- Jun 13, 2008
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I think Chadli is honestly a better stand in than many that we could have got, especially Berahino who's worth closer to a single, solitary packet of hula hoops than £25m+ that it would have taken.
He can hold the ball up and be involved in the link up play, he's used to playing in a fluid formation and having good movement, he can run in behind, his pace isn't spectacular but isn't bad, he can use both feet, he can head a ball, he scored penalty box goals, and he can score from range too... That is not a bad starting point, I'd bet any other player with those sorts of attributes and all round game would cost heaven and earth to bring in. It requires a subtle tweak of his role to play him through the middle, as happened with Dier moving into midfield.
As I said yesterday, we've been told repeatedly that Poch wants a smaller, more versatile squad. He also isn't a big believer on rotation, we have seen this. We've got one main striker and three other versatile options. The cupboard is not bare. I think some fans in all truth are just crying because they haven't got a multi million pound signing to fap off to.
He can hold the ball up and be involved in the link up play, he's used to playing in a fluid formation and having good movement, he can run in behind, his pace isn't spectacular but isn't bad, he can use both feet, he can head a ball, he scored penalty box goals, and he can score from range too... That is not a bad starting point, I'd bet any other player with those sorts of attributes and all round game would cost heaven and earth to bring in. It requires a subtle tweak of his role to play him through the middle, as happened with Dier moving into midfield.
As I said yesterday, we've been told repeatedly that Poch wants a smaller, more versatile squad. He also isn't a big believer on rotation, we have seen this. We've got one main striker and three other versatile options. The cupboard is not bare. I think some fans in all truth are just crying because they haven't got a multi million pound signing to fap off to.