Just had a look back at the message from my mate. He lives in Leeds but travels south even sometimes for reserve games. His description of Burstow. ‘Likes to play off the shoulder. Absolute grafter when he was on loan and moves well.,He’s not far off our first team’ . Either he’s not been himself or my mate has blue tinted specs.
summed up my sentiment perfectly. I don’t want to be underwhelmed by another poor coaching appointment
I’d strongly agree with this. Can’t remember anyone at all really impressing me at SOL. Leeds, but as you say relegated team, Carvalho for Hull, Greenwoof for Boro. Both loan players of course. West Brom and Coventry both had some canny players but I’m ****ed if I can remember any that truly stood out. O’Hare for Coventry was very good actually.
Having said all that just watch Szmodics destroy us today I don't understand why he hasn't done better, there's obviously something because he only has a few NI caps. Perhaps he's a late developer but he's late twenties so another Pritchard as far as Sunderland are concerned. I think we have players who are becoming better anyway, Aouchiche just needs coaching on his tracking back imo.
Boro have an option to buy Greenwood for £1.5mill apparently they might not take it up. I'd certainly have him here
I’d rip their hands off for that kind of money. If you walk out the ground thinking an oppo player was a ****ing prick, that’s because they were quality and/or a ****house. He was both. Agree on Aouch Smug, he could be the 10, Jobe the 9. I’m convinced or almost convinced that Jobe could be a monster 9.
Apologies this should probably be in the transfer thread. Yeah I agree i'd have him here in a heartbeat. Apparently he's tailed off after a great start to the season, but it is his first full season in men's football. He was class up here and down there. 1.5 mill man.
Three was a rumour that we tried to buy him last summer rather than the loan we ended up with, that might explain why he was given more chances to prove his worth. All it has confirmed is what we can all see apart from the coaches, that he isn't good enough for this club.
Exactly the type of player we need to be focusing on for this window. We need a bit of backbone. Centre half, centre midfield and centre forward all with a bit of nastiness about him and we're an entirely different proposition. We can get back to building our stockpile of 19-23 year olds who don't know their best position but are vaguely 'attacking players' in the winter.
I couldn't work our where Aouchiche was playing yesterday ... ... some of the time I don't think he could either. Watching the highlights he appears in almost every position. I admire enthusiasm but he was playing Styles who hasn't played much and was out of position a few times at first. That might've been because he didn't know who Aouchiche was tracking. If Alese plays today I'd expect him to be a bit more vocal and get a bit more order into things.
Perhaps he is the answer for next season. A few will not like this. Could save us a few quid to spend elsewhere such as defensive mid perhaps.
Great post mate. Ba frustrates because his head goes at vital moments, that can be coached out of him ... ... at the same time Neil should be coached at kicking the ball into the net
