parklane1
Tony Galvin
Luka modric was poor by those metrics too.
Better then Dembélé, can not be arsed to look at the stats but i would be surprised if he was not.
Luka modric was poor by those metrics too.
Certainly, the name is a promising start.
Fernandinho is sooooooo much more than a destroyer. That's why they're having so much trouble replacing him.Aren’t they looking for a midfield destroyer to replace fernandinho, yet ndombele is more dembele than wanyama I believe.
Fernandinho is sooooooo much more than a destroyer. That's why they're having so much trouble replacing him.
He's also pretty good at passing, not bad at running and heavily involved in their build up play.He seems impervious to giving away fouls, even though he gives out enough to be on a red most games.
He's a total master of brickhousery, but even when he is blatant about it he never gets called on it...
He's also pretty good at passing, not bad at running and heavily involved in their build up play.
Not suggesting otherwise, I just find it so frustrating he can do what the hell he likes on the field without ever getting called I kind of over look the rest.
He is a professional cheat. The interesting bit will be when they do replace him - will that guy enjoy the same blindness from refs?
Gundogan is pretty much perma-crocked, and whilst his work on the ball is similar to Fernandinho's, he doesn't get near him in tackle numbers.Gudongen (however you spell it) is better than Fernandinho for City, imo. They didn't miss a beat with him in that role, he suits them more.
This. You know when everything about this signing makes sense but you fear we aren't even in for him. Would transform our holding midfield and would no longer need the dire services of, erm, dier.Please just get this done.
He will transform our team for years to come
He's not a holding midfieldThis. You know when everything about this signing makes sense but you fear we aren't even in for him. Would transform our holding midfield and would no longer need the dire services of, erm, dier.
If we stick with the diamond, he replaces Sissoko. If we switch to a 4231 he plays as the ball carrier in the two like Dembele was, same goes for a 343 where he'd be one of the two in the middle.
I don’t know much about Ndombele but I don’t think he’s a Winks type player is he? I thought he was more box to box all action type player (so much in the Sissoko mould?)If he replaces Sissoko in the diamond, our midfield will be a paperweight.
If by some miracle he comes, he's replacing Winks.
Agree with the other two formations.
He's box to box, so does that job but if we got him I could see him playing alongside Sissoko/Winks so Dier would not get in at all thank fcuk.He's not a holding midfield
Looks more likely we'll try and move towards a true 4-3-3. One dedicated holding and two box to box, especially if Ericksen goes. Historically we've always played our best football with a 4-2-3-1 but perhaps that is too reliant on specialised personal for it to be successful long term.