by URZZZZ »
11 Jun 2021 11:35
NewCorkSeth URZZZZ NewCorkSeth Thats not terrible tbf.. wages obviously the big turn off here. Sure, George Evans was a 6-7 every game and cost feck all in wages.
Is it a priority position? Not to jump on any academy bandwagons but Laurent and Rinomhota could be supplemented by Tetek right?
Don’t think the two are comparable, Evans was rarely more than a 5/5.5 out of 10
Besic is a decent player, hard working, decent attitude. The fact that both Pulis and Wilder liked him says enough. Believe he chips in with the odd goal too. Application sometimes off, a bit rash with decision making sometimes
Think we could do a lot worse and IMO would be an upgrade on Semedo but as you say, dependent on wages
Maybe I'm being unrealistic with Evans but I remember him being solid if unremarkable. Didn't play poorly often even when the team did poorly as a whole. Just didn't have the highs that both Rinomhota and Laurent have had although he did play more of an anchoring role.
Too many games with Evans in midfield where you'd forget he was playing. Some see that as a good thing for a midfielder (quietly getting about their business etc) but we were leaking goals left, right and centre still
We were winning games in his first season so not many picked up on it but as soon as we started losing, people began to question what he actually offered to the team
IMO was extremely limited, thought JVDB was a much better option there, although I've heard Evans is now better as a CB where he only played for us a few select times