MentalM

7 hours ago, nepal_villan said:

4 - League Cup, 6 - EFL Trophy, 1 - Championship.  Where are the other 2 goals coming from?

Premier League 2

18 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said:

It's the same load of need a DM obsession rubbish on here constantly. Our 433 looks great with several options for the middle 3. Luiz Mcginn Ramsey Sanson Chuk. People just love to moan

I think we looked on a completely different level when Nakamba was fit. So I agree with the sentiment of needing a proper 6 in our midfield.

1 hour ago, Jas10 said:

Please stop putting words in my mouth. When did I say we shouldn’t debate?

You’re taking it too personally.

I have seen a lot of crap online (not just here) that demonstrates a desire for instant gratification, entitlement and arrogance. It’s not the first time either.

Writing players or targets off as not good enough and basing opinions on nothing more than a few comments on different forums or message boards is just one example.

I base everything on what @villalad21 says

9 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said:

They're flying!

I know! 

Just trying to bring some positive vibes into this

1 hour ago, Delphinho123 said:

Not a chance. There's a reason every Juve fan wants rid of him. Oh, and before you say, 'but, it's Juve!'. They're 7th. 

They are 5th!

What is @villalad21's opinion on Bentancur?

10 minutes ago, Jareth said:

Bacuna got neither, as is right

I never received CL money either, but I would also like it

4 hours ago, A'Villan said:

I want to see Sanson get a decent run in the starting xi. I think he's got the quality to earn it and keep the likes of mcginn and dougie fighting each and every session to say otherwise. 

McGinn has graft and ambition, Dougie has potential and an understated skill set. I see Sanson as having a more refined and adequate array of skill on and off the ball to play either as a deeper lying or central midfielder at this level, from what I've seen of him outside of Villa showings.

Shame he made that blunder pass and had to come off for Coutinho. I know Gerrard said he didn't want to take off goal potential, but Sanson can offer that indirectly through winning the ball and his delivery with it, potentially more potent for goal threat than what ings and Watkins offer as is.

Many variables in finding your feet and role in a club whereby its all new and you've got to prove yourself among more established and entitled players, but I see him as having the football capability and nous.

I agree with Sanson showing quality.

Also think its difficult for Gerrard to pick out a midfield 3.

We got Mcginn, Luiz, Sanson, Ramsey (can also say Chuk?).

Only Luiz suits the DM style (even though he isnt perfect for it).

By playing Sanson we hamper the development of Ramsey/Chuk. I feel Sanson is fighting with Mcginn for a spot.

55 minutes ago, sne said:

Apparently it's not called Turkey anymore because their bat shit crazy little despot don't want to be associated with the bird and bad movies. It's Turkyie now.

True story 

tbh The Turkyie decision does at least make sense, unlike most of the the other stuff

8 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said:

Possibly, and I rate Konsa, I just think that Mings brings a lot to the side that possibly goes a little unnoticed. 

The CB topic is an interesting one. Personally, I quite like the partnership we have and it will look even stronger with a proper defensive midfielder sitting in front of them. I'm not sure it's high up on our priority list at the moment anyway. 

I believe Mings is our most important player, not best, but most important. We can all see Cash, Konsa and Targett drop their levels without him, could say Martinez does it as well tbh...

3 hours ago, Laughable Chimp said:

As someone who's never seen him play even once, I think 20m euros Bentancur is a very good deal. I say sign him.

 

As someone who also never seen him, I disagree. so lets fight over it! I say dont sign him! 

6 minutes ago, allani said:

I'm not even sure why this is being discussed (sorry yours was just the last post to mention it).  The point is that Everton had one shot on target from a header and both our keeper and our central defender had it covered.  If Emi doesn't get there, Mings has it under control.  Suggests that we've set ourselves up pretty well to deal with that situation.  Also suggests that both players deserve credit for doing their jobs regardless of who did / didn't actually touch the ball.  All a bit pointless.

100% agree

17 hours ago, Rolta said:

I'm not as strong as Martinez, and I can easily make a ball do that. I love Mings and Martinez, so I'm not biased at all and the replays make it look like Martinez 100%. I'm not sure why you'd think this is a conspiracy to not give Mings his credit. 

In fact, the only bit of evidence otherwise is a hilariously unclear photo that doesn't show Martinez's hand. That photo above doesn't help at all. 

 

I believe it was both. Martinez also shaked his hand as if it got hit by something afterwards. My guess is that Mings powered his hand from behind.

I think he should be in contention to start tomorrow

He is better offensively than Cash, and Everton probably start Godfrey/Mykolenko on their LB. Should be a possibility for alot of possession and attacks down the flanks. 

35 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said:

 

4 minutes ago, Laughable Chimp said:

Ok weeb.

Dont be dissin

58 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

Ming's has his faults, but replacing him is nowhere near a priority imo.

I also think replacing Mings is not something that can be done easily. He is the clear leader in our team, and to get someone to take that role the person needs to be in the club for some time. Its not just as easy getting Pau Torres to do the job, then we got no leadership...

4 hours ago, briny_ear said:

Also, not wishing to appear picky, but why is ‘S’ the highest ranking, then ‘A’ - ‘F’? What does ‘S’ stand for?

Academic grading in Japan - Wikipedia

4 minutes ago, lexicon said:

A bit basic, don't you think? How are those figures decided? 

I addressed all the individual stats on a previous page from fbref, which is a much more detailed site.

WhoScored Ratings Explained

16 minutes ago, lexicon said:

Which is fine, but I just don't see what you're seeing and the numbers aren't there to make a case for it either. 

i.e. Whoscored has McGinn of a rating of 7.14, or next player is Luiz on 6.91.

I would say numbers do back it up.

31 minutes ago, lexicon said:

No, we didn't miss him IMO.

He's an average player who has memorable moments and a very strong, likable personality which seems to cloud judgement of him, again IMO. 

I disagree.

14 hours ago, lexicon said:

Didn't miss him against Man Utd tbf.

Whoscored, fbref, understat and mob

We didnt miss him? How come so many of their attacks came through our right side?