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Originally posted by VinceHilaire
Do we consider pushing him up into a DM position? His range of passing ability is surely up there? It could be akin to the bin dippers wanting TAA to defend.
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Yes, his long balls are excellent and also necessary as we haven't got a creative midfield but I am not so sure about his aerial capabilities (or Guehi's come to that) Statistics in the Times today show apart from Arsenal we have the worst 'aerial duel' success of all twenty teams of 46.3% (Newcastle are top with 55.9%) You could argue that our weakness in defending corners could be down to this. It is possible that two of West Ham's three goals might have been avoided by the simple, old fashioned, expedient of having a defender at the far post. I never understood why this has gone out of fashion, especially with us. I am sure that defending set pieces must be the number one on the agenda at training. At least I hope so.
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Originally posted by dynamicdick
Stand outs against West Ham….. His overall positive contribution to the team in general. He mostly had a good match but 100% should have been booked.
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Originally posted by Uphill
Yes, his long balls are excellent and also necessary as we haven't got a creative midfield but I am not so sure about his aerial capabilities (or Guehi's come to that) Statistics in the Times today show apart from Arsenal we have the worst 'aerial duel' success of all twenty teams of 46.3% (Newcastle are top with 55.9%) You could argue that our weakness in defending corners could be down to this. It is possible that two of West Ham's three goals might have been avoided by the simple, old fashioned, expedient of having a defender at the far post. I never understood why this has gone out of fashion, especially with us. I am sure that defending set pieces must be the number one on the agenda at training. At least I hope so. I totally agree that the qualities of both Andersen and Guehi do not include dominance in the aerial duels.
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Originally posted by Uphill
Yes, his long balls are excellent and also necessary as we haven't got a creative midfield but I am not so sure about his aerial capabilities (or Guehi's come to that) Statistics in the Times today show apart from Arsenal we have the worst 'aerial duel' success of all twenty teams of 46.3% (Newcastle are top with 55.9%) You could argue that our weakness in defending corners could be down to this. It is possible that two of West Ham's three goals might have been avoided by the simple, old fashioned, expedient of having a defender at the far post. I never understood why this has gone out of fashion, especially with us. I am sure that defending set pieces must be the number one on the agenda at training. At least I hope so. Interesting, as Arsenal are interested in Guehi. Hopefully, this will put them off.
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Great performance against Spurs yesterday.
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Here's something to make you laugh this morning [Link] someone speculating that maybe Newcastle Arabia could get Andersen for 20m. This rumour has been bouncing around the last few days but seems to have little merit. I think he's been great for us, but I do think we're his level.
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Originally posted by taylors lovechild
Here's something to make you laugh this morning [Link] someone speculating that maybe Newcastle Arabia could get Andersen for 20m. This rumour has been bouncing around the last few days but seems to have little merit. I think he's been great for us, but I do think we're his level. The bit I read says 25m-30m. I reckon we'd consider 35m+ and some add ons. I think Andersen would be keen to play Champions League football.
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Originally posted by samprior
The bit I read says 25m-30m. I reckon we'd consider 35m+ and some add ons. I think Andersen would be keen to play Champions League football.
The question is whether they would be willing to pay our asking price given he has 3 years left on his contract. As much as I like Andersen, I'd rather lose him than Guehi. Clickbait is suggesting that we aren't budging from our Guehi valuation and Levy isn't prepared to meet it.
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Originally posted by doombear
The question is whether they would be willing to pay our asking price given he has 3 years left on his contract. As much as I like Andersen, I'd rather lose him than Guehi. Clickbait is suggesting that we aren't budging from our Guehi valuation and Levy isn't prepared to meet it. Dont agree with that one, Andersen is the general of the defense with a superb passing range, almost irreplaceable, Guehi is a good defender, pace and strength, lacks height and isn't very vocal, i think much easier to replace, only my opinion.
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Originally posted by Lanzo-Ad
Dont agree with that one, Andersen is the general of the defense with a superb passing range, almost irreplaceable, Guehi is a good defender, pace and strength, lacks height and isn't very vocal, i think much easier to replace, only my opinion. I saw his performance in the England match against Malta, admittedly weak oppposion, but Guehi was very good, an excellent CB performance. We need to keep both of them. Add in a couple of good young strikers, and a versatile young back, and I think we could be looking at a top ten finish
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Originally posted by Lanzo-Ad
Dont agree with that one, Andersen is the general of the defense with a superb passing range, almost irreplaceable, Guehi is a good defender, pace and strength, lacks height and isn't very vocal, i think much easier to replace, only my opinion.
It's a tough call but my thinking (if we have to lose one of them) is:
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