[Albion] Alzate

[Deano's Right Foot]

will he lose out to March on saturday

Maybe he'll replace Propper - playing box to box. I'd like to see that (see his assist against B Rovers)

 

[albionfan37]

Maybe he'll replace Propper - playing box to box. I'd like to see that (see his assist against B Rovers)

I think he’ll play through the middle he’s looked better there not that he’s been out of place elsewhere

 

[Stat Brother]

Sensible way would be to start Alzate and bring on March later in the game for his comeback from injury.

March has only been out for a couple of weeks, I doubt he needs mollycoddling.

Opta's latest thing is 'Possession Value player' or some other such nonsense.
Anyhoo March is our key player.

That doesn't seem too surprising.

I just wish Potter knew how to make Solly a goal threat.

I fear if he can't do that, then Solly's entire career, as fantastic as it will be, will still have a 'what might have been' caveat.

 

[rippleman]

I tweeted something about the dive after the Newcastle game, a tweet that also included reference to how well Alzate had played.

Most of the responses that came back were either abusive towards me/NSC or defending Alzate.

I really don't get the hypocrisy. It's cheating whoever does it, and I genuinely think this scourge on the game only has a chance of being remedied if fans call out their own players for attempting to cheat.

As long as fans get all hysterical about others doing it, but then turn a blind eye to their own players, then it's just going to continue.

Alzate already has a name as a diver. From where we were in the ground, 7th row of the lower tier, it wasn't obvious if he had so I whipped out my phone and took to twitter where it was evident it had been a dive. More than that though, there were a whole load of tweets along the lines of "every time I see this Alzate play he dives".

Clearly it's a small sample size, but that makes two from two now.

Albion fans can't have a go at Zaha when one of our own is so flagrant.

Totally agree. I'm a bit surprised that Potter didn't have a stern word after the Newcastle dive. I'm assuming he didn't or why would he have done the same thing in the next game?

He has been a revelation and is so very talented that he doesn't need to do it. I don't want one of our players getting the reputation for being a cheat. Hopefully the club has severely punished him and he won't dare do it again.

 

[blue-shifted]

Sensible way would be to start Alzate and bring on March later in the game for his comeback from injury.

Or go the other way, start the senior player at LWB and give Alzate the last half hour.

What we have got going for us is versatile players, so there are any number of permutations.

The keeper, the back 3, Stephens and highly likely Montoya are pencilled in. Propper will play CM if fit but if not ….

…We currently have 9 players (Bissouma, Mooy, March, Alzate, Connolly, Murray, Jahanbaksh, Gross, Maupay) going for 5 starting positions (at CM, LWB and the three forward positions).

The collective opinion of the fans would probably say that Ali J, Murray, Bissouma and Mooy should be the ones to miss out. I’m not sure Potter sees it like that though. I expect to see something I don’t expect at 11:30 on Saturday

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Alzate already looks better than March to me - I wouldn't assume he'll lose his place in the team.

 

[Bob'n'weave]

No double standards from me, you won’t find a post from me having a go at Zaha about diving. I find the pearl clutching about diving in this country laughable.

Football players cheat all the time and have always done so in this country and the fans go along with it. Deliberate fouls, cynical fouls, appealing for a penalty/free kick/throw in/goal kick etc when they know it’s not theirs, taking a yard or two on a free kick, trying to get players booked/sent off, it’s all the same.

Diving isn’t that common here, if it happens, the player gets booked and with the crappy VAR system we now have to endure, they will aways get booked. So job done, move on. The criticism he’s getting here is totally OTT.

Agreed, we all love Murray for the free kicks/pens he 'earns' us.

 

[Bob'n'weave]

No double standards from me, you won’t find a post from me having a go at Zaha about diving. I find the pearl clutching about diving in this country laughable.

Football players cheat all the time and have always done so in this country and the fans go along with it. Deliberate fouls, cynical fouls, appealing for a penalty/free kick/throw in/goal kick etc when they know it’s not theirs, taking a yard or two on a free kick, trying to get players booked/sent off, it’s all the same.

Diving isn’t that common here, if it happens, the player gets booked and with the crappy VAR system we now have to endure, they will aways get booked. So job done, move on. The criticism he’s getting here is totally OTT.

Agreed, we all love Murray for the free kicks/pens he 'earns' us.

 

[schmunk]

Agreed, we all love Murray for the free kicks/pens he 'earns' us.

Yes, but Murray earns them by arranging to be (apparently, at least) actually fouled; Alzate clearly dived.

 

[Machiavelli]

Alzate already looks better than March to me - I wouldn't assume he'll lose his place in the team.

So it's: Ali J > Alzate > March in terms of quality. Right you are then.

 

[Machiavelli]

March has only been out for a couple of weeks, I doubt he needs mollycoddling.

Opta's latest thing is 'Possession Value player' or some other such nonsense.
Anyhoo March is our key player.

That doesn't seem too surprising.

I just wish Potter knew how to make Solly a goal threat.

I fear if he can't do that, then Solly's entire career, as fantastic as it will be, will still have a 'what might have been' caveat.

Now this I agree with completely. If he plays 30+ games this season, he really needs to be targeting five goals.

 

[zefarelly]

Now this I agree with completely. If he plays 30+ games this season, he really needs to be targeting five goals.

If he could just aim and shoot at one it would be a good start.

 

[GT49er]

So it's: Ali J > Alzate > March in terms of quality. Right you are then.

You are Ali J's agent and I claim my five pounds!

 

[Withdean11]

Alzate already looks better than March to me - I wouldn't assume he'll lose his place in the team.

I agree, but I'm not sure he's a WB. I'd like to see March in a LWB and Alzate in the Trossard position.

 

[Stat Brother]

Now this I agree with completely. If he plays 30+ games this season, he really needs to be targeting five goals.

No need to sound so surprised.


5 goals this season wont be too far off half his career total.

That just shouldn't be the case.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

New 4 year deal signed until 2023.

 

[symyjym]

Would be interesting to understand the wage jump from Dev to a playing squad member in the Prem, and for four years?

 

[Live by the sea]

I suspect the wage jump is massive when you consider the average 1st team squad player is on circa £35 k per week. Highest around £45k

 

[Tekanne]

I suspect the wage jump is massive when you consider the average 1st team squad player is on circa £35 k per week. Highest around £45k

Highest is considerably higher than 45k!

 

[Whoislloydy]

Highest is considerably higher than 45k!

Our highest earners are on 50k p/w - Gross, Jahanbaksh & Montoya