Ronaldo Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 He's not ideal as a winger but I'd rather have him on the LW than anyone else I can think of in our squad, admittedly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Gouffran is our best left winger. We missed him today, never thought I'd say that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I do think if he's ever going to be a regular in the side it'll be on the left. He's not a lone striker and he's no #10 from what we've seen so far. The position Gouff plays though... I can see him there. It's not exactly a 'winger' role tbf. He's not lazy and has a decent eye for goal so with some time to learn the role I reckon it's his best bet. Maybe he'll come good in the #10 role with time to learn the position but I just can't see it. Doesn't have the passing range for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Gouffran is our best left winger. We missed him today, never thought I'd say that. His record can't be ignored now like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 A winger has to be unpredictable for me and Gouffran's pretty much the most predictable attacking player in our squad. He's about as much of a goal threat as Perez and will retain the ball a bit better but we've got to get a better option for that position in January, man. Both to consolidate our position in this league and with a view to next season hopefully in the PL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I fully agree, but what is it, like 15 wins in a row or something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 The anti-Bale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Not sure how he managed to stay on the field for the full game. He done absolutely nothing today. Rafa should have had him off at half time to try and change the game a little bit but obviously it never happened. He's been shite for far too many games this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkzter Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I'm pretty done with Perez, he really is offering very little amd is terrible. Anyone think we'll actually see an improvement? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 We desperately need a better player for the No 10 role...Perez is never going to be top drawer and the Champ seems to be too physical for him. Signing a priority in Jan as is a CM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Perez playing as a 10 isn't working, at times we play deep in a 4-5-1 and he can't play as that extra third man in midfield He looks lost and unaware of his position, either play him as a 9 or not at all imo You can't do that either given he's even worse in that position and we've got much better players for it. Do agree I thought a year in the championship would do him the world of good but it just isn't working out. I know people aren't the biggest fan of Diame but positionally he understands that role a lot better, I do feel he has been unlucky at times too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I do think if he's ever going to be a regular in the side it'll be on the left. He's not a lone striker and he's no #10 from what we've seen so far. The position Gouff plays though... I can see him there. It's not exactly a 'winger' role tbf. He's not lazy and has a decent eye for goal so with some time to learn the role I reckon it's his best bet. Maybe he'll come good in the #10 role with time to learn the position but I just can't see it. Doesn't have the passing range for it. He's either got to be a #10 or out of the side for me. He's too slow to play out wide on a regular basis so he has to play up front, and as he hasn't got the physique or presence to play as an out and out striker, then it has to be the #10. But for some reason he's not showing up in that role even in this division. Really disappointing because he looks like he could piss it if he stopped hanging on to the ball for that extra touch every time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes_End_Mag Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 This kid is absolutely horrific, offers nothing at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubestationatmidnight Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Remember when he was linked with Barcelona Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Absolutely horrendous yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Cant decide whether or not he's just a really shit footballer or if he's just not trying and doesn't want to be here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 He was my favourite player at the beginning of the season, I was really excited to see what he could do in this league but he's been f***ing woeful all season bar the QPR game . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I do think if he's ever going to be a regular in the side it'll be on the left. He's not a lone striker and he's no #10 from what we've seen so far. The position Gouff plays though... I can see him there. It's not exactly a 'winger' role tbf. He's not lazy and has a decent eye for goal so with some time to learn the role I reckon it's his best bet. Maybe he'll come good in the #10 role with time to learn the position but I just can't see it. Doesn't have the passing range for it. Played there most of his career hasn't he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Fact is, he's better than he's showing now. We've all seen it before. He's been quicker, had a better touch, been stronger and been more skillful in the past. It's just not happening for him right now though. Not consistently at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Don't like saying this after how much promise he seemed to have but he's looking more and more like just a better version of Vuckic- clear that he has the technical ability but needs more time on the ball than he's ever likely to get to use it, and just doesn't seem to have a position where we don't have better options. Can see him spending a large proportion of his future, here or wherever, on the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Haven't seen much of him this season for obvious reasons but touch and control don't just go away. Not at his age, anyway. He's still a talented player, he's just suffering through a drop in form. That's a personality issue. Some players will struggle with that their entire careers. Cisse seems to have never recovered from whatever shook his confidence. Other players are notorious for having good spells and dry spells. I think Perez has the right mentality to dig himself out of it. He's dealt with a lot of pressure in the past and performed. He's still young and adaptable. I have faith. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 His 'touch and control' isn't the issue. It's basically everything else. I do like Perez but if he had any real future in English football he'd be taking the piss out of this league, not struggling to impact games against the worst sides in the division. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 He's starting to irritate me a bit now. Would like to think it's not the case but for a lot of this season it's looked as though he's hardly trying. A rough arsed centre half gives him a bit of a kick in the opening stages and he just seems to lose interest and the dummy comes out. Not sure he'll make it over here in all honesty which is a shame because when he arrived I really thought we'd signed a top prospect. If Benitez can't get any more out of him then I'm not sure who could. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I think a lot of people are giving up on him a bit soon, like. He's had some excellent games in our shirt, some of them in the Premier League; you don't just become a bad player overnight. If he hasn't shown that ability to "kick on" a year/18 months down the line, then maybe it'll be time to see him go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I'm as dumbfounded as everyone else about what's happened to him, but it hasn't been overnight. He's had more poor performances than good for ages now. It probably reads like I have an agenda against him because I talk about it a canny bit, but it's mainly because I just don't get it. He obviously has the talent and it's not like he's not putting the effort in. I've been hoping that it'll click for ages, but it just hasn't happened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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