Recent content by bond85

DCL is very useful against the better sides, where he can use his pace and strength to cause their defenders problems even if he is up there on his own. IMO he is not good enough against weaker sides who sit back, as neither his movement or finishing is good enough. Niasse is only useful when...

What? You mean that teams don't have Bolasie's 100K a week or Niasse's first touch at the top of their shopping lists? ;)

Agreed. And why pay £53M for Neres if Malcom is available for £30-35M?

Source: https://www.goal.com/en/news/there-are-rules-di-biagio-explains-kean-absence-from-italy/faq5u4suh1o012tyypw1d94tq

Yeah, I'm afraid you're right. I can't believe he has stayed in the Dutch league for this long, he's a fantastic player.

This obviously can be solved to some extent by having a wide playmaker, like Ziyech from Ajax. That would mean we could rotate our squad so that we always use one wide playmaker (Bernard, Ziyech) and one winger who will play off the striker (Richarlison, Walcott)

For me, Gomes is a better version of Schneiderlin. Both are somewhat inconsistent, but Gomes is better on the ball and more imposing on a game when he's on top form. None of them contributes greatly in the final third if you look at their stats, that's why I believe we need a more creative...

Williams strikes me as the kind of player Premier League clubs are looking to buy from Championship clubs. Hope he can stay fit for pre-season this year.

Not better. But a whole lot cheaper, IF Silva decides he wants to bring in another midfielder (Kessie?) and Morgan becomes fourth choice. Then it would make sense to keep Williams as backup (again, IF Silva thinks he is good enough) and get rid of Schneiderlin's wages.

Spot on. Also, Gana and Gomes are boss when we are playing the best sides, but as a duo they do not contribute enough offensively against teams who sit back and defend. In those games we are screaming out for a more creative CM who can break the opposition lines. We need to make sure Marco's...

Does anyone know if it is likely that the U23 derby on November 25th will be played at Goodison Park? Says on the OS that venue is TBC.

5,5 might be a bit harsh on him, I agree.

8 chances for us, 5 for Porto. But six of our eight came during the first 30 minutes, in which we played really well. My ratings: Stekelenburg 6 Coleman 6 Jagielka 6 Keane 4,5 Baines 6 Davies 5 Schneiderlin 5,5 Dowell 6,5 Sandro 7 Tosun 6,5 Mirallas 5,5

Interesting to see Niasse and Tosun together.

Sandro, who played 45 minutes yesterday, is still running his heart out.