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Feel bad for Quansah, he seems to be in an unlucky moment. I don’t blame him for the own goal and he was sold short for the penalty.

Didn't think we would win when I seen the line-up. It wasn't a great performance from the off. Too much sideway and backward stuff with no real threat upfront. It doesn't matter as the league is done but thank God injuries had been minimal for us this year.

Didn't think the Chavs where as good as the scoreline suggests either. If it wasn't for so many changes I think we would have beat them easy enough.

I think you are right about beating them, they are an average team. I think Endo is no where near near dynamic enough compared to Gravenberch, he just cannot do the same things. Absolute professional, he gives 100% but is a different player with different skill sets. Would you keep him as he has a great attitude? Certainly we need a ready made replacement for Gravenberch as he sets up how we play.

I would have liked to see Gakpo play the Gravenberch role just as an experiment as I think they have the same skill sets. I know they play different positions but I feel Gakpo can play that role in a crunch and I actually see similarities in the two players.

Lets be honest with ourselves here, if that game had the weight of a title hanging from it we wouldn't be strolling around the park with a rotated team and losing 3-1.

leeroy74 » Tue May 06, 2025 4:00 pm wrote:Lets be honest with ourselves here, if that game had the weight of a title hanging from it we wouldn't be strolling around the park with a rotated team and losing 3-1.

Exactly, it was a typical can't be arsed because we've won already performance.

kazza wrote:I think you are right about beating them, they are an average team. I think Endo is no where near near dynamic enough compared to Gravenberch, he just cannot do the same things. Absolute professional, he gives 100% but is a different player with different skill sets. Would you keep him as he has a great attitude? Certainly we need a ready made replacement for Gravenberch as he sets up how we play.

I would have liked to see Gakpo play the Gravenberch role just as an experiment as I think they have the same skill sets. I know they play different positions but I feel Gakpo can play that role in a crunch and I actually see similarities in the two players.

I would sell him on tbh and look to bring in a younger DM. Someone like Zubimendi sitting beside him would shore us up no end while giving Ryan the room to attack. Endo just isn't good enough for me. He's OK for a few minutes to see games out but would be such a weak link if starting regular. That should be the main issue with him ahead of he's a good pro or doesn't rock the boat.

We were very fortunate this year with injuries Mate and no guarantees next season will be similar. 1 CH, 1 DM and a CF is what I think we need as a minimum. If they could go straight into the 1st 11 then it will boost the bench.

Not sure about Gakpo Mate. He has no impact 90% of the time and looks lost. He's not very fast either and a bit passive in challenging for the ball. I don't think he has kicked on at all and you would be forgiven for thinking we just signed him!! He's just not down to start the big games for me.

Being honest if wouldn't bother me If we lost a few like Nunez, Jota, Diaz or Gakpo from the front line. Elliot, Jones and Endo from the Midfield. Quansah, Gomez and Tsmikas from defence.