| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? 08:06 - Jun 4 with 3455 views | ringwoodblue |
If our recruitment is good this summer, Anis is unlikely to play much for us, maybe sub appearances and cup games.
So my preference would be to loan him out to an upper Championship team to ensure he gets game time and is available for us should we be relegated again next season. |  |
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| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 10:19 - Jun 4 with 676 views | Guthrum |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 09:29 - Jun 4 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
Fairly sure Egeli will stay.
Under 21, has lots to work on so probably better to keep him in house with our coaches. Use him in the cups can be in and out the matchday squad dependant on availability.
An incorrect loan would be way more damaging at this stage. |
Plus it would have to be a high level loan in order to actually stretch and develop him. Top-end Champ at the very least (which is, after all, the level he was playing last season), or maybe abroad. Sending him to lower Champ or L1 might perhaps boost his confidence by scoring lots, but will not improve his skills and might dent morale. |  |
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| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 10:22 - Jun 4 with 672 views | John_Warks_Willy |
Keep and coach to be more effective and make better decisions. A natural talent. |  |
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| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 10:25 - Jun 4 with 653 views | southnorfolkblue |
Keep unless we can replace with better. JP’s fitness record isnt the best so he’s likely to get minutes as back up to Jack. He can also play the 10 role, so he has a role in the squad imho.
I don’t think he can be sold (same applies to Nunez) because that might make future recruitment more difficult should we find ourselves back in the Championship. It might be difficult to persuade players to sign if we have a track record for moving them on quickly after promotion |  |
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| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 10:42 - Jun 4 with 626 views | jayessess |
Taking no view on Mehmeti's quality level, he's going to be in our squad at least until January.
We will have had a conversation in January with Anis about how we saw his future. He was 6 months from the end of his contract, he could have seen that out and got a bumper deal from dozens of suitors. We will have had to make a pitch as to why he should come here and I can guarantee you that wasn't "Ok, Anis, play for us for half a season, get us over the line, then we'll hoy you out for someone better in the Summer".
And this isn't a video game, it does actually matter that you honour the things you tell players. |  |
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| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 10:42 - Jun 4 with 626 views | lurcher |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 09:00 - Jun 4 by Guthrum |
Matusiwa has extensive experience in both the Eredivisie and Ligue 1, the top levels of Dutch and French football. I think he'll cope in the Prem. |
The Dutch Eredivisie is an appalling level of football. 2/3 of the sides would struggle in L2. |  | | |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 10:48 - Jun 4 with 616 views | TheGentlemanViking |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 10:42 - Jun 4 by lurcher |
The Dutch Eredivisie is an appalling level of football. 2/3 of the sides would struggle in L2. |
It's certainly not an elite league, but Azor came through at Ajax and then chalked up over 100 appearances in Ligue 1, moved to the Championship and impressed.
He is as experienced now as players like Tielemans and Kamara at Villa were when they first came to the PL. It all depends on the player, and I think he's going to manage the step up pretty well (fingers crossed!). |  | | |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 10:55 - Jun 4 with 595 views | IndependentlyBlue |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 08:11 - Jun 4 by ITFC_Essex |
Nothing against a few of our promotion players, he did his bit but I think that Mehmeti, Nunez, Egeli, Kasey, Taylor and co. will struggle in the Premier League.
I even think, and don't shoot me for this, Azor Matusiwa may also struggle in the Premier League, as its a whole other game and physically up there. I do tend to agree that maybe Cajuste (if fit) could be a better fit for that league that a lot of our midfielders are.
I wouldn't be in a rush to bin everyone off, but a few smart loans out could be helpful. |
Can’t see how Azor is not physically capable for PL but Cajuste is. |  |
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| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 11:00 - Jun 4 with 576 views | BiGDonnie |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 09:13 - Jun 4 by tractorshark |
Cajuste is an odd one as you feel we should move on. But he’s probably a decent option as a backup 8 or even 10 in the Premier League.
Either way, we can’t bomb them all out. Egeli will go on loan, I imagine Mehmeti and Nunez will both stay, Cajuste won’t be signed, and McAteer will adopt the Burns role.
