William Carvalho

[Zezti]

Is he what one would refer to as a 'midfield anchor'?
I can see goodison adding a W in there if he just plods around like he does for Portugal.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Didn’t Silva use Huddlestone in the role at Hull, so speed is not of the essence.

 

[Khalekan]

Not sure but never judge a player on how he plays for his country, its impossible to tell good or bad, for me if Silva wants him its all good

He wanted Tom Cleverley this time last year

I’m just sayin’ is all

 

[4737carlin]

He wanted Tom Cleverley this time last year

I’m just sayin’ is all

Yeah but from all accounts Cleverly played well for them, well apart from that pen at Goodison of course haha. Maybe he had a role and realised Cleaverly can play it, maybe he has eyes on Carvalho for a specific reason

 

[Goat]

He wanted Tom Cleverley this time last year

I’m just sayin’ is all

Cleverley was signed before Silva joined Watford.

Im jus saying is all.

 

[kiss the crest]

He wanted Tom Cleverley this time last year

I’m just sayin’ is all

Yes but we got Klaassen to replace him

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Nothing personally against him, but I just don't think we need him

Going for Loftus-Cheek and pairing him up with Gana in the midfield would be a better idea IMO

Still, if he signs then he'll have my support

Love myself a defensive midfielder me

 

[RomanReigns]

 

[chrismpw]

Oh, go on then sign the player thus described.

But not the one I've seen play. Under no circumstances that one.

 

[PeregrineT]

Sorry, Its hard to buy the argument from someone that a player "isnt the type to cover a lot of ground so dont criticize him for that", and who then says "he covered the most ground of everybody according to stats, and also had a really high top speed".

You have just opposed yourself. I agree that his strengths seem to be clearly smart positioning and good calm ball distribution, but yeah, hes lazy.

 

[carolinablue232]

He compared Willy C to Pirlo. Just no.

 

[riddick]

"Carvalho covered more ground than anyone"



Sounds a bit like Sigurdsson.

 

[Osamabindiesel]

Didn’t realize Rickyryder was a fan of Carvalho too

 

[ilikecheese]

I will say that in the Iran game it was fascinating watching their striker man mark Willy when they didn't have the ball. I mentioned it during the match. Jog a few steps then walk a few steps and then for fun walk a few more steps. I mean like the easiest man marking job ever.

That said it did neutralize any chance of that guy being useful on the counter. Obviously a team like Iran knew they would be pinned back most of the game, so I did find it interesting that they felt it important enough to eliminate Willy from the attack.

There was one moment when it looked like an Iranian guy was gonna get free on the left in the second half. The fella looked like he might cause a problem...he was sprinting in full pomp. Big Willy took the right angle and snuffed it out.

I definitely do not think he is right for us or the Premier League in general, but there is a reason why some look at him as a class footballer. He will do well in Italy.

 

[Huyton Layne]

ok Jan, that's why at 26 he's still in the Portuguese league and does nothing of note for a Portugal team that relies on Ronaldo to carry them.

That last tweet sums him up. Given all day he looks good, little bit of pressure from a jarg Iranian and he's useless.