Whiskyman wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:38 pm
mkhammer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 10:17 am
He doesn't want to leave(at the moment)...his said that,quite clearly,and unlike some pro footballers
think you can take Declan at his word..
So unless we collapse really abysmally
He's here for this and next year...We struggle and he loses his England spot might have an effect
tho..
Plus got his best Bud Mount at the Cheats.
But TBH we need to forget all this is he/they staying, and get down to concentrating on
this season....they're our players at the moment lets make the most of them..
Side note...always wondered could Declan play as a conventional MFer,more a Nobes type player,
does seem to be getting near being a complete player,not just a defensive orientated one...
He won't get a chance with us at the moment,we have to much there,but as his career progresses,
he might start playing more advanced,maybe more of a Box to Box type player..
Why should anyone be concerned about whether he can play elsewhere ? By general consensus he has been one of our outstanding performers since coming into the first team so I can't understand why we should worry about whether he would be better in the back four or if he could be more adventurous.
What next ? Shall we see if he's any good in our problem full back positions ?
He's a bloody good holding midfield player. Let's just be grateful for that.
Always like to see how good and what a player can do.. you have your Centre backs,who are pretty
specialised in their role,but even then you play a 3,be handy if your comfortable in a fullback role as
well,and then your fullbacks should be capable Wingers/WBs.
Most of the Best strikers around PL and elsewhere...play as Strikers,not an old fashioned CF,so they're
happy on the Wing if need be as a front 3 type of thing..interchanging.
Think anyone that plays MF especially should know the game from every aspect,and be comfortable
on the ball where ever you are on the pitch...
Think for us...say Nobes gets injured,and Sanchez was decent...we could go Sanchez as holder,
Push Declan into Nobes more advanced role,sitting when needed,but getting forward,linking
up more.
Declan is cracking at what he does and might spend his whole career there...
more than happy seeing him there at the moment....but like I said be interesting see how his
career progresses,and is there a bit more to come.