The Pre-Summer-2017 transfer rumours and hearsay all inclusive Thread

[Davie P 4]

Assuming that Jack and Rossiter are going to be the defensive midfielders, where does Dorrans fit in? From memory, he played in more of a holding role while at Norwich and box to box with WBA. I can't ever recall him providing a cutting edge and laying it on the plate for the strikers?

 

Dorrans/Kranjcar/Pena supporting Herrera or Morelos? If so, Dalcio and Candeias would be surplus to requirements as the width would need to come from the overlapping fullbacks.

[der Berliner 3,747]

Dorrans and Pena are much like Windass attacking central midfielders, Kranjcar essentially is a creative midfielder, Candeias is a right winger and Dalcio can play all across the attack.

 

IMHO, we need that amount of players in the squad, given that injuries, loss of form, and suspension might happen by. Likewise, I also expect that we won't play a Plan A game and line-up everywhere we play throughout the season.

[trublusince1982 243]

Wrangling over a couple hundred thousand looks pretty stupid right now.

[der Berliner 3,747]

Wrangling over a couple hundred thousand looks pretty stupid right now.

 

If it was on our part. What should be taken into consideration here: there is absolutely nothing to suggest that Dorrans would have been able to help us against Niederkorn. He started pre-season a week agon with Norwich and might be way behind with sharpness et al ...

[pete 2,499]

In my view what we had on Tuesday was a 4-2-3-1 and PN a 4-5-5-1 which meant Morelos was up against 3 defenders constantly. The wingers had Tav and Wallace in their back-pocket which virtually left the wings a no go area as we were set up for them bombing forward. That meant we had a very narrow 3 in the middle of the park

The 5 midfield defenders of PN just worked like an accordion moving from side to side with 3 men shutting down at all times and shut Kranjcar virtually out of the game. We were so static and so easy to defend against it was almost unbearable to watch. It was only really the last 10 minutes we looked like doing anything. Rossiter and Jack offered nothing going forward which left the 3 midfielders and Morelos up against 9 men. Playing 6 men in a defensive set-up (as Wallace and Tav were pushed back) meant we were toothless. Moving to a 3-5-2 may have offered more getting in amongst the back 5 of PN.

[Waltersgotstyle 307]

In my view what we had on Tuesday was a 4-2-3-1 and PN a 4-5-5-1 which meant Morelos was up against 3 defenders constantly. The wingers had Tav and Wallace in their back-pocket which virtually left the wings a no go area as we were set up for them bombing forward. That meant we had a very narrow 3 in the middle of the park

The 5 midfield defenders of PN just worked like an accordion moving from side to side with 3 men shutting down at all times and shut Kranjcar virtually out of the game. We were so static and so easy to defend against it was almost unbearable to watch. It was only really the last 10 minutes we looked like doing anything. Rossiter and Jack offered nothing going forward which left the 3 midfielders and Morelos up against 9 men. Playing 6 men in a defensive set-up (as Wallace and Tav were pushed back) meant we were toothless. Moving to a 3-5-2 may have offered more getting in amongst the back 5 of PN.

 

Jeez!! No wonder we lost!!

[Uilleam 5,948]

H's been watching the British Lions; actually, it's quite easy to confuse them with a part time football club from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

[trublusince1982 243]

If it was on our part. What should be taken into consideration here: there is absolutely nothing to suggest that Dorrans would have been able to help us against Niederkorn. He started pre-season a week agon with Norwich and might be way behind with sharpness et al ...

Against part time players who had as little pre season as us with ten new players to be bedded in I don't think that's a real issue tbh. It's a game to find fitness in not shy away from

[craig 5,199]

Apparently Dorrans has passed his medical, according to Twitter

[Davie P 4]

Is it just me that is so totally deflated and disgusted with the Europa result that I cant even get excited about the signing of Dorrans?