2018/19 Idrissa Gueye

[BlueToff]

Ok maybe he’s better than that. But the point still stands. If your best player is a hardworking midfielder, who wins the ball and presses the opposition. But doesn’t offer much else, then you will never get anywhere as a team

Dunno, Leicester did alright.

Yeh, they had Mahrez and Vardy starring too, but Kante made that team click.

 

[MarkHollis]

We knew this was coming, still very sad to see. All the best to him

 

[Sona]

I'm OK with this as a "business model"-type transfer; Gueye's stats over his time at the club are fantastic, but he is soon to turn 30.

His stock will never be higher than it as right now; we've managed to get the optimum fee for a player who served us well during his time here.

As long as the money is reinvested sharpishly, I'm totally fine with this transfer.

 

[Paul Rideout]

Nope. He had plenty of critics for his passing.

But that improved over his time with us. And the stats back it up.

He completed more passes and more passes in the opposition half than any of our players last season. His passing avgs were well up in the 80s most games.

He had his limitations, definitely. Problems usually came about when we had to rely on him to be our playmaker. But that doesn't make him a bad passer. He just wasn't a player to dictate a game.

Shooting. Heading. That’s what I was largely thinking of. But yeah until the last 6 months when he had to keep PSG interested, and his performances went next level, his passing wasn’t (IMO) in the top 5 of the team.

 

[nsno-chris]

Fantastic player, fantastic commitment and didn’t throw his dummy out in January

Looks like a gentleman’s agreement was reached with all parties and he upped his game rather than throwing in the towel and seeing out the last 5 months

He’ll be missed

 

[ijjysmith]

This one has made me sad.

 

[PhilRegan]

Sad to see him go. His best football he played for us was after January. I'm sure the club have it all planned and mapped out anyway, no guesswork at all.

 

[BlueToff]

Shooting. Heading. That’s what I was largely thinking of. But yeah until the last 6 months when he had to keep PSG interested, and his performances went next level, his passing wasn’t (IMO) in the top 5 of the team.

I mean, he's a defensive mid whose job was to get about and then quickly recycle possession. He was never tasked with winning headers really (it's very rare a ball is dropped onto a defensive mid's head).

His shooting was poor but again - a defensive mid shouldn't be the player shooting.

 

[Gaffa]

Thank you. A 100% player
Good luck and look forward to facing you in the champions league next year

 

[toffeejack]

He's been a fantastic buy, very underrated, hope he does well there.

 

[Royalbm1]

Sad to see him go

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

Who is bloody cutting onions at this time of the morning

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Who is bloody cutting onions at this time of the morning

I'm in absolute bits at that.

 

[Eggs]

...inevitable, but whether this is a good deal is now dependent on who we bring in as replacement. The right player could provide greater attacking dimension, power and pace to our midfield. Time will tell, but Gueye was a terrific signing by Steve Walsh (to be fair).

 

[Paul Rideout]

I mean, he's a defensive mid whose job was to get about and then quickly recycle possession. He was never tasked with winning headers really (it's very rare a ball is dropped onto a defensive mid's head).

His shooting was poor but again - a defensive mid shouldn't be the player shooting.

If you really believe anything youve said there then fair dos to you. I disagree.