Darron Gibson

DrBungle · September 19, 2016

roydo said:
Depending on how Sunderland look in Jan, poor most likely, fully expect a move there. Or Villa.

Sad really, talented, but flawed player.

Same as VDM in that regards

degsy · September 19, 2016

Is he fit or Injured this week?

Goonymook · September 19, 2016

degsy said:
Is he fit or Injured this week?

i guess he just went through groin surgery. he's like Mr glass from the movie unbreakable. Perpetual sick note

EFCPaul · September 19, 2016

It's absolutely pointless him being here and that's been the case for about 3 years. I have nothing personal against the lad but the day he leaves will undeniably be a good one for the club, a wage will be saved and hopefully a youth player (Davies) with more dedication will be given the opportunity instead. Nothing worse in life than someone who just coasts.

Rudolf Hucker · September 19, 2016

Should have been sacked when he hit that cyclist, drunk driving.

I hope the club under Moshiri has more discipline.

ParisToffee · September 19, 2016

Apparently had operation on thigh muscle so out for 3 weeks :-(

Caolam · September 19, 2016

Apparently tweaked a hamstring getting up on the operating table for the operation on his thigh muscle.

Zatara · September 20, 2016

DualityNSNO said:
Can you blame him though?

I mean, yeah, he's injured a lot, but he has had periods where he plays 10-15 games in a row with no problems, and he is a fantastic midfielder with an impressive passing range. Maybe Koeman thought he can fix him with better preparation and all that, and keep him as a backup? Obviously so far it's backfired, but then again Besic got injured after 7 seconds on the pitch as well, so it's also really bad luck for us/Koeman/both players.

personally think hes dreadful. Alot is said about his passing because he passes forwards, doesnt get assists though because he cant run or drive forward, he also cant tackle and is always injured.

Oh and he gets wasted and runs over cyclists.

DualityNSNO · September 20, 2016

Zatara said:
personally think hes dreadful. Alot is said about his passing because he passes forwards, doesnt get assists though because he cant run or drive forward, he also cant tackle and is always injured.

Oh and he gets wasted and runs over cyclists.

As a comparison, both him and Barry have the same amount of assists (WhoScored.com), except Barry's played about 500 games more.

He's a good passer of the ball and can spot the pass that releases a player to play the ball forward etc., but he's not the person who will drive it forward. You need both types of players and I believe Koeman recognises that.

Sadly, Gibson's a crock.

Zatara · September 20, 2016

DualityNSNO said:
As a comparison, both him and Barry have the same amount of assists (WhoScored.com), except Barry's played about 500 games more.

He's a good passer of the ball and can spot the pass that releases a player to play the ball forward etc., but he's not the person who will drive it forward. You need both types of players and I believe Koeman recognises that.

Sadly, Gibson's a crock.

For me, Barry plays (mostly) the simple pass and his game is all about positioning and defending.

Gibson imo is a lazy player who stands around until he gets the ball and then passes it forward. I dont see what he brings other than forward passes and hes no pirlo.

DualityNSNO · September 20, 2016

Zatara said:
For me, Barry plays (mostly) the simple pass and his game is all about positioning and defending.

Gibson imo is a lazy player who stands around until he gets the ball and then passes it forward. I dont see what he brings other than forward passes and hes no pirlo.

Literally what he isn't. With Moyes when we bought him he was amazing, doing what Barry did basically. He did the same in the game against City when he was out for about a year and came back unfit - still bossed it.

So basically, my reply should've been this:
Ok mate x

Zatara · September 20, 2016

DualityNSNO said:
Literally what he isn't. With Moyes when we bought him he was amazing, doing what Barry did basically. He did the same in the game against City when he was out for about a year and came back unfit - still bossed it.

So basically, my reply should've been this:
Ok mate x

"bossed it?"

Seriously? Was he man of the match? How many goals did we win by?

TheSpaniard · September 20, 2016

Is he still here? Lamentable

Caolam · September 20, 2016

When we playing under Martine Gibson looked like a pretty good option because he was willing to put in a forward pass but now under Koeman his value has dropped dramatically. Can't understand why he was given a new contract.