Popular Post HalfTimePost Posted December 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2021 (edited) Good news. Sounds like we're being more deliberate to try and avoid as much as possible the Argentina situation from earlier in the year. Edited December 7, 2021 by HalfTimePost 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Very reasonable and professional. ZFA seems competently run. Good for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 9 hours ago, TRO said: I ask this question guardedly.....is the passing thing a myth? He is no glen Hoddle or sid cowans.....but is his passing really that bad? It does seem better to me...particularly over short distances. I think he's slightly below the standard you'd expect from a central midfielder in a team fancying itself to challenge for European spots in the best league in the world. However I'm also a big believer that a good system can make an average passer look brilliant and a bad system can make a very good passer look average. How the players buy into that matters as well. I think Marv looks much more confident on his role and what his teammates will be doing around him and that's made his passing look much better under Gerrard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 It's not as much the passing as it is the poor first touch which in turn sometimes leads to him having less time with the ball. His second touch is a sliding tackle is a bit OTT but I think he will be helped with players showing more for the ball and by having a close outlet in Luiz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MaVilla Posted December 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2021 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 On 07/12/2021 at 23:48, HalfTimePost said: Good news. Sounds like we're being more deliberate to try and avoid as much as possible the Argentina situation from earlier in the year. Marve . Great news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 On 08/12/2021 at 03:14, ciggiesnbeer said: Very reasonable and professional. ZFA seems competently run. Good for them. We probably got into the spirit of things and bunged them a few quid for their troubles tbf. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 16 hours ago, MaVilla said: every single one of his team mates here definitely recognized how huge he was against Leicester 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 16 hours ago, MaVilla said: Some awful dubbing there Chuffed for him, very likeable lad. Think he’ll cement a starting berth now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero7 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 We need competition for him but don't need to splash £50m on a DCM now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichiBoi11 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Zero7 said: We need competition for him but don't need to splash £50m on a DCM now Agreed, he's shown more than enough to have the managers faith moving forwards, but we also need another option there, especially if Luiz continues to be used as one of the more advanced in the 3 man midfield (where he's also looked better) Edited December 9, 2021 by RichiBoi11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Zero7 said: We need competition for him but don't need to splash £50m on a DCM now It gives us time to find the right target. With the direction we've been heading in, we'll more than likely be looking at a player in the 25m+ bracket again but I do wonder what our plans are for players like Bogarde and Iroegbunam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 So glad he's proving the many doubters wrong. He won my heart with that beautiful, old school seventies, tackle on Aguero. I really don't think Aguero was quite the same player after being on the end of that tackle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 21 hours ago, lexicon said: It gives us time to find the right target. With the direction we've been heading in, we'll more than likely be looking at a player in the 25m+ bracket again but I do wonder what our plans are for players like Bogarde and Iroegbunam. I feel like Bogarde will be loaned next year. He's seemingly moving around positions in the U23s between CB and DM and with Feeney coming through it'll be a good time to let Bogarde go on loan and play men's football. I'd imagine he'd get a better shot as a starter at his age in midfield rather than defence so wouldn't be surprised to see him go to League 2 as a squad player and end up starting in midfield. Iroegbunam I agree on. He'll be wanting first team minutes, he was on the verge of it at WBA and has now been in a squad here. He'll be wanting cup games next year imo. Which seems realistic. But it also does for Carney, Aaron Ramsey, JPB, Kesler and Archer! Certainly interesting how we address the position in January. We lose Nakamba for the 3 games in Jan. Maybe Iroegbunam gets a chance then. But if we sign nobody and Nakamba ends up with an injury we could well regret it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 16 minutes ago, HalfTimePost said: I feel like Bogarde will be loaned next year. He's seemingly moving around positions in the U23s between CB and DM and with Feeney coming through it'll be a good time to let Bogarde go on loan and play men's football. I'd imagine he'd get a better shot as a starter at his age in midfield rather than defence so wouldn't be surprised to see him go to League 2 as a squad player and end up starting in midfield. Iroegbunam I agree on. He'll be wanting first team minutes, he was on the verge of it at WBA and has now been in a squad here. He'll be wanting cup games next year imo. Which seems realistic. But it also does for Carney, Aaron Ramsey, JPB, Kesler and Archer! Certainly interesting how we address the position in January. We lose Nakamba for the 3 games in Jan. Maybe Iroegbunam gets a chance then. But if we sign nobody and Nakamba ends up with an injury we could well regret it Bogarde was put into CB for, I think, two reasons - one to bring on the defensive side to his game, and two because we were a bit short of numbers there as it is (mostly due to injuries etc.). As a CB, he's not bad but doesn't really stick out at that level - but when he's on the ball or when he plays in midfield, you really start to see something there - he's technical, good on the ball, can pass etc. I'd be surprised if he ends up as a CB based on what I've seen of him. I agree that a loan would be good for him but I think the academy wouldn't want that as we're short-staffed for defensive players as it is! Feeney's the big prospect though, he looks incredible for his age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted December 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 11, 2021 Very good again today I thought 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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est1874 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 WTF is with our luck, as soon as a player starts to look decent for us they pick up a serious injury. Gerrard has indicated that the scan results don't look good at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 FFS so frustrating. Nakamba has been absolutely excellent - his athleticism is key for how Gerrard sets us up. Will be a big miss (although perhaps not for the next two fixtures). Shit luck with injuries this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 13, 2021 Hopefully it's not too serious, such a shame for the lad, he's been excellent and you can see how much he's enjoying his football right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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