perth_blue
Player Valuation: £10m
This is my biggest gripe, half these fellas don't know a decent day's grind.
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KaiserEFC
Player Valuation: £70m
I’d say it’s pretty unprecedented how wrong we’ve gotten it, United are probably the only other who come close
I is hard to think of any club that has ever got recruitment so badly wrong.
And in multiple windows under numerous different managers and DOF.
It is the single biggest reason we are in this mess.
I've said it a few times: in the past five seasons, what percentage of our signings could be classed as even a reasonable success? <50%? <40%? <30%?
It could even be less. Anyway in terms of Keane, I can actually see him being okay the likes of West Ham under the stewardship of Moyes.
A deep line with no-nonsense defending is what he needs rather than asking him to play out and get turned, which gives him a nose bleed.
If Michael Keane can have this abomination of a season with us, see us relegated and then get deemed as good enough for Moyes to snap him up, give him a signing on fee, give him a wage bump, then play him in Europe next season it’ll be final confirmation there’s no justice in the world!
Cameron Manning
Player Valuation: £35m
I’ve always been surprised that Ferguson didn’t see the obvious flaws in Michael’s game when he was coming through the ranks at United, these flaws haven’t just materialised they have always been there even when Everton were watching him with a view to bring him here, Alan Stubbs was slow, Davie Weir wasn’t the quickest but they could both read the game, ant the next move and could bring the ball out of defence with confidence and play with aggression and let the opposition know they were there, Michael has none of these abilities in his game but has made a fortune out of being a very average footballer, another poor player we have bought for ridiculous transfer fees and even more ridiculous wages!!
If we play a low block this afternoon that's his game. If we indeed do we need a big performance from him. Don't laugh, he can do it when playing to his strengths. Just depends which Keane shows up.
I agree, on his day he's the best we have, it's just those days are becoming rare.
Saint Domingo
Player Valuation: £80m
Don’t want to see him anywhere near the pitch today thanks. Don’t need divvys like him ducking with their eyes closed as his man Jota nods in the first set piece of the match.
4737carlin
Player Valuation: £90m
Yeah because the alternatives will be much better against Liverpools forward line
Saint Domingo
Player Valuation: £80m
I’d rather play any of the others. Sure they’ll make mistakes but Keane makes so many it’s ridiculous.
4737carlin
Player Valuation: £90m
I no, but look at Leicester like week, that defending was disgraceful, the Wolves game too, does it actually matter who.plays today? Nothing between them.
twoblue
Player Valuation: £35m
I agree. He’ll leave for pennies and be reborn somewhere.
He isn’t a terrible player - just not been a good fit here. In fairness it could be said about 99% of signings since moyes left.
If the ball went over his head at Burnley, it went to the keeper or into the stand. When you look at his success under Ancelotti, it was a similar scenario.
Right now, he looks atrocious because when the ball goes over his head there's a fair distance between the back line and Pickford - he's caught short.
Keane lacks the mobility to make it up, while highlighting his turning circle that's similar to that of a double decker bus. He looks at sixes and sevens.
Justifiably, many people will argue they're not qualities that a modern CB should have, however it's horses for courses as he'd likely fit into some teams' plans.
He currently doesn't fit in ours, which is the problem.
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