schmunk
Why oh why oh why?
Yeah! And then somme!He’s getting on a bit, probably has to fight the battle of the bulge as well.
Yeah! And then somme!He’s getting on a bit, probably has to fight the battle of the bulge as well.
I disagree. He was an improvement in our squad when he arrived in 2017. He played his part in a CH side whilst scoring regularly on international duty in a 4-3-3.Good to see him back and scoring
Wasn’t good enough for us but we’ve done this all before
Kayal getting crocked in the Atleti friendly really hampered DP. Had no time to adjust to the PL and was thrown straight in against City. RDZ would've loved him.Good to see him back and scoring
Wasn’t good enough for us but we’ve done this all before
He’s actually pretty similar to dahoud . A few nice flicks but mostly frustrating and a powder puffKayal getting crocked in the Atleti friendly really hampered DP. Had no time to adjust to the PL and was thrown straight in against City. RDZ would've loved him.
That's just not true - he wasn't an enforcer but he could put his foot in as well as passes like that outside of the boot flick to Gross vs ManureHe’s actually pretty similar to dahoud . A few nice flicks but mostly frustrating and a powder puff
I reckon rdz would of sussed him and he wouldn’t of figured much
I’d argue he was too good for us at the time. He was surrounded by players who weren’t on his level.Good to see him back and scoring
Wasn’t good enough for us but we’ve done this all before
This ^I’d argue he was too good for us at the time. He was surrounded by players who weren’t on his level.
He was utterly crucial to us establishing ourselves in this league though.
He’s actually pretty similar to dahoud . A few nice flicks but mostly frustrating and a powder puff
I reckon rdz would of sussed him and he wouldn’t of figured much
Glorious
Interesting to think - if someone asked Brighton fans when they both signed, who would still be playing for us and having a huge impact out of Gross and Propper, how many would’ve said Pascal? I suspect it would have been a close split, Propper probably edging it.Good player who we did not play to his strengths, he was or should have been a 10 but we often played him too deep and tackling was not his strength.
Personally think Gross is a much better player, he too could be a 10 but he could also be a 2-11 and do it well.
Interesting to think - if someone asked Brighton fans when they both signed, who would still be playing for us and having a huge impact out of Gross and Propper, how many would’ve said Pascal? I suspect it would have been a close split, Propper probably edging it.
If you’d have asked the same question at the end of Potter’s first season, I strongly suspect more would have said Propper.
Glorious
Clearly the answer is Gross but there are many who thought he was too slow and expected him to be shifted in the Potter revolution. The most obvious comparison between the two is that they’re both slow but technically gifted players. Pascal has just proven to be more intelligent, versatile and consistently productive than Propper but I’m not sure many would have seen that in 2019 or 2020 (certainly not to the extent of Gross being a lynchpin of a team pushing the top 6!).I always felt Propper’s complete lack of pace was a major issue. He definitely shone, for some reason I think of him as a destroyer of West Ham. But he was a weakness in some of goals conceded on the counter and subsequent losses.
Imho Gross has been quality from day one, the only lull from his heights might’ve been winter 2021/22 for a while?
PL stats:
Gross - 210 appearances, 29 goals, 41 assists.
Propper - 107, 2 and 7.
Pro rata, Gross is light years ahead of Propper.
absolutely agree - great things were expected from Propper whereas Gross was anonymous (relatively).Interesting to think - if someone asked Brighton fans when they both signed, who would still be playing for us and having a huge impact out of Gross and Propper, how many would’ve said Pascal? I suspect it would have been a close split, Propper probably edging it.
If you’d have asked the same question at the end of Potter’s first season, I strongly suspect more would have said Propper.