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Replacement for Gallaher
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 Uphill  Bedford 20 Apr 22 5.03pm |
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Lewis O'Brien might be an investment though there are few, if any, Gallagher clones around. He is unique. Not a like-for-like replacement but I would try to get Eriksen in so we have a calm, insightful player who can pass the ball accurately. We need a midfield general. Eriksen fits the bill and would likely bring out the best of Olise, Eze and Wilf. Unfortunately if Spurs' possible interest is true we all know he would prefer them to us. The search must be ongoing.
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Brinscalleagle2  Brinscall 20 Apr 22 5.50pm |
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We will need to replace Gallagher when he goes back to Chelsea but we don’t need to replace him with a player with his exact style. There are many teams outside the bottom three in the Premiership who play without a midfielder charging around the pitch hassling all and sundry but there are many teams that have midfielders that can play cutting passes , put in timely tackles to influence play without being so hyperactive. It is all about balance and the trick will be to replace Jimmy Mac and Luka and plan for a possible decline in Kouyate and how we blend them in with the young midfielders Eze , Hughes , Olise . What I think we need more than an all action midfielder is a creative ball playing passer of the ball and a defensive Kouyate type midfielder. Who they are is anyones guess but in Patrick , Dougie and Parish we trust.COYP
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Palacesince64  Edinburgh 19 May 22 11.16pm |
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Originally posted by Brinscalleagle2
We will need to replace Gallagher when he goes back to Chelsea but we don’t need to replace him with a player with his exact style. There are many teams outside the bottom three in the Premiership who play without a midfielder charging around the pitch hassling all and sundry but there are many teams that have midfielders that can play cutting passes , put in timely tackles to influence play without being so hyperactive. It is all about balance and the trick will be to replace Jimmy Mac and Luka and plan for a possible decline in Kouyate and how we blend them in with the young midfielders Eze , Hughes , Olise . What I think we need more than an all action midfielder is a creative ball playing passer of the ball and a defensive Kouyate type midfielder. Who they are is anyones guess but in Patrick , Dougie and Parish we trust.COYP After tonight’s collapse at Everton your points are well taken! We badly need a calm experienced defensive midfielder! There has to be one out there somewhere!
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| dreamwaverider London 20 May 22 6.37am |
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Gallagher change of play resulting in lesser performances (although still good) seems to have coincided with the restoration of Eze.
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| Painter Croydon 21 May 22 10.26pm |
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Jack Harrison, played for Vieira in the USA.
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Wilbraham413  22 May 22 3.05am |
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Gallagher hasn't been that valuable in months. Early on, every ball bounced to him, and he converted every scoring chance. The past few months, he has rarely made a difference, and he has missed all his scoring chances. He is who he is...A try-hard player, whose effort is more valuable than his skills. The past couple months have led me to believe he's a lot easier to replace than I thought back in October. No way he will ever be a regular starter for Chelsea.
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Lanzo-Ad  Lanzarote 22 May 22 7.59am |
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I would be happy if we got AWB on loan, Nketiah on a free and Doucoure for 15m, as long as we offload about 5/6 players
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| Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 22 May 22 10.07am |
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Originally posted by Wilbraham413
Gallagher hasn't been that valuable in months. Early on, every ball bounced to him, and he converted every scoring chance. The past few months, he has rarely made a difference, and he has missed all his scoring chances. He is who he is...A try-hard player, whose effort is more valuable than his skills. The past couple months have led me to believe he's a lot easier to replace than I thought back in October. No way he will ever be a regular starter for Chelsea. Do ya know wot Wilbraham, I think I have reached a very similar opinion to yours.
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| Lanzo-Ad Lanzarote 22 May 22 10.13am |
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I think he unbalances the team, two strong DMs, Eze in front, and two FBs who can overlap, Olise can cover for Eze, Rak-Sakyi for Olise, Choice of Nketiah, Mateta or Edouard up top, Simples
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viveasheagle  perth 22 May 22 10.21am |
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One of benefits of Gallagher is the pressure he brings helps to regain possession. If we don't have possession then Eze has to defend and he has not been convincing in this role. There were times in the first half against Everton with Eze and Hughes running the midfield we looked really really good and Everton could not get a touch. Hopefully now we look an established EPL team we can attract a suitable replacement but with Newcastle going to be the spend it is unlikely a decent midfielder will be cheap.
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| Runningman Keston 22 May 22 12.26pm |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
Do ya know wot Wilbraham, I think I have reached a very similar opinion to yours. I agree with both of you. I see him going back to Chelsea then moving to a West Ham or Newcastle half way through the season.
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| Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 22 May 22 12.36pm |
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Originally posted by Runningman
I agree with both of you. I see him going back to Chelsea then moving to a West Ham or Newcastle half way through the season. Maybe, but there are still a lot of folk wearing rose tinted specs who would have him here at any price. I used to be one of those, but his form has definitely fallen off as the season played out. Whether Patrick could deal with that, or would want to, I'm not so sure.
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