Page 5 of 9 FirstFirst 123456789 LastLast
Results 41 to 50 of 83

Thread: Thiago, the man who makes gaps appear

  1. #41
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Posts
    23,303
    Main players I have a concern with Is bobby/Mane/Thiago

    salah to a certain extent, but when we score it's normally because of him, needs to stop diving though.

    Players like Jones and kabak shouldn't get the blame

  2. #42
    Join Date
    Jun 2014
    Posts
    26,730
    Thiago 4 tackles
    Jones 2 interceptions
    Gini 0

    We're in a right pickle.
    Issues at centre back largely the same.
    Issues in midfield being too lightweight. No fab, hendo or Milner.
    Can't carry a front 3 in their form.

    Need to adjust our setup to deal with what we have. Probably only able to carry Salah as a lone striker. The other 2 in midfield.
    Not many options for midfield tbh. No real warrior in there at present.

  3. #43
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    belfast
    Posts
    16,826
    Quote Originally Posted by CCTV View Post
    Thiago 4 tackles
    Jones 2 interceptions
    Gini 0

    We're in a right pickle.
    Issues at centre back largely the same.
    Issues in midfield being too lightweight. No fab, hendo or Milner.
    Can't carry a front 3 in their form.

    Need to adjust our setup to deal with what we have. Probably only able to carry Salah as a lone striker. The other 2 in midfield.
    Not many options for midfield tbh. No real warrior in there at present.
    I'd actually forgot about Milner being injured.

  4. #44
    Join Date
    Jun 2014
    Posts
    26,730
    Quote Originally Posted by ianlfc View Post
    I'd actually forgot about Milner being injured.
    One of 3 players who reliably bring grit to our midfield, Gini can on his day and thiago just gets booked too often.

  5. #45
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Posts
    7,675
    Quote Originally Posted by CCTV View Post
    Thiago 4 tackles
    Jones 2 interceptions
    Gini 0

    We're in a right pickle.
    Issues at centre back largely the same.
    Issues in midfield being too lightweight. No fab, hendo or Milner.
    Can't carry a front 3 in their form.

    Need to adjust our setup to deal with what we have. Probably only able to carry Salah as a lone striker. The other 2 in midfield.
    Not many options for midfield tbh. No real warrior in there at present.
    Wenger called it last week he said its our midfield that has caused the slump.

    He is bang on we just cannot rotate and two of them have been at the back.

    Nothing is going to change this season we just dont have the options to keep us fresh.

    I'll reserve judgment until this BCD shit has gone.

  6. #46
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    offaly
    Posts
    16,957
    He’s been terrible so far unfortunately.

  7. #47
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Teesside
    Posts
    14,897
    He adds nothing that wasn't there before. His passing today was abysmal.
    This season is a write off for all concerned so hopefully its different for the next.

  8. #48
    Join Date
    Mar 2002
    Location
    Around
    Posts
    5,100
    Thiago will be Gini's replacement. The two of them are so similar. Too much sameness at the moment in midfield.

    Hendo in midfield might have helped, but that's not going to be possible for weeks.

    It's a sad state of affairs when Naby coming into the side could make a big difference.

  9. #49
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Posts
    23,792
    hes slow and ponderous and under passes his passes. Reminds me of Lallana he always under passed his passes.
    I hope we can come to some agreement and let him return to Bayern..Unlikely, If Firmino is allowed to not score goals for nearly 2 seasons apart from here and there. Anything is possible.
    Cleaning up the Scots since the 13th century

  10. #50
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Posts
    49,570
    Quote Originally Posted by jozza800 View Post
    Thiago will be Gini's replacement. The two of them are so similar. Too much sameness at the moment in midfield.

    Hendo in midfield might have helped, but that's not going to be possible for weeks.

    It's a sad state of affairs when Naby coming into the side could make a big difference.
    He's the only midfielder we have other than Hendo who will try and play it in to the forwards as quickly as possible, different kind of passing, doesn't have switches or balls over the top, but tries to play through balls and balls into feet he follows into our forwards quickly

    It's no surprise or coincidence our very best midfield performances of the last 2 seasons all featured the same 3 players, Gini Hendo and Keita, Keita's more direct approach on the deck with Hendo's aerial switches and balls over the top is a combo of threatening and testing the opposition defence only they can bring
    "If Everton were playing at the bottom of my garden, i'd close the curtains”

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •