Transfer Rumour Sean Longstaff

[DanEFC92]

Looked at Opta quickly.

This is midfielders with at least 5 PL apps this season, dribbled past by opp per 90.

If we sign Longstaff we'll have 3 of the top 5!!!

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I'm sure it's just a coincidence that the top 4 are all Everton or Ex-Everton

 

[Ghost Rider]

Looked at Opta quickly.

This is midfielders with at least 5 PL apps this season, dribbled past by opp per 90.

If we sign Longstaff we'll have 3 of the top 5!!!

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And the other two are former players ....

 

[davek]

Looked at Opta quickly.

This is midfielders with at least 5 PL apps this season, dribbled past by opp per 90.

If we sign Longstaff we'll have 3 of the top 5!!!

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He's in some good company there.

As said: you're obsessing on the minutia of stats that explain very little.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Isn’t this lad 22? So could become good. We righting young kids off again

 

[bilyaletdinov_]

at least he has youth on his side, however i can’t see an upgrade on Tom Davies which begs the question why bother?

 

[AndyC]

The difference was Andy, Gareth Barry had already proved, over many seasons, that he was a very good footballer and been a regular starter at top clubs. Sean Longstaff, on the other hand, is, well, Sean Longstaff.

And 8 years younger

 

[LocalNative]

Looked at Opta quickly.

This is midfielders with at least 5 PL apps this season, dribbled past by opp per 90.

If we sign Longstaff we'll have 3 of the top 5!!!

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[roy vernon]

Don’t be so stupid … who’s comparing the players ability ? It’s merely pointing out how a change in circumstances and surroundings can benefit a player

Depends on the surroundings, depends on the player.

 

[chippy1722]

He wasn't over the hill and performed exactly how he did for City as he did for the RS.

He was surplus yes, but was given a CM position at RS than City where he was RB and winger.

Still...in what world does Longstaff compare to Milner? Longstaff isn't struggling to get into a title winning side ffs

Milner is our Gareth Barry, you realise
How good/important they are when they play for you.
The worrying thing is how hyped up the Longstaffs where a while back and nothing since, I haven’t even noticed them for a long time.
Is he really an improvement on Davies, who can’t even get a game.

 

[BlueToff]

He's in some good company there.

As said: you're obsessing on the minutia of stats that explain very little.

I'm not. They explain that he gets bypassed pretty regularly.

That's fine if he's in a midfield with other players that don't, but if he signs, he joins two of our other midfielders in the top five.

 

[chippy1722]

What about once he’s gone?

I think I’d actually give him more of a chance under a different manager.

 

[BlueToff]

Distinct lack of pace in that list.

Yeah and a lot of them are attacking mids like Ziyech, Fornals etc

 

[Oasis1878]

We need another ginger in the team.

The ginger quotient has declined in recent years.

Gordon needs company.

I’d rather get Scholes out of retirement then

 

[MrGrumpy]

Looked at Opta quickly.

This is midfielders with at least 5 PL apps this season, dribbled past by opp per 90.

If we sign Longstaff we'll have 3 of the top 5!!!

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Only thing I’d say about this stat is the fact that Everton and Newcastle are both teams that id guess don’t have the ball as much as other teams so there more likely to get this stat. Where does he rank on tackles/interceptions made?

 

[MikeH72]

at least he has youth on his side, however i can’t see an upgrade on Tom Davies which begs the question why bother?

He’s actually older than Davies.