Yeah, he's trying too hard and as you say if he goes back to the simple thing the other bits will follow
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Player Xavi Simons
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I think this is a bit harsh... you don't survive 10 years at La Masia if you can't pass the ball. He might not have an expansive range but much like Madders he is capable of the killer pass that unlocks a defence. We haven't seen much of it yet but it's early. He can also carry the ball at pace. I've seen many a RB goal where he looks like he's floating over the grass... again, we haven't seen it yet but I am hopeful it will be unlocked at some point. He doesn't mind doing the defensive stuff but personally I don't want him running towards our goal... that is where I would want Frank to release the shackles on him a bit.
On reports he chas been the most influential player in the league for a month and then droops back before performing well again
Didn’t say he couldn’t pass. Said his passing is limited.
Which you then literally said.
Clearly I'v been talking about exerting unnecessary additional narrative pressure.
Why are you being uncharacteristically obtuse?
Clearly I'm talking about using him as a 10. Don't see the point playing him at lw.
Clearly Sarr as 10 was an experiment thru necessity which TF sees no future in; so it holds no long term benefit to hamper XSs acclimatisation process to play him there.
Key factor: ACCLIMATISATION
No point really continuing this, both want the same thing, hopefully it clicks today
How much better it would have been had Maddison not been injured and Simons could have been brought along more slowly.
Reminds me a bit of El Khannouss, who was at Leicester City last year. So far, Simons seems a little less dynamic but that will likely change as the season goes on. In retrospect, you wonder how whether the pressure from missing on Eze led Spurs to go after the best statement signing they could get over the best player available. I still think Simons will come good this season, but probably not until some of the others around him take a step forward or come back from injury. He's only as good as the options he has around him. I don't see him yet as someone who can create chances for himself in the way Maddison could.
So if this was the other way round and we could have signed him and he ended up going to Chelsea he would be having a MOTM performance today , so therefore I’m backing him to score a screamer from outside the box box! 
That’s all on him
He’s fucking half asleep every game
He’s fucking half asleep every game
Sorry, but Simon's is not a £52m player. Not only can't he trap the ball or pass or cross, but he just gave Chelsea the lead from another awful pass.
Our recruitment over the years has been totally shocking. So much money wasted, I'd rather we went into the business of building hospitals and actually made some kind of positive contribution to something other than opposing football teams.
Our recruitment over the years has been totally shocking. So much money wasted, I'd rather we went into the business of building hospitals and actually made some kind of positive contribution to something other than opposing football teams.
All he seems to do is knock passes back to defenders - but seems he can't do that very well either.
No wonder he was dropped. We would have been better off playing with 10 men than bringing him on so far.
No wonder he was dropped. We would have been better off playing with 10 men than bringing him on so far.
He’s a luxury player. We are not good enough to have one of those
Simons needs time or moment of brilliance.
You would think tonight might have been the game for some magic but hmmmmm...
I think the next time people look at YouTube clips and salivate they need to press pause................ and wait.
You would think tonight might have been the game for some magic but hmmmmm...
I think the next time people look at YouTube clips and salivate they need to press pause................ and wait.
A luxury for our opponents.
Free possession.
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IMO when I look at him at this point in time, I think he’s the next Havertz, in that he’ll probably adapt to the Prem but he just won’t be any good in it.
Simons needs time and confidence. He is obviously not a sh!t player but is currently not playing well.
