Recent content by Darthrodent

Ha!

Well David Silva who was for many years a "number 10" has been able to play in a midfield three really well for Man City; Ross Barkley (sorry, let me just spit real quick) looks a better player in that role than he ever did playing in behind or from the left, Bernardo SIlva, the list goes on...

Exactly. Bye bye, Gana.

Why do we need midfielders that can tackle? This is an English myth; if you have the ball there's no need to tackle. I think the problem is the system and the way Gylfi plays. He's by no means a playmaker so he doesn't seem to do anything unless it's spectacular, so in other words, his...

Just spat my coffee out.

Aaron Mooy

I was referring to someone else, mate not you -- still figuring out how the site works with the quote system, etc.

The reason he hasn't been sold for a massive profit is that he can't be sold for a massive profit. To put it another way, imagine you were a fan of another club and you heard Gana was on the verge of signing. Would you really be excited about that?

This. At the bare minimum, the modern FOOTBALL PLAYER let alone modern midfielder should be able to hit a man from 10 yards. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say Gana can not do this. His long passing is better than his short passing. I was watching Harry Winks the other day against Fulham...

In my opinion, a top midfielder is someone who can actually pass the ball. This is not something Gana can do. Kante, who I guess is the most comparable player to Gana, is far more accomplished on the ball and is far tidier than he's given credit for. It's not Gana's tackling I have a problem...

Doesn't it make sense to replace lesser with better? If you knew anything about the game of football, you'd know that is far far more difficult to perform in a team of lesser players. You kind of just agreed with me that he's a good player.

Same. I finally got Lincoln to the Premiership last night. Don't ask me why Lincoln.

Obviously I'd rather sign Veratti or Harry Winks, but I can't think of any tried and proven players that could step right in and perform in the middle for us. I remember the days when Arteta used to run the show in there, but we haven't had that in a while, which is basically what wins you...

Your "new favourite thing" is OTHER BLOKES slagging Gana off? Have you had time to digest the sense of this statement? It sounds like you're agreeing with me: "Gana is brilliant when his CM partner can distribute the ball for him". This is like saying a centre back is brilliant when his partner...

For a central midfielder, his distribution is utter tripe so he gives the ball away far too often. He's become one of my least favoured players. Why not play two in there that can get hold of the ball? I wouldn't mind us signing Aaron Mooy to partner Gomes.