Hamers Replacement......should he be sold.

[designedbyross]

 

[Bladesman]

The playoff final showed us a snapshot of life after Hamer, when he went off injured. Effectiveness or not, in form or not, he's the only one who effectively shows for the ball constantly and tries to make something happen. The rest are, for want of a better phrase, a supporting cast. I.e. good players, but they supplement a playmaker, they aren't the playmaker in their own right. This could be about to get very grim, if we don't sign at least one player with the balls to dictate play.

Also, you can't have a team like that. The last few seasons its been if MGW gets injured we are fucked. If Ndiaye gets injured we are fucked. If Hamer isn't playing we are fucked.

It's shit way to setup as it relies on one player to dictate everything and you have to rely on them being fit for the whole season.

It's the thing I will give Wilder 1.0 props for is creating a team greater than just one player.

 

[MayorOJC]

Not too optimistic about this list if they're looking at wingers to replace a number 8?

 

[designedbyross]

Not too optimistic about this list if they're looking at wingers to replace a number 8?

My first thoughts too... lets sign another winger and stick him in CM

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Why would Manhoef leave Stoke?

 

[Maryland_blade]

Not too optimistic about this list if they're looking at wingers to replace a number 8?

To be honest, Hamer shouldn't be playing as an 8. I think once he leaves and we add the midfield additions proposed we’ll look a lot more balanced, despite Hamers obvious qualities.

 

[Bramhall Lane blade]

How can you say Soumare is dross - he's only played half a game?? He looked ok to me.

FFS - players don't even get half a game now before they are written off.

We have some muppets amongst our fanbase

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Why would Manhoef leave Stoke?

He's always wanted to work under Steve Cooper.

 

[NateDogg]

Why would Manhoef leave Stoke?

Because we might offer him more money. Stoke aren't suddenly some hugely better team than us just because weve started shit. Why do people think that nobody will want to come just because weve had a poor start?

 

[designedbyross]

Why would Manhoef leave Stoke?

Have you ever been to Stoke?

 

[Fuzzybear]

Already obvious Hamer and COH don't work as part of 3, give no support to a DM (though need proper one). Need B2B workhorse to link attacking orientated CM with DM. One of Hamer and COH not both. If goes Peck (for now) to CM with Matos/Soumare as DM (unless Soumare could be the B2B?). Blaster to come in once back or Davies if ever fit. Suddenly midfield gets balance it desperately needs. Will also help provide cover for defence to give Burrows more licence to be player of last year rather than pub player looks just now.

 

[redandwhitewizard]

Maybe, just maybe, we shouldn't play a system that doesn't suit our best players.

 

[Toronto Blade]

So the cat is out of the bag......Hamer wants to leave because of Selles.>

As per information from our chief football correspondent, Graeme Bailey, EFL Analysis understands that Hamer had told his people in the last week to ‘find him a way out’ of Sheffield United.

He said: “He is not convinced by Ruben Selles, and this led to fresh talks with PSV, who were told of the player’s desire to move.”

Who could blame him Selles is way out of his depth from contenders last season to also rans hoping to finish ahead of wendy

 

[Brian Deane]

Already obvious Hamer and COH don't work as part of 3, give no support to a DM (though need proper one). Need B2B workhorse to link attacking orientated CM with DM. One of Hamer and COH not both. If goes Peck (for now) to CM with Matos/Soumare as DM (unless Soumare could be the B2B?). Blaster to come in once back or Davies if ever fit. Suddenly midfield gets balance it desperately needs. Will also help provide cover for defence to give Burrows more licence to be player of last year rather than pub player looks just now.

COH the Owners or COH aka rabbit man

 

[steve26272]

Huge if true

Hamer was Veerman's replacement

Keep Gus, Robbo out, Mee in - Tek that

 

[jono_t2000]

Huge if true

Hamer was Veerman's replacement

Keep Gus, Robbo out, Mee in - Tek that
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But wait...

 

[Bladesman]

But wait...

 

[steve26272]

But wait...

Oh FFS!!

Word is he’s settled here, but pull of Holland is strong, Brentford tick neither of those so they can fuck off

 

[NateDogg]

Who the fuck are all these random nobodies on twitter with about 500 followers?

 

[Sharrow Snuff Mill]

Brentford have plenty of brass so we could get a much better deal than PSV could manage at a guess.

 

[FriethBlade]

Oh FFS!!

Word is he’s settled here, but pull of Holland is strong, Brentford tick neither of those so they can fuck off

Given Brentford just got 55m for Wissa id imagine we can extract more money out of them than we could PSV

 

[dexter101]

Genuine question on Hamer, what formation and position would get the best out of him.

He has done amazing things with us, but I don't remember matches where he was unplayable or completely ran the show. He produces moments of magic but for 60 or 70 minutes, where should be be playing?

 

[Silent Blade]

But wait...

No bids!

 

[Eric_Brooks]

Genuine question on Hamer, what formation and position would get the best out of him.

He has done amazing things with us, but I don't remember matches where he was unplayable or completely ran the show. He produces moments of magic but for 60 or 70 minutes, where should be be playing?

Play him as close to Campbell as possible

 

[MayorOJC]

Genuine question on Hamer, what formation and position would get the best out of him.

He has done amazing things with us, but I don't remember matches where he was unplayable or completely ran the show. He produces moments of magic but for 60 or 70 minutes, where should be be playing?

There's a good analysis of how Coventry used him here, which I think was Gus at his best:

Gustavo Hamer: Coventry’s Midfield Orchestrator - Breaking The Lines

It’s only a matter of time until Gustavo Hamer finds himself back in top-flight competition: via promotion with Mark Robins’ ever-improving Coventry City or a transfer to another club. Although the 24-year-old recently signed a contract extension with the Sky Blues until July 2024, he is the...

breakingthelines.com

tldr: playmaking double-pivot in a 3-4-1-2 / 3-4-2-1

 

[designedbyross]

Genuine question on Hamer, what formation and position would get the best out of him.

He has done amazing things with us, but I don't remember matches where he was unplayable or completely ran the show. He produces moments of magic but for 60 or 70 minutes, where should be be playing?

Well he won POTS playing LW in a 4231, but I always think of him being perfect for the old "Duffy role"

 

[dexter101]

There's a good analysis of how Coventry used him here, which I think was Gus at his best:

Gustavo Hamer: Coventry’s Midfield Orchestrator - Breaking The Lines

It’s only a matter of time until Gustavo Hamer finds himself back in top-flight competition: via promotion with Mark Robins’ ever-improving Coventry City or a transfer to another club. Although the 24-year-old recently signed a contract extension with the Sky Blues until July 2024, he is the...

breakingthelines.com

tldr: playmaking double-pivot in a 3-4-1-2 / 3-4-2-1

Interesting read, thanks for sharing.

It makes hard reading when trying to work out what our current tactics are!

 

[MayorOJC]

Interesting read, thanks for sharing.

It makes hard reading when trying to work out what our current tactics are!

Would look something like this I guess:

 

[Macfarlane21]

Who the fuck are all these random nobodies on twitter with about 500 followers?

It's the male version of starting an onlyfans

 

[dexter101]

Would look something like this I guess:

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Would that work well within a 4-2-2-2?

something like below? seems strange that we haven't seen Selles try other formations that he has with other clubs and I saw 4-2-2-2 being spoken about as one of those options.

was just reading something about Ralf Ranrick using that formation with double pivots but wasn't sure if it was the same idea or different