Sooks Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 18 hours ago, Gorgie_Rules said: Hadn’t realised until he signed for us that he was a Liverpool youth and already played 50 games for Swansea in the English Championship, arguably a higher level than the SPFL. I had assumed he came from the lower leagues in England. Was a bit of a coup of a signing for Ross County. Only 25 year old and a career very much on the up with him knowing the league well, perfect type of signing for us. It is not an exaggeration to say he was tipped as one of Englands top prospects early on in his career . I have family who live near West Brom and they tell me he was genuinely tipped for greatness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costanza Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 https://www.skysports.com/football/news/25704/13114846/scottish-football-trailblazer-yan-dhanda-opens-up-on-the-challenges-facing-british-south-asians-in-the-beautiful-game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poultry Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 2 minutes ago, Costanza said: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/25704/13114846/scottish-football-trailblazer-yan-dhanda-opens-up-on-the-challenges-facing-british-south-asians-in-the-beautiful-game Good wee read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNox Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 3 hours ago, Sooks said: It is not an exaggeration to say he was tipped as one of Englands top prospects early on in his career . I have family who live near West Brom and they tell me he was genuinely tipped for greatness And at last he's about to achieve that potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 8 minutes ago, RobNox said: And at last he's about to achieve that potential. Obviously these things can go either way , but all joking aside I think he could recapture a bit of his early promise with us . I am quite excited about his signing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNox Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 1 minute ago, Sooks said: Obviously these things can go either way , but all joking aside I think he could recapture a bit of his early promise with us . I am quite excited about his signing Oh, me too. Wouldn't be the first promising youngster who ended up having to take a few steps back before eventually realising their potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 1 minute ago, RobNox said: Oh, me too. Wouldn't be the first promising youngster who ended up having to take a few steps back before eventually realising their potential. It has become a total cliche these days to mention him by way of comparison but in this particular occasion , Paul Hartley definitely springs to mind for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNox Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 4 minutes ago, Sooks said: It has become a total cliche these days to mention him by way of comparison but in this particular occasion , Paul Hartley definitely springs to mind for me Yeah, certainly someone who blossomed later in his career. Think he was 27 when we signed him on a free from St Johnstone. What really excites me about the Dhanda signing is that Naismith has already shown that he is capable of improving players. I have high hopes for him at Hearts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 10 minutes ago, RobNox said: Yeah, certainly someone who blossomed later in his career. Think he was 27 when we signed him on a free from St Johnstone. What really excites me about the Dhanda signing is that Naismith has already shown that he is capable of improving players. I have high hopes for him at Hearts. Totally agree . We are going in to next season with some talented midfielders and forwards , and Naismith could be the man to get that bit extra out of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WASTREL Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 On 14/04/2024 at 22:39, zeke1874 said: I know. And i actually like Grant as a player. Just think he needs to turn it on more. I was just guessing that maybe the news of dhanda, plus Spittal, has maybe coincided with Grant being one of our better players recently.. Also his family have now settled in Edinburgh and are loving it .... meaning he now goes home for his tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Panzee Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 12 hours ago, Sooks said: Tom Miller . An irritating wee Hun welt I'm a fine one to talk about teeth as I am not of the turkish teeth generation but...! what's going on here? Has this guy tried to have his top teeth implanted from count dracula but stopped half way through? or is he a heavy smoker and it's stunted the growth of half his top teeth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vit1874 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 12 hours ago, Sooks said: Tom Miller . An irritating wee Hun welt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 50 minutes ago, Jim Panzee said: I'm a fine one to talk about teeth as I am not of the turkish teeth generation but...! what's going on here? Has this guy tried to have his top teeth implanted from count dracula but stopped half way through? or is he a heavy smoker and it's stunted the growth of half his top teeth? Everything is in the wrong place . Dr Frankenstein was on the Ouzo that night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Panzee Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 19 minutes ago, Sooks said: Everything is in the wrong place . Dr Frankenstein was on the Ouzo that night 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon simpson Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 2 hours ago, Sooks said: Everything is in the wrong place . Dr Frankenstein was on the Ouzo that night not 2 bits hanging in the right place on the fat hun bassa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Going from lukewarm to warm on this one, liked what I have seen of him the last few weeks, showing a good attitude in bad circumstances and affecting play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIGJAM Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Surprised me that Grant (8) sneaks Dhanda (7) for more goals and assists. Source BBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threedoorsdown Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 17 minutes ago, FIGJAM said: Surprised me that Grant (8) sneaks Dhanda (7) for more goals and assists. Source BBC Dhanda isn’t playing with Shanks yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzyonthefence Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 4 minutes ago, Threedoorsdown said: Dhanda isn’t playing with Shanks yet. And Grant doesn’t play for the second worst team in the league! