You're also forgetting any possible influence poch's coaching could have had on him. I'm not saying he's a world beater. But I am saying he is better than any back up we have for lamela currently and he also would have cost less than half a saido berahino
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You're also forgetting any possible influence poch's coaching could have had on him. I'm not saying he's a world beater. But I am saying he is better than any back up we have for lamela currently and he also would have cost less than half a saido berahino
They might have. And they might have been ignored for such a ludicrous suggestion. But that still doesn't mean we should be selling chadli who has had a positive influence on our season this year and last and will likely have a positive influence next year as well if given a chance.
They're rating him on both defensive and attacking contributions. If you don't think defensive contributions is important for any midfielder then we might as well end it here.
And obviously I/we aren't judging att mids on defensive contributions. I was replying to you claiming, he works hard. That was pretty fucking far from what I'm seeing every time, I see him play. So I checked the numbers....to see whether I was biased against him or not. He clearly doesn't contribute both ways to the team. So either you're not watching very much of the lad play as you accussed me of, or you don't understand what you're seeing when watching a match.
As always, the point evades you entirely. It isn't about the stats per se. It's about watching matches in a sport, you love, and then furthering your understanding of the game by looking at numbers afterwards. Not basing opinions on numbers from the start.
I don't think players are signed purely on stats without being watched but I would say players are identified because of stats and then watched , I personally feel the stats guys are a vital part of improving football teams .
But the stats tell me there are only a handful of players out there that we can replace with apparently
I haven't bashed Chadli, I have said he is a useful squad player, he is nowhere near the starting 11. However some believe that we could command £25m for a substitute with a limited skill set. From our squad he along with a few others I feel are upgradeable. If he stays I won't be upset about it same as if he goes.
Outside of the top 5 euro league watching that many on here claim to do. I bet they didn't know who Alli from League 1 was? To be fair he gained quite a bit of press in his demolition of Utd in the FA Cup and was L1 young player of the year in 2015.
His lack of importance to our squad is really the only thing making that price tag huge. 25 is still a bit high though. 18/20 is more realistic, but it's incredibly hard to justify that asking price on someone who isn't a first team regular.
Either way, I don't see us selling him. Not a ton of clubs interested in buying him and we just won't be interested in selling him. I wouldn't say he has limited ability either though, he just isn't eriksen or lamela.
I'm not an advocate of getting rid, I just think if we got an offer of £10m+ the board would consider it.
I think it would need to be upwards of 15 personally. He's scored a lot and made a lot of goals in what could be called limited appearances.
There are obviously better players out there, but it could fuck with the harmony.
I personally hope there is ground to kovacic, if not kovacic then tielemans. And then it's that age old striker debate.
Bearing in mind we signed him for about £7m having had a few injury plagued seasons at Twente, £10m+ is a profit still. I think his ceiling value is £15m, as a non-starter that is good money still. Others quoting £25m though have their heads in the clouds.
I have faith in the scouting and coaching staff to find the right players. The good thing is it's methodical and not picking names out of a hat anymore or following the Dippers scouts everywhere.
For me the striker debate is a huge issue. If we sign someone young they won't get the game time to develop enough I feel, unless they can spend time on the wing like martial or Clinton (who I'm still not entirely convinced by, but I'm still willing to give time to).
The alternative is an older back up who we still feel could do a job when called upon. Personally I like millik, but his game time would be limited i feel as he is very much a striker. Who knows though, our scouts have surprised us before
Back up for Kane and Dier are still the essential areas for upgrade for next season. We can discuss until the cows come home, but Son & Chadli are not back up central strikers. We need a player who can play at No. 9. I agree that it is a difficult position to fill as Kane's position is nailed on. However the fear of long term injury to him without adequate back up is scary.
Scarier than the fear of unrest in the dressing room? I find that a traditional position can disappear in our formation. Eriksen isn't a left winger but it's where he spends his time. Son to me is better suited to playing up top than chadli mind you, but neither fill me with confidence if they need to play 20 games.
But nor would any striker that we sign really.
One of the most deluded clowns on here, no doubt
Some kind of paper-pusher or accountant would be my guess. Probably counts the exact number of corn-flakes that go into his bowl every morning based on a weekly average
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If anyone did, it would probably be FM fanboys. The first time I heard about Alli was before we showed any interest in him. A friend of mine had bought him on FM and he'd been brilliant and quickly became an english international.
FM gets it right sometimes.
Funnily enough, FM has scouts and also has knowledge given to them by some scouts as well. They have gotten it horribly wrong before as well, but some players just dont live up to the hype
I remember buying Khouma Babacar in like, fm10 and he became a world class striker. He's now a nothing player in Fiorentina's reserve team i'm sure