grababackpackcanary 5 Posted September 24, 2020 With Dowell out , and us looking to shift a lot of our midfielders on why not sign surman on a 6 month hoolahan ala west brom contract. He knows the club ,brings expertise , plays the style of football we do and could be a low risk option.Just a thought. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christoph Stiepermann 1,135 Posted September 24, 2020 I really like him as a player, but I'm not sure he's right for us, where does he fit in this side? He can't play a deeper role in our midfield for obvious reasons, isn't a no.10 and lacks the energy, pressing ability and movement needed to play the wide roles for us. He's a great crosser and is brilliant in dead ball situations. If we played a deeper midfield he could work on the left of a central 3 or in a 442 could play left wing so long as our central 2 were excellent box to box players (we don't have any of these), but in both of these scenarios you'd also need a striker that thrives on crosses from deep for him to be effective in open play. Hugill maybe, but I still think Pukki will start nearly every game for us this year so looking at it from a tactical point of view I don't see him fitting in tbh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,717 Posted September 24, 2020 not too sure if this is it chief Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,164 Posted September 24, 2020 Strange thought to be honest. We've got Skipp, Sorenson, Tettey, Mclean, Vrancic, Stiepermann, Rupp, Buendia, Cantwell, Hernandez, Placheta and Martin to play in the central midfield and wide midfield and Number 10 roles already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sideshow Tim 110 Posted September 24, 2020 Bearing in mind that we have 354 midfielders on the books, I'm sure we can cover Dowell's injury? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real Buh 3,432 Posted September 24, 2020 Is Andrew crofts still playing? Maybe we should get him back as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,671 Posted September 24, 2020 Surman doesn't do what we were using Dowell for. What Surman does we have plenty of options for Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, grababackpackcanary said: With Dowell out , and us looking to shift a lot of our midfielders on why not sign surman on a 6 month hoolahan ala west brom contract. He knows the club ,brings expertise , plays the style of football we do and could be a low risk option.Just a thought. I'd rather Farke and Leitner kissed and made up than sign a has been. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don’t be Krul 399 Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, The Real Buh said: Is Andrew crofts still playing? Maybe we should get him back as well Nooooo, Carl "The Crab" Robinson is a much better shout Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All the Germans 1,075 Posted September 24, 2020 I liked Surman. I'm not sure that we need him, with or without Dowell but I always rated him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,984 Posted September 24, 2020 Pretty player but another lightweight in midfield which has been an on going problem for seasons at Norwich. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiScot 1,443 Posted September 26, 2020 great player Share this post Link to post Share on other sites