I've had this debate before (maybe even with you!), I see the role of a playmaker as being on the ball a lot and playing clever passes that create chances. Gylfi doesn't do that - barely on the ball, averages under 30 touches a game which is about hardly any in the world of playmaking. He is far more direct.
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I've had this debate before (maybe even with you!), I see the role of a playmaker as being on the ball a lot and playing clever passes that create chances. Gylfi doesn't do that - barely on the ball, averages under 30 touches a game which is about hardly any in the world of playmaking. He is far more direct.
Yep, find it hard to pin the striker situation on Koeman, if anyone watched Southampton they would know Koeman likes to play with a big man up front, so it would be no different here. Koeman would have had his targets, when he handed them to the board it was then out of his hands because they are the one's who deal with the cash side of things, buying these players.
BigDuncis Blue
Player Valuation: £5m
Good point. Look at their bench yesterday...nearly all would walk straight into our starting eleven
dannyboy
Player Valuation: £60m
That's it and until we start retaining the likes of Lukaku and Barkley as well as adding to the squad we're not going to close the gap.
Abraders
Player Valuation: £60m
If our away form stays bad, and the home form gets worse, and we struggle with 3 games per week... I fail to see how that 7th place trophy is nailed on personally.
He said it in every press conference mate...
And Koeman won't walk. If he does, he's throwing his managerial career in a way. It's a huge opportunity for him and he'll do his best to get it right, which is good for us.
But, what he's done in the last few games isn't good enough.
zebedee
Player Valuation: £8m
Still thinking he's trying to work out the best formation and players. It's proper early doors I know but we need to start to step it up or kiss goodbye to top 6. The rooney thing unfortunately is starting to cast my fears. I was on the fence on the signing just can't see it happening 
. with 4 at the back without coleman we look weak, holgate should started end of.
Only managed to catch the highlights this morning so can't comment too much on yesterdays performance. I would prefer us to go 3 at the back with wing backish players to cover, as williams looked dog turd from what I saw.
. with 4 at the back without coleman we look weak, holgate should started end of. Only managed to catch the highlights this morning so can't comment too much on yesterdays performance. I would prefer us to go 3 at the back with wing backish players to cover, as williams looked dog turd from what I saw.
Still say if those 3 don't get injured, we win the FA Cup. Yakubu was insane that year, hell, they all were.
a bell maul
Player Valuation: £30m
Watford and Stoke are now 'best of the rest'. But I refuse to surrender outright: on our good day, we might push those two... and nick a draw.
CahillsCornerFlag
Player Valuation: £70m
Nonsensical team selection yesterday, with no clear focus on what the plan was. It's like he threw all the players he's signed this summer on the pitch to see what will stick. Baffled by the decision to play Rooney, Klaassen and Sigurdsson in the same team, and even more speechless that he then decided to play Sandro when our only idea seemed to be to cross the ball.
A team needs to be balanced at the very least, and he managed this at Southampton with the pacey wideman (Mane), target man (Pelle), creative player on the wing (Tadic) and number 10 arriving late (often Long).
That was successful, so at the very least to steady the ship he could replicate that with Lookman/Vlasic/Bolasie, DCL, Sigurdsson/Rooney, and Klaassen/Rooney. Then tinker from there if need be, but at present he clearly doesn't know what to do with the players he's signed. Needs to decide, and quickly.
A team needs to be balanced at the very least, and he managed this at Southampton with the pacey wideman (Mane), target man (Pelle), creative player on the wing (Tadic) and number 10 arriving late (often Long).
That was successful, so at the very least to steady the ship he could replicate that with Lookman/Vlasic/Bolasie, DCL, Sigurdsson/Rooney, and Klaassen/Rooney. Then tinker from there if need be, but at present he clearly doesn't know what to do with the players he's signed. Needs to decide, and quickly.
This exactly.
I blame Koeman for getting it wrong in the last few games.
But he wasn't backed right at the end of the window with a major piece of the puzzle as it were.
Seen a lot of 'should Koeman go' stuff on the internet in general.
No he shouldn't go. Beat Stoke, did well against Man City, beat by Chelsea which was almost inevitable, and a crap day yesterday.
Come on, have you seen the start we were handed? Then factor in EL, which has gone well.
Yes we should've got another CF in, but is that solely down to Koeman? Almost as if managers have to jump through weekly hoops these days.
No he shouldn't go. Beat Stoke, did well against Man City, beat by Chelsea which was almost inevitable, and a crap day yesterday.
Come on, have you seen the start we were handed? Then factor in EL, which has gone well.
Yes we should've got another CF in, but is that solely down to Koeman? Almost as if managers have to jump through weekly hoops these days.
JLW
Player Valuation: £60m
Oh you can, but you get performances like yesterday which will eventually lead to getting the bullet!!!
Come on Ron get your finger out lad!! I'm still onside but your not doing yourself any favours
a bell maul
Player Valuation: £30m
He earns 120,000 pounds per week: too right he has to jump through weekly hoops...
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