That’s what’s more worrying though, all three of the other players you mentioned had good physical attributes like pace / power / strength etc. We’ve brought Weiffer in for his ability to dictate a game, like a Michael Carrick I suppose. We know he doesn’t have the physical attributes, the...
Think it was a much harder job for JPVH last night as the right sided centre back as he was having to try and do his job as well as Lampteys most of the evening
My biggest concern for Weiffer (especially now we’re out of one of the cups) is that when O’Riley is fit and Gomez joins in January… when is he ever going to play?
I will add another positive. I don't remember another game where Welbeck and Ferguson looks good as a front 2 but they did when Welbeck came on tonight. Combined well a few times. Could be exciting…
Jason Steele - Free transfer
Lamptey - £2million
Moder - £9million
What do they all have in common? Cheap, have had periods for the club where they’ve done well. All 3 of them despite their ability work hard for the team.
Weiffer - £25million and doesn’t look like he’s trying.
We have a strange squad there are some positions we have an embarrassment of riches and then some we are alarmingly weak for strength in depth. Would really like to see Ferdi at right back as Lamptey just doesn’t look capable defensively anymore. Centre half’s we are an injury away from...
This is a really important point and should breed confidence for the weekend. It was weird. I feared 1-5 when Salah and Nunez came on but it seemed to raise us a level. The weekend isn’t a write off game by any stretch of the imagination
Point taken I’m a very reactionary guy. But see my post a few pages ago I am complimentary tonight of Gruda, Ferguson, Welbeck, Mitoma, Igor… I think it could be a positive also that Fab may now know who’s not up to the level required
You make all good points, other than I politely disagree with your assessment of Lamptey, I think he’s a really likeable guy but not good enough for us anymore.
I’d add that Igor had a good game and takes no blame for any of the 3 goals.
You can’t be largely at fault for 2 goals and offer nothing at all offensively and be deemed to have a good all round game. No sympathy for him for ‘just getting out there’ it’s his job. As a fan I’m allowed to expect players to work their bollocks off for the shirt and call it out when they dont
Welbeck and Mitoma simply class when they came on. Thought Fergie had a decent all round game. Excited by Gruda. Also I’m a big critic of his but I think Igor did well too.
Got hounded on the early pages on this thread about Dutch league signings. They simply more often than not (for all clubs not just us) do not work out. The success rate is very low as their league is abysmal. He looks like a lost sheep