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Post by cobhamstokey on Mar 20, 2017 19:53:14 GMT
My first choice would be Delph. If not him then I'd go for Harry Maguire and if not him then a controversial one but Harry Arter who despite being an idiot is a decent player and would offer energy. Winks at Spurs would be a long shot however he'd be a great player for us. Not sure if he's happy being a bench player at Spurs.
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Post by rawli on Mar 20, 2017 19:54:01 GMT
What about Wilshere?
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Post by RichJonesy on Mar 20, 2017 19:54:29 GMT
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Post by rawli on Mar 20, 2017 19:55:20 GMT
Jesus. Quickest ever reply!
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Post by RichJonesy on Mar 20, 2017 19:55:57 GMT
Jesus. Quickest ever reply! Fully deserved I think.
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Post by kustokie on Mar 20, 2017 20:00:12 GMT
yet hughes still insists with whelan, adam, or anyone else who turns as quickly as the titanic He doesn't really though does he? He currently insists on Cameron and Allen who have great athleticism but all the creativity and vision of Jeremy Corbin. It's a bit of an exaggeration to says Hughes insists on Cameron and Allen, because Cameron has only just come back from injury.
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Post by davejohnno1 on Mar 20, 2017 20:57:28 GMT
He doesn't really though does he? He currently insists on Cameron and Allen who have great athleticism but all the creativity and vision of Jeremy Corbin. It's a bit of an exaggeration to says Hughes insists on Cameron and Allen, because Cameron has only just come back from injury. I haven't said he does so have exaggerated nothing. Thegift said Hughes insists on Whelan and Adam. I said he insists on no player, as evidenced by our the current preference of Cameron and Allen over Adam and Whelan.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2017 21:08:41 GMT
This lad is a good player. Only 24 and would do well in the Premier League I think. Think Saido might like his eye for the early through ball:
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Post by cobhamstokey on Mar 20, 2017 21:22:06 GMT
Who was that lad from the French second division we were linked to? He looked like the type of athletic player we should be looking at and seemed very highly thought of at his club. I could see us being back in for him at the end of the season.
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Post by sanmarinostokie on Mar 20, 2017 21:53:15 GMT
One thing I like about the squad hughes has assembled is with a little bit of tweaking, be could play up to 3 ways next season (assuming bruno agrees to stay);
1) The regular 4-2-3-1 2 Full backs, a mobile defensive midfielder and maybe a target man to bring of the bench Trippier, Shaw, Someone in the Schneiderlin mould and Vincent Janssen Then a team of: Butland Shaw Martins Indi Shawcross Trippier Defensive Midfielder Imbula/Allen Sobhi Shaqiri Arnautovic Berahino
2) The revelation 5-2-2-1 Wing Backs, A backup centre back, and a Target man style striker Shaw, Trippier, Perhaps Kimpembé from PSG, Vincent Janssen Lining up as: Butland Shaw Muniesa Martins Indi Shawcross Trippier Imbula Allen Shaqiri Arnautovic Berahino
3) The recent 4-4-2 2 Full backs, A schneiderlin style midfielder, A target man Shaw, Trippier, I still can't think of a defensive midfielder, Vincent Janssen Starting as: Butland Shaw Martins Indi Shawcross Trippier Arnautovic Defensive midfielder Imbula/Allen Sobhi Berahino Janssen
Imbula would play against teams we are expected to dominate using his increased attacking capabilities compared with joe allen. We would also have a strong homegrown core to our team, with 4 of the back 5 being English.
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Mar 20, 2017 22:09:49 GMT
We've got plenty of decent footballers in the squad - we need a big, ugly physical presence to do the dirty work and allow the footballers to express themselves.
Marouane Fellani anyone? Horrible player - just what we need.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 20, 2017 22:17:03 GMT
I can't understand why we could not play Affa and Bojan for creativity. Both of them would work very well together and create the most in our entire midfield. One is on loan, one can't start a game. Aff isn't creative and Bojan doesn't look close to the player from his purple patch.
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Post by sanmarinostokie on Mar 20, 2017 22:45:11 GMT
We've got plenty of decent footballers in the squad - we need a big, ugly physical presence to do the dirty work and allow the footballers to express themselves. Marouane Fellani anyone? Horrible player - just what we need. Now that, that sounds like a potential masterstroke.
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Post by TexasPotter on Mar 21, 2017 4:28:04 GMT
Gylfi Sigurdsson is my top want for us in a dream world. I'd also take a great enforcer who can pass and dribble out like a young yaya toure while also getting in defenders and young fullbacks leaving top clubs for playing time.
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Post by FullerMagic on Mar 21, 2017 9:05:51 GMT
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Post by lordb on Mar 21, 2017 10:25:48 GMT
With Ramadan,Arnie and Shaqiri in front of them yes definitely.
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Post by tqstokie on Mar 21, 2017 10:41:01 GMT
I don't think that Arnie or Shaqiri are the future. I think they need to go for better more consistent and less injury prone players.
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Post by iglugluk on Mar 21, 2017 11:08:50 GMT
I don't think that Arnie or Shaqiri are the future. I think they need to go for better more consistent and less injury prone players. I can see this comment in respect of Shaq...... but Arnie?!?! Come off it he's been great for us for ages.
