Eberechi Eze

[ajspurs]

@Univarn What's so 'WTF'?

 

[ronspurs]

If we don’t get him I would assume it’s because budgets are too tight to be speculative this summer

 

[Univarn]

@Univarn What's so 'WTF'?

Fat fingers...

 

[Snarfalicious]

Fat fingers...

I agree, fat fingers are gross.

 

[geordiespur]

There has to be some value in having a budget away from normal first team funds to buy players like this lad, get him loaned out for a few seasons and see how he develops. 4 players at £15m is the same as 1 Ndom and look where that’s got us

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

I had completely forgotten he had ever existed until I saw your post. He was decent for us I seem to remember (though I could be misremembering).

Yea he was fine, then had a few injuries an along came Carrick but otherwise he did quite well really

 

[kthwlsn]

There has to be some value in having a budget away from normal first team funds to buy players like this lad, get him loaned out for a few seasons and see how he develops. 4 players at £15m is the same as 1 Ndom and look where that’s got us

SC: Stop buying the cheap players with potential and just combine that money into one established signing.
Also SC: Stop putting all the transfer cash into into one big signing and spread it around to young players with potential.

 

[razzmaster]

There has to be some value in having a budget away from normal first team funds to buy players like this lad, get him loaned out for a few seasons and see how he develops. 4 players at £15m is the same as 1 Ndom and look where that’s got us

If we loan him out for a few seasons he will be 25/26 when he comes back with a year left on his contract. Perfect time to then sell

 

[geordiespur]

SC: Stop buying the cheap players with potential and just combine that money into one established signing.
Also SC: Stop putting all the transfer cash into into one big signing and spread it around to young players with potential.

i would much rather we have a team of young and hungry players than these superstar types who cost a fortune and don’t show up.

 

[spids]

Yeah, none of Joe Cole, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder, Mesut Ozil or Eden Hazard had success under Jose. He ruined them and the world never got to enjoy their flair and creativity because they were just too talented for Mourinho to pick.

You have totally missed my point. It’s not about JM not liking flair, it’s about him not tolerating players who do not follow his defensive shape orders. The players you mention are / were all disciplined team players who did whatever Jose told them to. Joe Cole had to be ‘broken’ first and put back together again by Jose, similar to what he appears to be trying to do with Ndombele. By all accounts Eze is not very committed to defensive shape or tracking players (a bit like JM experienced with Pogba and Martial at United). Unlike Moura, Son, Lamela and Bergwijn who all put proper shifts in to execute Jose’s plan for any specific game. So I personally think he is not suited. I’d love to be proved wrong, as Eze is a fantastic talent, but there is no point buying him if JM will not use him this coming season.

 

[kthwlsn]

You have totally missed my point. It’s not about JM not liking flair

 

[Snarfalicious]

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Woo nelly, this post should have about 1000 winners. Well done, bravo.

 

[Davo99]

SC: Stop buying the cheap players with potential and just combine that money into one established signing.
Also SC: Stop putting all the transfer cash into into one big signing and spread it around to young players with potential.

Differing opinions on a fan forum. Who’d have seen that coming?

 

[Finchyid]

If we don’t get him I would assume it’s because budgets are too tight to be speculative this summer

or jose doesnt want him maybe?

 

[Finchyid]

i would much rather we have a team of young and hungry players than these superstar types who cost a fortune and don’t show up.

the £60m superstar types?

 

[mr ashley]

You have totally missed my point. It’s not about JM not liking flair, it’s about him not tolerating players who do not follow his defensive shape orders. The players you mention are / were all disciplined team players who did whatever Jose told them to. Joe Cole had to be ‘broken’ first and put back together again by Jose, similar to what he appears to be trying to do with Ndombele. By all accounts Eze is not very committed to defensive shape or tracking players (a bit like JM experienced with Pogba and Martial at United). Unlike Moura, Son, Lamela and Bergwijn who all put proper shifts in to execute Jose’s plan for any specific game. So I personally think he is not suited. I’d love to be proved wrong, as Eze is a fantastic talent, but there is no point buying him if JM will not use him this coming season.

By all accounts, or by one account from a QPR supporter?
We don’t have much evidence to confidently say he can or can’t play in a defensive shape just yet.

I expect most have watched the obligatory YouTube video, maybe even watched one Championship game ( or a half of it was boring), and made a cast iron decision on his ability to play in a different system at a higher level.

We’ve obviously scouted him extensively. Remember that defensive attributes are much less obvious than attacking ones. If the club feel he’s likely to be responsive to coaching then I’m all for this transfer.

 

[spursfan77]

I still reckon we’ve got our oar in.

 

[AJW]

I still reckon we’ve got our oar in.

I have read a few things saying Eze is worried he would not get enough game time with us. An understandable concern given our number of attacking players

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

I still reckon we’ve got our oar in.

Best place for it, really

 

[glacierSpurs]

TBH, I thought this is a guarantee over the line from our last window. Very surprised it kinda cooled down it seems. How thing's changed.