shintonsghost Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 I'm not convinced by him at all. He's 25 and is very erratic. I really hope we're signing him purely because we have nobody else and he's going to be backup. Saying that, I hope it's similar to Perez's situation, whereby he plays better in the Prem against a different style of football. this by the spades full..............he just doesn't do it for me, but its cheap and better than goofy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Still need an upgrade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Still need an upgrade. Atsu and a top notch winger will be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Good signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevo Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Not so long ago we were putting up with Pancrate, Marveuax and Obertan as back up wingers or even starting wingers. Don't see how anybody can question this signing for such a small fee. He is a decent player, certainly good enough to step in when required in the PL. £6m is nothing these days and he's a tricky, skilful winger that will cause a few problems. Agree that he should be backup, though rather than a starter - which will be the case considering Rafa didn't even play him every week in the Championship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Still need an upgrade. Atsu and a top notch winger will be fine. Yeah... that's what I meant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Anderson didn't even seem to know we are allegedly in talks to sign him, on TS earlier. Still asking the question, if we should be thinking about signing him permanently or not. Makes you wonder what prep they do for the show??!! I've said this for years, the ability to play proffessional football does not automatically make you a football expert, for every Gary Neville and Frank Lampard there's 100 Paul Merson's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Not happy with this, he's just too small and offers nothing defensively. If we have him and one of Anita or Yedlin at full back behind him we'll get overrun down our right. Seems like a canny lad; I just can't see him tearing up PL defences and I can see him leaving gaps behind him. Our right hand side was getting targeted in the Championship god knows what PL sides will do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Not so long ago we were putting up with Pancrate, Marveuax and Obertan as back up wingers or even starting wingers. Don't see how anybody can question this signing for such a small fee. He is a decent player, certainly good enough to step in when required in the PL. £6m is nothing these days and he's a tricky, skilful winger that will cause a few problems. Agree that he should be backup, though rather than a starter - which will be the case considering Rafa didn't even play him every week in the Championship. He's a good option for coming off the bench against tiring legs and £6m is nowt, especially with his best years ahead of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Not happy with this, he's just too small and offers nothing defensively. If we have him and one of Anita or Yedlin at full back behind him we'll get overrun down our right. Seems like a canny lad; I just can't see him tearing up PL defences and I can see him leaving gaps behind him. Our right hand side was getting targeted in the Championship god knows what PL sides will do. Don't think it's a 'size' thing like (think: Messi, Keegan, even Wise, McCreery and Batty if you want pint sized players with bite) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ElCid Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Not a good signing not premiership quality by a long way no secret that Chelsea, Everton or Bournemouth don't/didn't think he was good enough Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 If Rafa wants him, I want him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_F Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Not a good signing not premiership quality by a long way no secret that Chelsea, Everton or Bournemouth don't/didn't think he was good enough He was injured for pretty much his entire time at Bournemouth and Everton like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Not happy with this, he's just too small and offers nothing defensively. If we have him and one of Anita or Yedlin at full back behind him we'll get overrun down our right. Seems like a canny lad; I just can't see him tearing up PL defences and I can see him leaving gaps behind him. Our right hand side was getting targeted in the Championship god knows what PL sides will do. Don't think it's a 'size' thing like (think: Messi, Keegan, even Wise, McCreery and Batty if you want pint sized players with bite) Size does matter when you have no physical presence to impose yourself. At the top level it is very rare to become a regular if you do not have either. Atsu lists his height as 5ft 8, he's nowhere near that so why state that is your height. Rafa is 5ft 9. You decide. Not his fault but it counts massively against him. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=atsu+benitez&client=safari&hl=en-gb&prmd=niv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjlhK6J1vLTAhXBLMAKHeAQCucQ_AUICigC&biw=1024&bih=649#imgrc=XH3PiroJUOV4GM: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Happy with this. He seemed to get better the more he got a run in the side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Not happy with this, he's just too small and offers nothing defensively. If we have him and one of Anita or Yedlin at full back behind him we'll get overrun down our right. Seems like a canny lad; I just can't see him tearing up PL defences and I can see him leaving gaps behind him. Our right hand side was getting targeted in the Championship god knows what PL sides will do. Don't think it's a 'size' thing like (think: Messi, Keegan, even Wise, McCreery and Batty if you want pint sized players with bite) Size does matter when you have no physical presence to impose yourself. At the top level it is very rare to become a regular if you do not have either. Atsu lists his height as 5ft 8, he's nowhere near that so why state that is your height. Rafa is 5ft 9. You decide. Not his fault but it counts massively against him. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=atsu+benitez&client=safari&hl=en-gb&prmd=niv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjlhK6J1vLTAhXBLMAKHeAQCucQ_AUICigC&biw=1024&bih=649#imgrc=XH3PiroJUOV4GM: No physical presence, ok so you wouldn't want to sign David Silva? (173cm and a lightweight; Hazard is also 173 cm; Coutinho 171cm; Atsu is 172cm). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 As if height matters for a winger most of them are midgets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 As if height matters for a winger most of them are midgets. Ruel Fox, legend. 1.68m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Not a good signing not premiership quality by a long way no secret that Chelsea, Everton or Bournemouth don't/didn't think he was good enough I don't remember Victor Moses pulling up many trees at Stoke, Liverpool & West Ham either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Atsu is nowhere near 172cm. You have to absolutely exceptional in every other area to make up for this. Have people not seen what Championship sides have done to us down our right? If we are going to settle for this type of signing we've got problems. Does anyone think that Atsu in front of Anita at fullback would be acceptable? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 No, it isn't acceptable. I don't think either will start. I expect Anita will be gone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Get your points typed up and faxed into Rafa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Atsu is nowhere near 172cm. You have to absolutely exceptional in every other area to make up for this. Have people not seen what Championship sides have done to us down our right? If we are going to settle for this type of signing we've got problems. Does anyone think that Atsu in front of Anita at fullback would be acceptable? You really don't have to be exceptional everywhere if you're short. He's fast and direct enough to where his size isn't going to matter, especially on the wing. He's a decent squad player who can be useful off the bench Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 The people who are pissed at the signing are probably the same people who lose their shit at Matt Richie and think he's amazing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 He's gonna probably be used against tired legs away from home, and maybe against weaker sides at home. He offers depth to the bench, can go on either flank, and won't be demanding to be a starter. If he's our first choice wide player next season I'd be worried, but I'm fairly confident that he won't be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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