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIGJAM Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 24 minutes ago, Threedoorsdown said: Dhanda isn’t playing with Shanks yet. Boom - indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valois No1 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Dhanda shone on Sunday against Rangers and I believe when county were very unlucky against Celtic he also stood out which shows he has great talent. We all love McKay for his abilities but he hasn’t really stood out against the old firm but has done against other teams. I think Dhanda will be a fantastic signing and I’m very excited to see him and McKay in the same team ripping teams a new but hole. Also Spittal is a great signing but don’t know as much about the Livi guy but he comes recommended by many. Well done Hearts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinglasgow Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 15 hours ago, Costanza said: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/25704/13114846/scottish-football-trailblazer-yan-dhanda-opens-up-on-the-challenges-facing-british-south-asians-in-the-beautiful-game This is the full video interview. Found it fascinating, it is interesting to see why there are not more South Asian players in British football considering how many there are of South Asian descent in the country. Always wondered if it was a cultural thing or a systematic thing (racist (either intentional or unintentional.)) Certainly sounds like both where in the past coaches may have had bias in regards to how they view players from that background, though it sounds like it is improving. But certainly parents view on what their children should be doing for jobs and football not being one of these seems to be another. Would Yan Dhanda be the first South Asian or person of South Asian descent to play for Hearts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valois No1 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 5 minutes ago, jamboinglasgow said: This is the full video interview. Found it fascinating, it is interesting to see why there are not more South Asian players in British football considering how many there are of South Asian descent in the country. Always wondered if it was a cultural thing or a systematic thing (racist (either intentional or unintentional.)) Certainly sounds like both where in the past coaches may have had bias in regards to how they view players from that background, though it sounds like it is improving. But certainly parents view on what their children should be doing for jobs and football not being one of these seems to be another. Would Yan Dhanda be the first South Asian or person of South Asian descent to play for Hearts? Good question. I think he may be the first chap from Asia full stop to play for Hearts but could be wrong on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Just now, Valois No1 said: Good question. I think he may be the first chap from Asia full stop to play for Hearts but could be wrong on that one. Well since we currently have 2 players from Asia in the squad right now with Oda and Tagawa you're most definitely wrong 😆 We had Meshino before that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Sifter Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Dunno if I’m being thick, but since when was “south Asian” a thing? It’s not a phrase I think I’ve ever heard before. Take it we are talking about Pakistanis or Indians? What countries does this South Asia phrase cover? (Apologies for my ignorance, genuinely never heard the phrase until very recently) 👍🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 1 minute ago, Mr Sifter said: Dunno if I’m being thick, but since when was “south Asian” a thing? It’s not a phrase I think I’ve ever heard before. Take it we are talking about Pakistanis or Indians? What countries does this South Asia phrase cover? (Apologies for my ignorance, genuinely never heard the phrase until very recently) 👍🏼 Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan so 8 countries in total. I knew the first 4 were but googled the other 4. Didn't realise the Maldives were part of that region tbh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valois No1 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 6 minutes ago, Chimp said: Well since we currently have 2 players from Asia in the squad right now with Oda and Tagawa you're most definitely wrong 😆 We had Meshino before that too. Well done on passing the trick question where I set out to test the knowledge of my fellow jam tarts 🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Just now, Valois No1 said: Well done on passing the trick question where I set out to test the knowledge of my fellow jam tarts 🤪 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinglasgow Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 16 minutes ago, Mr Sifter said: Dunno if I’m being thick, but since when was “south Asian” a thing? It’s not a phrase I think I’ve ever heard before. Take it we are talking about Pakistanis or Indians? What countries does this South Asia phrase cover? (Apologies for my ignorance, genuinely never heard the phrase until very recently) 👍🏼 I think its been quite recent. Pretty sure that people from the areas of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh were referred to as Asians. But I suspect the change is that as Asia is such a big continent that it makes things confusing to refer to people from just one part as Asian (like if Europeans was just to refer people from Spain and Portugal.