ROTTERDAM1982

Whats a baby boomer?

I think its a good signing, Quick , direct, 1 in 4 in the Prem, only 24. Linked to Ure for £50m 2 yers ago Keep the Faith

My take on SG system. He wants a flat back 4, with at least one CH being a good passer, hence Carlos, the 2 FBs being comfortable going forward. He has a CDM who drops in to protect the CHs and cover when one of the FBs is attacking, hence Kamara. He wants one of the midfielders to be an attacking midfielder who will get you goals but puts a shift in. a la Platt, that long term will be Ramsey, the other midfielder is more of a passer with physicality, hence why he was after Bissouma. He wants a playmaker in the final 1/3rd, PC or Emi, a widish goalscoring attacker, we haven't got one, Bailey at a push, and a striker who makes runs and can finish, we haven't got one. Now SG will get all the blame, managers always do, but i like the system he likes, but 3 of the positions he wants better quality in are badly letting us down. Bissouma would have made a big difference, but thats in the past, Watkins never holds the ball up, gives it away far too much, and his lack of ability may be the reason why we don't play it more quickly. Bailey shows signs, but you watch Zaha or Eze today, and that is what we need. Give Gerrard this season, his purchases are better than Smiths, so if he does lack tactical knowhow like some of you seem to think, then the remnants of his reign will be better than what he inherited, Poch will be Ure manager before Christmas

Sorry USA_Villa, meant to put 12 months. I would play Tim and Kamara next week. Concentrate on protecting the back 4, and i've had enough of Watkins and Ings

Didn't deserve anything out of that game, but i have to say that is an absolute joke of a decision for the penalty. Difficult to know where to start today. Martinez's distribution was woeful, Digne and Cash poor both defensively and in attacking situations, Cash's choice of a final ball is poor, Mings and Konsa looked liked accidents waiting to happen, Mings has to do better for the 3rd. Midfield, pass, all awful, not good enough on the ball, don't keep it well enough, dont' move it quick enough. Neither Sansom or Luiz are an improvement either. Bailey, too lightweight, always looking for a free kick. Has quality though. Buendia, when he got the ball he was our best player, not enough options when he had it though. Watkins, always breaks down when it is played up to him. Gerrard. I'm uncomfortable with replacing a manager after less than 3 months. I like the players he has brought in, i think some of the players he inherited are not as good as we think they are. We had nobody in the final 1/3rd anywhere near the quality of Zaha or Eze.

Rather play Davis

He just doesn't rate Mings, and he suggested that SG doesn't rate him either. Not everything is about race

I'm all for talking up our players, but 4 goals and 5 assists in 36 games , before today does not suggest he is as good as some of you seem to think. Hes 25, and will get better and better, and PC is a great example for him to follow. You could argue, baring in mind the conditions today, that bringing him on after 60 mins by the manager was a masterstroke

Poch, like him, won nothing, Rogers the same, Fonesca, nothing of note. So £10m to get rid of SG, then another £100m on players as a gamble? Poch would'nt come to us anyway. I've seen nothing to suggest to me that Gerrard doesn't know what hes doing tbh

Who?

Well some are very reluctant to give ANY praise to Gerrard

Would be more tempted to go for Tielemans tbh

But Gerrard has offered nothing apparently Hes got us a £50/60m player for free

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Digne's final ball into the box is generally very good, better than Cash's. A good striker today and we win by 3 or 4

Get a good striker and we would have won by 3 or 4 today. Bit fed up of this Buendia is better than Coutinho tbh, i'm glad we have them both, and we have a sub who can make an impact when he comes on.

Carlos, Coutinho, Digne, Kamara are all good signings that could take us to a higher level. Add in Cash, Mings, Martinez and Ramsey then you have very good foundations

We need Ramsey to develop this season. He is the only midfielder we have who likes getting in the box, and running off the CF. He has goals in him

Buendia is world class when hes not playing. For me its not either or, in some games you play both, but if you play 1, then it is Coutinho every time. For the 1st time i can remember we have good subs/options, and we still find something to moan about.

Better than Luiz imho

When he gets the ball, he is top quality

IQs are going down, have been since the 70s.

I'd rather have Kamara than Bentacur

Sorry yes Lewis-Potter. Good with both feet, good in the air, good awareness of players around him. Brentford sniffing at £20m Completely different player to Archer

Is the kid from Hull worth a gamble/