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Has been great this season
Thought he was poor today in comparison to other games to be honest, we can't let the result plaster the performances even though that was obviously the most important thing.
Not sure what you were watching, I thought he was unreal.
Don't get me wrong he was good defensively but I thought he looked very nervy on the ball and looked like he was going to give it away a lot of the times he got it.
Wanyama is on page 3 - I guess this reflects, he just plods along without doing anything special and being noticed. This could be the problem, just plods?
Its just hit me that he could be our disruption-where is the high tempo, playing quicker passes and getting the ball forward quicker. He is a very good player, the bit of steel we needed but breaks up our movement forward. He never seems to play the ball forward, never bursts forward with ball or take players on. last season Dier did everything that Wanyama does and more especially contributing going forward either with the ball or making forward passes. I feel we miss this, it opens up teams. My one criticism with Wheelchair at the Woolwich is he just moves the ball on with no invention. This is the same with Wanyama. If Dier is fit , he should claim back his spot in front of the back 4, he's a better player there.
Its just hit me that he could be our disruption-where is the high tempo, playing quicker passes and getting the ball forward quicker. He is a very good player, the bit of steel we needed but breaks up our movement forward. He never seems to play the ball forward, never bursts forward with ball or take players on. last season Dier did everything that Wanyama does and more especially contributing going forward either with the ball or making forward passes. I feel we miss this, it opens up teams. My one criticism with Wheelchair at the Woolwich is he just moves the ball on with no invention. This is the same with Wanyama. If Dier is fit , he should claim back his spot in front of the back 4, he's a better player there.
He never plays the ball forward?? his dustribution has been excellent and not what i expected when he first signed.
I really do like the player and feel he gives us something we didn't have last season which is muscle . He wins it, he gives it but thats it. The pass is never inventive, never gets the play started and never drives forward with the ball. last season we were a little more dynamic and Dier was part of that. We miss Lamela, he gives us that energy we seem to be lacking. Wanyama, I like loads but feel he may be damping our energy with his humdrum way about him.
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when he missed that free header today:defoe:
This guy is killing our style, he is spraying predictable passes sideways instead to number ten positioned player and takes out our creativity. Notice Dier, boy always tries to put the pass to the centre which made our transition from attack to defence fluent. Why Poch never trusts his proven pair this year is beyond me. Wanyama is really gud, but he shouldnt be our only option to anchor. Hope Poch rotates him more with Dier
I mean it is tough to find fault with him. He has been immense but if he worked on his shooting he could be world class. He seems to shape up to shoot like he is passing it into the net its actually kind of funny
Yea his offensive skills leave a lot to be desired, but he does all the other things at a very high level. He appears to be strong enough and fast enough to mark anybody in the Prem, which is no mean feat.
I hope he is encouraged to develop his offensive game further, and feel he is young enough that can still legitimately improve there. Between him, Dier, and Winks, I feel like our post-Dembele CM future has been secured.
I hope he is encouraged to develop his offensive game further, and feel he is young enough that can still legitimately improve there. Between him, Dier, and Winks, I feel like our post-Dembele CM future has been secured.
I loved Dier last year & didn't think Wanyama would take his place but to be fair he has been a monster. He seems to be getting better at different aspects every game.