I have seen Ideye score plenty of goals with Dynamo Kyiv and Sochaux. He needs the right service and personnel around him. He excelled at Kyiv with quick wingers like Yarmolenko and Husyev supplying him.
Varela is the pacey winger that we have been calling out for and what Sinclair should have been last season. He has given top full backs around Europe trouble during his career. Varela didn't have pre-season training with Porto in the summer so that is what he has been doing during the International break.
Blanco is a player that I have always rated very highly ever since he came through at Lanus. He isn't a quick direct winger so don't expect him to take on and run past players like Varela will. He is a creative attacking midfielder that excels when playing either in a central attacking position or in a wide role with the freedom to come inside. He wasn't given that freedom today and was just simply thrown into the deep end.
Gardner has surprised me with how he has done. He has been one of our better players so far this season.
Wisdom is a natural centre back who can play at right back. He is always going to struggle against teams that have quick wingers. Gamboa would have been the better choice today.
Pocognoli is easily able to play 90 mins. He played 90 minutes against Sunderland and started 18 matches last season with 90 minutes played in all but 3 of those matches. He is also recovering from an injury picked up towards the end of last season which ruined his chances of going to the World Cup with Belgium.
Davidson is a player with plenty of potential and was one of Heracles' best players last season. He coped well against Robben and Sanchez at the World Cup and is still missing some match sharpness after possibly no training or not much training and no pre-season matches after the World Cup because of his contractual issues with Heracles.
Varela is the pacey winger that we have been calling out for and what Sinclair should have been last season. He has given top full backs around Europe trouble during his career. Varela didn't have pre-season training with Porto in the summer so that is what he has been doing during the International break.
Blanco is a player that I have always rated very highly ever since he came through at Lanus. He isn't a quick direct winger so don't expect him to take on and run past players like Varela will. He is a creative attacking midfielder that excels when playing either in a central attacking position or in a wide role with the freedom to come inside. He wasn't given that freedom today and was just simply thrown into the deep end.
Gardner has surprised me with how he has done. He has been one of our better players so far this season.
Wisdom is a natural centre back who can play at right back. He is always going to struggle against teams that have quick wingers. Gamboa would have been the better choice today.
Pocognoli is easily able to play 90 mins. He played 90 minutes against Sunderland and started 18 matches last season with 90 minutes played in all but 3 of those matches. He is also recovering from an injury picked up towards the end of last season which ruined his chances of going to the World Cup with Belgium.
Davidson is a player with plenty of potential and was one of Heracles' best players last season. He coped well against Robben and Sanchez at the World Cup and is still missing some match sharpness after possibly no training or not much training and no pre-season matches after the World Cup because of his contractual issues with Heracles.