| Why we didn't 22:08 - Sep 17 with 2883 views | Ipswich24 |
Offer Burgess a 3 year deal is beyond me. The guy is immense. |  |
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| Why we didn't on 08:41 - Sep 18 with 181 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Why we didn't on 00:44 - Sep 18 by bournemouthblue |
Cam reads the game better, has a very underated left foot and a good football brain
The shelf is higher for Greaves certainly, let's hope this season really brings him on and the relationship with O'Shea flourishes |
What he's brought to Swansea on top of much needed height in both boxes is his leadership, organisation and communication. He's the de facto captain on the pitch every time he plays, even though their actual captain is next to him. He never stops organising and talking. They love him down here already. I'm pleased for him. He needs to play in the WC year and as much as it weakens our squad he would have been wasted sitting on the bench every week.
Losing his and Morsy's leadership qualities was certainly a blow for us, but we'll get there. I'm certainly feeling a lot more positive after a 5-0! |  |
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| Why we didn't on 09:07 - Sep 18 with 105 views | bournemouthblue |
| Why we didn't on 00:45 - Sep 18 by Swailsey |
I keep hearing that for Greaves (I said it a few times myself at the start) but I’m really yet to see it.
Let’s hope it happens soon! |
He's a bit faster and better on the deck but his all round game isn't quite as good currently, hopefully he can develop
Aerially both Greaves and O'Shea are very strong for Championship level and should really be chipping in with some goals |  |
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| Why we didn't on 09:18 - Sep 18 with 80 views | SheffordBlue |
| Why we didn't on 09:07 - Sep 18 by bournemouthblue |
He's a bit faster and better on the deck but his all round game isn't quite as good currently, hopefully he can develop
Aerially both Greaves and O'Shea are very strong for Championship level and should really be chipping in with some goals |
I think the area where Greaves is already showing he is quite a way ahead is his ability to break forward confidently with the ball at his feet. Many have concerns about us playing with a 2 man midfield but he is now regularly becoming the third man in certain phases of play - he currently has more touches per 90 in the middle third of the pitch than anyone other than Ali, Young, Nunez and Humpreys, with all of those having limited minutes so far.
He's also 'broken the lines' a few times already this season by taking on a man or just running into the space the opposition aren't expecting a CB to be. With us being likely to face a number of low blocks this season this sort of contribution is going to be important I think. |  |
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| Why we didn't on 09:20 - Sep 18 with 71 views | Steve_M |
| Why we didn't on 08:29 - Sep 18 by Churchman |
Agree with that. I can fully understand why he wanted regular first team football, especially with his international career. He is in his late 20s now. He knows his career is finite and shining his @rse on the car seats clearly isn’t for him. Same for Chaplin, who is a terrific player. I wanted both to stay.
However, players come and go. All part of the cycle of life and very few players hold the same attachment to a football club as supporters, however many times they kiss the badge.
I was simply pleased to see him score those goals last night. A game for him to remember. As it goes, whilst he was great in the air I didn’t think his general defending was at its best. He was lucky with the offside - he’d have been sent off otherwise. Lucky Forest were wasteful too. They could have easily won that at a canter.
Had they done so the opportunity to rubbish Greaves (is he being promoted up the hate target list order after Philogene’s performance last week?) wouldn’t have happened.
Is Greaves a better player? In my view, and clearly McKenna’s, yes. McKenna’s playing him over Burgess has nothing to do with his fee (a reported £15m + add ons). To imply that, as one or two have, is to suggest McKenna is weak or that somebody else is picking the team. Neither is correct. Let’s face it, McKenna didn’t hang around binning Muric once his confidence collapsed.
Is he £18m better than Burgess is an interesting question. Going on the reported initial figure of £15m it makes him 20 times better than Burgess whose fee was £750k in 2021 (bargain!). Of course he isn’t so that makes Greaves a waste of money. Or does it?
Times have changed in four years and so has this club and the pond it’s fishing in. Buying from Accrington Stanley as a L1 club is not the same as where we were a year ago and neither is the market. For example, look at what Birmingham lobbed out last season and many a non-Premier League club this.
My view - forget what players used to cost. It’s irrelevant. I do think we paid top dollar for him for the reason you give. However, that’s not his fault and I believe he will prove worthy of that in a settled side that wins games (god willing) and grows. [Post edited 18 Sep 8:30]
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To add to which, I think it's also worth remembering that Burgess's first season here wasn't great and even as recently as January 2023 he was blundering around in the fog at Oxford. The improvement in his form from that point onwards was epic and I'm pleased he's started well at Swansea.
Having seen that career arc with Burgess, and differently with Kayden Jackson and Janoi Donacien, then the rush to criticise Philogene and Greaves seems short-sighted to me as well. |  |
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| Why we didn't on 09:39 - Sep 18 with 41 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Why we didn't on 09:07 - Sep 18 by bournemouthblue |
He's a bit faster and better on the deck but his all round game isn't quite as good currently, hopefully he can develop
Aerially both Greaves and O'Shea are very strong for Championship level and should really be chipping in with some goals |
I think many forget how much development Burgess has had under KM, when he first came he was imo at least, this typical tall lumpy CB who struggled with anyone who unbalanced him onto his right foot and his passing was suspect. He flourished over the seasons under KM and became more solid balancing wise, and his passing was much improved.
We are starting to see the signs with Greaves, it's been a slow burner and we must not forget he's had to develop under KM in the prem last season, that's vastly different to developing in league 1 and the championship with KM.
When you think back to whittaker v burgess for example when we played plymouth a while ago, he tore Burgess a new one, but I know he wouldn't face the same issues now.
Greaves has 4 years on Burgess, so if km can develop Greaves as much as he developed Burgess, we have one hell of a player on our books. |  |
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