cambridgeshire canary 6,715 Posted October 10, 2021 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgncfc 1,227 Posted October 10, 2021 I can answer that for him. Because the Premier League is a higher standard than playing international football for Scotland against Israel, Czech Republic etc, and so far he hasn't quite got to grips with that standard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robert choice 24 Posted October 10, 2021 Maybe because he is a Scotland/Chelsea player and his heart isn't in playing for us? Ollie Skipp's don't come along too often and I reckon we all got spoiled. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluefloyd 58 Posted October 10, 2021 1 hour ago, robert choice said: Maybe because he is a Scotland/Chelsea player and his heart isn't in playing for us? Ollie Skipp's don't come along too often and I reckon we all got spoiled. Not sure if you've watched him play, but it's not through lack of effort. He has struggled physically against bigger guys and been thrown into a high pressure position for us which is not familiar for him. He has either been trying to do too much or been asked to do to much in my opinion and neither is conducive to playing well. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Hairy 3,772 Posted October 11, 2021 Wrong Geoff mate 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted October 11, 2021 Because the system doesn't play to his strengths. There's no doubting his individual ability Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted October 11, 2021 He was a bit of a silly signing for a team in a relegation scrap, especially one with a lack of physicality. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny Foggo 1,116 Posted October 11, 2021 People saying International football is a weaker standard yet Gilmour was MOTD against England in the Euros. You really saying the Worlds 3rd ranked team are worst that Watford? Gilmour is an excellent signing and Chelsea seemingly loaned him to us because we played a certain way & Farke was trusted with his development. If we are to remain in this Division we need to score more than one goal from open play, per every six games. I suggest getting the best out of Gilmour will be absolutely key to this. Love how we need to give Farke more time but not an extremely talented 18 years 6 games into his loan spell! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baracouda 47 Posted October 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, Kenny Foggo said: People saying International football is a weaker standard yet Gilmour was MOTD against England in the Euros. You really saying the Worlds 3rd ranked team are worst that Watford? Gilmour is an excellent signing and Chelsea seemingly loaned him to us because we played a certain way & Farke was trusted with his development. If we are to remain in this Division we need to score more than one goal from open play, per every six games. I suggest getting the best out of Gilmour will be absolutely key to this. Love how we need to give Farke more time but not an extremely talented 18 years 6 games into his loan spell! The hardest part for Gilmour is 80% of the time receiving the ball ten yards from his own penalty box, maybe with Normann showing what he can do, naturally you would expect Normann to progress on completing his first 90minutes, his confidence will be grow as he fast becomes the main man. As the season goes on maybe Normann and Billy will click. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Mass Debater 1,089 Posted October 11, 2021 (edited) How many games has Gilmour played for Scotland when there has been a gulf in class? Coasting along in a Chelsea midfield surrounded by world-class players is not the same as playing for a team struggling to compete. Until you see Gilmour dominating games against Belgium, Italy and Spain, the relevance of what he does at international level is questionable Edited October 11, 2021 by The Great Mass Debater Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,531 Posted October 11, 2021 17 minutes ago, Kenny Foggo said: People saying International football is a weaker standard yet Gilmour was MOTD against England in the Euros. You really saying the Worlds 3rd ranked team are worst that Watford? Gilmour is an excellent signing and Chelsea seemingly loaned him to us because we played a certain way & Farke was trusted with his development. If we are to remain in this Division we need to score more than one goal from open play, per every six games. I suggest getting the best out of Gilmour will be absolutely key to this. Love how we need to give Farke more time but not an extremely talented 18 years 6 games into his loan spell! Absolutely Kenny. But obviously the same applies to our other international newbies Kabak, Normann, Tzolis and Sargent. So there's half a team we can have patience with? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted October 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, The Great Mass Debater said: How many games has Gilmour played for Scotland when there has been a gulf in class? Coasting along in a Chelsea midfield surrounded by world-class players is not the same as playing for a team struggling to compete. Until you see Gilmour dominating games against Belgium, Italy and Spain, the relevance of what he does at international level is questionable Exactly this, for the same reason it's great England win their qualifying group comfortably every tournament but it has absolutely no benefit in the actual competitions because the teams there are on a completely different level Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,334 Posted October 11, 2021 6 hours ago, Kenny Foggo said: People saying International football is a weaker standard yet Gilmour was MOTD against England in the Euros. You really saying the Worlds 3rd ranked team are worst that Watford? Gilmour is an excellent signing and Chelsea seemingly loaned him to us because we played a certain way & Farke was trusted with his development. If we are to remain in this Division we need to score more than one goal from open play, per every six games. I suggest getting the best out of Gilmour will be absolutely key to this. Love how we need to give Farke more time but not an extremely talented 18 years 6 games into his loan spell! I am agreeing with Kennyo, knock me down with a feather duster!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,980 Posted October 11, 2021 (edited) Take no notice of the man, supports a town that hangs monkeys. Edited October 11, 2021 by Midlands Yellow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,334 Posted October 11, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Midlands Yellow said: Take no notice of the man, supports a town that hangs monkeys. Not sure it's what they do, more what they did, once.🌜🔑😡 .... my fave emoji description of those funny North easterners who wouldn't know a French man if he poked them in the eye. Edited October 11, 2021 by wcorkcanary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites