Quote from: Risso on August 25, 2021, 11:22:19 AMQuote from: cdbullyweefan on August 25, 2021, 11:07:05 AMQuote from: aj2k77 on August 25, 2021, 10:01:33 AMTeams immediately above us last season had the likes of Philips and Rice playing as DM for them. Nakamba is miles off that quality. If we want to improve, that's the gap we need to narrow. Players with massive deficiencies aren't going to help us break into the top 8/6.Only one team has Phillips and Rice playing for them, probably the best pairing in the league. Who do West Ham have as backup? That's the comparison. I doubt it is anyone significantly better than our Marv. He's good enough for a squad place.Phillips plays for Leeds mate...Meh, Leeds, England. Similar kits.
Quote from: cdbullyweefan on August 25, 2021, 11:07:05 AMQuote from: aj2k77 on August 25, 2021, 10:01:33 AMTeams immediately above us last season had the likes of Philips and Rice playing as DM for them. Nakamba is miles off that quality. If we want to improve, that's the gap we need to narrow. Players with massive deficiencies aren't going to help us break into the top 8/6.Only one team has Phillips and Rice playing for them, probably the best pairing in the league. Who do West Ham have as backup? That's the comparison. I doubt it is anyone significantly better than our Marv. He's good enough for a squad place.Phillips plays for Leeds mate...
Quote from: aj2k77 on August 25, 2021, 10:01:33 AMTeams immediately above us last season had the likes of Philips and Rice playing as DM for them. Nakamba is miles off that quality. If we want to improve, that's the gap we need to narrow. Players with massive deficiencies aren't going to help us break into the top 8/6.Only one team has Phillips and Rice playing for them, probably the best pairing in the league. Who do West Ham have as backup? That's the comparison. I doubt it is anyone significantly better than our Marv. He's good enough for a squad place.
Teams immediately above us last season had the likes of Philips and Rice playing as DM for them. Nakamba is miles off that quality. If we want to improve, that's the gap we need to narrow. Players with massive deficiencies aren't going to help us break into the top 8/6.
Different time, 2019. We needed players, and tbf he didn't look too shabby in his first two or three appearances. But he's not kept pace with our progression, we've left him behind a bit.
He's fine in these type of games when he comes on and we need to protect the league.Games like Watford on opening day he was dreadful.
Quote from: SoccerHQ on September 19, 2021, 05:05:32 PMHe's fine in these type of games when he comes on and we need to protect the league.Games like Watford on opening day he was dreadful.He wasn't alone. Watford was a shambles all over the pitch. Plus, he didn't come on yesterday to protect a lead, he came on and helped us dominate the midfield. You'll get there in the end, SHQ.
Well we bid for him got turned down and downgraded to Nakamba. I'm not sure who scouted him but file him under Wesley and shit.
He's fine in these type of games when he comes on and we need to protect the league.
I think Dean has had a word in his ear about moving the ball on quicker, not to complicate things and Marvelous is repaying that faith with improved performances. Horses for courses, we'll need him over the season if he maintains his current level.
Quote from: SoccerHQ on September 19, 2021, 05:05:32 PMHe's fine in these type of games when he comes on and we need to protect the league.Assuming you mean lead, rather than league, we had no lead to protect when he came on yesterday.
Quote from: Sexual Ealing on September 19, 2021, 07:01:14 PMQuote from: SoccerHQ on September 19, 2021, 05:05:32 PMHe's fine in these type of games when he comes on and we need to protect the league.Assuming you mean lead, rather than league, we had no lead to protect when he came on yesterday.Think you've answered your own question. It can't be the lead he was protecting, since we didn't have one. Therefore, it was written as intended, SHQ has some inside info that he's let slip and knew that the 3pts against Everton was needed for the glorious day at the end of May, when Joe gets to see us lift the league title at the Emptihad after an emphatic 7(SEVEN)-0 victory, where he gets subbed on and subbed off again.