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We can't sign Bannon, we're far too handsome a team for him

nonsense, but still ake it to the politics thread

uber? Doug is so potless he's making him catch the 21 by Marina fish bar and walk the rest of the way

yes i do

Here's a good article on triggers and pressing traps and how modern teams win the ball back https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5297015/2024/02/25/how-football-works-pressing-triggers-traps-tempo/?login=ml&auth=login-ml

Most good teams don't though, winning the ball back is these days much more a whole team affair with pressing traps etc.

Anyway, his main job is to pick the ball up from the defence or keeper and help us play through the opposition press. He's very good at that. I'm not worried about how many tackles he mates or his "ground duel %" as that simply is not his role.

It's not fella, it's really not

He doesn't have a clue what players in the CDM do in modern teams. It's not his job to win tackles etc, he is there to help block lanes but his main role is in possession. He seems to think modern CDMs are like David Fucking Batty

they are fine Why are people arguing with you? You think the league 1 and 2 days are some kind of golden period.

You do realise the days of CDM being defensive ball winners are long gone

Mate, we've all seen him play so yes they are being bitter pricks.

They see the turgid Martinball as the peak of football evolution

Pandya holding the pose after a 6 when his team were so far behind would have pissed me off if I was his team mate

And yes he does play the ball short and to the side sometimes but that is what CDMs are meant to do, retain the ball. He clearly also has the ability to pink lovely long passes and carry it forward through the thirds himself

what? it shows he plays all kinds of passes and is also really good at carrying the ball forward what more do you want in a CDM?

why has no one looked at his stats yet? @edgy put them in the very first post

that's not what the stats say though

The stats show him to be able to play long accurate passes and to be able to carry the ball forward himself as well.