Steven Pienaar
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Arteta2391
Player Valuation: £30m
le do the fancy dribble man
Players always either get way better or loads worse when they are out injured. In Pienaars case hes really rubbish these days according to a lot of fans.
Hes done Mick, sadly.
Case closed.
I didnt say he was rubbish, I just meant he will struggle for fitness at his age, which in turn will mean he picks up more injuries, which in turn means he will struggle to hold down a place and get some much needed match sharpness, also some rumours of some off the field issues, which wont be helping his frame of mind.
All in all it was a shocking piece of business to pay 4.5m to Spurs for him.
Given his recent injury record, which is the biggest factor on judging a players worth.
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bluemangroup
Player Valuation: £70m
id rather we spent money on players than it going on JayJay OOC
Ron Burgundy
Player Valuation: £15m
Some laughable comments in this thread.
Such short term memories on show here.
Pienaar is, and has been for quite some time, one of our best players.
People had written off Kone because of his injuries etc... and now?
I think Stevie will make ALOT of people look very silly this season.
Such short term memories on show here.
Pienaar is, and has been for quite some time, one of our best players.
People had written off Kone because of his injuries etc... and now?
I think Stevie will make ALOT of people look very silly this season.
toffeeblue9
Player Valuation: £35m
What would be the point?
He's out of contract in the summer isn't he?
Nobody's going to pay money for him in January
In the unlikely event that he ever got fit, he'd be in my team. We've always been a better side with him in it IMO
Well McGeady will be flogged (or we will at least try to flog him) in Jan. Leaving us 3, and 4 if Yarmolenko came in - which I can't see, personally.
But yeh, it depends. No team really has a set first choice 11 anymore, do they. I highly doubt, rightly or wrongly, that we'll play the same team for more than 2 or 3 games in a row max.
Cleverley gives the side more balance, it seems, which is why he has been brought in and why he is good for the role on the left. A lot of fans seem to think playing two wingers would solve our problems, but actually, whenever we've played with two wingers over the last year, we've looked nothing more than bang average.
I've backed Pienaar's corner for the last year or so. He's class. But, ultimately, I do think it's a case of him now not being able to cope with playing week-in-week out.
He's taken a lot of knocks over the years, but always recovered quickly or not got injured from them. Over the last year, that's just taken it's toll and he's not up to being a consistent member of the first team.
As an option from the bench though - and to start every now and then - he can still definitely have an impact. But it's whether he can come through the little bits of gamete he does get unscathed that's the worry. I don't think anyone should be doubting his football ability.
McBain
Player Valuation: £80m
I miss that punch he gave the left. It feels like the hole that we have from him being out has cost us that other bit of gnarly creativity and doggedness getting forward? Missing our left side schemers has put a bigger workload on the rest I reckon, as so much of our forward play was generated there.
He's one of those guys who always gets a foot in. We could probably use a stronger back post poacher while Delu is starting to fizz them across from the right nowadays though.
Maybe we've moved on, but I really hope he does see out the year doing it again on pitch.
He's one of those guys who always gets a foot in. We could probably use a stronger back post poacher while Delu is starting to fizz them across from the right nowadays though.
Maybe we've moved on, but I really hope he does see out the year doing it again on pitch.
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