Xavi Simons

[Bishop]

Agreed to some extent, but I also think he's more than that. And when he's currently getting the ball in those pockets of space he's not doing as much as he can (confidence, adjusting to the PL etc).

I did forget to mention that he's not playing well in himself. I expect better but he's got time on his side to adjust.

 

[Bedfordspurs]

I did forget to mention that he's not playing well in himself. I expect better but he's got time on his side to adjust.

Reminds me of a lot of players who come to this league and are the skilful type

 

[clownfoot]

It's not rocket science what is going on with the kid (imo) - he was a bit shocked by the pace and physicality of the league, and the fact he has less time on the ball than in the Bundesliga. When combined with the fact that the majority of games so far have not been situations he thrives in (i.e, they have been gritty, physical affairs), he's lost a bit of confidence and now either struggles to make a decision or rushes it and makes the wrong one.

It's natural - lots of players start out like this. Wirtz is doing the exact same thing at Pool, and cost like 2.5 times as much. It's a rare player that comes in and bosses it right from the off - even Modric struggled initially and needed a season as a winger off the left, to adjust.

It will concern me if he's still like this come the end of the season. For now, I hope he just takes his time to adjust.

Used to be a given for a new signing that they would have 6 months grace to adjust to the league. Not sure if the 24 hour news coverage and social media has changed that but I’m willing to give him time.

The brief moments he’s shown flashes of quality is enough to convince me there’s a special player there who has abilities no one else in the team does