I firmly believe his intentions and there's truth to what he's tweeting.
So I hope it doesn't bite him in the arse and he cops flak if we get done by any number of things on these deals.
Mate who is a Barnsley fan rates him highly but says he likes to sit in the front of the back four, and push forward from there as the team gets up the field. Rather than being a real attacking CM who could play in front of another two.
So we can have another CM who wants to sit and "keep things ticking over"
He did say he can take a set-piece really well tho so get him the **** in.
Absolutely.
It's what I thought about any manager coming in during the summer.
It would only have taken 4 wins in the first 6 and we'd have been singing from the rooftops!
A mobile, composed midfielder will turn our side around.
Certain there will be enquiries for him in the summer. We need a strong finish to the season to keep his focus here.
Don't think it'll be a conscious decision from him to "look elsewhere" but if we stutter to a 9th place finish and Southampton and Everton bids are both rumoured it won't help us or him in our preseason.
I'll be glad if he stays and makes something of himself because he's clearly got ability.
You dont get many CMs that take people on from deep, Dembele-like. If he can improve on the fundamentals, I think he'd be very useful to a PL side.
Be good to see Bruce turn him round from totally out of favour to a starter as well.
Then again, Bruce could just be saying this to make sure we don't get fleeced for him.
Not sure where Rhodes fits in without a formation change.
Not much use as a lone front man.
CM absolutely needed, though can't believe Tish is getting so little playing time.
Any experienced keeper will do for me.
Get Stuart Taylor back from Saints?
Nothing much against Steer, though I'm not sure when he's back. Don't mind him as backup if he's fit.
I don't want to ever see Bunn play for us again. I'd be better.
Weird, weird player.
Wins everything in the air.
Looks so uncomfortable on the ball most of the time.
Then sweeps that absolute dream pass through from nowhere.
Playing him as a target man will yield minimal results. Let's try him in goal and see how he gets on.
He wants to play where Grealish was today. Whether he should be in ahead of him is a separate argument. But if he was playing at the 10, and Grealish was up front on his own, you could easily see their performances reversing today.
Looked a poor header from him but was unlucky with the chance from Hutton's ball.
Started well, some good holdup, but got bullied and faded.
Should have come off ahead of Ayew because he was pretty much having a sulk and stopped moving.
I'll give us the benefit of the doubt as it was the derby, but that was poor. We won't be winning much playing like that.
Garbage to watch, and minimal tactics or passing. Pulis stuff.
I want our "leaders" to start having some balls and using the ball.
Excusable today, but it's been backs to the wall for Wolves, Reading and Blues. Time to kick on.
Total class act.
Don't expect much from him playing RW in a game where we just slam the ball forward aimlessly.
Build the team round him and we'll win games.
He could play as a 10 in a midfield 3. Jed + Gardner behind him.
We know what hes good at.
We know what he's bad at.
He'll get better as we start to dominate more teams and they go long more often. He should start scoring a few for how well he attacks the ball actually. That'll be nice.