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This. It's obvious. Yet so many posters have written 'Upgrade/downgrade on Stephens'. He's nothing like Dale Stephens. It's exasperating that people are too thick to grasp the difference.
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This. It's obvious. Yet so many posters have written 'Upgrade/downgrade on Stephens'. He's nothing like Dale Stephens. It's exasperating that people are too thick to grasp the difference.
In my opinion (which I've had independently valued as totally worthless) it would have been better if you'd just shown the heatmaps, without the aggro.
If those heatmaps are for all their time in the PL, it seems to prove your point.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
List all the other players who also fall into the 'underachieving' category?
It'll be a very long list.
(Although it'll be nice to see a list which Ali & Big Jurg come out on top
)So not including pens, 5 from 65 games. Knocky 5 from 63, Izqueirdo 5 in 50.
Looking at the heatmaps provided, he plays a lot further forward than Stephens or Propper, so a comparison of goals to games doesn't tell us much.
I'm guessing he'll be a decent squad player to compete with Propper and Stephens for a starting place. 3 central defenders might mean we don't always need a defensive midfielder (depends on opposition, home away, and even the particular part of a game).
The Wizard
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- Jul 2, 2009
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Having attached the wrong picture to a message before, the feeling of dread as soon as you’ve done it and know you can’t take it back is horrific
However you have to question surely there is a ‘preview post’ type thing before they post an article? Quite farcical really.Supadupahands
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- Mar 10, 2016
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they hadto create them in photoshop first
Yes I know.
Exactly.
We all get excited about different things. On transfer deadline day, that's not a story that's floating my boat.
Question for you:
Of the signings we've made this summer, which ones has Naylor revealed before they've been discussed on NSC?
Withdean11
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Great signing IMO.
Comparisons to Stephens/Propper are Silly. It's all about having options. People are far too convinced that 343 is set in stone. Potter likes to mix it up depending on the opponents. Mooy IMO, would be perfect in a 433.
Comparisons to Stephens/Propper are Silly. It's all about having options. People are far too convinced that 343 is set in stone. Potter likes to mix it up depending on the opponents. Mooy IMO, would be perfect in a 433.
Agree.
Well I don't think it's silly. They are our central midfielders, which is where we'd expect Mooy to play, so it makes sense to compare, even if they generally do slightly different roles.
Agreed, Potter is likely to have us playing several different ways throughout the season, and also within individual games. But he won't just have Stephens as a defensive midfielder with Mooy as an attacking one, he will try each player in different roles to see what they can do.
Bladders
Twats everywhere
Well at least not in a minority of one! I always rated Kayal over Stephens. At least Kayal was always looking to play / run forwards rather than slow everything up and play backwards.
The acquisition of Mooy is brilliant business; I've always liked him and I think he will be far better suited to the Potter way than Stephens.
Well done TB & GP. Great business - thank you.
Not Andy Naylor
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They're probably investigating the large hole where most people have a personality. Weird guy, especially for an Australian.
Groß hasn’t been first choice in pre season. Why is that? Because Stephens is a better CDM and Propper is our best ‘complete’ midfielder. Playing a more attack minded midfielder who can pick a pass is great, but Groß can do that and was outstanding when fully fit 2 seasons ago. He’s got more attacking returns than Mooy in the last 2 Premier League season and has created more chances. The 3-4-3 / 5-2-2-1 formation we’ve seen in pre season has pushed Groß out as it does not suit him.
Where do you see Mooy fitting in?
B.W.
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Is he? Never heard him talk TBF... seen him outplay us on the pitch tho...
