| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… 19:40 - May 5 with 5811 views | SitfcB |
…as he was last season, it’s weird but probably he suits the Premier League better? He was a standout performer.
Would a starting midfield pairing of him and Matusiwa be acceptable? |  |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 11:33 - May 6 with 991 views | southnorfolkblue |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 10:23 - May 6 by HighgateBlue |
I remember thinking this about Jermaine Wright.
However, we've seen Cajuste in the Premier League, and personally I wasn't bowled over. Our midfield was overrun too easily, and didn't create enough. If Delap hadn't created so much for himself, our results would've been even worse.
Morsy had more PPG than Cajuste in the Prem, and a school of thought seems to have developed that Morsy was past it. Not sure about that myself, but we did let him go for nothing. I think we've tried twice now with Cajuste, and I think we can do better. If Kieran disagrees, then fine, that means I'm just plain wrong. |
It’s right to say our midfield was overrun, but they were often 2 versus 3, so some of the blame for that falls on the manager for failing to adapt his tactics imho.
Personally I wouldn’t sign him. We have Azor, Taylor and Nunez ahead of him in the pecking order before we recruit ( which feels inevitable), unless we are going to go for a 3 man midfield in which case he would be relatively cheap as squad cover |  |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 11:34 - May 6 with 991 views | cressi |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 09:53 - May 6 by norfsufblue |
Dont forget we still have Ogbene to come back. I Think he could be very useful next season |
What for Ogbene not good enough by a country mile name one other premier side who would want him . | | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 12:20 - May 6 with 882 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
This thread nicely illustrates how fans are split on Cajuste.
I'm in the positive Cajuste camp, and remember him as our best player in the PL. Sure, many will disagree, and I understand that.
Anyway, it doesn't matter what I think (or anyone else on the forum for that matter). I'll put my trust in KmK - if he thinks he's not good enough for us in the PL, and passes on him, I'm cool with that - even if it goes against my (humble) opinion. If KmK thinks he's good enough for the PL, then others who have the opposite view should be gracious too, and see what pans out next season. | | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 13:21 - May 6 with 819 views | JammyDodgerrr |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:28 - May 5 by Churchman |
In what way was he good in the EPL?
1 goal, 1 assist. Poor in the air, can’t tackle, rarely tracked back. What did he offer us that was good? Was he not a part of a joke of a midfield? |
The goal and the assist stat is irrelevant and it's weird to see so many use that as a point against him. It's not something we really expect from that midfield duo and we barely scored any goals in the PL last time out.
We know it takes a while for players to get understand McKenna and what he wants, and I think personally there is a lot of value in keeping some players who have seen it before and worked with him.
8 or 9 brand new starters like most are proposing feels crazy to me, we'd be writing off the first two months of the season all over again. |  |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 13:24 - May 6 with 813 views | ipswichtillidie |
Clearly the answer is a big NO. He won’t be here simple. Couldn’t even be trusted to come on as a sub this season, amazed this is a conversation. |  |
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| Was he?! That reflects rather badly on the team. on 13:26 - May 6 with 810 views | Dyland |
He's the very epitome of a player that flatters to deceive. Obviously he's in a different class to beach footballers like JET, but the name check makes the point... |  |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 13:28 - May 6 with 798 views | Vaughan8 |
I know i'm late to the thread but acceptable for what? Relegation?
Come on. those 2 are nowhere near good enough. I Liked Cajuste in the PL, but the fact he hasn't played much this season, and when he did he was largely a passenger, something seems to be wrong.
This whole "suits the PL better" seems a bit nonsense as well. | | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 13:43 - May 6 with 761 views | hype313 |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 13:28 - May 6 by Vaughan8 |
I know i'm late to the thread but acceptable for what? Relegation?
Come on. those 2 are nowhere near good enough. I Liked Cajuste in the PL, but the fact he hasn't played much this season, and when he did he was largely a passenger, something seems to be wrong.
This whole "suits the PL better" seems a bit nonsense as well. |
This, All this talk about how great he was in the PL, we got 17 points.
If we think going into a PL campaign with him in Midfield is the answer then we might aswell give up now. |  |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 14:26 - May 6 with 696 views | franz_tyson |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 13:21 - May 6 by JammyDodgerrr |
The goal and the assist stat is irrelevant and it's weird to see so many use that as a point against him. It's not something we really expect from that midfield duo and we barely scored any goals in the PL last time out.
We know it takes a while for players to get understand McKenna and what he wants, and I think personally there is a lot of value in keeping some players who have seen it before and worked with him.
8 or 9 brand new starters like most are proposing feels crazy to me, we'd be writing off the first two months of the season all over again. |
OK, so if goals and assists are irrelevant.... then what else does he do to such a high level that we need him at PL level?
