*Gullsworth*
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Who would you pick in your team in The Premier League?
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[Brighton] Trossard or Knocky.
- Thread starter *Gullsworth*
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- Jul 10, 2003
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Maybe this could be a series of polls, Stephens/Bissouma, Stockdale/Sanchez type thing
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Definitely Trossard.
brighton_tom
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- Jul 23, 2008
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Loved Knocky but its 100% Trossard for the Prem.
Robinjakarta
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Trossard. If not, Knocky. Definitely one of them. Both on off days would be like having a nine-man team.
redoubtable seagull
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- Oct 27, 2004
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Trossard over Knocky. But would like both in the squad.
Hoping for a good season from Trossard.
Knocky had great passion was brilliant in the promotion season.
But never quite fulfilled his promise in the PL. For every occasional wonder goal (cf Palace goal away) there was also the occasional stupid moment (cf two footed lunge and the red against Bournemouth.)
Hoping for a good season from Trossard.
Knocky had great passion was brilliant in the promotion season.
But never quite fulfilled his promise in the PL. For every occasional wonder goal (cf Palace goal away) there was also the occasional stupid moment (cf two footed lunge and the red against Bournemouth.)
basque seagull
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wigman
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The wonder goal at Palace was a thing of beauty.
However there's a separate debate on whether he should've stll been on the pitch.
studio150
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Trossard by some distance in the PL, so Knockaert will have to be content with cup games and the odd appearance from the bench.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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Bit of a harsh poll.
Obviously Trossard has played more PL games, scored (a few ) more and had an international career for a top nation
But Knocky has got me off my feet like no other player i've ever seen for us. He's scored goals and performed skill which I never thought I would see from a player in the stripes. He was the player I dreamed of being when I was a boy,
I can't ignore that was predominantly in the Championship, but I do sometimes consider some alternate reality where Knocky was playing for us in a time when we were competitive going forward in the PL like we are now and his head was right and he had a manager who believed in him. I wonder just how differently things could have gone.
The head then says Trossard, but I don't see 100's of kids in Trossard shirts and I don't hear 30,000 roaring his song
Obviously Trossard has played more PL games, scored (a few ) more and had an international career for a top nation
But Knocky has got me off my feet like no other player i've ever seen for us. He's scored goals and performed skill which I never thought I would see from a player in the stripes. He was the player I dreamed of being when I was a boy,
I can't ignore that was predominantly in the Championship, but I do sometimes consider some alternate reality where Knocky was playing for us in a time when we were competitive going forward in the PL like we are now and his head was right and he had a manager who believed in him. I wonder just how differently things could have gone.
The head then says Trossard, but I don't see 100's of kids in Trossard shirts and I don't hear 30,000 roaring his song
Nobby Cybergoat
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But both on a good day .........
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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- Oct 4, 2003
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That just made the goal even sweeter.
nwgull
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Knockaert in the Championship has been my favourite Amex era player so far. However, in terms of performances in the PL, Trossard is the better player.
B-right-on
Living the dream
Knocky was a bit of a one trick pony. A fantastic trick and beautiful to see when he got it right. But easy to figure out at PL standards and quite often in the PL was marked out of the game, hence the red mist.
Some wonderful memories tho, esp in the Championship.
Some wonderful memories tho, esp in the Championship.
West Hoathly Seagull
Honorary Ruffian
Trossard by a long way in the Premier League. He played a key role in our better performances in the second half of last season, and can change a game when on form (e.g. Manchester City at home). However, I wish he wouldn't keep looking like the tourists I see lounging in deckchairs in Green Park on my way back to Victoria Station, which is how I would describe him in both the Everton (especially) and Watford (to a certain extent) games.
As for Knockaert, other than the goals against Everton and Palace, and sadly the lunge against Bournemouth, I can't remember him making much of a contribution in the two seasons after we were promoted. Saying that, I wasn't too happy when we let him go to Fulham. I'm not sure if we'd signed Trossard by then. Potter doesn't use traditional wingers, so I don't think Knockaert would have had much game time under Potter, and he wouldn't have worked as a right wing back. Not that I am trying to denigrate Knockaert. He was dynamite in the Championship, and crucial to our promotion to the Premier League.
As for Knockaert, other than the goals against Everton and Palace, and sadly the lunge against Bournemouth, I can't remember him making much of a contribution in the two seasons after we were promoted. Saying that, I wasn't too happy when we let him go to Fulham. I'm not sure if we'd signed Trossard by then. Potter doesn't use traditional wingers, so I don't think Knockaert would have had much game time under Potter, and he wouldn't have worked as a right wing back. Not that I am trying to denigrate Knockaert. He was dynamite in the Championship, and crucial to our promotion to the Premier League.
Farehamseagull
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Whilst we all obviously feel very affectionate to Knocky, this isn't even close. Trossard is a superior player.
I won't vote, because:
Trossard - a decent EPL player who has good games, but frustratingly doesn't yet deliver in goals and assists for a forward/winger.
Knockaert - forever an Albion hero. My personal view was always that he lacked the pace to prosper at EPL level, which affected his mind and overall game.
Trossard - a decent EPL player who has good games, but frustratingly doesn't yet deliver in goals and assists for a forward/winger.
Knockaert - forever an Albion hero. My personal view was always that he lacked the pace to prosper at EPL level, which affected his mind and overall game.
Publius Ovidius
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Knocky 100%.
No one in this squad comes close to exciting a crowd like knocky did.
Btw. Are we saying this as now or when knocky was at his best?
No one in this squad comes close to exciting a crowd like knocky did.
Btw. Are we saying this as now or when knocky was at his best?