Keyblade Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 33 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Nakamba looks too weak and allows runners to glide past him way too much. He's quick and is good at tackling but I can't see him being a midfield destroyer. I'm not convinced he's good enough for the league and would be the first player I'd replace in the summer if we survive He's a great tackler. He's just not used to the pace of the game yet which is why he's so erratic in his play. If he gets up to speed it will allow him to play the game more simply and focus on what he does best. First player I'd move on is easily Trezeguet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Keyblade said: He's a great tackler. He's just not used to the pace of the game yet which is why he's so erratic in his play. If he gets up to speed it will allow him to play the game more simply and focus on what he does best. First player I'd move on is easily Trezeguet. We're 70% of the way through the season and he doesn't look any better than when he first played. At this point, I have the same hope of him getting up to speed as I do Trezeguet. Edited February 25, 2020 by Laughable Chimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Laughable Chimp said: We're 70% of the way through the season and he doesn't look any better than when he first played. At this point, I expect some improvement if he were to ever get up speed. The PL is a slog especially when you're in a relegation fight and there isn't a moment's respite, and improvement isn't always linear. Plenty of players have had consistently indifferent first seasons in English football and then with a preseason behind them and a full season of PL football under their belts, they look completely different players the next. This applies even more for players coming from Belgium. Not saying he's definitely going to improve, but generally I'd say it's fair for it to take a season or so getting up to speed. He's had plenty of good games this season so it's not like we're going in blind on a completely gash player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Keyblade said: First player I'd move on is easily Trezeguet. Ghazi, Ghazi, Ghazi is now the first id move on, at least Trez goes put and tries and makes effort. I think there was a list of around fourteen players who would easily go before any of the first eleven anyway. Edited February 25, 2020 by Dave-R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 25, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2020 28 minutes ago, Laughable Chimp said: We're 70% of the way through the season and he doesn't look any better than when he first played. At this point, I have the same hope of him getting up to speed as I do Trezeguet. I thought spurs 2 games ago was the best he played for us but generally agree, he has been disappointing. I think people got carried away about him being Brazilian and Man Citeh wanted him. No doubt he's good on Fifa which always seems to get people excited. He's still pretty young and may come good but for example Jack Grealish at that age you could see something was definitely there. James Milner at that age looked great and we were bitterly disappointed when Newcastle pulled the deal to sell him. Gareth Barry was into his second full season with us and clearly going to be great. I think people are overdoing the age thing. If he's going to be a really good Premier League player I think you would have seen more by now. I've only seen very small glimpses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugzy1991 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) Said before, we have too many players that would be good/ok subs for prem teams. And at his current stage of his career, he's one of them. Can't perform a little bit consistent over 90 mins. Also baffled by some of pass attempts he plays. Can we stop talking about pep liking him? Pep never criticizes a player anymore in that way in media. Especially not someone who's leaving his club with a buy back clause. What things people say in media is all nonsense and doesn't reflect reality. Edited February 26, 2020 by Bugzy1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted February 28, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 28, 2020 On reflection our midfield isn't given a chance with our present formation, the wing backs aren't playing a strong enough role in midfield and neither is El Gahzi. Needs to change 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Just not worth the money paid. Maybe one day he will be but he and nakamba as a duo must be the worst cm in the league. They offer nothing in defence or attack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 He is going to be a good player but he’s not yet unfortunately. Can be so frustrating with his casual passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Very lucky to start today. Did nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 7 minutes ago, LondonLax said: He is going to be a good player but he’s not yet unfortunately. Can be so frustrating with his casual passing. I thought this at the start of the season. I'm not so sure it's a guarantee at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, LondonLax said: He is going to be a good player but he’s not yet unfortunately. Can be so frustrating with his casual passing. What does he do? Not just today. He doesn't dictate the play. He doesn't tackle. He isn't an engine. He pops up now and again with a goal. He isn't creative. He just plays chipped pass with the outside his boot every 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Needs to pick up his game, casual passing, casual effort but he has talent.....whether we’ll see it is a different matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I thought he was one of our better players. He worked hard. Pressed really well. He is tactically pretty good too. He misplaced some passes but it is tiring chasing the ball for 95 minutes so not that unexpected. He will be really good. Hope it’s with us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I thought he, as usual, was the only one other than Jack who tries to get it down and play. Lost it a couple of times on his own and a couple of times with others not wanting the ball. Targett once definitely ran away from it but he'd already played the ball for him. If we go down, and he stays with McGinn, we just need a large man to play midfield with then and he'll look brilliant I'm certain. I've got no faith in Suso to buy a good usable player so I'd rather keep him than sell for £15-25m. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poitier Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 His passing was awful today, he put in a shift but if his passing is off he really hasn't got much to offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTTERDAM1982 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Reminds me of Veretout, probably will be a reasonable player, but a relegation fight is too early in his career. Too often today, in good positions, he gives the ball away. IF we stop up, DL and Marvellous need replacing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I don't think he was bad but also not good. The final ball lacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Thought he did well. Some of his passing was off but some of it was in to space and the players around him just didn't expect to be asked to come forwards. I like his attitude, he tries hard and he has huge potential. He's not the finished article yet but if he was we wouldn't have been able to sign him. I think he's going to be a very good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Bear Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I actually thought he was our best player today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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