Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
The Celso one was a proper article on BBC, and they are the only site that actually checks sources before it publishes.
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Transfer Tittle-Tattle
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The Celso one was a proper article on BBC, and they are the only site that actually checks sources before it publishes.
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
I have literally never seen him play there, always on the left whenever Ive watched him.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Parker moved him there after Ranieri departed. They played the last 3 months of the season with Babel left and Sessegnon right, and were much better because of it. I remember first noticing it watching their match against Cardiff.
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
Transfermkt has him as exclusively left sided. And I think most of his good work came from there too.
Even in the Championship he was predominantly on the left.
Either way, while Im sure he is versatile I think its unfair to try and characterise him as RWF when playing in attack.
Even in the Championship he was predominantly on the left.
Either way, while Im sure he is versatile I think its unfair to try and characterise him as RWF when playing in attack.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Most modern attackers play inverted in systems with one CF (Son is right footed left sided, Lamela left footed right sided etc.).
Unless we abolish our WBs, I can can't imagine Poch using Sessegnon as an orthodox winger. He'd just keep getting in Rose's way.
I still don't think it matters that much, as I think he'll only be used sparingly as an impact sub, while being trained into a long term LB.
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
You are just working off of stereotypes. Sessegnon is not an orthodox winger.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Orthodox as in specifically playing the same side as he is footed. In contrast to inverted.
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
Yes.
And if you watched Sessegnon long enough to form a proper opinion you would know he is pretty decent with his right foot and regularly drifts in from the left flank to very good effect.
He is not a one footed chalk on the boots type winger at all. He is a versatile attacking player capable of more than you seem to realise.
And if you watched Sessegnon long enough to form a proper opinion you would know he is pretty decent with his right foot and regularly drifts in from the left flank to very good effect.
He is not a one footed chalk on the boots type winger at all. He is a versatile attacking player capable of more than you seem to realise.
Modric THFC
Jimmy McCormick
Llorente and Vorm are out of contract at the end of the month.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
It's because I think he's so talented that I'd expect him to play inverted - i.e. the more cerebral way rather than the pure pace way.
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
More stereotypes.
Why not just accept he it is completely valid to propose he would make a good option on the left, where he has played his whole career and made his name?
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
That's cancelled out by Sanchez and Foyth no longer being under 21
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Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
The position he struggled to make an impact in for the first 6 months of last season vs the one he looked good again in during the last 3 months.
Of course our AMs are all versatile and he would pop up in all places. My point is just that it wouldn't be unexpected to see him predominantly do the 'Bale double' positions of LB and RM, rather than being simple left sider.
ricky2tricky4city
Steffen Freund
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ryan-sessegnon/leistungsdaten/spieler/392775
3 assist and 1 goal as RW.
3 assists and 1 goal LW.
Obviously a big difference there.
Since March, when you claim "he looked good again" he played Left 5 times, right 5 times and managed a single assist.
Prior to that, when he was presumably ineffective, he played left 20 times, right 4 times (one of which for a single minute) and CF once. Managed 5 assists and 2 goals.
You are incorrect to suggest he struggled from LW in the first 6 months. Fulham were poor, he was not.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Good find those stats.
It just seemed in those final few games that their attack finally gelled - with Sessegnon right, Babel left and Mitrovic through the middle. It was particularly the Everton, Bournemouth, Cardiff run when where that trio were really threatening and it looked that if they'd figured that out earlier, they might well have stayed up
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
He'll be plan d on 8 August when Ndombele has gone to PSG and Celso to City. When that fails to go through in time, Poch will give a defiant press conference about Amos
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
Not uncommon when a team is already screwed that they start playing well. Everton and Bournemouth are both teams that like to take a day off, not sure if Cardiff had anything to play for at that point (cant be bothered to check dates).
Point being - I suspect the cause isnt as direct as putting Sessegnon right and seeing improvement.
He was very good all year in a struggling team, predominantly played on the left, and did well on the right as well.
As I said - a very good footballer, whom you do a disservice to to try and pigeon hole as an inverted winger because it suits your Bale comparison/narrative.
Personally I think he could evolve into pretty well anything, left right or centre, he is primarily a good player, for his age a VERY good player - and right now Im not even sure he has a position. Speaks volumes.
