Heam44
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I actually think Burnley quite miss Hendrick. They’ve always been a tough team of battlers etc but last couple of seasons they at least had a bit of quality out wide in McNeil and Hendrick. Now they’re really struggling and can only really fight teams.Hendrick was at Burnley. He’s alright yeah, standard low half premier league player. The longstaffs have regressed since getting new contracts. Again Schar and Lascelles is decent but would they get in any top 10 team?? I don’t think they would.
I’d say Schar and Lascelles would be there or thereabouts in a Southampton, West Ham or Leeds team etc.
Obviously it’d be unfair to judge those players on their current form. My point is if they were playing for a good ma Agee and therefore playing better than they are at the minute.
We’ve seen the impact a good manager can have on individual players.
Look at our own squad and the general consensus on players last season versus this season.
McNair, last season was a waste of £5m, now he’s a £20m+ man, with the premier league on the horizon.
Bola, last season was “league1 standard” now it’s “will be our left back the years to come”.
Dijksteel, last season was “league1 standard, maybe a player there somewhere”, now we’re wondering if a prem team might come in for him.
Fry, last season “just not good enough for the first team, squad player at best”, now he’s a mainstay with real potential.
Johnson, again “league1 standard” now our most creative player, scoring and assisting etc
Watmore, released by league 1 team, was without a club when the season started, Decembers championship player of the month, January he was being linked with the premier league etc.