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bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
@micknick to further explain my thinking.
Say if we all agree that Gueye, Onana, Iwobi is our first choice in mid now, with the intention of Garner being 4th (used in rotation with those).
Then cones down to a few things for me, our 5th choice should be either a young player with development upside, or a player whose wage and value reflect the role of 5th choice
Davies I do t think is on that much a wage, his sale value I'd guess right now was minimal, Doucoure sale value - much higher, wages much higher. Age, Davies has I think is 4 years younger, and upside? Davies 'can' I feel be moulded still a little - Doucoure is pretty much what he is.
Personally I'd see how Davies looks come December - if his recent form continues then I'd regard it as keep him, extend Doucoures contract the extra year and sell.
Bring in money, save on a big earner and don't overly weaken the depth
Say if we all agree that Gueye, Onana, Iwobi is our first choice in mid now, with the intention of Garner being 4th (used in rotation with those).
Then cones down to a few things for me, our 5th choice should be either a young player with development upside, or a player whose wage and value reflect the role of 5th choice
Davies I do t think is on that much a wage, his sale value I'd guess right now was minimal, Doucoure sale value - much higher, wages much higher. Age, Davies has I think is 4 years younger, and upside? Davies 'can' I feel be moulded still a little - Doucoure is pretty much what he is.
Personally I'd see how Davies looks come December - if his recent form continues then I'd regard it as keep him, extend Doucoures contract the extra year and sell.
Bring in money, save on a big earner and don't overly weaken the depth
Hellerad
j'accuse!
Deserves a chance to rotate with the squad. He clearly has different strengths and weaknesses and will be a valuable player in different trios against different opponents.
Not every player fits in a specific mold and we’ve had massive questions in his midfield neighbors for years.
Not every player fits in a specific mold and we’ve had massive questions in his midfield neighbors for years.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Problem is, he doesn't fit the type of player Lampard wants mate, Gueye, Iwobi, Garner, Onana, hell even Davies all have better touch and way better passing than him.
He brings the work ethic, hard running and physicality but he's lacking in those other areas
Hellerad
j'accuse!
Fair enough. But with the right players around him he has (inconsistently) shown other attributes in the attack.
That said, maybe those only show against weaker opponents, but some of his problems have to be related to less than ideal players around him in less than ideal systems.
I think it worth a look from Mr. Lampard.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
I get the logic. I think the difficulty mate, is Doucoure will be 30, is becoming injury prone and as you say is high wage. I'm not sure there will be many takers.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Fair points mate, I also think it's something the clubs thinking about which is why with only a few months left before he can negotiate leaving on a free the clubs not yet taken up it's extension
Imagine what an idiot you must be saying a professional footballer earning upwards of 30k a week, playing for one of the biggest teams in the country, in the best league in the world isn't a good player.
Must be a real idiot to say such a thing.
witchdoc187
Player Valuation: £60m
The stench is strong with this one
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
He isn't exactly subtle is he.
Anyways Davies, great few games recently, hopefully a sign coaching is having a good effect
Split
Player Valuation: £225k
"playing for one of the biggest teams in the country" ??? Are you blind?
Because of players like Davies and you who support this kind of crap players, my club looks ridiculous for the last 30 years. Time for you to switch to cricket.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
My own feeling, is that the club are seeing whether he can rediscover some fitness and form this season.
If he doesnt, I think we will release him. If he does, we probably take the extension up.
In a lot of ways, keeping to 1 year extensions probably helps get the most out of players.
Doucoure will benefit from being in a 3 man midfield. We have great options for the midfield and defence now and dare I say via the sales of Digne and Richie
Dixie1sixty
Player Valuation: £10m
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