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Ivan Perisic
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Paul Walsh
Bye bye Ivan. Thanks for the five assists and one goal and atrocious defending.
metalgear
Luka Modric
I think we did better up front overall without Perisic last season.
Bullet
Colin Calderwood
Imagine if we had FA Cup and League Cup and CL Cup games to play alongside the Prem games. We'd have nobody left.
seaside spur
Naybet
That doesn't mean a lot when there's hardly ever any teammates in the box and when there is they fail to win headers.
You saw on Saturday , a better performance from Perisic when we got on the front foot but when we sat deeper , a poorer performance. He's a much better lwb when we are pressing high as he's really a left winger.
Finney Is Back
Andy Thompson
Indeed, with us likely not having a huge transfer fund this summer, it might make sense to keep Perisic as competition/cover for the LWF role and use the potential £27m for Danjuma on our priority positions - a left sided centre back that can play in a two, a central attacking creative midfielder and a goalkeeper , in order of importance IMO…. Assuming of course we now lurch to a 4 at the back manger for our next experiment.
He's actually been better since Conte left
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
Not sure id agree
Some to his crosses were awful
I mean his corners too we’re really bad at times too… eriksen level bad
glorygloryeze
Tom Huddlestone
He'd be much better in a front 3 where he doesn't have to run fully up and dwn the pitch. How many wingbacks are aged 30 plus for heaven's sake...
I said it before, think he wants to go, he knows he's struggling with the pace/physicality for a WB role in the PL
If we wanted an older Pro, he was willing to not play every game and we were willing to play him in a more midfield/wide forward role, different, keeping him the year extra would be fine.
parklane1
Tony Galvin
Indeed.
Grays_1890
Barry Daines
Agreed, which is why during Sons downturn I was shocked he wasn't used more as a plan B in that role.
I think a move to add experience in the CL and other games in that role would have been perfect, went very wrong and you are asking alot putting a 33 to 34 year old as a PL wing back.
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Surely there are much bigger problems in this team than Perisic? 10 assists in all comps + a genuine threat from set pieces isn't a bad return and I'm not sure he's as poor defensively as is being made out (particularly given the shockers that Dier, Sanchez, etc. have had this season).
If we were to continue with wingbacks next season I'd happily keep him as backup, and even potentially as a winger depending on the other ins/outs.
If we were to continue with wingbacks next season I'd happily keep him as backup, and even potentially as a winger depending on the other ins/outs.
metalgear
Luka Modric
If a team can organise it's defence faster than Perisic can cross, it nullifies much of Perisic's great crossing. We saw it in the last game, beautiful cross but it was almost always 3 v 6 in the penalty box.
Could work for early crosses from the half way line, like how Beckham often did for Man U, but it'd have to be Son up top for his pace and Porro as secondary option.
Could work for early crosses from the half way line, like how Beckham often did for Man U, but it'd have to be Son up top for his pace and Porro as secondary option.
spurspinter1
Pat van den Hauwe
Going from Perisic one on one to make it 1 - 1 to going 2 - 0 down kind of sums up his time here. Not even vaguely challenged De Gea there.
The amount of chances he's had, the guy should be on 10 goals this season. I'd expect nervousness in finishing from the likes of Royal, Reggie, Sess etc but not Ivan. Just in an attacking sense It's not about legs as he gets in the right position time after time, but the technique for a supposedly two footed player has been a real let down.
The amount of chances he's had, the guy should be on 10 goals this season. I'd expect nervousness in finishing from the likes of Royal, Reggie, Sess etc but not Ivan. Just in an attacking sense It's not about legs as he gets in the right position time after time, but the technique for a supposedly two footed player has been a real let down.
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
The amount of low crosses we were doing first half that no one gambled on was so frustrating