Ndiaye / Grealish

[yakublue]

It's no coincidence Ndiaye has come alive again since being moved to the left, Moyes probably values Grealish's quality and experience on the left and the fact he can make the ball stick, like Pienaar used to.

I think he may stick to the same next season with new attacking fullbacks..

He was great at the start of the season too

 

[preposterousvelios]

I would like to see Jack get to play as the 10, just to see what would happen.

 

[f.t.r.s]

People seem to forget, half of what jack does in slowing the game down is with the idea of a progressive fullback going beyond him...

Right now we very rarely have that, so when teams double and triple up on him it goes nowhere....

2 proper attacking fullbacks and a purple patch beto/competent striker would transform our attacking threat

You can't mark grealish and illy out the game when it leaves space for pacey dangerous fullbacks to create from

 

[PeregrineT]

He was great at the start of the season too

Yeah, this is just some strange revisionism. Ndiaye was great at the beginning of the season when he was playing on the right and Grealish on the left. That stretch where Ndiaye "struggled" because he didnt score for a bit? We won 4 of those 6 matches, the team was playing quite well. Hes scored exactly 1 goal as LW this season, that last one.

The real reason Ndiaye is looking more dangerous is probably because hes now getting some rest after a month of AFCON and then Ramadan. People arent machines.

 

[Zatara]

I’d say we extend Ndiaye contract, sign Grealish, and sign a right winger too, especially if we are playing two games a week and have a war chest to spend

Money isnt unlimted and weve still got multiple positions to fill.

 

[james2805]

Yeah, this is just some strange revisionism. Ndiaye was great at the beginning of the season when he was playing on the right and Grealish on the left. That stretch where Ndiaye "struggled" because he didnt score for a bit? We won 4 of those 6 matches, the team was playing quite well. Hes scored exactly 1 goal as LW this season, that last one.

The real reason Ndiaye is looking more dangerous is probably because hes now getting some rest after a month of AFCON and then Ramadan. People arent machines.

Hes not BAD on the right. But he's definitely not as dangerous as he can be from the left. You dont need stats to show that, its apparent by watching the games and judging with the ol' eyeballs.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

I would like to see Jack get to play as the 10, just to see what would happen.

The number 10 role is slowly dying out of the game not that that's a good thing

 

[PeregrineT]

Hes not BAD on the right. But he's definitely not as dangerous as he can be from the left. You dont need stats to show that, its apparent by watching the games and judging with the ol' eyeballs.

Well, what constitutes dangerous? If its not scoring or assisting, is it helping us win matches? Id suggest its helping the team win, and then end product. Hes played just as well on the right as the left, and recency bias seems to just be looking at the last 3 matches, which are nowhere near enough to tell for the very reasons I mentioned.

Personally I think his best position is actually in the middle behind the striker, but there does not appear to be any fall off with him playing across the front as some are suggesting.

 

[Vaughan]

Money isnt unlimted and weve still got multiple positions to fill.

i agree but turning our nose up over grealish to get someone who is bound to be not as talented just feels mad

 

[OlDirtyBluenose]

Might be wishful thinking but I think they'll both be here next season.

I'd like to see Illy left and Jack central with a speed merchant on the right personally.

 

[Simon Buttle]

i agree but turning our nose up over grealish to get someone who is bound to be not as talented just feels mad

We already have someone and he is better in Ndiaye, that's who should be playing on the left, its his best position and he clearly thrives when he plays there. Paying large sums of money for 31 year olds just shows we really haven't learnt anything when it comes to recruitment, especially one who is coming off the back of serious injury. Said the other day there is just no obvious way of doing a deal for Grealish where it doesn't look a bit for us.

 

[Khalekan]

How on earth did EFC arrive at a position where we are having a debate about who to play between Illiman Ndiaye and yer actual Jack Grealish?

This club is changing before our very eyes

Strange days indeed.

 

[james2805]

We already have someone and he is better in Ndiaye, that's who should be playing on the left, its his best position and he clearly thrives when he plays there. Paying large sums of money for 31 year olds just shows we really haven't learnt anything when it comes to recruitment, especially one who is coming off the back of serious injury. Said the other day there is just no obvious way of doing a deal for Grealish where it doesn't look a bit for us.

Ndiaye is world class. No doubt. And his next few years he will be entering his prime. You play him in his favourite position and build around him. For me that means we dont sign 31 year old Grealish as the money involved will be silly and better spent on other positions

 

[PeterGet]

Can’t we have both?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

What's the current wage/turnover situation? I think if we get into any kind of European competition, we're limited to 75% of turnover going on wages.