He’s a funny one winksy, clearly loves the club but he’s quite a niche player. Today he got overrun by the Brighton players, I’ve seen him play enough games that I think he’s a good squad player but shouldn’t be starting CM for us.
Agree mateSaid it for a couple of years, Winks is overhyped and is not at the level we need (nor will he ever be). He’s the kind of player who would look good at Bournemouth or Crystal Palace but shouldn’t be anywhere near a team looking to compete for a top four finish.
This.Said it for a couple of years, Winks is overhyped and is not at the level we need (nor will he ever be). He’s the kind of player who would look good at Bournemouth or Crystal Palace but shouldn’t be anywhere near a team looking to compete for a top four finish.
We play a day before Chelsea next and a win would put us into fourth before they go to the Emirates. Would be nice to put some pressure on them and their over-hyped manager.
Said it for a couple of years, Winks is overhyped and is not at the level we need (nor will he ever be). He’s the kind of player who would look good at Bournemouth or Crystal Palace but shouldn’t be anywhere near a team looking to compete for a top four finish.
Cant complain with a win. But we cant keep setting up like that.
Get a quality DM in asap, the likes of Ndom and Lo Celso can fit in around that.
No he’s really not.Is Declan Rice the answer? Send Dier in the other direction?
I think Rice would be an upgrade but for the money they'd want I think we could get better value elsewhere.Is Declan Rice the answer? Send Dier in the other direction?
As others have said, the game changed when Lo Celso came on. He promptly took up a position in the pocket (as @littlemandefoe mentioned, a similar position to Van der Vaart) and, within two minutes, had completed 3 creative passes. He's also a bit like a less experienced Eriksen, but one who's willing to go in for combative tackles.
As someone predicted, Winks has come in for a great deal of criticism for factors that were largely beyond his control. His passing wasn't precise, but that was largely because he was marked by 2 or even 3 opponents as soon as he got the ball in transition, because Sissoko was either dropped back to cover the defence or on the right to cover Aurier's position. Winks was otherwise on his own until GLC came on.
The issue today was bad passing. Brighton play a pretty decent pressing game, but we didn't just give the ball away when under pressure, we did it through sheer inattention and carelessness. A few times, it invited pressure from Brighton, but mainly what it did was to cause well-worked moves to break down. We mounted numerous patient attacks that ended up with no shot, because some twat or other passed the ball to an opponent. Sissoko and Winks frequently won the ball in midfield, but then someone would give it straight back.
Both teams defended pretty well and we needed a stroke of luck and a stroke of genius to score two goals. We then could have added 3 more in the last 8-10 minutes, once we had the pitch properly populated with creative players, but Brighton blocked everything.
I think Rice would be an upgrade but for the money they'd want I think we could get better value elsewhere.
Something very wrong with the mentality in the group who only start playing when a goal down. Really frustrating as we have the quality
And other results in and around us so far, went our way. The Chelsea game on Sun is even more annoying, seeing how things shaped up today