Surely we have a Welsh lad hanging around somewhere?
When was he given a chance. He was sold to balance the books and make a 450m transfer window look more palatable.
I havenāt seen the match however thatās Szoboszlai through and through. Really poor āinstinctsā for a ātopā player.
This!
Noone in midfield slows the opposition down which leaves the defenders with impossible situations and decisions to make.
We need a Hendo who can cover 3 players errors.
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Can Mac Allister not fill there at No. 6?
Oops! Yet Jones has gone.
We had a Welsh lad play for us yesterday.
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Is Lavia getting much game time at Chelsea? If potentially available, he could be an interesting option; homegrown too. We were interested when he was at Southampton.
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Him or Nyoni are our only options there really.
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Though he hasnāt a name? 
Fits the profile then
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Lewis Koumas
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Nope too slow and is easily beaten with someone with moderate pace.
What has happened to so-called āmodern midfieldā players? Why canāt they do more than one thing? We really were spoiled with Gerrard.
It blows my mind every time I hear of a midfielder āwho canāt passā
That are you doing in midfield then?! Itās your literal job to knit the team together and long/short passing is an absolutely non-negotiable skill set!
And then I saw Grav make bad passes after his trademark turn and run. Repeatedly.
Strong rumours we are in for Barcola.
Well, it is the Rumours Threadā¦
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To be honest, I think the problem is that they are now expected to do or believed to be capable of doing everything. Jack of all trades, master of none.
In my view, 3 specialists beats 3 generalists in the last decades since 4 4 2 has gone. The best midfield of the last 20 years had a sitter (Busquets), a guy to control the game (Xavi) and somebody to go make things happen in the final third. Our best midfield in that time had similar: a ball winner (Masch), a ball player (Alonso) and a guy to go make stuff happen in the final third (Gerrard.
For me, three specialists with defined roles beats three generalists every time. Football has moved away from it towards generalists and I think itĀ“s part of the reason why midfields are so mediocre nowadays. I canĀ“t think of any truly great midfields now. That Spain midfield of the WC would get absolutely schooled by Busquets, Xavi and Iniesta. When Man City won the title every year, they had 3 very different players as a midfield.
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Because the new fangled idea is having specialists, when in the real world of football, various players will interchange positions for various reasons.
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This is the unreliable rumoursā¦
I heard we are in for Gareth Barry
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ItĀ“s the opposite. Football has moved towards players like Rice that do a few things decently but nothing exceptionally. Szobo, Grav, even Mac. Camavinga, Fabian Ruiz, Anderson, Tonali, even Bellingham though you could say heĀ“s a goal scoring mid.
Ā“GeneralistsĀ“