Doing well

4evaabaggie · 26-09-2018, 11:40

Chadli played in Monaco's shock 1 - 0 defeat ........ player ratings in the French press gave him a score of 2/10 no player scored lower ...... he was a waste of space last year and a waste of money as a whole ..... we lost a fortune in time and resources put into him, glad he's gone ..........

Blue Baggie · 26-09-2018, 16:33

At least he turned up, he's improving.
Do Monaco have a hydropool?

Arcane Astral Aeons · 26-09-2018, 17:01

waste of a squad number last season
always injured
but lo and behold
manages to shake of the Injuries
to play for Belgium during the world cup

shocking attitude
glad we got rid

Salopbaggie · 26-09-2018, 20:12

(26-09-2018, 16:33)Phil Penn Wrote: At least he turned up, he's improving.
Do Monaco have a hydropool?

A Hypochondriac-pool is what he needs.

Slick_Footwork · (This post was last modified: 27-09-2018, 12:59 by Slick_Footwork.)

I don't really have any problem with Chadli, to be honest.

It was very unprofessional that he refused to go to Austria last summer, admittedly. I think a professional should do whatever is asked of them, agree or not. That said, when you buy players with better pedigree, they are probably going to hate Pulis' pre season regime which revolves around running rather than any football - effectively gearing the side up for 25% possession in games. Chadli probably wasn't alone in hating this, he was just the guy that spoke up.

But by the same token, why buy players who are used to a more sophisticed pre-season if you're going to persist with a style of play which is better suited to donkeys? This is the one mistake Pulis made both at Stoke and with us, he tried to buy better players and 'mould' them into his style. But turning a luxury player into a work horse rarely works and eventually makes the team worse.

I'm sure we will see the same with Burnley if they start to up the budget and Sean Dyche is allowed to start spending from the upper echelon...

Pulis then chose not to play him, but not sell, so we had £30m of attacking players on the bench (or not) in Chadli and Burke. I mean, if you're never going to play someone, why not sell and replace?

On the one occasion Pulis played him, Leicester away, he scored. So 1 goal from 1 start. He was subsequently dropped in the next game anyway.

When Pardew took over, he picked Chadli but he got injured. That was unfortunate.

Chadli came back at the end of last season, but Darren Moore chose to stick with the same team for all of his games because they were winning. He was available and on the bench, but not chosen.

So while his attitude is questionable, his lack of involvement last season was largely down to management. To be honest, had Pulis tried to evolve our style of play, Chadli would've been key. But he didn't...

Imagine if we had the money to sign that type of player in the Mowbray or Clarke eras, when we actually played football between the lines. Chadli would've been good for 10 goals a season from midfield. Unfortunately he just didn't suit Pulis' style and that's why TP can only take a team so far.

WBA-Josh · 27-09-2018, 14:40

So far Chadli has played 186 minutes in 3 matches for Monaco. Last season he played 410 minutes in 8 matches (not including the World Cup).

It’s amazing what happens to injured players as soon as they move to a fresh club.

Bierzo Baggie · (This post was last modified: 27-09-2018, 15:04 by Bierzo Baggie.)

Reckon that Chadli originally came to Albion from Tottenham because he wanted to play more. It didn't work out though, as it didn't work out with Krychowiak. It didn't work out with Sturridge either and it hasn't worked out so far with Oliver Burke. A lot of money was spent on all these players, certainly for a club of Albion's size.

Albion have nearly always wasted money when they've splashed the cash going back to the days of David Mills.

drewks · 27-09-2018, 21:00

Maybe the problem with Chadli was his simply his attitude - highlighted by his refusal that you mention, Slick. It could well be that THAT episode typified how he was generally, and if that was the case no HC would, or should, pick him.

Salopbaggie · 28-09-2018, 13:45

Problem I have with Chadli is not the fact he did not get picked, as it seemed the majority of the time he was injured. That is where my problem lies, he was injured for months then when the last round of World Cup qualifiers came around he was suddenly fit and away he went with the Belgium squad. He came back and was suddenly injured again, around came another friendly round of internationals and his is fit again, notice the thread? Goes off to the World Cup finals again a super recovery and stays fit until halfway through the last game it was possible for Belgium to play in, then guess what, he is injured again and stayed injured until someone brought him and he has been fit ever since. He is full of sheisser, if you ask me.