| Siggy not all that... 22:21 - May 25 with 2228 views | TheResurrection |
A good, honest article I found...
""And herein lies the problem. When compared to the Premier League’s top creators, they possess the guile Sigurdsson perhaps lacks.
Take David Silva, for example, he’s more than capable of receiving the ball in a tight spot before worming his way out of danger with the ease of a cat navigating its way through a tight spot. Similar applies to Eriksen, Mesut Ozil and Juan Mata of Spurs, Arsenal and Manchester United, respectively. Ultimately, the top clubs already have a technically excellent footballer who plays in Sigurdsson’s position. He’s honed his talent more in his second spell for Swansea, notably in a willingness to start on the left before wreaking havoc in the final third by drifting inside, yet this isn’t enough to prove that he deserves a regular starting spot for one of the Premier League’s elite sides.
Yet, no matter how consistent he may be in the attacking third (he made our top ten attacking midfielders of the season), Sigurdsson will not be considered one of the league’s best in his position, if we are to be brutally honest. That isn’t a slight on him, but he lacks the components to bridge the gap between very good and great. If a team is built around him, then he thrives, with his campaign at Swansea a case in point. But that simply would not happen at a top-six side. Everton? Now that would be an idea…""
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| Siggy not all that... on 22:22 - May 25 with 1843 views | SwansNZ |
Let it go, FFS |  |
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| Siggy not all that... on 22:23 - May 25 with 1826 views | Darran |
That might be why he's not playing for Manchester City,Spurs,Arsenal and Manchester United.
Just a thought. |  |
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| Siggy not all that... on 22:24 - May 25 with 1826 views | TheResurrection |
| Siggy not all that... on 22:22 - May 25 by SwansNZ |
Let it go, FFS |
But what the author doesn't know is that he isn't even as good as he thinks... | |
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| Siggy not all that... on 22:24 - May 25 with 1819 views | TheResurrection |
| Siggy not all that... on 22:23 - May 25 by Darran |
That might be why he's not playing for Manchester City,Spurs,Arsenal and Manchester United.
Just a thought. |
Correct.
.... or ever will....
FACT | |
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| Siggy not all that... on 22:27 - May 25 with 1802 views | Darran |
| Siggy not all that... on 22:24 - May 25 by TheResurrection |
Correct.
.... or ever will....
FACT |
And we'll never be them. Leave it go Chris it's going to make you ill. | |
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| Siggy not all that... on 22:27 - May 25 with 1805 views | Rancid |
Chris, I can only think this all a massive wind up with you and your chuckling away to yourself while they all bite.Either that or your ego is so enormous you won't drop it until you're proven right and the thought of being proven wrong eats at you.I really hope it's the former. |  | | |
| Siggy not all that... on 22:33 - May 25 with 1772 views | jack2jack |
I get what you are saying about Siggy,I've had a few conversations myself,along the same lines,what I believe people are saying about him, as far as we are concerned,he has been our best player in regards to dead ball kicks, assists etc and chipped in with a few goals to boot,again I suggest that we would probably be fvcked with out him,not withstanding the massive influence PC has made since arriving.You may disagree about his prowess as a player what you should agree with is his undoubted contribution for us this season,along with Llorente.  |  | | |
| Siggy not all that... on 22:44 - May 25 with 1704 views | TheResurrection |
| Siggy not all that... on 22:27 - May 25 by Rancid |
Chris, I can only think this all a massive wind up with you and your chuckling away to yourself while they all bite.Either that or your ego is so enormous you won't drop it until you're proven right and the thought of being proven wrong eats at you.I really hope it's the former. |
How can I be proven right? | |
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| Siggy not all that... on 22:47 - May 25 with 1681 views | Rancid |
| Siggy not all that... on 22:44 - May 25 by TheResurrection |
How can I be proven right? |
When Siggy has a bad game usually and doesn't score.Or if and when we sell him, we do infact become better for it. | | | |
| Siggy not all that... on 22:49 - May 25 with 1669 views | TheResurrection |
| Siggy not all that... on 22:33 - May 25 by jack2jack |
I get what you are saying about Siggy,I've had a few conversations myself,along the same lines,what I believe people are saying about him, as far as we are concerned,he has been our best player in regards to dead ball kicks, assists etc and chipped in with a few goals to boot,again I suggest that we would probably be fvcked with out him,not withstanding the massive influence PC has made since arriving.You may disagree about his prowess as a player what you should agree with is his undoubted contribution for us this season,along with Llorente. |
Yes, we would have been lost without his set pieces - or found, depends how you look at it.