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Sifter Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 14 minutes ago, Chimp said: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan so 8 countries in total. I knew the first 4 were but googled the other 4. Didn't realise the Maldives were part of that region tbh! 1 minute ago, jamboinglasgow said: I think its been quite recent. Pretty sure that people from the areas of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh were referred to as Asians. But I suspect the change is that as Asia is such a big continent that it makes things confusing to refer to people from just one part as Asian (like if Europeans was just to refer people from Spain and Portugal.) Thank you guys 👍🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyCant Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 19 hours ago, RustyRightPeg said: Based on what? Last time he spoke publicly about it he said the incoming signings has encouraged him about the future. *Beni I mean. I wonder what his current team mates thought of that statement ? Clear implication being Beni thinks what is coming in is better than what is there just now. I don’t fully trust players who let their contract run down like this like we’re just another option. It doesn’t scream loyal and determination and happy to be here to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 5 minutes ago, JimmyCant said: I wonder what his current team mates thought of that statement ? Clear implication being Beni thinks what is coming in is better than what is there just now. I don’t fully trust players who let their contract run down like this like we’re just another option. It doesn’t scream loyal and determination and happy to be here to me Agree with what you're saying there - although Beni is correct, our attacking options are woeful. Outside of Shankland, we don't have an attack. Forrest is a headless chicken, Oda is too inconsistent to rely on, Tagawa is a non-starter, Boyce is in decline and McKay can't do big games. Adding Dhanda & Spittal are excellent options which adds a footballing brain to our attack. Spittal ain't quick, but he makes up for it because he's intelligent with what he does on the ball. Dhanda, clearly has clicked and can dictate games now. Although, Beni also has to carry the can on our poor attacking play because he almost refuses to participate in it. The number of forward balls he's played this season.. you're lucky if you can count it on one hand. He's too defensively minded and slow to release the ball. I like him as a player, but making those comments is a bit disrespectful and lacking in awareness IMO. Look at Cammy, very similar to Beni in offering very little in an attacking sense, but has worked at it all season like a dog with a bone and is looking a much more well rounded option in the middle now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasquale for King Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 54 minutes ago, jamboinglasgow said: This is the full video interview. Found it fascinating, it is interesting to see why there are not more South Asian players in British football considering how many there are of South Asian descent in the country. Always wondered if it was a cultural thing or a systematic thing (racist (either intentional or unintentional.)) Certainly sounds like both where in the past coaches may have had bias in regards to how they view players from that background, though it sounds like it is improving. But certainly parents view on what their children should be doing for jobs and football not being one of these seems to be another. Would Yan Dhanda be the first South Asian or person of South Asian descent to play for Hearts? You would imagine he would be the first. The amount of people doesn’t really matter, look at China or India who have huge populations but not exactly great footballers. No doubt there will have been racism involved stopping the progress of generations of youngsters trying to make their way into the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasquale for King Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 9 minutes ago, OTT said: Agree with what you're saying there - although Beni is correct, our attacking options are woeful. Outside of Shankland, we don't have an attack. Forrest is a headless chicken, Oda is too inconsistent to rely on, Tagawa is a non-starter, Boyce is in decline and McKay can't do big games. Adding Dhanda & Spittal are excellent options which adds a footballing brain to our attack. Spittal ain't quick, but he makes up for it because he's intelligent with what he does on the ball. Dhanda, clearly has clicked and can dictate games now. Although, Beni also has to carry the can on our poor attacking play because he almost refuses to participate in it. The number of forward balls he's played this season.. you're lucky if you can count it on one hand. He's too defensively minded and slow to release the ball. I like him as a player, but making those comments is a bit disrespectful and lacking in awareness IMO. Look at Cammy, very similar to Beni in offering very little in an attacking sense, but has worked at it all season like a dog with a bone and is looking a much more well rounded option in the middle now. Spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRiver Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Can't wait to see this fella in maroon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyCant Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 11 minutes ago, OTT