Transfer Rumour William Carvalho

[toffeeblue9]

If we played 4-1-4-1 like vs Norwich with Barkley and McCarthy/Another in front I think his pace would be irrelevant then due to his positioning.

Maybe

If you can surround him with players who can run, then maybe you could just compensate for his (massive) weaknesses and get the best out of him, but I remain skeptical that this is possible

Think you only need to see what we've done with Gareth Barry - an undoubtedly good player who, at times, was our best player last season. Problem is that if he gets isolated, he's a liability and if I'm being honest I think Barry tends to work harder than Carvalho

Still, if it works, then great

 

[Jamo Martinez]

He is far from terrible that's just nonsensical completely.

He has one major flaw that Is his speed and mobility. His technical prowess is there his positional ability is there too at a very high standard.

He'd be fantastic in a slower paced league but I have my doubts about him in the perm.

Although I trust koeman if he thinks he can make it work then why not.

He would aboslutdly need to surround him with people with legs though which I'm sure he knows

So we're talking a younger Gareth Barry in permanent Movember mode.

Sign him up Dave, err Bob err Ronny.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Yeh but Carvalho is really nothing like Pirlo mate. At all.

I'm sure Gattuso didn't have much pace either, or De Rossi really but both are/were class holding mids. In fact most of the Italian national team apart from Candreva seem to have little pace but it doesn't mean they're not great at football.

 

[Tramps_mate]

I'm not even saying a word about this..

'fliibbblle'

 

[Zatara]

Just being consistent

Watched him at the U21 championships last summer and made a point of paying close attention to him given all the hype that was surrounding him a year ago

Thought he was absolutely terrible

Reminded me of Fellaini in his first six months here

He was actually better in the Euros than he was a year ago but even so, I think he'd be a disaster and the crowd would hate his "relaxed" style of play in midfield - i.e. slow as a tax rebate and works about as hard as a Greek civil servant (apologies to those with Hellenic heritage).

Accident waiting to happen IMO

Again, I stand to be proven wrong I guess

Last time I stuck my neck out this far before a player was signed was Niasse. I'm on a streak like

Player of u21 tournament wasnt he?

 

[toffeeblue9]

Hopefully. It's possibly my favourite formation for the transition. If anyone watched Sunderland from January onwards they played this formation with Kirchhoff holding (be an absolute dream signing) who isn't particularly pacy but he didn't need to be either.

Witsel fits this system perfectly BTW, but if we're after Mata I don't think he does really

Still, stats suggest that Koeman played quite a lot of different systems last season

4231 - 14
433 - 9
442 - 6
3142 - 2
532 -2
4411 - 1
4141 - 1
541 - 1
352 - 1

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

So we're talking a younger Gareth Barry in permanent Movember mode.

Sign him up Dave, err Bob err Ronny.

He does have a massively crap muzzy

 

[BlueToff]

Hopefully. It's possibly my favourite formation for the transition. If anyone watched Sunderland from January onwards they played this formation with Kirchhoff holding (be an absolute dream signing) who isn't particularly pacy but he didn't need to be either.

I remember Kirchoff on his debut was abysmal at centre half, but credit to Sam he quickly realised he could be slotted into the holding role and it worked a treat. It's definitely the formation England should use with their current crop of players, with Dier in the holding role ahead of Stones and Smalling, and the likes of Alli and Barkley not shoehorned out wide.

 

[Azza]

I'd be smiling for days if we got him in.

Especially if it was at the lose of McCarthy as well. lol

 

[TrixyStevens]

Underwhelming.

 

[Goat]

Whats happened here? Ive been on about him for 2 years and each post youve slapped me down

lol

I dont like the look of him zat, hes really not for me.

He can pass a ball, but other than that im very unimpressed, BUT, ive only ever watched him in the Euros, on youtube and I caught 20minutes of a Sporting game last month.

His little moustache offends me deeply.

 

[BlueToff]

Underwhelming.

He was one of the most highly sort after youngsters in Europe last year mate. He is a very good player, I just doubt his ability to get around the pitch, but in fairness it could easily be made so that wasn't his role.

 

[toffeeblue9]

Player of u21 tournament wasnt he?

He was

(Bernardo Silva was clearly player of the tournament IMO)

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

I dont like the look of him zat, hes really not for me.

He can pass a ball, but other than that im very unimpressed, BUT, ive only ever watched him in the Euros, on youtube and I caught 20minutes of a Sporting game last month.

His little moustache offends me deeply.

Besic replacement *taps nose

 

[BlueToff]

I dont like the look of him zat, hes really not for me.

He can pass a ball, but other than that im very unimpressed, BUT, ive only ever watched him in the Euros, on youtube and I caught 20minutes of a Sporting game last month.

His little moustache offends me deeply.

It's the stache that does it for me, tbh, it's just awful.

Do think he's a good player though but I think he's almost one of those that needs a player next to him to do all the running for him to excel. I was impressed by him in the final but other than that I don't think he showed his best at the Euros.