Hobbit Feet Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 10 minutes ago, mattyvilla said: yes one game for a professional foul Ok makes sense. Thanks. Might be useful to keep JWP quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, PerryBarrPet said: Back to bench-warming for him. Weird. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May-Z Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Thought he may have been useful against Leeds to help close out the half. We did well without having that option really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomC Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 I find it interesting that so many people want to get rid of Donck for one mistake, yet so many people are complaining that Sanson hasn't gotten a second chance after his one big mistake. At the very least, he's a useful squad player. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubliner Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Thought he looked nervous and really awkward on the ball yesterday when he came on. Confidence took a bit of a hit after the Stevenage mistake I suppose. Can't see him ever being a first team regular regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, dubliner said: Thought he looked nervous and really awkward on the ball yesterday when he came on. Confidence took a bit of a hit after the Stevenage mistake I suppose. Can't see him ever being a first team regular regardless. Wonder if fan reaction after the mistake had anything to do with that? Lol Irony is... Only a few games before that he was getting lauded for his performance. Anyway was just thinking... He can cover CB as well can't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubliner Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 1 minute ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Wonder if fan reaction after the mistake had anything to do with that? Lol Irony is... Only a few games before that he was getting lauded for his performance. Anyway was just thinking... He can cover CB as well can't he? Correct. He's a decent backup in a couple of positions. I'd definitely keep him around but I can't see him breaking into the first team considering the options/potential incomings we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 24 minutes ago, dubliner said: Thought he looked nervous and really awkward on the ball yesterday when he came on. Confidence took a bit of a hit after the Stevenage mistake I suppose. Can't see him ever being a first team regular regardless. We don't need him to be a regular. We need him to be a versatile experienced PL player for the squad 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 he's a very good squad player, who offers a lot defensively and can recycle the ball competently. If we got rid of every player who made a mistake, we wouldnt have any players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 19 minutes ago, CVByrne said: We don't need him to be a regular. We need him to be a versatile experienced PL player for the squad Exactly this. Kamara gets injured and he is essential. Otherwise we go back to the Luiz McGinn JJ midfield that never really worked that often 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 10 minutes ago, MaVilla said: he's a very good squad player, who offers a lot defensively and can recycle the ball competently. If we got rid of every player who made a mistake, we wouldnt have any players. Kamara has 89% pass success rate which puts him at top 10% of midfielders. Dendoncker is at 87.4% and is in top 20%. Both have strong defensive stats but Kamara is better. So he's a very good player to have in the squad especially given his experience 135 PL appearances and he's a Belgian international. he's also versatile that he canplay CB too if needed. Ideally he's here until Tim is ready to take his place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeypuzzle Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) I see Tim being more cover for Dougie rather than taking Dendoncker's place as back up for Kamara. Dougie seems to get forward more than Kamara. Dendoncker likes to hang back whilst Tim likes to five forward, more akin to Dougie. I'm assuming we have Kamara and Luiz as our central pairing next season, with Dendoncker and Iroegbunam being there as competition and back up/rotation in a healthy squad. Edited January 22, 2023 by Monkeypuzzle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted January 22, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 22, 2023 Hopefully he got Stevenage out of his system now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 I called him Dendonkey the other day and rage quit on him. It wasn't personal as think he's a good squad player to have. Forgive me father for I have sinned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Can see him being moved on this summer, hasn’t done much wrong but isn’t featuring much. Think we’ll bring in a Guendouzi or Merino type that can play alongside Luiz and Kamara or instead of one of the two at times. I think both would benefit from the competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 4 hours ago, gwi1890 said: Can see him being moved on this summer, hasn’t done much wrong but isn’t featuring much. Think we’ll bring in a Guendouzi or Merino type that can play alongside Luiz and Kamara or instead of one of the two at times. I think both would benefit from the competition. He has only not been involved in 2 games under Emery, he was suspended for a game and cup tied but has been a near ever present player beside that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 On 09/01/2023 at 14:25, AVTuco said: Not a good feeling to have a defensive midfielder you know has a mistake like that in him. It will haunt him mentally for sure, making it even worse. I think he's a decent player for us though, a dependable back up. Every player has a mistake in them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Zatman said: He has only not been involved in 2 games under Emery, he was suspended for a game and cup tied but has been a near ever present player beside that It’s been something like 44 minutes of game time since the world cup. Excluding the cup game. I don’t dislike Dendoncker but If we bring in a quality midfielder his time may well be up. Edited February 18, 2023 by gwi1890 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 29 minutes ago, gwi1890 said: It’s been something like 44 minutes of game time since the world cup. Excluding the cup game. I don’t dislike Dendoncker but If we bring in a quality midfielder his time may well be up. Leeds game he was suspended and he didnt make the squad for the Spurs game he might have been injured but he has mainly been a last 15 minute sub so I think Unai trusts him to see out games Centre midfield is an interesting position with Luiz/Kamara locking the positions down. Nakamba wont be back, maybe Sanson either and Iroegbunam seems to have gone cold recently so can see Dendoncker being kept around plus he has versatility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, Zatman said: Leeds game he was suspended and he didnt make the squad for the Spurs game he might have been injured but he has mainly been a last 15 minute sub so I think Unai trusts him to see out games Centre midfield is an interesting position with Luiz/Kamara locking the positions down. Nakamba wont be back, maybe Sanson either and Iroegbunam seems to have gone cold recently so can see Dendoncker being kept around plus he has versatility I think that’s the problem I believe they need real competition. Merino or Guendouzi are versatile enough to play along side both in a slightly advanced position or instead of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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