How deep?I wouldn't get too cocky, I'd still say Chelsea and City have us on this one.
But fuck me that's a good lineup. People said we needed depth, this is deeper than...something incredibly deep. Fuck you, it's been a long day.
Did any of the ITKs call this??? No again similar to Chadli signing...
Parker shoots?!
Fulham would be a good move for him.
He is good, and I have been a huge fan of his, when he came through the ranks at Toulouse he looked like being the real deal. Think Hudd but with movement. Or Carrick.
He gets his foot in to a tackle, is comfortable on the ball, can pass long and short and can use both feet.
Toulouse played him in a 4141, as the deep lying playmaker, and he generally excelled in this role, despite being very young, he was at the hub of everything good, and Toulouse play a possession game. He even bursts forwards and gets himself on the end of things occasionally.
But I have to say, this season he's been OK, but looked a little bit lethargic at times. A bit like his heart wasn't in it. I'm not sure if that was because all the decent players around him were being sold off and he was pissed off to be left behind in a team that started to struggle a bit, or the lack of decent players around him made it harder for him.
I'm not 100% that he's got what it takes to be a fixture in a top EPL team, but he has some good qualities and wouldn't be disappointed if he was brought in or surprised if he stepped up and fulfilled the potential he showed up to now.
he needs to play centrally though. As one of a "2" in a 4231, or in the centre of a 433. There's no playing him anywhere else.
The crazy thing is if we sign him I don't even think we're done making signings yet. What is this world?
Looks like we are finally going for it. Praying its not a season too late though.....
The crazy thing is if we sign him I don't even think we're done making signings yet. What is this world?
Posted this start of the summer:
I guess he could play at CB, I've seen him drop in there when CB's charge forward on occasion and he has the physique and skill set. I've never actually seen him play there for a whole game though.
TV money + finally trusting our manager + knowing how close we are to the CL and the windfall it provides = best window ever?
The crazy thing is if we sign him I don't even think we're done making signings yet. What is this world?