19 Apr 2016 13:38:19
What I would give for Naismith back at the club instead of Niasse. Someone with a bit of passion and how he understood to break up play when we have the lead by getting easy niggly fouls.
We got great money for him don't get me wrong but we would have a few more points on the board with him than without.
We've got some great kids at the club but players like Osman, Pienaar and Naismith when we got that lead or needed to take the sting out of a game was to go down and get easy fouls. It stops the momentum of the opposition.
Osman though as we saw on Saturday has no longer got that extra yard in his head and the same goes for Pienaar.
We don't have anyone left who does as Barry tends to give fouls away rather than get them and that goes for Besic and McCarthy as well. Barkley tries to stay on his feet too much and Mirallas doesn't get the ball enough. Ged dives too much so never gets decisions and Lennon is a bit like Barkley in that he stays on his feet too much.
It's a part of the game that we just don't know how to do it.
19 Apr 2016 14:40:40
I remember Arteta was the boss of that trick.
19 Apr 2016 15:16:34
Im holding out any judgement on Niasse until he actually plays for us.
19 Apr 2016 16:07:03
Let's hope he recovers from his wrist injury soon!
I don't have an issue with him and to be honest he might be a good signing, eventually. My point is about having the right kind of experienced players who know how to control a game and relieve the pressure.
19 Apr 2016 16:27:55
how can anyone say he has played 30 mins of football would anyone else like to see dowell play some part this week the lad looks a class act.