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Offline pauliewalnuts

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #3450 on: July 24, 2016, 04:04:49 PM »
For someone said to be so good in the air, Gestede doesn't seem to win many aerial duels.

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #3451 on: July 24, 2016, 04:09:40 PM »
For someone said to be so good in the air, Gestede doesn't seem to win many aerial duels.

He's not very good with his back to goal or winning flicks. What he's good at is attacking balls from well delivered crosses. The Blackburn montage is evidence of where he is good. However it makes him very one dimensional and limited in how we can use him.

Offline KRS

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #3452 on: July 24, 2016, 04:11:10 PM »
...and even more limited when no one in the team can deliver those types of crosses.

Offline sirlordbaltimore

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #3453 on: July 24, 2016, 05:21:45 PM »
...and even more limited when no one in the team can deliver those types of crosses.

which begs the question why start him when we don't have a single decent crosser in the starting 11


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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #3454 on: July 24, 2016, 05:28:01 PM »
...and even more limited when no one in the team can deliver those types of crosses.

which begs the question why start him when we don't have a single decent crosser in the starting 11



because Kozak and Gabby were injured maybe?

Offline sirlordbaltimore

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #3455 on: July 24, 2016, 05:48:40 PM »
...and even more limited when no one in the team can deliver those types of crosses.

which begs the question why start him when we don't have a single decent crosser in the starting 11



because Kozak and Gabby were injured maybe?

and what about our other striking options, Ayew could play up top, we also have several under 21s who HAVE to be better all round players ? what's the point of playing someone that's of absolutely no use in the system we played ?

i watched that match yesterday and i'm struggling to think of a single thing he did other than tap it in

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #3456 on: July 24, 2016, 05:58:40 PM »
...and even more limited when no one in the team can deliver those types of crosses.

which begs the question why start him when we don't have a single decent crosser in the starting 11



because Kozak and Gabby were injured maybe?

and what about our other striking options, Ayew could play up top, we also have several under 21s who HAVE to be better all round players ?

Four days ago we played a friendly where we did both of those things.

Today we tried something different which didn't sound particularly successful.

But then, that's what these friendlies have been arranged for.

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #3457 on: July 24, 2016, 07:36:33 PM »
According to the Doc we are waving goodbye to 3-4 players next week.

Offline saunders_heroes

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #3458 on: July 24, 2016, 07:42:00 PM »
According to the Doc we are waving goodbye to 3-4 players next week.

Let's hope there's going to be some coming in because I've not been impressed so far, and I certainly wouldn't want to go into next season with the squad we have now.

Offline Dave

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #3459 on: July 24, 2016, 07:46:18 PM »
According to the Doc we are waving goodbye to 3-4 players next week.

Celtic fans seem to think that Sinclair will be tied up tomorrow for £3m plus another £1.5m in add-ons.

Offline Clampy

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #3460 on: July 24, 2016, 07:47:34 PM »
I'm fairly happy so far. I thought a few might have left before now but seeing as he's got player in before deciding to let people go, that's fine by me.
« Last Edit: July 24, 2016, 08:02:01 PM by Clampy »

Offline Ger Regan

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #3461 on: July 24, 2016, 07:57:29 PM »
According to the Doc we are waving goodbye to 3-4 players next week.

Let's hope there's going to be some coming in because I've not been impressed so far, and I certainly wouldn't want to go into next season with the squad we have now.
To be fair, i don't think anyone hopes (or even expects) that the three in so far will be our lot for this window.

Offline Ron Manager

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #3462 on: July 24, 2016, 07:58:32 PM »
According to the Doc we are waving goodbye to 3-4 players next week.

He may be enthusiastic but I wish he would stop using twitter to inform us of club buisness.

Offline four fornicholl

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #3463 on: July 24, 2016, 08:01:16 PM »
Me too, smacks of very unprofessional in my opinion

Offline brian green

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #3464 on: July 24, 2016, 08:02:50 PM »
The way of the world I'm afraid Ron.  Not ideal but infinitely preferable to the secrecy of his predecessor.

 


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