sne Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Mile has his heading and positioning, Whelan has a bit more mobility and hustle. Both are terrible with the ball and have poor passing skills. Together they would make a solid DCM. Rather have Onomah in that position than any of them tbh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 23 minutes ago, sne said: Mile has his heading and positioning, Whelan has a bit more mobility and hustle. Both are terrible with the ball and have poor passing skills. Together they would make a solid DCM. Rather have Onomah in that position than any of them tbh. Pochettino has already said Onomah needs to improve his DM skills.....and if he does that with us , great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Whens he due back? Guess he could be a straight swap for Whelan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted October 22, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted October 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, Kingman said: Whens he due back? Guess he could be a straight swap for Whelan? Having him back will really step us up a level, he will dominate the middle and provided he sorts his passing out , he’ll have us on the front foot way more often. no more balls bouncing over whelan’s head, Jedi will monster that ball and his nearest opponent before it’s landed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Apparently Jedi, Lansbury and Grealish potentially featuring for the under-23 side against Reading on Monday night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Kingman said: Apparently Jedi, Lansbury and Grealish potentially featuring for the under-23 side against Reading on Monday night. Seems really injury prone - would be a far better option than whelan but he is so rarely fit Edited October 22, 2017 by Eastie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Kingman said: Apparently Jedi, Lansbury and Grealish potentially featuring for the under-23 side against Reading on Monday night. Good news this. I was thinking of Lansbury yesterday; he'd have been the perfect person to bring on to shore up the midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carewjust4u Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Will he be fit for the weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Will be interested to see how we look when he returns. He was one our most important players least season so you'd think he will make a much improved team even stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted October 25, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Will be interested to see how we look when he returns. He was one our most important players least season so you'd think he will make a much improved team even stronger. Even with Whelans negative points the fact is that the team looks really balanced with him in the midfield. I wonder whether Jedis introduction will hamper this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted October 25, 2017 Moderator Share Posted October 25, 2017 I'm not too keen to see Jedinak in a 442 again any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Injuries are becoming a concern now, especially given the fact we gave him a 3 year deal.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 (edited) If we were playing against a team where we thought the going maybe tough and that a durable approach needed to be made( i.e away from home)......I would not be disappointed to see Jed and Whelan playing alongside each other in a 4-2-3-1 That would leave 4 players to carry the offensive.....with possibly whelan coming forward to play in those 4 ...with balls just been won.....and jed as the insurance man. feasible to me. Edited October 25, 2017 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted October 25, 2017 Moderator Share Posted October 25, 2017 1 minute ago, rodders0223 said: Injuries are becoming a concern now, especially given the fact we gave him a 3 year deal.. 18 months to run. Could be worth it if we can hold onto his son in the youth set up, he looks a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 49 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: 18 months to run. Could be worth it if we can hold onto his son in the youth set up, he looks a player. Yes he will only have a year left next season and i think by then he wouldnt be automatic starter anyways. I expect aftwr the 3 years he will be released so wont be end of the world. But i tjink he is coming to the end of his career the injuries are taking their toll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 3 hours ago, Nigel said: Even with Whelans negative points the fact is that the team looks really balanced with him in the midfield. I wonder whether Jedis introduction will hamper this? That is true. But maybe the fact players around him are better and more confident will make a difference. But I agree a lot of Whelans work get unnoticed and he does give us balance. If it ain't broke... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 1 hour ago, TRO said: If we were playing against a team where we thought the going maybe tough and that a durable approach needed to be made( i.e away from home)......I would not be disappointed to see Jed and Whelan playing alongside each other in a 4-2-3-1 That would leave 4 players to carry the offensive.....with possibly whelan coming forward to play in those 4 ...with balls just been won.....and jed as the insurance man. feasible to me. Can already see the Bruce thread meltdown the day we set up like that. I agree it could work against certain opposition though. Actually think we should have packed the midfield against Wolves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 15 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Can already see the Bruce thread meltdown the day we set up like that. I agree it could work against certain opposition though. Actually think we should have packed the midfield against Wolves. 16 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Can already see the Bruce thread meltdown the day we set up like that. I agree it could work against certain opposition though. Actually think we should have packed the midfield against Wolves. so can i .....on the first point so do I .....on the second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 19 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: That is true. But maybe the fact players around him are better and more confident will make a difference. But I agree a lot of Whelans work get unnoticed and he does give us balance. If it ain't broke... He is a paradox as most DM's are if they are not top class. He does make some cringing mistakes.....but equally takes the sting/edge off the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted October 26, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted October 26, 2017 13 hours ago, TrentVilla said: 18 months to run. Could be worth it if we can hold onto his son in the youth set up, he looks a player. Please tell me his name is Luke 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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