Ste, in all due respect, no one gives a toss what you have to say on here in regards to Sean Dyche.
Ste, in all due respect, no one gives a toss what you have to say on here in regards to Sean Dyche.
N0L1M1TK
Player Valuation: £6m
Fixed it for you.
GrandOldSte117
Player Valuation: £10m
Harsh..
But ultimately true.
Honestly think he lost them ages ago. Did that look like a team putting in the effort there?
The guy definitely isn't the worst of our problems, but it's been super weird seeing all the people over the last couple years acting like he's one of the best at his position in the league, or that it's some travesty that he's not getting picked for England. He's got some strengths and he is definitely better than a big chunk of crap centre halves who've gotten games over the last 10 years, but he has never been all that great. I will never forget watching that Burnley team that dropped repeatedly giving up goals where he just did not track a runner, and he really isn't good at anticipating danger in general. He seems to value being physical above all else, yet when somebody's going at him he regularly just backs off them until he's within 5 yards of the goal line, taking the much, much riskier alternative of trying to block shots rather than prevent them from being taken in the first place.
The only reasons I can figure out that people throughout the game (at least the media types anyway - I'm assuming if the people making decisions at clubs valued him, he'd have gone somewhere higher in the table when he was available on a free) have bought into the narrative of how solid he is, are because he played so long for a team that only ever prioritised defending, he's good at winning contested headers, and he looks the part.
Carlito
Player Valuation: £40m
The money he's on is insane for a player of his level.
Brentford won't be paying Ben Mee anything close to what Tarkowski's getting, despite him being the better player.
Zatara
Player Valuation: £90m
Remember Moyes bid £30mil for him and Burnley wanted more?
With Tarkowski what you see is usually what you get. A solid, no nonsense centre back with a bit of snide in there.
He lacks the ability on the ball and the pace to be a level up but hes usually very good at what he does.
Having said that, if a decent offer came in for any player Id probably look at taking it and rebuilding.
Not for mee(!), i think Tarkowski is the better player.
den
Player Valuation: £750k
I love Tarkowski, but I will say that I think a lot of what his reputation is built on with fans is a consequence of being a center back on a team that parks the bus and lets the opposition control possession. In other words, he'd still do his job, but he wouldn't be leading the league in blocks. That number is inflated by the team's style of play.
kenada_blue
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Him and the entire defence have dropped in form at the worst possible time. Same with Branthwaite.
smileychap
Player Valuation: £8m
Yeah I'm glad people are noticing this - thought it was just me.
I think the 3-yr long relegation battle is taking it's toll on us now.
Bunker down boys, you can do it.
kenada_blue
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They're just showing what we've seen over the years. Pressure leading to mistakes. Confidence shot. Lot of it self inflicted.
Drico
Player Valuation: £50m
Yeah, I don’t want to hear any bleating about selling Branthwaite, Pickford, or the tea lady because the club desperately needs a purge and full rebuild now. As much as I like Pickford and Branthwaite (and rate both), they’re not part of a solution on the pitch anymore - as their respective displays last night confirmed. We need to tear it all down and dream it all up again.
