Toffeeslam
Player Valuation: £40m
If he is not going to get games then let him leave, it’s better for both parties
However if he leaves and thrives somewhere else then serious questions would need to be asked
If he is not going to get games then let him leave, it’s better for both parties
However if he leaves and thrives somewhere else then serious questions would need to be asked
toffeeblue9
Player Valuation: £35m
Will defend Moyes not playing him as a left back on the evidence we have, but I'm disappointed he hasn't been given more minutes as a wide midfielder.
If he isn't going to get those minutes this season here I'd rather he went on loan somewhere else and got them. I do worry a bit that Aznou may be the kind of lad who's not prepared to be patient at all - we allegedly only got him because he kicked up a fuss to get out of Bayern.
Clearly a talented lad, but if we knew he was physically not ready to play as a full back in this league (and our scouting should have revealed that), it begs the question why we bought him if he was desperate to play.
Just hope any loan deal we do doesn't have a purchase option in it.
If he isn't going to get those minutes this season here I'd rather he went on loan somewhere else and got them. I do worry a bit that Aznou may be the kind of lad who's not prepared to be patient at all - we allegedly only got him because he kicked up a fuss to get out of Bayern.
Clearly a talented lad, but if we knew he was physically not ready to play as a full back in this league (and our scouting should have revealed that), it begs the question why we bought him if he was desperate to play.
Just hope any loan deal we do doesn't have a purchase option in it.
toffeeblue9
Player Valuation: £35m
Sigh
preposterousvelios
Player Valuation: £15m
We're clearly not going to sign a fullback yet again. Just play him ffs.
Surely we can accommodate a short left back when we have centre backs in the other 3 positions in the back 4. Hybrid system.
Surely we can accommodate a short left back when we have centre backs in the other 3 positions in the back 4. Hybrid system.
Charles Hawtrey
Player Valuation: £50m
toffeeblue9
Player Valuation: £35m
It's not about being short, it's about not being able to fight his way out of a wet paper bag
Bluebonic
Player Valuation: £40m
Fixed that typo for you mate
toffeeblue9
Player Valuation: £35m
Well, yeahThen why sign him.
Clarky cat
Player Valuation: £40m
What. A. Signing.
preposterousvelios
Player Valuation: £15m
Against Sunderland to me he looked aggressive and like he would be able to defend 1v1 against wingers. Would struggle if you asked him to defend crosses into the box, but Myko is also awful at that.
You find a way to make it work imo, even changing to 3 at the back is an option but Moyes will never do that.
toffeeblue9
Player Valuation: £35m
Right, here's the thing - I'm annoyed about how we've handled this, but he played half an hour as a left mid and didn't really have to do any defending. What he did with the ball though was decent, so we know he can play a bit.
You've got 3 games people have been able to see him in before that where he stunk the gaff out and looked completely disinterested, you've also got Moyes repeatedly saying that he's physically lacking.
It's baffling to me that with what we know about his limitations, people base an entire opinion about his ability to play as a left back from 30 mins of a cup game where he played a different position.
I think we can be annoyed about him not being given more minutes in a wide midfield role (in the way Moyes did with Coleman etc) and I think we can raise questions about whether he was a sensible signing given we only had Mykolenko in that position and desperately needed another viable option there, rather than a long term project. I think being annoyed that Moyes won't play a kid at left back who nobody on this forum has watched actually play left back (unless they were avid viewers of Real Valladolid last season) is just a bizarre take.
I meant leave on loan but agree.