Tackling, interceptions, work-rate, heading, long range passing, controlling the game.... these are things he's not brilliant at. He's got a great trick of turning a close opponent and leaving him for dead.... but he can only do that once or twice a game because top class opponents work it out and don't get done a second or third time. He's a neat passer and he's a heads up player, but he doesn't control the game. And the one thing that doesn't seem to get mentioned much is his fitness. His engine doesn't seem to allow him to go more than 20 mins a game. Why should we take the risk on his fitness.... its obvious he can't sustain a long hard season. | | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 15:04 - May 6 with 644 views | dirtyboy |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 14:26 - May 6 by franz_tyson |
OK, so if goals and assists are irrelevant.... then what else does he do to such a high level that we need him at PL level?
Tackling, interceptions, work-rate, heading, long range passing, controlling the game.... these are things he's not brilliant at. He's got a great trick of turning a close opponent and leaving him for dead.... but he can only do that once or twice a game because top class opponents work it out and don't get done a second or third time. He's a neat passer and he's a heads up player, but he doesn't control the game. And the one thing that doesn't seem to get mentioned much is his fitness. His engine doesn't seem to allow him to go more than 20 mins a game. Why should we take the risk on his fitness.... its obvious he can't sustain a long hard season. |
Kind of agree.
I know it's the absolute top end of the scale, but Declan Rice last night was unreal with how much ground he covers in that same position.
Feel like Cajuste has it in him, but by god do you need to cover every blade of grass throughout the entire game and he's just not 'in it' for every single moment. |  | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 15:28 - May 6 with 626 views | hype313 |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 15:04 - May 6 by dirtyboy |
Kind of agree.
I know it's the absolute top end of the scale, but Declan Rice last night was unreal with how much ground he covers in that same position.
Feel like Cajuste has it in him, but by god do you need to cover every blade of grass throughout the entire game and he's just not 'in it' for every single moment. |
He's just not geared up for the hustle and bustle of English football, he's not the first and won't be the last, he will still have a career on the continent, but I just think it would be madness if we pulled the trigger on the fee. | |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 19:42 - May 6 with 561 views | darkhorse28 |
He can’t defend a press - at all, really poor.
I loved watching him in the prem, that only Fernandes was better than him when we played Utd. His energy and quality on the ball…, just can’t do CDM and he isn’t a 10.
There’s one think I noticed about the prem.
The coaching, the analysis. Dear god they work out players quickly.., watched Will Hughes against us - a player I assumed wasn’t that great, he was superb in the CDM .., controlled everything, Glasner was and is next level.
I suspect it helped Jens that he was a bit unknown…, there’s nothing unknown now about him letting players run off him, getting caught when pressed hard, and coughing it up too much for that role.
He’d be great as an 8, but we don’t need one.
He has the technical ability though, no question at all, glides with the ball, picks a pass and can have real energy at times. Shame. Think we need to let go. | | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 23:36 - May 6 with 490 views | Smoresy |
My worry would be that the PL is the most physically demanding league in the world: most running and most high intensity running, absolutely, while I wouldn't be surprised if it's at the top for size and strength too. Considering Cajuste struggled to keep pace with his Championship peers for extended periods, visibly slowing after half an hour usually, I don't believe he'd be better suited to that challenge.
I'm sure he'd succeed regularly in his spinny move again, much like he did earlier in this campaign when played more, but that's a small (fun) detail in the grand scheme of what we need in the middle next year. To survive, that part of the pitch needs to be so much more athletic than it was in 24/25. | | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 10:01 - May 8 with 321 views | Olcol |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 11:33 - May 6 by southnorfolkblue |
It’s right to say our midfield was overrun, but they were often 2 versus 3, so some of the blame for that falls on the manager for failing to adapt his tactics imho.
Personally I wouldn’t sign him. We have Azor, Taylor and Nunez ahead of him in the pecking order before we recruit ( which feels inevitable), unless we are going to go for a 3 man midfield in which case he would be relatively cheap as squad cover |
We have a midfield of 4 when our wingers are doing their job when defending. They run the most, with the high press, it's why they are subbed relatively early. If you really look how we play it's very flexible. We often have 2 up front but only one of those will be the "striker". | | | |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 10:11 - May 8 with 296 views | hype313 |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 11:33 - May 6 by southnorfolkblue |
It’s right to say our midfield was overrun, but they were often 2 versus 3, so some of the blame for that falls on the manager for failing to adapt his tactics imho.
Personally I wouldn’t sign him. We have Azor, Taylor and Nunez ahead of him in the pecking order before we recruit ( which feels inevitable), unless we are going to go for a 3 man midfield in which case he would be relatively cheap as squad cover |
And Taylor and Nunez won't be starters next season either. | |
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| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 01:37 - May 9 with 208 views | darkhorse28 |
| Jens Cajuste would be better for us next season… on 20:15 - May 5 by jasondozzell |
Top, top player.
You don't get to Napoli if you're not.
No helping anyone who doesn't understand he was one of our best players last PL season. |
No helping anyone who doesn’t understand McKenna made him THIRD choice .., in the EFL. Behind even January loan signings.
Good player but can’t okey CDM, according to …, McKenna. | | | |
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