderlin wasn't necessary. Lol

 

[Bluebonic]

Davies isn't.

This all day long, if Davies is anything he is a central or even a box to box midfielder! His first thought is always forward and the fact that he helps out in defence whenwe are under the cosh doesnt make him a DM in my opinion?

 

[davek]

There's some tortuous definitions going on here about players who occupy the middle of the pitch in order to justify having so many of them:

"but he's not a defensive midfielder, he's a central midfielder...and that other player is not a central or defensive midfielder they're holding midfielders...and that other one is what I'd call a Regista...not a CM at all, but someone who occupies space...erm...in the midle of the pitch...but erm...further back, so we really dont have too many central midfielders at all".

Let's just accept it for what it is: we have 6 realistic starters chasing two berths. And if there's any kids coming through like Charsley, Grant and Walsh even remotely ready to step up they may as well just walk in and ask for a transfer now.

Wouldn't it be great if we had just two players chasing a position behind or beside Lukaku?

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

There's some tortuous definitions going on here about players who occupy the middle of the pitch in order to justify having so many of them:

"but he's not a defensive midfielder, he's a central midfielder...and that other player is not a central or defensive midfielder they're holding midfielders...and that other one is what I'd call a Regista...not a CM at all, but someone who occupies space...erm...in the midle of the pitch...but erm...further back, so we really dont have too many central midfielders at all".

Let's just accept it for what it is: we have 6 realistic starters chasing two berths. And if there's any kids coming through like Charsley, Grant and Walsh even remotely ready to step up they may as well just walk in and ask for a transfer now.

Wouldn't it be great if we had just two players chasing a position behind or beside Lukaku?

Only we play with 3 in midfield. Do you even watch us play?

We had exactly the same number under brown shoes btw, who played with 2.

 

[Bud McBlokeski]

Wouldn't it be great if we had just two players chasing a position behind or beside Lukaku?

You make a good point here.

 

[andym78]

Go on Ronald, keep improving our Ross!

Nipple tweak as motivational tool?

Might try this at work today.

 

[nsno-chris]

Only we play with 3 in midfield. Do you even watch us play?

We all know the answer to this

 

[MikeH72]

Only we play with 3 in midfield. Do you even watch us play?

We had exactly the same number under brown shoes btw, who played with 2.

Crying

 

[Papa Shango]

There's some tortuous definitions going on here about players who occupy the middle of the pitch in order to justify having so many of them:

"but he's not a defensive midfielder, he's a central midfielder...and that other player is not a central or defensive midfielder they're holding midfielders...and that other one is what I'd call a Regista...not a CM at all, but someone who occupies space...erm...in the midle of the pitch...but erm...further back, so we really dont have too many central midfielders at all".

Let's just accept it for what it is: we have 6 realistic starters chasing two berths. And if there's any kids coming through like Charsley, Grant and Walsh even remotely ready to step up they may as well just walk in and ask for a transfer now.

Wouldn't it be great if we had just two players chasing a position behind or beside Lukaku?

He did buy Lookman for that.

The right player probably wasn't available hence why we got Valencia on loan as a stop gap.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

You make a good point here.

Not really, as we spunked £20m on players to chase that spot - Kone and Niasse

 

[Papa Shango]

Only we play with 3 in midfield. Do you even watch us play?

We had exactly the same number under brown shoes btw, who played with 2.

Come on you can't count Gibson in that. He doesn't count as an option.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Come on you can't count Gibson in that. He doesn't count as an option.

Brown shoes gave him 27 appearances so I think he can be counted in the context of Dave's latest paper thin argument