Markelo vs Esse (43 Viewers)

Ccfcisparks · 2026-03-22T10:19:06+0000

Shannerz said:
Don't think we sell Sakamoto, and don't think we prioritise a winger to play on the left.

Think it's a 'no thank you' for Esse and a new right-sided winger. I imagine Saka being a squad player / impact sub next year.

ignore him. I think he’s trolling now

shmmeee · 2026-03-22T10:20:55+0000

Shannerz said:
Don't think we sell Sakamoto, and don't think we prioritise a winger to play on the left.

Think it's a 'no thank you' for Esse and a new right-sided winger. I imagine Saka being a squad player / impact sub next year.

Saka has a year left and is 29. I think we’ll want more than one left winger in the squad and I think King will want to cash in rather than let players run down their contract. Hence a winger each side with Markelo and EMC being the other two.

Shannerz · 2026-03-22T10:24:40+0000

shmmeee said:
Saka has a year left and is 29.

Hence doesn't have huge sell-on value. Plus contracts can be extended.

He's a hugely important member of the squad; I don't see us moving him on for the sake of it.

Balli001 · 2026-03-22T10:25:45+0000

shmmeee said:
Saka has a year left and is 29. I think we’ll want more than one left winger in the squad and I think King will want to cash in rather than let players run down their contract. Hence a winger each side with Markelo and EMC being the other two.

Agree to a point however there are positions more pressing. I don't see us going the Sunderland route and signing 11 new players tho

CraigSBA · 2026-03-22T10:28:01+0000

shmmeee said:
Saka has a year left and is 29. I think we’ll want more than one left winger in the squad and I think King will want to cash in rather than let players run down their contract. Hence a winger each side with Markelo and EMC being the other two.

Do we believe we can get more than 6 or 7 mill for saka ?

Be hard to get a squad player with his talent for that money maybe we should keep him

This is all opinion , frank doug and dean might have far bigger plans than we think

Mr Panda · 2026-03-22T10:28:27+0000

Esse will be very, very good in the future once he calms down and learns how to pick when or when not to do something

shmmeee · 2026-03-22T10:29:52+0000

Shannerz said:
Hence doesn't have huge sell-on value. Plus contracts can be extended.

He's a hugely important member of the squad; I don't see us moving him on for the sake of it.

If we hadn’t signed Markelo I might agree with you but I just don’t see where he fits in next season and think we’re unlikely to extend on PL wages.

shmmeee · 2026-03-22T10:32:07+0000

CraigSBA said:
Do we believe we can get more than 6 or 7 mill for saka ?

Be hard to get a squad player with his talent for that money maybe we should keep him

This is all opinion , frank doug and dean might have far bigger plans than we think

Do we need three right wingers? I just don’t see it tbh. If we can get a couple of mil for him I think he’ll go in the summer same as Lats and BTA who are in similar positions.

Ccfcisparks · 2026-03-22T10:33:52+0000

shmmeee said:
Do we need three right wingers? I just don’t see it tbh. If we can get a couple of mil for him I think he’ll go in the summer same as Lats and BTA who are in similar positions.

We have Sakamoto and who else permenantly?

CraigSBA · 2026-03-22T10:34:53+0000

shmmeee said:
Do we need three right wingers? I just don’t see it tbh. If we can get a couple of mil for him I think he’ll go in the summer same as Lats and BTA who are in similar positions.

Do we have 3

shmmeee · 2026-03-22T10:37:16+0000

CraigSBA said:
Do we have 3

Not if you think Saka or Markelo are starting in the PL but people are saying keep Saka as a squad player and Markelo can’t get in ahead of him so that’s those two plus a starter.

Shannerz · 2026-03-22T10:38:16+0000

shmmeee said:
Do we need three right wingers? I just don’t see it tbh. If we can get a couple of mil for him I think he’ll go in the summer same as Lats and BTA who are in similar positions.

Markelo seems able to play either side.

He's replaced EMC when coming on for us. Only Google told me he played on the right in Switzerland.

shmmeee · 2026-03-22T10:42:59+0000

Shannerz said:
Markelo seems able to play either side.

He's replaced EMC when coming on for us. Only Google told me he played on the right in Switzerland.