said: Agree with what you're saying there - although Beni is correct, our attacking options are woeful. Outside of Shankland, we don't have an attack. Forrest is a headless chicken, Oda is too inconsistent to rely on, Tagawa is a non-starter, Boyce is in decline and McKay can't do big games. Adding Dhanda & Spittal are excellent options which adds a footballing brain to our attack. Spittal ain't quick, but he makes up for it because he's intelligent with what he does on the ball. Dhanda, clearly has clicked and can dictate games now. Although, Beni also has to carry the can on our poor attacking play because he almost refuses to participate in it. The number of forward balls he's played this season.. you're lucky if you can count it on one hand. He's too defensively minded and slow to release the ball. I like him as a player, but making those comments is a bit disrespectful and lacking in awareness IMO. Look at Cammy, very similar to Beni in offering very little in an attacking sense, but has worked at it all season like a dog with a bone and is looking a much more well rounded option in the middle now. Yeh, agree. I’m more thinking from a Beni point of view. He’s not exactly been setting the Heather alight himself but he chooses to comment on the team needing upgraded before he’ll stay. Wouldn’t trouble me that much if he left in all honesty. He’s a good player but he contributes next to nothing in an attacking sense and I reckon a bit of a midfield re jig, without him in it, and we’d be far more dangerous and cohesive going forward without losing too much on the defensive midfield side. Transition - there’s a buzz word - and he (and we in general) isn’t/arent very good at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartofmidlothian Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 He speaks very well in interviews, for example the one after the match on Sunday. I can see why people compare his play to Rudi or SPH, but he'll need to score a lot more goals if he's going to rank alongside them. Very glad he's joining us though, excited to see what he can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costanza Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 1 hour ago, jamboinglasgow said: This is the full video interview. Found it fascinating, it is interesting to see why there are not more South Asian players in British football considering how many there are of South Asian descent in the country. Always wondered if it was a cultural thing or a systematic thing (racist (either intentional or unintentional.)) Certainly sounds like both where in the past coaches may have had bias in regards to how they view players from that background, though it sounds like it is improving. But certainly parents view on what their children should be doing for jobs and football not being one of these seems to be another. Would Yan Dhanda be the first South Asian or person of South Asian descent to play for Hearts? Cheers for that, good interview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Dhanda is a confident wee man. Could be a brilliant signing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAndy Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Thought he was a decent signing but loved the way he drove at Rangers with the ball. Hadn't see that Colin Cameron style from him before. He could be big for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeDiouf Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 3 hours ago, FIGJAM said: Surprised me that Grant (8) sneaks Dhanda (7) for more goals and assists. Source BBC Look forward to seeing both of these getting goals and assists for us next year. Madness that some folks want Grant chased out the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirwalter Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 2 hours ago, OTT said: Agree with what you're saying there - although Beni is correct, our attacking options are woeful. Outside of Shankland, we don't have an attack. Forrest is a headless chicken, Oda is too inconsistent to rely on, Tagawa is a non-starter, Boyce is in decline and McKay can't do big games. Adding Dhanda & Spittal are excellent options which adds a footballing brain to our attack. Spittal ain't quick, but he makes up for it because he's intelligent with what he does on the ball. Dhanda, clearly has clicked and can dictate games now. Although, Beni also has to carry the can on our poor attacking play because he almost refuses to participate in it. The number of forward balls he's played this season.. you're lucky if you can count it on one hand. He's too defensively minded and slow to release the ball. I like him as a player, but making those comments is a bit disrespectful and lacking in awareness IMO. Look at Cammy, very similar to Beni in offering very little in an attacking sense, but has worked at it all season like a dog with a bone and is looking a much more well rounded option in the middle now. Do we not have some guy from Costa Rica..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveins Battalion Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Not really much point in comparing Dhanda with players already at us as he is playing and without sounding too disrespectful players of a lower quality than we have,I'm pretty sure on the posts around the January window his xG stats for creating were the best in the league along with Armstrong. I honestly cannot wait to see Shankland,McKay and Dhanda in the same team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyRightPeg Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 2 hours ago, OTT said: Agree with what you're saying there - although Beni is correct, our attacking options are woeful. Outside of Shankland, we don't have an attack. Forrest is a headless chicken, Oda is too inconsistent to rely on, Tagawa is a non-starter, Boyce is in decline and McKay can't do big games. Adding Dhanda & Spittal are excellent options which adds a footballing brain to our attack. Spittal