Gerard Deulofeu

Baines' left foot · December 30, 2016

Not on the bench because he's a little bit gash.

ianefc · December 30, 2016

BlueToff said:
They won't accept he's been decent while fit mate. Pre-conceived ideas they won't change. Yet Del has been tosh for an entire calendar year but gets a free pass...

That's for sure.

neil999 · December 30, 2016

@ijjysmith I've bought a leaving card, just need to do a whip round for the present...

ToffeeTim · December 30, 2016

Sad to see him go but it ain't going to work out

BlueToff · December 30, 2016

ToffeeTim said:
Sad to see him go but it ain't going to work out

Think we all want it to.

Hopefully he shows he can cut it when he returns for pre-season, and we're willing to give him another go.

ijjysmith · December 30, 2016

neil999 said:
@ijjysmith I've bought a leaving card, just need to do a whip round for the present...

I'm going with him.

hetion · December 30, 2016

BlueToff said:
Think we all want it to.

Hopefully he shows he can cut it when he returns for pre-season, and we're willing to give him another go.

This is what I'm clinging onto. When we have a more quality and sturdy team.

strummer · December 30, 2016

I had high hopes for gerry but you have to say that a lad who is that unfit has been completely unprofessional. His talent is undoubted but he needs to have a long look at himself now. With a bit of luck this will be the kick up the backside he needs

BlueToff · December 30, 2016

strummer said:
I had high hopes for gerry but you have to say that a lad who is that unfit has been completely unprofessional. His talent is undoubted but he needs to have a long look at himself now. With a bit of luck this will be the kick up the backside he needs

I don't think there's any question over his professional approach. He doesn't go out boozing, he integrates well with the community and is a genuinely nice lad.

His attitude on the pitch - not off it - is the problem, or rather the application of the clear talent that he has.

kenada_blue · December 30, 2016

ianefc said:
Bolasie? Is that the lad who has the most assists for us this season? Despite not playing for a month, he's still top of that chart.

Sorry. Amazing player. Worth every penny.

Toffe3m4n · December 30, 2016

He's gone. Can't even get in the squad when we're 'rotating'...

ianefc · December 30, 2016

kenada_blue said:
Sorry. Amazing player. Worth every penny.

All I'm saying that he has 4 more assists than the player you're crying over. An inconvenient truth?

hetion · December 30, 2016

BlueToff said:
I don't think there's any question over his professional approach. He doesn't go out boozing, he integrates well with the community and is a genuinely nice lad.

His attitude on the pitch - not off it - is the problem, or rather the application of the clear talent that he has.

This is what still confuses me. Every time he's played he's pressed from the front very effectively - how many times have we seen him bearing down on the goalkeeper?

And with regards to match fitness, last time he started he played 90 mins and was still playing very well at the end of the match.

The two obvious negatives to his game are things he's obviously worked on MASSIVELY. Just wish we knew what the problem was. Maybe the things he's good are are simply not things that Koeman looks for in players in his position and it's a simple stylistic clash.

BlueToff · December 30, 2016

hetion said:
This is what still confuses me. Every time he's played he's pressed from the front very effectively - how many times have we seen him bearing down on the goalkeeper?

And with regards to match fitness, last time he started he played 90 mins and was still playing very well at the end of the match.

The two obvious negatives to his game are things he's obviously worked on MASSIVELY. Just wish we knew what the problem was. Maybe the things he's good are are simply not things that Koeman looks for in players in his position and it's a simple stylistic clash.

Don't think it's just the pressing mate.

He just hasn't been productive on the pitch. Bolasie gets slated on here, yet while fit he always created chances for teammates - so does Barkley in fairness.

Del is class at running down the wing really quickly, but for some reason seems to have forgotten how to get the ball into the box - despite his obvious quality.