But if there’s not significant signings in most areas, we will go down.
The side that came up Is, tactically, more resilient but certainly not physically.
And it is massively lacking in goal threat from the 10s and the strikers. |
Egeli won't be loaned out. |  |
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| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 11:04 - Jun 4 with 570 views | lurcher |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 10:48 - Jun 4 by TheGentlemanViking |
It's certainly not an elite league, but Azor came through at Ajax and then chalked up over 100 appearances in Ligue 1, moved to the Championship and impressed.
He is as experienced now as players like Tielemans and Kamara at Villa were when they first came to the PL. It all depends on the player, and I think he's going to manage the step up pretty well (fingers crossed!). |
I think he will be OK. He made 1 appearance for Ajax and 30 for Jong Ajax. Jong Ajax play in the next league down which is conference level. | | | |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 11:28 - Jun 4 with 530 views | Wright1 |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 08:30 - Jun 4 by ArnoldMoorhen |
If Azor is our best Central Midfielder next season then we will be relegated.
If he is our second best, in a two man midfield, we will probably still be relegated.
If he is our third best, in a three, then we will have a chance. |
You are being down voted for this but I largely agree. For me there are question marks about Azor on the ball at that level as much as anything. | | | |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 11:32 - Jun 4 with 524 views | TheGentlemanViking |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 11:04 - Jun 4 by lurcher |
I think he will be OK. He made 1 appearance for Ajax and 30 for Jong Ajax. Jong Ajax play in the next league down which is conference level. |
Indeed they do, I was more referring to him coming through their youth teams, who are held in the highest esteem. His football pedigree is high. | | | |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 11:35 - Jun 4 with 519 views | Churchman |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 09:29 - Jun 4 by ArnoldMoorhen |
That's not my point. My point is that teams learned last time we played in the Premier that all they had to do was put three in Central Midfield and Morsy and AN Other were overrun.
Matusiwa is very good- but every Central Midfielder in the EPL is very good or better. |
Not all of them. Crystal Palace’s weren’t when I saw them live. They looked like they desperately needed a player like Matusiwa. Everton the other week against Sunderland£ could have done with one too. He’s a smashing, compact footballer and while no Usain Bolt, gets about the pitch.
I’ve see the Premier League. Yes, we need a couple more in midfield who are big, robust and skilled - better versions of Taylor and especially that waste of a wage Phillips. We also need some strength at CF and a goalscorer. I’m also coming round to Joey’s view that if possible we need a bettter keeper if we can find one.
However while I understand that a few on here (not you) loathe the current players and after a season of moaning are desperate to see proven that they are worse than the 2024 players and a waste of Darkhorse’s £500m, I believe there are some that will do just fine at that level.
People forget that this time some of the players will have been there before and will be better prepared. Strengthen the obvious areas and we will be a lot more competitive than last time in my view. |  | | |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 11:41 - Jun 4 with 507 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 11:35 - Jun 4 by Churchman |
Not all of them. Crystal Palace’s weren’t when I saw them live. They looked like they desperately needed a player like Matusiwa. Everton the other week against Sunderland£ could have done with one too. He’s a smashing, compact footballer and while no Usain Bolt, gets about the pitch.
I’ve see the Premier League. Yes, we need a couple more in midfield who are big, robust and skilled - better versions of Taylor and especially that waste of a wage Phillips. We also need some strength at CF and a goalscorer. I’m also coming round to Joey’s view that if possible we need a bettter keeper if we can find one.
However while I understand that a few on here (not you) loathe the current players and after a season of moaning are desperate to see proven that they are worse than the 2024 players and a waste of Darkhorse’s £500m, I believe there are some that will do just fine at that level.
People forget that this time some of the players will have been there before and will be better prepared. Strengthen the obvious areas and we will be a lot more competitive than last time in my view. |
Crystal Palace desperately miss Doucoure. They still did alright without him mind. |  |
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| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 11:51 - Jun 4 with 489 views | lurcher |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 11:32 - Jun 4 by TheGentlemanViking |
Indeed they do, I was more referring to him coming through their youth teams, who are held in the highest esteem. His football pedigree is high. |
I think the system was great and it was streets ahead of other clubs. But other leagues have caught up and there isn't the quality of opposition in the Netherlands that other youth systems have. | | | |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 12:12 - Jun 4 with 464 views | Wallingford_Boy |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 08:11 - Jun 4 by ITFC_Essex |
Nothing against a few of our promotion players, he did his bit but I think that Mehmeti, Nunez, Egeli, Kasey, Taylor and co. will struggle in the Premier League.