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Post by kustokie on Mar 21, 2017 11:56:48 GMT
It's a bit of an exaggeration to says Hughes insists on Cameron and Allen, because Cameron has only just come back from injury. I haven't said he does so have exaggerated nothing. Thegift said Hughes insists on Whelan and Adam. I said he insists on no player, as evidenced by our the current preference of Cameron and Allen over Adam and Whelan. Sorry. I misunderstood.
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Post by that's our Ric on Mar 21, 2017 12:04:40 GMT
Shaq needs to play at no10 (when bloody fit). We then need someone as athletic/strong as cameron......but who can pass. Ramadan/Shaq/Arnie with Berahino (yet to be convinced...may need preseason to get 100% up to speed), then Allen with upgrade midfielder, then new rb and lb and cb then we're good to go. And as Bruce Forsyth used to say...that's all there is to it You're right by the way
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Post by tqstokie on Mar 21, 2017 12:57:09 GMT
I don't think that Arnie or Shaqiri are the future. I think they need to go for better more consistent and less injury prone players. I can see this comment in respect of Shaq...... but Arnie?!?! Come off it he's been great for us for ages. I agree of the two he has been better value than Shaqiri but I would not describe his contribution as great. He is far too inconsistent to be called great and has a poor temperament.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 13:53:08 GMT
I watched Ajax the other week. The standard was utterly dreadful! That winger, Younes(?) played well though. Younes is a one trick pony fella.... he will beat his man , turn back then do it all again. His delivery is good but that's when he's more direct. More often than not he does all the hard work then goes and undo's it all with unnecessary showboating. Nouri picks a pass out of nothing- seriously! He's played quite a few Europa League games and been the stand out player every time, The coach Peter Bos hardly plays him and the die hard Ajax fans are starting to get seriously pissed off. Same goes with Donny van de Beek- cracking player who gets very little game time. I'll look back on this thread when he goes for mega bucks and think " another slips through our fingers" In regard to Younes, the commentator mentioned that the Ajax fans are often frustrated by him. And wasn't van de Beek highly rated, or liked with top clubs?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 14:40:31 GMT
I can see this comment in respect of Shaq...... but Arnie?!?! Come off it he's been great for us for ages. I agree of the two he has been better value than Shaqiri but I would not describe his contribution as great. He is far too inconsistent to be called great and has a poor temperament. Honestly I dont think Shaq is any more inconsistent than any other of our attackers, if he can sort his calf out we're a much better team with him in. And to say Arnie hasn't been great for us is just heresy, he's been by a distance our best attacking threat for 3 years.
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Post by dutchstokie on Mar 21, 2017 14:54:23 GMT
Younes is a one trick pony fella.... he will beat his man , turn back then do it all again. His delivery is good but that's when he's more direct. More often than not he does all the hard work then goes and undo's it all with unnecessary showboating. Nouri picks a pass out of nothing- seriously! He's played quite a few Europa League games and been the stand out player every time, The coach Peter Bos hardly plays him and the die hard Ajax fans are starting to get seriously pissed off. Same goes with Donny van de Beek- cracking player who gets very little game time. I'll look back on this thread when he goes for mega bucks and think " another slips through our fingers" In regard to Younes, the commentator mentioned that the Ajax fans are often frustrated by him. And wasn't van de Beek highly rated, or liked with top clubs? You're right..... for the issues I mention. He has a big tendency to 'over egg' things Van de Beek will go for big bucks one day Yet another to keep your eyes on is a left back Matthias de Ligt. I've spoken about this kid before.... 17 and just called up to the Dutch national squad
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Post by stokeyank on Mar 21, 2017 15:45:32 GMT
I can see this comment in respect of Shaq...... but Arnie?!?! Come off it he's been great for us for ages. I agree of the two he has been better value than Shaqiri but I would not describe his contribution as great. He is far too inconsistent to be called great and has a poor temperament. They why was he the Players - Player of the Year last year? Add to that you could call any footballer inconsistent if they don't have a stormer every game, especially attacking players who rely somewhat on others. His temperament, is just some not liking his body language, but he works hard and wants to do well. Not sure what else is needed from a player. He's not a perfect player but to put him anywhere near Shaq at the moment is just dumb.
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Post by trickydicky73 on Mar 21, 2017 16:17:32 GMT
This lad is a good player. Only 24 and would do well in the Premier League I think. Think Saido might like his eye for the early through ball: You've sold me. Must confess, I'd never heard of him!
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Post by miltonstokienew on Mar 21, 2017 16:26:16 GMT
I don't think that Arnie or Shaqiri are the future. I think they need to go for better more consistent and less injury prone players. Yeah lets get rid of Arnie ... Ffs
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Post by thegift on Mar 21, 2017 19:44:14 GMT
I can't understand why we could not play Affa and Bojan for creativity. Both of them would work very well together and create the most in our entire midfield. One is on loan, one can't start a game. Aff isn't creative and Bojan doesn't look close to the player from his purple patch. aff is one of the most creative players we have
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 19:53:25 GMT
This lad is a good player. Only 24 and would do well in the Premier League I think. Think Saido might like his eye for the early through ball: You've sold me. Must confess, I'd never heard of him! Franck Kessie is another one, but has been linked with some big clubs.
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Post by RichJonesy on Mar 21, 2017 21:41:01 GMT
I don't think that Arnie or Shaqiri are the future. I think they need to go for better more consistent and less injury prone players. This is a joke isn't it?
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