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Is Eze not a 'Vieira' type of player
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 Lanzo-Ad  Lanzarote 18 Feb 22 1.46pm |
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Originally posted by taylors lovechild
There's no point having 11 hard working and pressing players if none of them can produce a chance between them. Having a creative player is not a luxury, it's a necessity. Players like Eze are the difference between a draw and a win, especially in more evenly matched games. Does Coutinho press? Does Fernandes? No, but they do win games, sometimes almost single-handedly. Hard working players are easy to find, players like Eze are not. If he plays like he did in the half-dozen games before his injury then Newcastle need to double that £45m or get lost (I prefer the latter option either way). Exacto
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EverybodyDannsNow  SE19 18 Feb 22 2.18pm |
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Originally posted by taylors lovechild
There's no point having 11 hard working and pressing players if none of them can produce a chance between them. Having a creative player is not a luxury, it's a necessity. Players like Eze are the difference between a draw and a win, especially in more evenly matched games. Does Coutinho press? Does Fernandes? No, but they do win games, sometimes almost single-handedly. Hard working players are easy to find, players like Eze are not. If he plays like he did in the half-dozen games before his injury then Newcastle need to double that £45m or get lost (I prefer the latter option either way). It's not an either-or, and it's also very much system dependent. We have plenty of creative players - we score goals and create chances in nearly every game and Eze doesn't play in most of them. Players like Eze can also be the difference a draw and a loss. Bruno Fernandes is a great example of a player who is wonderfully creative, but also fantastic out of possession - he averages over 20 pressures per 90 mins, Eze is averaging about 13. Great example of the type of player Eze can become.
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taylors lovechild  18 Feb 22 2.48pm |
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Originally posted by EverybodyDannsNow
It's not an either-or, and it's also very much system dependent. We have plenty of creative players - we score goals and create chances in nearly every game and Eze doesn't play in most of them. Players like Eze can also be the difference a draw and a loss. Bruno Fernandes is a great example of a player who is wonderfully creative, but also fantastic out of possession - he averages over 20 pressures per 90 mins, Eze is averaging about 13. Great example of the type of player Eze can become. Defence is not just about pressure, it's also about keeping the ball so the opposition don't get to create those chances. Eze had an 84% passing success rate last season and was in the 97th percentile in the PL for successful dribbles and the 95th percentile for progressive passes (eg passing forwards). He may not be great out of possession and he can work on that. I would argue it's much harder to teach someone to be good on the ball. I genuinely have never seen a Man Utd game where I've thought Fernandes contributed much defensively, other than fouls. I shall watch more closely next time. I think I've just been getting frustrated that a player that most people seemed to be talking about as a future great last season suddenly seems so disposable to some people before he's had a decent run in the team. I also think it's sad that there are also some people (I'm not pointing the finger at you btw) who seem more excited about big transfer fees than great players. Maybe that's to do with football management games?
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thai-eagle  chiang mai 18 Feb 22 3.28pm |
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If Newcastle offers silly money (75 mill. plus) the club should consider selling. But I think most of the fans would prefer an Eze in the team and not the money.
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| EverybodyDannsNow SE19 18 Feb 22 4.11pm |
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Originally posted by taylors lovechild
Defence is not just about pressure, it's also about keeping the ball so the opposition don't get to create those chances. Eze had an 84% passing success rate last season and was in the 97th percentile in the PL for successful dribbles and the 95th percentile for progressive passes (eg passing forwards). He may not be great out of possession and he can work on that. I would argue it's much harder to teach someone to be good on the ball. I genuinely have never seen a Man Utd game where I've thought Fernandes contributed much defensively, other than fouls. I shall watch more closely next time. I think I've just been getting frustrated that a player that most people seemed to be talking about as a future great last season suddenly seems so disposable to some people before he's had a decent run in the team. I also think it's sad that there are also some people (I'm not pointing the finger at you btw) who seem more excited about big transfer fees than great players. Maybe that's to do with football management games? Obviously it's relevant, but I can't really agree ball retention and progressive passes can be presented as defensive qualities. Interesting stats though. I actually agree that talent like Eze's is much harder to teach, which is why I have no doubts he'll end up a top-level player - he'll get the hang of the easier, off-the-ball stuff, but I do understand why Vieira is hesitant to lean on him too much currently. I also agree with your broader point; I don't think I'd sell him unless it was silly money, and agree I'd rather have a player like Eze to go and watch than £40m sat in the bank.
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| taylors lovechild 18 Feb 22 4.37pm |
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Originally posted by EverybodyDannsNow
Obviously it's relevant, but I can't really agree ball retention and progressive passes can be presented as defensive qualities. Interesting stats though. I actually agree that talent like Eze's is much harder to teach, which is why I have no doubts he'll end up a top-level player - he'll get the hang of the easier, off-the-ball stuff, but I do understand why Vieira is hesitant to lean on him too much currently. I also agree with your broader point; I don't think I'd sell him unless it was silly money, and agree I'd rather have a player like Eze to go and watch than £40m sat in the bank. He did rank in the bottom 10th percentile for many defensive stats, in case it looks like I'm glossing things over! I think we all want Palace players to succeed whomever they may be, so let's hope we do see the Eze of the end of last season and Newcastle bugger off to plunder other clubs.
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| Tickled pink Cornwall 18 Feb 22 7.43pm |
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Originally posted by Lanzo-Ad
************Guaita*********** This works for me Eze and Olise will just sadly join Wilf by being the most fouled, we need steel in there that Hughes provides.
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| Rachid Rachid Rachid 18 Feb 22 8.41pm |
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Originally posted by Tickled pink
Eze and Olise will just sadly join Wilf by being the most fouled, we need steel in there that Hughes provides. After a promising start Hughes has looked really average IMO. Cant shoot, not a particularly good passing range, can't move at pace with the ball, no real physical presence but better without the ball than Riedewald Edited by Rachid Rachid Rachid (18 Feb 2022 8.45pm)
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Wilbraham413  19 Feb 22 4.14am |
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Eze is judged by that one great game he had last year where he ran through 8 players to score. Aside from that, he didn't do that much last year before he had the catastrophic injury. I was high on him last season, but this season, not so much. He has to prove he's over his achilles. If we were more comfortable above relegation, I'd like to see Eze start many matches in a row, so we can see if he is for real or not.
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| Lanzo-Ad Lanzarote 20 Feb 22 8.36am |
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Eze will replace Gallagher next year as the attacking central midfielder with two defensive midfielders with him
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| eag-les Coulsdon 27 Feb 22 10.05pm |
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Originally posted by Lanzo-Ad
Eze will replace Gallagher next year as the attacking central midfielder with two defensive midfielders with him Let's hope so. One of the most gifted players in the Prem and if fully fit should be starting every week
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sprites  Auckland 28 Feb 22 2.00am |
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Originally posted by Lanzo-Ad
Eze will replace Gallagher next year as the attacking central midfielder with two defensive midfielders with him Said with such certainty. Can I borrow your crystal ball?
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