TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £90m
They're percentiles. So if the bar isn't past that black line in the middle he's below 50% of the league at doing that thing.
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AmericasToffee
Player Valuation: £40m
Stats directly from EPL website. He's not weak in ball winning.
toffee66
Player Valuation: £8m
Doucoure’s assets when on form are his size, some speed, pressuring opposition into turnovers, running forward with ball and getting into the box. Allan is a better ball winner, tackler and interceptor (not at Gana level or even Hojberg, but Allan arguably has a much better all round game). He offers less threat in the opposing box than Doucoure & neither are creative passers (though Allan is a ‘play-linker’).
If (big if) we sign both a fairly defensive 442 is possible meaning we must upgrade wide but 433 looks a decent option with a Gylfi or Gomes in there. Gylfi for all the hate is actually more productive creatively than Gomes...
For completeness if Gbamin ever gets fit he theoretically offers Allan’s tackling, intercepting & Doucoure’s size & ball carrying. Another big IF.
Neither Allan or Doucoure are City/Liverpool level but one, other or both of them would potentially get games at most of rest of top 8 (maybe bar United) so it is hard to argue they would not improve us IMO. Age, VFM are all valid concerns but even one Euro adventure would significantly offset the risk.
If (big if) we sign both a fairly defensive 442 is possible meaning we must upgrade wide but 433 looks a decent option with a Gylfi or Gomes in there. Gylfi for all the hate is actually more productive creatively than Gomes...
For completeness if Gbamin ever gets fit he theoretically offers Allan’s tackling, intercepting & Doucoure’s size & ball carrying. Another big IF.
Neither Allan or Doucoure are City/Liverpool level but one, other or both of them would potentially get games at most of rest of top 8 (maybe bar United) so it is hard to argue they would not improve us IMO. Age, VFM are all valid concerns but even one Euro adventure would significantly offset the risk.
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applying pressure
carrying the ball
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £90m
When you go by per 90 he falls off a lot. He played almost every minute of every game.
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £90m
I personally think we can find players who do more than that and/or are cheaper and younger.
ValBlue
Player Valuation: £15m
I wouldn’t class Doucouré as ‘not good’ exactly. Is he an inspired signing? No, but honestly one that I welcome. Allan and Doucouré both seem to actually want to come and play for us. Ok, last season wasn’t spectacular but before that, Doucouré has been up there with some of the best DMs in the league in terms for goals and pressing. Hopefully a new environment and Allan next to him can recapture that. He’s prem proven, wants to be here and in the ‘prime age’ bracket. Let’s hope they both happen and click together
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We could find a lot of players who do things better than Allan and Doucoure for cheaper or younger but we aren't so it's no use going in circles, From my limited viewing Doucoure is your average box to box, He can do a bit of this that and the other which what we need but we mostly need our midfielders helping our strikers, Too many time it's just Richy and Dom trying do it all or we're swinging in a hopeless cross and hoping for the best, We also have JPG who people seem to forget, I know he's had horrific injuries but he's still there.
Can’t tackle, can’t pass
No worries, he can run fast toward the opposition midfielders
you and zat get on well?
Has he no positives in that chart .
Or you just want to focus of negatives
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £90m
I just think they're BIG negatives
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £90m
Somewhat
Using capital letters really enforces the point.
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £90m
BIG negatives mate.
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