Would Siggurdsson walk into the Top 4?

[Barnfred 55]

As usual the answer to this is somewhere in the middle. All the people saying no chance or dead right he would are wide of the mark in my opinion.

Could he play for a top 4 (for me it's a top anyway) side?. Absolutely. Would he be a nailed on starter?. No. But only the very best players are nailed on in those teams. Is he a good enough player to be included in the squads of any of the top 6. Yes, I don't think he would be out of place quality wise in one of those teams.

One thing that has surprised me in recent games is just how good a passer he is when he has quality players making runs around and ahead of him. I also think he'll see more of the ball with quality passing players behind him, as we've seen with recent addition of Gomes. I think Mina has this in his locker too and Keane too now he is getting some confidence back.

He is the type of player that will flourish in a top team provided he is played in his best position. In his current form, it would be difficult for any team, including a top 4 team, to drop him.

I'm not saying he's a better or worse player than any of the players mentioned before in this thread. He is his own player and as we introduce more quality around him he is becoming more important to us. I'm glad we have him, and I wasn't saying that at the start of the season.

 

[TraffordBlue]

One thing that has surprised me in recent games is just how good a passer he is when he has quality players making runs around and ahead of him. I also think he'll see more of the ball with quality passing players behind him, as we've seen with recent addition of Gomes. I think Mina has this in his locker too and Keane too now he is getting some confidence back.

This is a good point and I have noticed it too. Especially since the Fulham home game his through balls have been far more frequent, and it is great to have someone in the side that has the ability to play them.

 

[blue to the bone]

Shaqiri can’t though, he is a disposable substitute/squad player. The thread is asking if Sigurdsson would “walk into” a top 4 team, and he wouldn’t.

That's why I said as a starter he's not nailed on.
But football ain't just about your starting 11 anymore. The bench is crucial.

 

[Sy-]

This is a good point and I have noticed it too. Especially since the Fulham home game his through balls have been far more frequent, and it is great to have someone in the side that has the ability to play them.

Absolutely, a number 10 is only as good as the intelligence of movement ahead of them.

You could even see it with certain payers in awful sides like Jeffers and Gemmill. Jeffers' movement was actually pretty good, Gemmill used to thread him through quite often, Barmby too if I recall.

*shudders while looking back at the squad circa 1999*

 

[verreauxi]

eriksen most definitely, Sanchez of a few years ago but not sure now.

for me Ozil is too much of a only plays well when the teams playing well type of player, zero grit

I would never exchange Sigg for Sanchez or Ozil at the moment.

 

[Toffeelover]

Unlikely.

 

[The binman chronicles]

I would never exchange Sigg for Sanchez or Ozil at the moment.

That's like saying you wouldn't trade DCL or Tosun for Lukaku just because they have scored recently and Rom hasn't. They are better players and if you motivate them right and play in way that suits them, you are bound to be better for it.

 

[gonetomorrow]

You can see him growing in confidence, hence his cracking pen at OT.

He's got a bit to go before he's the complete player.

 

[Goat]

If barkley is getting games then siggy would

It was proven without doubt that Barkley is a much better player.

 

[MartSlinger]

Probably not - but that doesnt make him a bad player etc. He's arguably the best in his position outside the "Top 6/7".

 

[Timak]

If barkley is getting games then siggy would

Barkley is a completely different player, he is playing 90+ passes a game at 95% accuracy. That is what the top 6 want.

30 passes at 70% accuracy won't cut it.

 

[Tel001]

It was proven without doubt that Barkley is a much better player.

Without doubt? Really?

 

[Tel001]

Barkley is a completely different player, he is playing 90+ passes a game at 95% accuracy. That is what the top 6 want.

30 passes at 70% accuracy won't cut it.

He’s in a better team mate, did he have those figures here? No he didn’t . Put siggy in that team and he would have better numbers than he does here. The fact that siggy has created the second highest chances in the league , behind only Silva who is playing for the best team in the league , surely shows he has enough to compete for a place in a top 6 team.

 

[4737carlin]

It was proven without doubt that Barkley is a much better player.

Don't be silly

 

[Seathestars]

He already is, you'll see.