I even think, and don't shoot me for this, Azor Matusiwa may also struggle in the Premier League, as its a whole other game and physically up there. I do tend to agree that maybe Cajuste (if fit) could be a better fit for that league that a lot of our midfielders are.
I wouldn't be in a rush to bin everyone off, but a few smart loans out could be helpful. |
Must admit, I can't argue with much you say there.
I also fear for Azor, although at least he will have more time on the ball, which he needs, he doesn't like being rushed! |  |
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| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 12:20 - Jun 4 with 459 views | DarkBrandon |
We have quite a habit as a fan base of writing players off, and then being surprised when they come back into the side and do well.
Most recently this has happened with Taylor and McAteer, but I’m sure there are others. Clarke, 0’Shea to an extent.
If our manager bought him just six months ago I’m not going to be thinking about moving him on for a while. |  | | |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 12:55 - Jun 4 with 425 views | TractorJack |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 12:12 - Jun 4 by Wallingford_Boy |
Must admit, I can't argue with much you say there.
I also fear for Azor, although at least he will have more time on the ball, which he needs, he doesn't like being rushed! |
Why would he have more time on the ball? |  | | |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 13:13 - Jun 4 with 399 views | Garv |
Keep. Ambitious, young, can score from nothing. Looks slight but he's not as lightweight as some others have suggested. |  |
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| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 13:39 - Jun 4 with 369 views | ReusersTown |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 08:13 - Jun 4 by Mookamoo |
Intelligent player who can play multiple positions who has had 6 months learning the sysyem. Not sure why you wouldn't keep in the squad. |
Technical yes, intelligent not so sure, most of his game revolves around dribbling till he loses the ball or shooting from outside the box. | | | |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 14:33 - Jun 4 with 320 views | Wright1 |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 12:55 - Jun 4 by TractorJack |
Why would he have more time on the ball? |
I agree. He is overrated a bit by our fanbase - I don't think he's the slam dunk to adapt to PL football that some claim. He isn't press resistant enough and I fear he could be punished for it. [Post edited 4 Jun 14:44]
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| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 14:42 - Jun 4 with 295 views | darkhorse28 |
V gifted. A higher ceiling than most, thit he looked sensational, then struggled and lacked rhythm.
Deserves more time than many others who don’t have that ability. Keep and get him plenty of pre season minutes to prove himself.
Nunez worries me more. Would love him to succeed but he frustrates a lot, sloppy, in ways you don’t get away with at this level. Again, has quality, so we’ll see.
The 10 could be an obvious area we can improve a lot. | | | |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 16:55 - Jun 4 with 215 views | darkhorse28 |
V gifted. A higher ceiling than most, thit he looked sensational, then struggled and lacked rhythm.
Deserves more time than many others who don’t have that ability. Keep and get him plenty of pre season minutes to prove himself.
Nunez worries me more. Would love him to succeed but he frustrates a lot, sloppy, in ways you don’t get away with at this level. Again, has quality, so we’ll see.
The 10 could be an obvious area we can improve a lot. | | | |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 16:58 - Jun 4 with 219 views | Billywitch |
Not a massive fan really. Felt he was a signing that we got done purely because he was cheap and the money men knew it would be a quick turn around of profit. We could sell him on now for £6/7m I would think | | | |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 17:51 - Jun 4 with 170 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 09:00 - Jun 4 by Guthrum |
Matusiwa has extensive experience in both the Eredivisie and Ligue 1, the top levels of Dutch and French football. I think he'll cope in the Prem. |
Yes, but how many goals does he score? |  |
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| Mehmeti - Keep, loan or sell? on 18:07 - Jun 4 with 152 views | blueoutlook |
Get rid. Not good enough for the top flight. |  | | |
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