If anyone has seen the Gerrard interview from earlier may reas in to like I dud they he'll play Kamara first and foremost as an 8 and sign another DM with Kamara filling in for said DM if needed.
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on May 25, 2022, 12:56:04 PMQuote from: Percy McCarthy on May 25, 2022, 03:55:21 AMQuote from: john e on May 24, 2022, 08:37:30 PMQuote from: aj2k77 on May 24, 2022, 08:14:54 PMI'd love a centre mid of Kamara and Bissouma. If we swapped Luiz + £££ for Abraham we'd be in for a serious season.Some people on here won’t be happy until we Have a complete team of defensive mids and Tony Pulis as managerSorry about this john, but neither of those two are out and out defensive mids.I think the most impressive pairing I've seen this season was Soucek and Rice at West Ham, an absolute rock of a midfield.They're like a couple of nightclub bouncers that will not tolerate any fucking about whatsoever.
Quote from: Percy McCarthy on May 25, 2022, 03:55:21 AMQuote from: john e on May 24, 2022, 08:37:30 PMQuote from: aj2k77 on May 24, 2022, 08:14:54 PMI'd love a centre mid of Kamara and Bissouma. If we swapped Luiz + £££ for Abraham we'd be in for a serious season.Some people on here won’t be happy until we Have a complete team of defensive mids and Tony Pulis as managerSorry about this john, but neither of those two are out and out defensive mids.I think the most impressive pairing I've seen this season was Soucek and Rice at West Ham, an absolute rock of a midfield.
Quote from: john e on May 24, 2022, 08:37:30 PMQuote from: aj2k77 on May 24, 2022, 08:14:54 PMI'd love a centre mid of Kamara and Bissouma. If we swapped Luiz + £££ for Abraham we'd be in for a serious season.Some people on here won’t be happy until we Have a complete team of defensive mids and Tony Pulis as managerSorry about this john, but neither of those two are out and out defensive mids.
Quote from: aj2k77 on May 24, 2022, 08:14:54 PMI'd love a centre mid of Kamara and Bissouma. If we swapped Luiz + £££ for Abraham we'd be in for a serious season.Some people on here won’t be happy until we Have a complete team of defensive mids and Tony Pulis as manager
I'd love a centre mid of Kamara and Bissouma. If we swapped Luiz + £££ for Abraham we'd be in for a serious season.
Quote from: richtheholtender on May 25, 2022, 02:39:04 PMIf anyone has seen the Gerrard interview from earlier may reas in to like I dud they he'll play Kamara first and foremost as an 8 and sign another DM with Kamara filling in for said DM if needed.I didn't take it like that, for me he was talking about the benefit of signing someone like this is that he has the football intelligence to play CB, DM or CM as well as working in different formations. That said I do think another similar player who can play a few different roles would be a good idea.
Quote from: LeeB on May 25, 2022, 01:10:42 PMQuote from: pauliewalnuts on May 25, 2022, 12:56:04 PMQuote from: Percy McCarthy on May 25, 2022, 03:55:21 AMQuote from: john e on May 24, 2022, 08:37:30 PMQuote from: aj2k77 on May 24, 2022, 08:14:54 PMI'd love a centre mid of Kamara and Bissouma. If we swapped Luiz + £££ for Abraham we'd be in for a serious season.Some people on here won’t be happy until we Have a complete team of defensive mids and Tony Pulis as managerSorry about this john, but neither of those two are out and out defensive mids.I think the most impressive pairing I've seen this season was Soucek and Rice at West Ham, an absolute rock of a midfield.They're like a couple of nightclub bouncers that will not tolerate any fucking about whatsoever.Like Mazrim and Mazrim's Bruv
Quote from: richtheholtender on May 25, 2022, 02:39:04 PMIf anyone has seen the Gerrard interview from earlier may reas in to like I dud they he'll play Kamara first and foremost as an 8 and sign another DM with Kamara filling in for said DM if needed.I didn't take it like that, for me he was talking about the benefit of signing someone like this is that he has the football intelligence to play CB, DM or CM as well as working in different formations. That said I do think another similar player who can play a few different roles would be a good idea.The more I look into him the more I want it to be Sangare, he looks a fantastic player to go along the midfielders we have.
Quote from: paul_e on May 25, 2022, 03:04:59 PMQuote from: richtheholtender on May 25, 2022, 02:39:04 PMIf anyone has seen the Gerrard interview from earlier may reas in to like I dud they he'll play Kamara first and foremost as an 8 and sign another DM with Kamara filling in for said DM if needed.I didn't take it like that, for me he was talking about the benefit of signing someone like this is that he has the football intelligence to play CB, DM or CM as well as working in different formations. That said I do think another similar player who can play a few different roles would be a good idea.The more I look into him the more I want it to be Sangare, he looks a fantastic player to go along the midfielders we have.It was the part where he said "we've brought him in as a midfielder" not DCM just midfielder. That's how I read it.
If he's anything like Kante, it would be like playing with 12 players.
The thing is with your DMs, you want them to be much more complete footballers, like the oft-mentioned Rice and Soucek at West Ham. They both protect the back line superbly, but are also comfortable in possession and are good at driving forward, plus Soucek weighs in with goals too. A player like Nakamba who does a good job at breaking up attacks but little else will only get you so far, especially when your other midfielders include Luiz and McGinn.
I'm pretty sure he's been signed as a DM but Gerrard is just talking up his versatility. If we want to play a double pivot I think Dougie can probably do that when he's not having to shoulder all the defensive responsibility.
Quote from: Risso on May 25, 2022, 06:41:20 PMThe thing is with your DMs, you want them to be much more complete footballers, like the oft-mentioned Rice and Soucek at West Ham. They both protect the back line superbly, but are also comfortable in possession and are good at driving forward, plus Soucek weighs in with goals too. A player like Nakamba who does a good job at breaking up attacks but little else will only get you so far, especially when your other midfielders include Luiz and McGinn.He's our modern day NRC, minus the huddles and pointing.
Quote from: Toronto Villa on May 25, 2022, 06:43:01 PMQuote from: Risso on May 25, 2022, 06:41:20 PMThe thing is with your DMs, you want them to be much more complete footballers, like the oft-mentioned Rice and Soucek at West Ham. They both protect the back line superbly, but are also comfortable in possession and are good at driving forward, plus Soucek weighs in with goals too. A player like Nakamba who does a good job at breaking up attacks but little else will only get you so far, especially when your other midfielders include Luiz and McGinn.He's our modern day NRC, minus the huddles and pointing. Reo-Coker really was absolutely shit.I thought it at the time and I still think it now.Dog shit.