2018/19 Idrissa Gueye

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Bring in Besic to replace Schneiderlin, and we see the very best of Gana again.

 

[Wayno]

Think he gets a pass because he gets about , often forgotten (I found this thread on page 6)

Needs to be replaced imo. I like him but he simply does not pass forwards and it makes us very stagnant in midfield.

Yes he gets about , but a good midfielder does both. If he had the eye for a pass then he would be great but he needs to do more.

 

[pedro789]

Thought he was outstanding today, everywhere in second half.

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

Thought he was brilliant today. So much of what he does goes unnoticed as its the "dirty work" of the team, but he closed players down all over the pitch, made a few interceptions and tackled well. Needs creativity alongside him though.

 

[Rugby Toffee]

A decent performance, looked less panicky.

 

[marsh]

Nice that he gave his shirt in, smiled when he slipped climbing back over the barrier aswell haha

 

[harris78]

Think a partnership of Gana and Gomez could really work. Gana doing the dirty work of getting the ball back and Gomez with the guile and skill to pick a pass. Here's hoping anyway

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Think he gets a pass because he gets about , often forgotten (I found this thread on page 6)

Needs to be replaced imo. I like him but he simply does not pass forwards and it makes us very stagnant in midfield.

Yes he gets about , but a good midfielder does both. If he had the eye for a pass then he would be great but he needs to do more.

Yup his dirty work is great but in this day and age he defo should have some creativity with him, but he badly lacks it. Almost never pass the ball forward.

 

[carolinablue232]

Thought he was outstanding today, everywhere in second half.

He was. Without someone like him in midfield we’d have struggled mightily with only 10.

 

[Hellerad]

Looked great against Wolves.

He’ll find it more difficult against a team that can actually pass.

 

[CRIMHEAD]

He didn't look as good as he normally does or how he's looked in preseason, but still one of our best players.

 

[judge]

He was one of the few who looked to play a forward pass and seemed to want the ball. How many times did we have possession only to pass sideways and backwards until it eventually ended up with Pickford to give at a big punt upfield. Half of those went into touch and the other half ended up in an ariel duel for the ball. if you reckon that we win half of those (and retain possession from the successfully won header header - which is by no means guaranteed) then - from our own possession of the ball - we end up retaining possession 25% of the time. All of this without creating (or attempting to create) any chances. It's no surprise that we had no attempts on goal in the first half other than the one we scored.
Our possession and passing was poor (too many times we 'hacked it clear' to no one when there was time to pick out a pass) and without Gueye it would have been a lot worse.
PS - It's been mentioned on this forum before (and ridiculed) but how crap are we t keeping possession from our own throw ins? We throw it uo the line for someone to hopefully win a header and head it on further up the line to...…..well, the oppositions last defender basically. It's about time that we changed this tactic!

 

[buskwhi2]

He akwats makes himself available to receive a pass. Just wish his midfield partner did the same.

 

[Berenger]

Both of them were good yesterday. I think Silva will have them in top form together by October.

 

[blulouie]

Gana was excellent yesterday (Morgan did ok too) he done exactly what he's paid to do , break up play and pass it , whether its forward sideways or backwards.It will be more noticeable when he has a creative player around him.Enter Andre Gomes.
Moutinho & Neves never got a sniff up against Gana & Morgan.