Elliot Anderson | Opening bid rejected (p189)

uwe rosler 28 said:
Sorry not for me admittedly I've seen more of nico o than I have of Anderson but my reasons are thst nico o has been promoted and is 1 of the first names on the team sheet for man city in the league and champs lge. He's better on the ball than Anderson stronger than Anderson better in the air than Anderson quicker than Anderson and a better ball carrier than Anderson. So for me Anderson would be the back up tho I'd prefer Wharton.
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I've never seen a worse take. Anderson is the best midfielder in the league . Our whole short to mid term future depends on getting him signed
 
uwe rosler 28 said:
Sorry not for me admittedly I've seen more of nico o than I have of Anderson but my reasons are thst nico o has been promoted and is 1 of the first names on the team sheet for man city in the league and champs lge. He's better on the ball than Anderson stronger than Anderson better in the air than Anderson quicker than Anderson and a better ball carrier than Anderson. So for me Anderson would be the back up tho I'd prefer Wharton.
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Who’s your dealer mate? I’ll have a 9 bar.
 
ALDN_Ko said:


His balance is insane
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He’s got a little bit of the Bernardo in always being available for a pass, and being able to drop into pockets centrally and a lot of the Rodri in forward balls, tidy feet to get clear of his pressers and he gets himself about too.

Could be a pivotal signing for us.
 
CΛL said:
He’s got a little bit of the Bernardo in always being available for a pass, and being able to drop into pockets centrally and a lot of the Rodri in forward balls, tidy feet to get clear of his pressers and he gets himself about too.

Could be a pivotal signing for us.
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100% he will steady the midfield
 
BlueMoonAcrossThePond said:
It's not just press resistant.

It's that EA is a fucking beast on defense when the ball turns over. He wins that ball and then makes a killer pass.
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Pep used to demand that from his players, but that was back in the good ol' days when we consistently had a killer press. You're quite correct about EA, but don't worry, if Pep is here next season he will no doubt find a way to coach that out of him.
 
BlueMonkey79 said:
Will be when Rodri leaves.

I think the ACL has hobbled him. Coupled with the fact he gets kicked to fuck every week with zero protection from the whistling wankers and the contrast in referring decisions that he's already made public.

I don't blame him if he trots off to Madrid.
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He might as well. I think there is no chance at all that he returns to us next season as I don't believe our brain trust is stupid enough to ink him to an extension. He's currently a shadow of the shadow of the old Rodri, and at this point, now 30 years old, he is far too much of a risk to rely on.
 
CΛL said:
He’s got a little bit of the Bernardo in always being available for a pass, and being able to drop into pockets centrally and a lot of the Rodri in forward balls, tidy feet to get clear of his pressers and he gets himself about too.

Could be a pivotal signing for us.
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He manipulates opponents so well with both his movement and his passing; in this sense, he does at times remind me of Rodri. A true midfield general who regulates and directs the movement of play in midfield...
 
CΛL said:
He’s got a little bit of the Bernardo in always being available for a pass, and being able to drop into pockets centrally and a lot of the Rodri in forward balls, tidy feet to get clear of his pressers and he gets himself about too.

Could be a pivotal signing for us.
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Aye. There used to be a joke that if Pep could play eleven midfielders he would, and yet for two years now, midfield has arguably been the weakest part of our squad. There's a lot of talk about how the game's changed and the sort of game we used to play isn't possible any more, but let's be honest, there's no way that a midfield with peak De Bruyne, Gundogan, Rodri, Bernardo, etc, isn't still passing most of the current Premier League to death and pressing them relentlessly when we lose it. The issue isn't that football has changed, it's that we don't have the players to do it anymore. Gonzalez has done well, but he's not peak Rodri. Kovacic did well last season, but he's not peak Gundo. Cherki has done well, but he's not peak De Bruyne. And Bernardo and Rodri are naturally no longer as good as they were 2 or 3 years ago.

People are balking at the price of Anderson, but look at our rivals. Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal all have at least one midfielder who cost 9 figures alongside several that cost somewhere in the £50-60m range, and I'm not suggesting that we should be spending that sort of money just for the sake of it (God knows the rags are proof that that strategy is doomed), or shouldn't be looking for value in the market, but if we think this guy is going to be world class and the core of our team for the next 7 or 8 years, then we shouldn't shy away from a big transfer fee to get him. Especially given some of the bargains we've got recently. If you don't think he's good enough, then fair enough. But then we shouldn't be buying him anyway. We shouldn't be buying a substandard player just because they're 'only £40m.'
 
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