ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Thu Jan 12, 2017 1:59 pm wrote:I'd go for Traore from Boro, yes he's erratic but at least he can make things happen. Being at Boro he's also a realistic target.
I don't care what anyone says there's definately room in our squad for a maverick who can run at players and take defenders on, we've got loads of one paced plodders that like to go sidewards and backwards so a player like Traore even with his errors would be a breath of fresh air.
How many players with genuine pace have we got? Mane, Clyne and Origi are the only ones I can think of, Sturridge used to be quick but he's definately lost a yard.
I don't think we will find much improvement Yakka shopping at the likes of Boro
I think it will just add more average to compliment the wealth of average we already have which will result in us remaining average.
For me the only one with real pace is mane but lately I have noticed him getting comfortable in the average mould. There is a lot of times lately where he has a chance to open teams up using his pace to get in round the back but he opts for the easy option and that's a lay off back to a midfielder or defender. Twice in the sunderland game he did this and both times killed off any notion of a counter which was set up for him. One on One for pace he wins out every time but not if he won't even try it.
We have an average team who are disciplined and do the basics very well. They lay off 5 yd passes everywhere because no one other than coutinho wants to step outside the box and take anything on. The rest are perfectly happy just to be on the field and not be the one who gives it away so they opt for the safest option every time. This is why we control games like we do but as last night shows its all useless possession if you can only force their keeper to make two saves with only 1 being decent.