BillLovesRoo
Player Valuation: £6m
Great post. No one in the team from the last few years should be seen as undroppible. Were did they get us? 7th? Even if we take a risk on certain new players. Worst case scenario. We finish 11th again
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Great post. No one in the team from the last few years should be seen as undroppible. Were did they get us? 7th? Even if we take a risk on certain new players. Worst case scenario. We finish 11th again
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That's doing him a disservice IMO.
He can pick a pass. The problem he has is lack of movement from other team mates which leads to lingering on the ball too long.
Barnfred 55
Player Valuation: £80m
Wouldn't argue with that mate. But at the same time don't underestimate the value of a good set piece. Something we've been sadly lacking since Baines' injury a few seasons ago. Sandro seems to have a set piece goal in his locker, but we also need someone to deliver pin point corners and wide set pieces. There's no doubt Siggy is one of the best in the Premier in that dept but not £35/40m good.
Barnfred 55
Player Valuation: £80m
In fact we've regressed.
Don't have a problem bringing him in for the right price but not to replace Ross. If Ross does leave, which seems likely sadly, we need to bring in somebody better than Sigurdsson to replace him.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Chelsea won the league with Gary Cahill playing, city 3rd with stones and ottemendi and the rs 4th with a mix of lovren, klavan and Lucas playing there mate.
JLW
Player Valuation: £60m
If he has a pacy CB next to him then I think he will fair a lot better than last season
Barnfred 55
Player Valuation: £80m
I think Ross's problem is not his passing ability, but his decision making. Which pass to make and when to pass or keep hold of the ball. I'd like to think that playing with better players with better movement would improve his game, but my fear is that giving him more options might actually make him more confused. Until we see him in a better team with clever player we won't know. Really hope he stays so we find out..
DrEFC
Player Valuation: £40m
Usually does ok against Arsenal too. Only 1 decent performance v's the tricky reds though.
We met him last year and then we decided not to pursue it so you can't blame him for telling us to swing it nowHasn't he already told us to spew it? Him on the opp flank to Gray
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Dunno why people seem to be hung up on the idea of replacing a player like for like and making the comparison.
From looking at his prior and what he's stated I'd guess Koeman wants to play a 4-3-3 but where one of the midfielders and both wide forward chip in with double figure goals and we aren't reliant for everything coming from the centre forward - so the onus there is 15-20 maybe and anything better a bonus. And a backup forward for the front three positions who can similarly chip in with 10 or so.
Sandro and Klassen would seem to be two he's identified who can fill those rolls, according to various reports then he's tried for Balde, interested in Berardi both wide players who are pretty prolific, interest maybe in Gray as a backup and the seeming interest in sigurdsson.
So players who routinely net double figure goals.
Maybe the idea isn't to bring in this playmaker type that everything goes through but rather have a unit that works together with movement and creating space. Thinking about it would anyone say the 80s team of ours actually have a playmaker, or did it just have brilliant chemistry with players who could move the ball quickly and collectively could pass a ball well.
From looking at his prior and what he's stated I'd guess Koeman wants to play a 4-3-3 but where one of the midfielders and both wide forward chip in with double figure goals and we aren't reliant for everything coming from the centre forward - so the onus there is 15-20 maybe and anything better a bonus. And a backup forward for the front three positions who can similarly chip in with 10 or so.
Sandro and Klassen would seem to be two he's identified who can fill those rolls, according to various reports then he's tried for Balde, interested in Berardi both wide players who are pretty prolific, interest maybe in Gray as a backup and the seeming interest in sigurdsson.
So players who routinely net double figure goals.
Maybe the idea isn't to bring in this playmaker type that everything goes through but rather have a unit that works together with movement and creating space. Thinking about it would anyone say the 80s team of ours actually have a playmaker, or did it just have brilliant chemistry with players who could move the ball quickly and collectively could pass a ball well.
Osamabindiesel
Player Valuation: £60m
My problem with Ross is he rarely plays the ball into stride. Okay, it's nice when the player can hit his target, but his passes are too direct and rarely allow our attackers to run onto them. This is especially crucial when you are trying to switch the field and catch teams on the counter. This is the one thing I really appreciated about Davies coming into the side.
DrEFC
Player Valuation: £40m
Really?! How do you know this mate! Intrigued!
Barnfred 55
Player Valuation: £80m
Kieran Dowell is another that has that in his locker, plus he ain't bad at set pieces either. Hope we find a way to bring him through.
I'm not ITK but I'm friends with one of the 5 (five, really) agents who were working on it. Apparently seen as a Mirallas replacement but there was a change of heart after Bill met the player. The guy I know usually does very low end stuff so was dead excited about this one as it involved a Premier League (even though he is a RS)
Osamabindiesel
Player Valuation: £60m
I like him a lot. I don't see him as a Koeman type of player, but I'd love to see him in the team every now and again.
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