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I think we’d have finished top 10 last season under Rafa even with the same players. This season we’d be looking at top 8 pushing the likes of Wolves & Everton imo. That’s even under a Mike Ashley NUFC.

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Think Ayoze was obviously very good for us but just good in relation to the premier league. Useful squad player for a team like Leicester.

 

Would consider about the same level for Almiron, very good for us but maybe not quite good enough to be a permanent first team fixture in one of those teams like Leicester trying to break into the top 4.

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Even when he was shit in terms of individual performance, which was quite often, he was very important to the team because of the role he took up in the system. No one else could do it. Results were far worse without him than they were with him.

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His defensive contribution was outrageous for a forward aswell.  He was a proper grafter, and under Rafa he learned how to press properly and at the right times.  At one point there was a stat flying about where he was miles ahead of anyone else in the Premier League for interceptions/tackles in the attacking third of the pitch. 

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Perez had a habit of getting tackled and staying down and complaining to the ref.This one particular game which was one of Rafa's first in charge,Perez got tackled in the final third of the pitch and did his usual on his knees with arms in the air looking for the ref. The camera panned onto Rafa who's face was raging, arms waving  and he was shouting in spanish for perez to get up and get back.I don't recall him doing it again after that game.

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Even when he was shit in terms of individual performance, which was quite often, he was very important to the team because of the role he took up in the system. No one else could do it. Results were far worse without him than they were with him.

 

Precisely. I agree he's not a top 4 team player, but then we haven't been a top 4 team for long time. Right now we could do with a player with his graft, Rafa used him a lot simply because he knew how to play his system.

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Aye, think it’s just a lack of quality in their squad overall letting them down. Nowt wrong with their work ethic, pressing etc. Perez would be quality for them.

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He might not be good enough to be starting for Leicester but he still looked quality on Sunday when he did get the nod. Not  just the goal, just the general pressing and movement and generally being a pest for defences.

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