FairWooney Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 fair points guys, I guess they change of position is indeed what had an affect. I wouldn't particularly choose to play him there again mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 I think he played ok, but there was a lot of arms in the air moments from him, which was the result of bad control or bad first touch. He may have touched the ball the same amount of times as DCL would on that position, but he was around 10% as affective at holding the ball up there for us. now don’t get me wrong, DCLs strength is his hold up play. So it’s unfair a comparison. But there was a huge difference, and Gylfi felt this.... you could see his frustration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 He's been invisible for that long the Leeds defenders were as surprised as anyone to see him suddenly appear to tap in Digne's cross. In all seriousness, he came from absolutely nowhere to get on the end of that ball. Exactly what you want from your attacking midfielder. Matt and MikeO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 One of his better games not just because he scored but that was welcomed, but more because of his work rate and control whilst in possession, he seemed to have gained an extra yard of pace and matched Leeds for there intensity which isn’t easy to do, for once he didn’t look sluggish, okay a couple of passes needed a bit more pace on them if I’m going to be picky. Definitely payed Carlo back for faith shown in him it was a captain’s performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post duncanmckenzieismagic Posted February 11, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Another good performance last night, some good runs sublime touches and great passing helped him set up 3 and score 1 ( and it was his quality that won the pen ) but this was the pick of the lot I had pretty much written off Gylfi, Tom Davies and Gomes but all 3 seem to be finding a bit of form lately. Given Doucore’s form and the fact Allan is back imminently and we suddenly have some strong options in midfield Who knows Gbamin might even turn out to be another decent option if he ever gets fit Palfy, Matt, London Blue and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggytop Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 That is such a great goal,, sublime turn leaving Ali at sixes and sevens, deft flick, Bernard waits and waits until the right moment to strike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 he came on, pressed and defended with abandon, and then cold as ice for the penalty. he is a valuable member of the squad, great performance from him. Palfy and Wiggytop 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo 2.0 Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 I've always been a fan of Gylfi, but was worried when he came on that the game might just not be for him and he would ghost around. He got stuck in, did the dirty work and then slotted away a cool penalty in the last few minutes to seal it. To be honest I'd have twatted the ball as hard as I could but he just brushed it into the corner, even with the goalkeeper guessing right he's scored. Despite being poor at the back against Spurs, he was outstanding going forward too so hopefully he's finding some form under Carlo. As @duncanmckenzieismagic said above, there's players such as Sigurdsson and Davies (I'd throw Iwobi in there too) who are looking like different beasts under Carlo's leadership. badaids, dunlopp9987 and Matt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, markjazzbassist said: he came on, pressed and defended with abandon, and then cold as ice for the penalty. he is a valuable member of the squad, great performance from him. The love affair is still strong Mark top man markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 Not sure how he does those pennos, looked very relieved as Allison got a read on it but get in!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 Still hope he's not offered a new contract but I'll remember him fondly forever for tonight. badaids, Btay and London Blue 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Blue Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Romey 1878 said: Still hope he's not offered a new contract but I'll remember him fondly forever for tonight. He still has 1 year on his contract and will be nearly 33 when it expires. He is playing well and is a valued squad member, but I doubt we will be offering him a new contract. Will go to an American team I bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 6 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: Still hope he's not offered a new contract but I'll remember him fondly forever for tonight. Price tag has always worked against him. Chipped in with some vital goals. Shame he ghosted so many matches because he has the talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 His workload has never really been an issue for me, it was always his placement and decision making of where to be (thus marking himself out of passes) or who to press that made him look like he wasn’t trying. He was always trying, was just getting it wrong a lot. Carlo seems to have given him direction which is all he really needs; he’s got the engine and ability. I hated that penalty though. He can send rockets into the top corner from 20-30 yards out, a daisycutter like that is always nervy pete0 and Bailey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 11 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: Still hope he's not offered a new contract but I'll remember him fondly forever for tonight. Well prepare yourself, he’s definitely getting a 2 year extension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Matt said: Well prepare yourself, he’s definitely getting a 2 year extension 50/50 for me his age is going to go against him for that length of contract, and plus I’m hoping they have a few 26-28 year olds in mind to replace him in the summer, Grealish comes to mind or a return for Barkley even, it will always live with me that the useless fat twat called Koeman was the architect in destroying Barkley’s love affair with Everton, what he could have been like under Ancelotti is worth pursuing still. But for me Gylfi’s time is done here and at best a one year extension if we can’t get the right replacement in the summer, I haven’t had a real problem with him he never stops trying even when he’s asked to play against his own strengths which sometimes don’t do him any justice. Was a good buy for us just not a very good buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Matt said: I hated that penalty though. He can send rockets into the top corner from 20-30 yards out, a daisycutter like that is always nervy I was relaxed because my stream was delayed and I heard the reaction from Josh upstairs, he was too nervous to watch by then but saw Twitter feed StevO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Palfy said: 50/50 for me his age is going to go against him for that length of contract, and plus I’m hoping