After Monk and now becoming the dead ball kings, I so hope we see more fluidity and dynamism back in the side next season. | |
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| Siggy not all that... on 22:58 - May 25 with 1622 views | TheResurrection |
| Siggy not all that... on 22:47 - May 25 by Rancid |
When Siggy has a bad game usually and doesn't score.Or if and when we sell him, we do infact become better for it. |
Well that's what I think and hope will happen, that we will see a different way of playing with more pace, fluidity, dynamism. I'd love to be proved right on that.
Do you need a massive ego to have an opinion that swims against the tide now? | |
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| Siggy not all that... on 23:03 - May 25 with 1588 views | jack2jack |
| Siggy not all that... on 22:58 - May 25 by TheResurrection |
Well that's what I think and hope will happen, that we will see a different way of playing with more pace, fluidity, dynamism. I'd love to be proved right on that.
Do you need a massive ego to have an opinion that swims against the tide now? |
In your opinion Siggy single handedly ruins our whole style of play! | | | |
| Siggy not all that... on 23:06 - May 25 with 1576 views | TheResurrection |
| Siggy not all that... on 23:03 - May 25 by jack2jack |
In your opinion Siggy single handedly ruins our whole style of play! |
No, not single handedly but he's become the be al and end all of how we play which isn't his fault, I know, but I just hope we can see a different type of player in AM, No. 10 next season. | |
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| Siggy not all that... on 23:08 - May 25 with 1567 views | Rancid |
| Siggy not all that... on 22:58 - May 25 by TheResurrection |
Well that's what I think and hope will happen, that we will see a different way of playing with more pace, fluidity, dynamism. I'd love to be proved right on that.
Do you need a massive ego to have an opinion that swims against the tide now? |
It's your constant bringing of it up Chris.He's saved us with his goals and kept us up so we're thankful of it.It's a striker we need to change, who will link up with Gylffi better than Llorente does.We all know you think we'll be better off without him but when a player has just saved us from relegation and you're telling us we're better off getting rid of instead of building a side around him it makes no sense at all. | | | |
| Siggy not all that... on 23:15 - May 25 with 1545 views | jack2jack |
| Siggy not all that... on 23:06 - May 25 by TheResurrection |
No, not single handedly but he's become the be al and end all of how we play which isn't his fault, I know, but I just hope we can see a different type of player in AM, No. 10 next season. |
I just think that with the game as it is today in part,we need this type of player in our armoury,let's be honest here we would be fecked this season just gone without him,that's all I'm saying here.
I understand your point,but then we would need a different type of striker. | | | |
| Siggy not all that... on 23:38 - May 25 with 1472 views | TheResurrection |
| Siggy not all that... on 23:15 - May 25 by jack2jack |
I just think that with the game as it is today in part,we need this type of player in our armoury,let's be honest here we would be fecked this season just gone without him,that's all I'm saying here.
I understand your point,but then we would need a different type of striker. |
This is my take...
He's not good enough to be a number 10
And he's not good enough to be a left sided player.