He’s left footed so as I said in my OP if we keep playing inverted wingers he’ll play on the right, I suppose if you’re coming on for twenty mins with games won like he has been it matters less. Maybe we keep him on the left and Saka as backup on the right. I just think we’ll need to improve the squad significantly next season and with EMCs fitness being what it is you want someone who fits the same profile. I suppose you’ve also got Haji who can do a stint out there and isn’t likely to be first choice ST too

Ccfcisparks · 2026-03-22T10:52:39+0000

CraigSBA said:
Do we have 3

He’s convinced ed Markelo is only a RW despite him mainly playing on the left which is clearly where Lampard wants him

CraigSBA · 2026-03-22T10:54:38+0000

Ccfcisparks said:
He’s convinced ed Markelo is only a RW despite him mainly playing on the left which is clearly where Lampard wants him

Im caught im the middle with that tbh , what he is saying makes sense and is he just playing markelo left to get him and esse minutes .. il be honest i have no idea what franks plans are for markelo

On the other hand if he can play both wings then bonus for our squad ,keep saka and EMC starts left , buy new RW

Ccfcisparks · 2026-03-22T10:59:33+0000

CraigSBA said:
Im caught im the middle with that tbh , what he is saying makes sense and is he just playing markelo left to get him and esse minutes .. il be honest i have no idea what franks plans are for markelo

On the other hand if he can play both wings then bonus for our squad , i still think markelo can play both wings , keep saka and EMC starts left , buy new RW

Yes like you said previous, for what he offers I cannot see an offer someone will make that will be worthwhile taking.

I think we will sign a starting talisman of a RW

shmmeee · 2026-03-22T11:00:27+0000

CraigSBA said:
Im caught im the middle with that tbh , what he is saying makes sense and is he just playing markelo left to get him and esse minutes .. il be honest i have no idea what franks plans are for markelo

On the other hand if he can play both wings then bonus for our squad ,keep saka and EMC starts left , buy new RW

Yang being shite has made it hard to tell because he was the LW we signed but he can’t make the squad so we’ve had two left footers in Esse and Markelo on the bench instead.

covcity4life · 2026-03-22T11:42:09+0000

Torquay Sky Blue said:
They are what they are . Markelo wants to do it for the club. Esse wants to do it for Esse unfortunately .

Stop acting like you know their personality and motivations

TomRad85 · 2026-03-22T11:47:18+0000

The extra wingers the squad needed. Part of a great Jan, along with Onyeka. Esse would be worth a punt on his talent for a Markelo-ish price tag but I dont think Palace would sell for that so he'll go back. Markelo has looked exciting in his cameos, can see what we saw in him.

stupot07 · 2026-03-22T13:00:54+0000

It's easy to say get rid of Sakamoto, but we're going to need players with his energy and defensive abilities capabilities as we're likely to have much less possession next season. We definitely need another winger, but if Markelo is going to be pushing and be a back up option, then we really need another right footed winger as we only have EMC.

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT · 2026-03-22T13:15:07+0000

shmmeee said:
He’s left footed so as I said in my OP if we keep playing inverted wingers he’ll play on the right, I suppose if you’re coming on for twenty mins with games won like he has been it matters less. Maybe we keep him on the left and Saka as backup on the right. I just think we’ll need to improve the squad significantly next season and with EMCs fitness being what it is you want someone who fits the same profile. I suppose you’ve also got Haji who can do a stint out there and isn’t likely to be first choice ST too

Markelo, did you not watch him play against Preston then.

shmmeee · 2026-03-22T13:17:35+0000

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT said:
Markelo, did you not watch him play against Preston then.

Yeah he had a nice cameo and did some good crosses hence me saying he’s got a good cross. But I’m old enough to have seen Dacosta have a nice cameo a make some good crosses so won’t go overboard just on that. (Cue the idiot crew trying to make out I’m comparing Dacosta and Markelo)

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT · 2026-03-22T13:23:26+0000

shmmeee said:
Yeah he had a nice cameo and did some good crosses hence me saying he’s got a good cross. But I’m old enough to have seen Dacosta have a nice cameo a make some good crosses so won’t go overboard just on that. (Cue the idiot crew trying to make out I’m comparing Dacosta and Markelo)

Some good crosses, isn't that what wingers are supposed to do.

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