they have a few 26-28 year olds in mind to replace him in the summer, Grealish comes to mind or a return for Barkley even, it will always live with me that the useless fat twat called Koeman was the architect in destroying Barkley’s love affair with Everton, what he could have been like under Ancelotti is worth pursuing still. But for me Gylfi’s time is done here and at best a one year extension if we can’t get the right replacement in the summer, I haven’t had a real problem with him he never stops trying even when he’s asked to play against his own strengths which sometimes don’t do him any justice. Was a good buy for us just not a very good buy. Well I’ve no idea what you mean with that last bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Matt said: Well I’ve no idea what you mean with that last bit Yeah see what saying doesn’t really convey what I was trying to say very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 This season he’s looked a good squad player. Not great, and wouldn’t have him near our best 11, but he’s come in and got some vital goals. One that we won’t forget for a while. Bailey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 I think coming off the bench is what he is going to be best at. Even last season he was running on fumes after 60 minutes and that isn't going to improve as he gets older. I still wouldn't be offering him a new contract though, he is exactly the type of player we need to move on from. StevO and Btay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 11 hours ago, Bailey said: I think coming off the bench is what he is going to be best at. Even last season he was running on fumes after 60 minutes and that isn't going to improve as he gets older. I still wouldn't be offering him a new contract though, he is exactly the type of player we need to move on from. Exactly right. Both Gylfi and Gomes are then likely ones to move on. Someone like Ruben Neves to replace the two would be perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffRob Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 18 hours ago, Bailey said: I still wouldn't be offering him a new contract though, he is exactly the type of player we need to move on from. It will depend on the contract to be honest. If he was willing to take a pay cut (based on the fact he's already had his big payday contract!!) then I have seen enough from him this season and would be happy for him to remain at the club as a decent squad player. We would have to go in to the market and try replace him. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 i think he would prefer to take a pay cut (he did to go back to swansea) and stay and finish out here. i'd do that, 1 year maybe club option for the second year. the big clubs have role players on their benches, he would be a good one for us. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyBlue Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 Worth throwing into the mix, I saw a recent interview with Holgate and Godfrey who both agreed that Gylfi is the hardest working player we have in training. I don’t think he should be a regular part of our starting eleven in the future but I prefer him to Gomes and I think he’s shown he can still contribute. dunlopp9987, markjazzbassist and London Blue 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, SpartyBlue said: Worth throwing into the mix, I saw a recent interview with Holgate and Godfrey who both agreed that Gylfi is the hardest working player we have in training. I don’t think he should be a regular part of our starting eleven in the future but I prefer him to Gomes and I think he’s shown he can still contribute. i hadn't heard that, thank you for sharing. everyone loves to hate gylfi but he's got 6 goals 7 assists in all comps this year. that's what you want from role and bench players. RuffRob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyBlue Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 2 hours ago, markjazzbassist said: i hadn't heard that, thank you for sharing. everyone loves to hate gylfi but he's got 6 goals 7 assists in all comps this year. that's what you want from role and bench players. Gotta respect a player who works his ass off to stay at the top level as long as he can. Godfrey also said he’s one of the best finishers he’s ever played with. Thinking about it, I would probably put him 2nd or 3rd on the team after James and maybe Richy from outside the box. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 3 hours ago, markjazzbassist said: i hadn't heard that, thank you for sharing. everyone loves to hate gylfi but he's got 6 goals 7 assists in all comps this year. that's what you want from role and bench players. Looking at the league he's got 4 goals (2 from the spot) and 2 assists. Hardly a great contribution. That said his stats aren't the main issue for me. It's what he contributes to the team as a whole. The team play slower when he's on the pitch as he doesn't make himself available for the ball by getting in the right pockets of space or help the player on the ball by dragging players to make a passing lane, and when the ball does come to him his first instincts are to go backwards. Nothing more frustrating than watching a good chance go missing when he gets the ball on the edge of the box and swivels away from goal. Defensively he tries but he's just not good enough in his positioning. He can't read the game good enough being reactive to the play, that goes offensively as well. It kills our attacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyBlue Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 2 hours ago, pete0 said: Looking at the league he's got 4 goals (2 from the spot) and 2 assists. Hardly a great contribution. That said his stats aren't the main issue for me. It's what he contributes to the team as a whole. The team play slower when he's on the pitch as he doesn't make himself available for the ball by getting in the right pockets of space or help the player on the ball by dragging players to make a passing lane, and when the ball does come to him his first instincts are to go backwards. Nothing more frustrating than watching a good chance go missing when he gets the ball on the edge of the box and swivels away from goal. Defensively he tries but he's just not good enough in his positioning. He can't read the game good enough being reactive to the play, that goes offensively as well. It kills our attacks. I don’t disagree with most of this which is why he shouldn’t be in our first eleven as we move forward as a club but I still think he provides more than Gomes does, who is his most direct competition. Just thought it was interesting he was named specifically by those two as the hardest worker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 Why wouldn't he stay if given the chance? Let's face it, under Carlo we all can* really believe success is coming our way. *note to MikeO... I checked grammar and this or *can all* are acceptable MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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