ain't quick, but he makes up for it because he's intelligent with what he does on the ball. Dhanda, clearly has clicked and can dictate games now. Although, Beni also has to carry the can on our poor attacking play because he almost refuses to participate in it. The number of forward balls he's played this season.. you're lucky if you can count it on one hand. He's too defensively minded and slow to release the ball. I like him as a player, but making those comments is a bit disrespectful and lacking in awareness IMO. Look at Cammy, very similar to Beni in offering very little in an attacking sense, but has worked at it all season like a dog with a bone and is looking a much more well rounded option in the middle now. Nonsense. Carry the can on poor attacking play 🤣 Guys like Makelele, icons of the game. Could've been miles better if they could be arsed attacking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 4 minutes ago, RustyRightPeg said: Nonsense. Carry the can on poor attacking play 🤣 Guys like Makelele, icons of the game. Could've been miles better if they could be arsed attacking! You know fine and well, he'll win the ball back, and then play it back the way 9 times out of 10. Its a million miles away from nonsense. Pointing fingers when he's as culpable for the ball getting stuck and failing to progress is entirely valid and fair criticism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 6 minutes ago, Leveins Battalion said: Not really much point in comparing Dhanda with players already at us as he is playing and without sounding too disrespectful players of a lower quality than we have,I'm pretty sure on the posts around the January window his xG stats for creating were the best in the league along with Armstrong. I honestly cannot wait to see Shankland,McKay and Dhanda in the same team. Me too, if Shankland extends, I'll be over the moon. I know we've got him another year, but I don't want that to be marred by links to the huns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyRightPeg Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 4 minutes ago, OTT said: You know fine and well, he'll win the ball back, and then play it back the way 9 times out of 10. Its a million miles away from nonsense. Pointing fingers when he's as culpable for the ball getting stuck and failing to progress is entirely valid and fair criticism. So what? If it's in the first phase after winning it back and it retains possession, who cares? You'd moan if he tried a harder pass and gave it away. He'd never win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 4 minutes ago, RustyRightPeg said: So what? If it's in the first phase after winning it back and it retains possession, who cares? You'd moan if he tried a harder pass and gave it away. He'd never win. It matters because we struggle breaking teams down. If we're winning the ball back and then handing the opposition a golden opportunity to regroup and get men behind the ball because we cannot get the ball forward quickly enough then that is a problem. Moving the ball quicker and getting it into forward positions faster will open up more opportunities. It will also result in losing the ball more, but 60/70% possession doesn't win games. Goals do, and we don't score a lot of them. Vast majority of our games have been cagey 1-0/2-1/2-0 games. I can't say I have seen examples of brilliant play, individual moments of genius from Shankland, but the lionshare of it has been tight. I'm not going to slate a player for trying to be positive with it. Christ, you want an example of that, Jorge Grant. Has had games where nothing comes off for him, but you've got appreciate someone trying to make the risky pass and open up a defence. This is one of the reasons why I hate criticising Beni, his wee fan club come out and you're not an allowed a nuanced view of him. Fact is, he's playing for us because there are limitations in his game which have stopped him playing at a higher level. IMO he's not conquered those limitations because he's still visably reluctant to play forward passes or take the ball on a wee run and watch him the next time the ball drops to him at the edge of the box and he could have a pop. Bottle crashes faster than a Hibs relegation party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Let's hope he lives up to the build up he's getting. 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boag1874 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 2 hours ago, JimmyCant said: Yeh, agree. I’m more thinking from a Beni point of view. He’s not exactly been setting the Heather alight himself but he chooses to comment on the team needing upgraded before he’ll stay. Wouldn’t trouble me that much if he left in all honesty. He’s a good player but he contributes next to nothing in an attacking sense and I reckon a bit of a midfield re jig, without him in it, and we’d be far more dangerous and cohesive going forward without losing too much on the defensive midfield side. Transition - there’s a buzz word - and he (and we in general) isn’t/arent very good at it Nah can't agree with that at all. If Beni goes we'll need another player in his mould to replace him. Hof is a more box to box player imo and Cammy doesn't have the positional discipline to hold a deeper position (plus I prefer when he presses high up anyway, that's when he's at his best). It's not a sexy position but don't underestimate the value in having a holding mid who's defensively sound and keeps it neat & tidy even against the crap teams. Beni's obviously not Rodri or Fabinho or Cassemiro level but at our level he's very very good even after a shaky start and he's a huge part of the reason we've picked up as many wins as we have. If we find a player that can do what Beni does to his standard plus regularly chip in with defence splitting through balls and goals then we'll have played an absolute blinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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