I think we need specialised players in both those positions. | |
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| Siggy not all that... on 00:49 - May 26 with 1406 views | ploppy |
Siggy's our equivalent of the kicking team in American football, and unfortunately this season we've had to rely on the kicking team to keep us up. In truth, Siggy doesn't contribute much from open play. His goals are mostly from free kicks and penalties and his assists are mostly from dead balls. In open play I find him frustrating. One of the most frustrating things is, when the ball's played him, the number of times he seems off balance and ends up having to stretch for the ball which often means he doesn't control it. There are only 2 players I feel the need to shout at, preceded by the words FFS - Routledge and Sigurdsson. |  | | |
| Siggy not all that... on 01:31 - May 26 with 1353 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| Siggy not all that... on 00:49 - May 26 by ploppy |
Siggy's our equivalent of the kicking team in American football, and unfortunately this season we've had to rely on the kicking team to keep us up. In truth, Siggy doesn't contribute much from open play. His goals are mostly from free kicks and penalties and his assists are mostly from dead balls. In open play I find him frustrating. One of the most frustrating things is, when the ball's played him, the number of times he seems off balance and ends up having to stretch for the ball which often means he doesn't control it. There are only 2 players I feel the need to shout at, preceded by the words FFS - Routledge and Sigurdsson. |
Bang on. |  |
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| Siggy not all that... on 06:16 - May 26 with 1265 views | angryjack |
Because he's a yard quicker in the head than rest of the team that's why he off balance,siggy is quality | | | |
| Siggy not all that... on 06:25 - May 26 with 1257 views | JackFish |
| Siggy not all that... on 23:08 - May 25 by Rancid |
It's your constant bringing of it up Chris.He's saved us with his goals and kept us up so we're thankful of it.It's a striker we need to change, who will link up with Gylffi better than Llorente does.We all know you think we'll be better off without him but when a player has just saved us from relegation and you're telling us we're better off getting rid of instead of building a side around him it makes no sense at all. |
Exactly. When Gylfi was playing with Graham and Bony he had no trouble scoring and creating goals from open play. Llorente doesn't make runs in behind, he wants the ball in the area to attack, and that's fine, but the side effect of that is that whoever plays as number 10 doesn't usually have the option of a through ball or a quick one two. |  | | |
| Siggy not all that... on 08:07 - May 26 with 1117 views | TheResurrection |
| Siggy not all that... on 00:49 - May 26 by ploppy |
Siggy's our equivalent of the kicking team in American football, and unfortunately this season we've had to rely on the kicking team to keep us up. In truth, Siggy doesn't contribute much from open play. His goals are mostly from free kicks and penalties and his assists are mostly from dead balls. In open play I find him frustrating. One of the most frustrating things is, when the ball's played him, the number of times he seems off balance and ends up having to stretch for the ball which often means he doesn't control it. There are only 2 players I feel the need to shout at, preceded by the words FFS - Routledge and Sigurdsson. |
A more than fair and highly accurate summary from someone who clearly knows his football and doesn't get swayed by cringe worthy sycophants.
Top poster.
He's like I said the other day. Quite often it's like watching Peter Crouch in midfield. His legs get into some very complicated angles and often he's got to try a flick as his first touch has looped up alongside his ear hole! | |
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| Siggy not all that... on 08:19 - May 26 with 1089 views | SPboy |
| Siggy not all that... on 22:24 - May 25 by TheResurrection |
But what the author doesn't know is that he isn't even as good as he thinks... |
... and what the OP can't see is that Siggy is statistically one of THE most effective midfielders in the PL for a midfielder in goals scored and assists - only one or two in each category above him and they play for top six clubs with better players all around them
... and he has done this season after season after season |  | | |
| Siggy not all that... on 08:20 - May 26 with 1087 views | oh_tommy_tommy |
| Siggy not all that... on 08:07 - May 26 by TheResurrection |
A more than fair and highly accurate summary from someone who clearly knows his football and doesn't get swayed by cringe worthy sycophants.
Top poster.
He's like I said the other day. Quite often it's like watching Peter Crouch in midfield. His legs get into some very complicated angles and often he's got to try a flick as his first touch has looped up alongside his ear hole! |
Still banging this drum mush .
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| Siggy not all that... on 09:07 - May 26 with 965 views | LeonWasGod |
I'd say whoever wrote that is spot on. Of course he's not world class, but he is one of our more valuable players.
If we only kept players who were good enough for the top 4 teams we wouldn't have a very large squad (i.e. 0 players). |  | | |
| Siggy not all that... on 09:17 - May 26 with 950 views | jasper_T |
Our best performance in the last two years came when Gylfi wasn't playing. Coincidence? | | | |
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