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[Albion] Pascal Groß the raumdeuter
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Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
Waxing chumps like candles since ‘75
- Oct 4, 2003
- 11,278
Lets hope he's spot on and good news is incoming shortly.
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This! My 18 old son absolutely slates Gross but only because he feels he doesn’t have the pace (or it seems the willingness to run) but totally fails to see the intelligence of Gross’s position or pass. I try to remind him that there’s more to a game than just running your bollox off. Just ask CMS!
GrossTurn
Well-known member
- Jun 20, 2020
- 291
It’s the modern FIFA world of stats where it’s all about pace and strength, ie. the type of attribute that’s likely to make you good on a video game. Gross excels in some of the less tangible or easy to perceive areas like intelligence, technique and positional awareness like you say.
Good news if he is indeed due to pen a new 2-year deal. One additional benefit I hadn’t thought of is having him around to help Undav settle in as a fellow German speaker.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Wanted a new deal decided to play a bit
Cheeky Monkey
Well-known member
- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,170
And all the stuff about him being homesick for Germany and his family after so many years in England etc. Where did that come from...or disappear to...? ITK bullshit?
If true then I'm really happy, he's had so many highlights in his time with us, and that goal against Man U at The Amex was sheer quality.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Since Southampton he’s been immense.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
The guy has been immense for many a season! Ok he has had the odd period when he has lost a bit of form, but that happens with every player.
Lewis Dunk and Solly March apart, Pascal has been our longest serving player, and without him in the team l have my doubts as to whether we would have survived our debut season in the Premier League.
I want this new deal to go through, almost more than any other business we are likely to do in this window.
It actually came from him fairly recently in a bbc Sussex interview I think it was.
He told BBC Radio Sussex Sport: "I think we do that after the season. We will see what's going on. All I can say is I've been here for five years, that's a long time when you come from abroad but I'm enjoying it here.
"From the start until now we [him and the fans] have had a great journey and I still enjoy it."
Certainly seems to have been some kind of turnaround from a contract being unlikely to a 2 year deal being on the table
Years ago I recall some analysis of the greatest players, where top coaches commented that they often find space and the ball by not moving. Leaving unnecessary runs to lesser players.
Cantor/Durrans kept mentioning it on match-days in the last few weeks of the season.
Usually along the lines of “It’s common knowledge that Pascal wants to return home to Germany now”.
Motogull
Todd Warrior
- Sep 16, 2005
- 9,988
You can be homesick but love where you are temporarily based?
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Very true, Pascal knows that this is only a temporary parting of the ways anyway, he will still get the chance to visit family occasionally, plus of course have them come to him.
Thompson720
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- Jun 20, 2021
- 3,359
Good news
Great news.
One of my favourite players. If he had pace, he’d have a 100 caps for Germany, arguably one of our most intelligent players.
One of my favourite players. If he had pace, he’d have a 100 caps for Germany, arguably one of our most intelligent players.
I remember watching a 40+ year old Jimmy Case dominating games and barely moving more than 6 yards side to side and never breaking into anything more than a jog.
First time I've seen him smile