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Stoke = a defeat without luka
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 Dan89  Se25 08 Feb 17 9.11pm |
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With luka work permit taking longer than excpected and cabaye doubtful. Our midfield will be weak and stoke will dominate. It does wonder why luka was not signed in early Jan. It doesn't matter if ward plays or Tomkins plays rb. Until a midfield enforcer protects the back 4 we will struggle to be hard to beat.
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| MPE Maidstone 08 Feb 17 9.27pm |
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Don't think we can start pinning everything on him, he has never played in the premier league, we don't know what he is going to be like??
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| Dan89 Se25 08 Feb 17 9.33pm |
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Originally posted by MPE
Don't think we can start pinning everything on him, he has never played in the premier league, we don't know what he is going to be like?? What I mean unless we firm up our midfield, we're not gonna pick up many points. Sunderland went through us like a knife through butter. If luka unavailable then flamini must play and please don't play puncheon holding mid.
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| legaleagle 08 Feb 17 9.50pm |
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Originally posted by MPE
Don't think we can start pinning everything on him, he has never played in the premier league, we don't know what he is going to be like?? Agreed. Jedi wasn't much cop when he came from the Turkish league for 6 months or so,while he got used to how the game is played here. I think he sounds like a good signing,but let's not place too much pressure on him too quickly..
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| FairweatherEagle London 08 Feb 17 10.15pm |
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Originally posted by legaleagle
Agreed. Jedi wasn't much cop when he came from the Turkish league for 6 months or so,while he got used to how the game is played here. I think he sounds like a good signing,but let's not place too much pressure on him too quickly.. Agree also, I'm as guilty as pinning hopes on him as anyone. Optimistically he'll need around a month of games before he really starts to acclimatise to the league. If Mac, Flamini and Cabaye stay fit we've got a fighting chance anyway.
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| cols123 beckenham 08 Feb 17 10.15pm |
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I think what the OP is getting at is that Luka is our only hope when it comes to our biggest weakness. We have no midfielder to sit in front of the back 4.. cabaye does ok at it but it's not a natural role for him. It's not that we expect Luka to be amazing, but we are praying as otherwise its more of the same.
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| Dan89 Se25 08 Feb 17 10.26pm |
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Originally posted by cols123
I think what the OP is getting at is that Luka is our only hope when it comes to our biggest weakness. We have no midfielder to sit in front of the back 4.. cabaye does ok at it but it's not a natural role for him. It's not that we expect Luka to be amazing, but we are praying as otherwise its more of the same. Exactly. Midfield been a major problem
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| superbeagle Vauxhall 08 Feb 17 10.42pm |
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As part of a 4-4-2, a midfield of Townsend, Flamini, Cabaye and Zaha with Benteke and Remy up front could give us a fighting chance vs Stoke if Sam can string together a revitalised (and fear-less) back four with some of our new signings.
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| Username Horsham 09 Feb 17 9.31am |
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Originally posted by legaleagle
Agreed. Jedi wasn't much cop when he came from the Turkish league for 6 months or so,while he got used to how the game is played here. I think he sounds like a good signing,but let's not place too much pressure on him too quickly.. I know what you're saying, but I'd be very disappointed if that was the case. Jedi was a free transfer from a middling Turkish club. Luka is a £12m (or in that region) signing from the Greek Champions with Europa League and Champions League experience.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 09 Feb 17 9.40am |
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Originally posted by Dan89
What I mean unless we firm up our midfield, we're not gonna pick up many points. Sunderland went through us like a knife through butter. If luka unavailable then flamini must play and please don't play puncheon holding mid. Puncheon is not worthy of a place in the side at all.He has been total and utter excreta for a while yet seemingly hasn't attracted the same bile as Hennessey.Is it because "He is one of our own" ?
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| alaneagle1 Dunstable,Bedfordshire.England 09 Feb 17 9.54am |
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Originally posted by cols123
I think what the OP is getting at is that Luka is our only hope when it comes to our biggest weakness. We have no midfielder to sit in front of the back 4.. cabaye does ok at it but it's not a natural role for him. It's not that we expect Luka to be amazing, but we are praying as otherwise its more of the same. What is Cabaye 's natural role ?
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| silvertop Portishead 09 Feb 17 9.55am |
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Originally posted by Username
I know what you're saying, but I'd be very disappointed if that was the case. Jedi was a free transfer from a middling Turkish club. Luka is a £12m (or in that region) signing from the Greek Champions with Europa League and Champions League experience.
Luka is being chucked into the deepest possible end with huge expectations on him to make immediate impact. He will need every gram of that experience.
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