Should be used more when Foden is resting
Nothing to do with the pace of play in the Prem. He's gotten into excellent positions regularly. He's just been off in terms of finishing. He's scuffed a few, blasted over, hit the post on more than one occasion and had some well saved. With some improvement in this area Reijnders' impact will surely increase...He's not been confined to a deep role so not sure what the argument is. He's started 1 games a #6 so far.
The problem is that (a) Premier League teams are a lot better than Lithuania and (b) if his going forward is limited, it's because he's not capable of getting back in time yet, which is exactly the problem Rodri had in his first season, the PL moves a lot quicker through midfield than Serie A.
my iq seriously dropped reading this. Championship lvlShould have learned most roles at Milan.
I am not sold on him, not sure if I'll ever be.
His footing also looks like he's still youth even though he's well over 20. His passing is alright but apart from the goal at Wolves he's fairly careless with his shots, who does that remind me of? perhaps Jo. perhaps a midfield version of Neymar who can't really showboat.
so we might see him at another Prem club even though he is a Championship level squad player, well before his contract expires.
Should have learned most roles at Milan.
I am not sold on him, not sure if I'll ever be.
His footing also looks like he's still youth even though he's well over 20. His passing is alright but apart from the goal at Wolves he's fairly careless with his shots, who does that remind me of? perhaps Jo. perhaps a midfield version of Neymar who can't really showboat.
so we might see him at another Prem club even though he is a Championship level squad player, well before his contract expires
Advocating patience? You're on the wrong forum mateGive him a year to get used to the pace and physicality and he'll be one of the best midfielders in the league. The vision and technique is there in spades.
Its going to be tough, coz once Rodri returns he'd have really stiff competition with Rodri, Gonzalez and Bernie all being capable at playing that position at a high level.In our 433 or 4231 system (depending on how you consider Fodens position as a LCM 8/10 or as a CAM)
I think Reijnders best chance to be a starter is to be the midfield player between Foden and Rodri/Nico G, the deeper 8 role that Bernie is doing.
Now Bernie still goes forward sometimes, bur Foden clearly has more license for that.
Reijnders qualities can more naturally be the backup to Foden for sure, but his "golden opportunity" here is to displace Bernie and be a "starter".
Im not sure he will be happy as a backup to Foden (even though that's his best position), but he needs to learn the Bernie role if he wants to be a starter next season.
Its going to be tough, coz once Rodri returns he'd have really stiff competition with Rodri, Gonzalez and Bernie all being capable at playing that position at a high level.
I suppose it depends on how se want to play it. But with Doku now developing his inside game and Cheeki being a natural inside winger a base of 2 DMs is more likely and Rodri, Gonzalez, Bernie and Kova ( when he returns) are all better suited for that role.
So his best bet is really in a direct competition with Phil, otherwise if we decide to use 2 AM and 1 DM like in teams from years past.
I can see the double AM against weaker teams. But as this new team is developing and finding its identity, a single AM with Narrower wingers snd 2 CMs at the base seems the preferred set.
We'll see. Long season. He'll get his run and time to shine
agree nico bernardo foden,startv him leverkusenNewcastle away is not a game for him to start at the moment. More suited to the home game V Leverkusen