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Offline PaulTheVillan

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Re: KEA or Sylla?
« Reply #150 on: October 21, 2013, 05:19:32 PM »
Westwood in fairness looked ok last season but this season he has been very poor - him, Lowton and Weimann have been really disappointing this term.
I bet they're picking up twice the money they were last season.

Offline Mister E

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Re: KEA or Sylla?
« Reply #151 on: October 21, 2013, 05:27:38 PM »
The solution to our home problems is a proper number 10, which we don't really have in the squad.
Isn't that where you'd look to Helenius or Tonev? - if either are good enough!

For me it would look like this:
                               Guzan
Lowton / Herd    Vlaar   Clark   Luna (although after yesterday, I'd almost be looking at Bennett again)
                             Westwood
Bacuna                   Sylla              Delph
                             Helenius
                              Benteke

Offline dekko

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Re: KEA or Sylla?
« Reply #152 on: October 21, 2013, 06:17:42 PM »
The solution to our home problems is a proper number 10, which we don't really have in the squad.
Isn't that where you'd look to Helenius or Tonev? - if either are good enough!

For me it would look like this:
                               Guzan
Lowton / Herd    Vlaar   Clark   Luna (although after yesterday, I'd almost be looking at Bennett again)
                             Westwood
Bacuna                   Sylla              Delph
                             Helenius
                              Benteke

I like the look of that.

Also, on Luna, I thought he coped really well with Townsend for the first half.  He started getting shredded by the end (and it got a bit ugly) bit it looked to me like his legs had gone more than anything.  I wouldn't drop him quite yet.

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: KEA or Sylla?
« Reply #153 on: October 21, 2013, 09:23:15 PM »
Tonev and Helenius are long term projects clearly.

We need someone in January who's creative and can actually come into the first 11 and make an instant impact not in 2016.

Online frankmosswasmyuncle

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Re: KEA or Sylla?
« Reply #154 on: October 21, 2013, 09:28:27 PM »
Sylla.
KEA was abysmal yesterday.
Sylla improved last season with games. He needs to play more and I think he'd be as effective as he was by last May.

Offline Chris Stares

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Re: KEA or Sylla?
« Reply #155 on: October 21, 2013, 09:35:29 PM »
I like the effort that KEA puts in closing people down, but his first touch, more often than not, is absolutely terrible.  I lost count of the number of times the ball was played into him (simple pass to feet, throw in, etc.) only to see it bounce off his knee/knob/chest and go straight to a Spuds player.  It was one of the major reasons we kept surrendering possession too cheaply.  I think Sylla must've pissed on PL's chips not to be getting a game at the moment - the stats show that when he's played, we've won more points than we've lost.  For me, Sylla all the way.

Offline eamonn

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Re: KEA or Sylla?
« Reply #156 on: October 22, 2013, 01:25:28 AM »
When is Gardner Gary back? I want him to kick this lot's arses and start pwning opposing midfields alongside our Fabian.

Offline Isa

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Re: KEA or Sylla?
« Reply #157 on: October 22, 2013, 03:06:11 AM »
I still don't get why we are making it a straight choice between KEA and Sylla. KEA is playing as the most advanced midfielder, a role Sylla wouldn't be able to perform. A better question would be who our strongest midfield three is? Sylla, Delph and KEA for me.

Offline ROBBO

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Re: KEA or Sylla?
« Reply #158 on: October 22, 2013, 04:48:47 AM »
I would like to see Delph as an attacking midfielder, he has the skill to draw a foul iaround the box.

Offline Stu

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Re: KEA or Sylla?
« Reply #159 on: October 22, 2013, 07:27:11 AM »
Sylla is the beneficiary of the Carlos Cuellar syndrome it seems........

Does he intermittently grow a beard ?
Does he keep reptiles as pets ?
Does Martin O'Neill want to sign him ?

Please explain.

I believe brontebilly is referring to the strange phenomenon whereby the less a player actually plays, the better he becomes in the imaginations of the supporters.

Offline Dave Clark Five

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Re: KEA or Sylla?
« Reply #160 on: October 22, 2013, 07:40:10 AM »
I believe brontebilly is referring to the strange phenomenon whereby the less a player actually plays, the better he becomes in the imaginations of the supporters.

Salifou being another of these.


 


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