Sir peace frog
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FantasyIreland
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Great to see he is putting the extra yards in,but its nothing more than i would have expected.
Bill Walker
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OK then mate, we'd better sell him. Thanks for your assessment, I've forwarded it to Pep & that Txiki bloke :)As much as I like this chap as someone I could share a pint with - he is just not good enough for our squad. He was a poor buy, panicked by concern Rodri might get injured. He didn’t, and now we have Kovacic.
it’s not as if he could be converted to cover any other position as I’m afraid his basic skill set just isn’t there.
I couldn’t understand the ferore when he played for England. He has no first touch, no awareness of play around him, he isn’t progressive, he’s not good in the air and can’t shoot - other than that he‘d be good company on the lash.
what we have here, is a basic jobbing overrated English player who should be playing for a middle of the road side.
It’s an opinion based forum- yes?OK then mate, we'd better sell him. Thanks for your assessment, I've forwarded it to Pep & that Txiki bloke :)
Yes, we should. On that we agree, or swap him for someone useful. Pep clearly doesn’t rate him as he had plenty of opportunity to use him and chose not to, even in games that didn’t matter.OK then mate, we'd better sell him. Thanks for your assessment, I've forwarded it to Pep & that Txiki bloke :)
And yours is? It’s an opinion you may not agree with, but clearly Pep doesn’t rate him either.A bunch of waste of post.
Bill Walker
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Joke hence the smileyIt’s an opinion based forum- yes?
Ooops, sorry. Senior moment.Joke hence the smiley
simon23
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Fitness levels are one thing (but turning up unfit like he did is inexcusable when its your job)
Technical ability is however a completely different thing.....does he have enough of it? Time will tell and I reckon he will get this season. From the bits we have seen he doesnt look anywhere near the level required BUT maybe he needs time....
One thing I do like about him is his aggression - he aint afraid of a tackle and putting his foot in but its just a question of whether he is good enough once he has the ball and also does he have the footballing intelligence to be int he right place at the right time like Rodri
Technical ability is however a completely different thing.....does he have enough of it? Time will tell and I reckon he will get this season. From the bits we have seen he doesnt look anywhere near the level required BUT maybe he needs time....
One thing I do like about him is his aggression - he aint afraid of a tackle and putting his foot in but its just a question of whether he is good enough once he has the ball and also does he have the footballing intelligence to be int he right place at the right time like Rodri
FantasyIreland
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Pictures will begin emerging now they are back in training,it will be interesting to see his current state.Fitness levels are one thing (but turning up unfit like he did is inexcusable when its your job)
Technical ability is however a completely different thing.....does he have enough of it? Time will tell and I reckon he will get this season. From the bits we have seen he doesnt look anywhere near the level required BUT maybe he needs time....
One thing I do like about him is his aggression - he aint afraid of a tackle and putting his foot in but its just a question of whether he is good enough once he has the ball and also does he have the footballing intelligence to be int he right place at the right time like Rodri