I think Ward-Prowse would walk into our team and is a lot better than what we have but at the same time I think he'd cost an absolute bomb and I'm put off by that.
Well 8 goals and 6 assists this season, none of our central midfielders are getting anywhere near that. Not that I want him mind.Apart from the occasional free kick what else would Ward-Prowse give us?
You only have to read the comments on a Southampton forum to see what level he's really at. Too soft, cant tackle, lack of pace, too nice seems to be the common theme.
If we are serious about pushing into the top 6 or 7 we need better quality than that. For the money he would cost we could by far better quality from another European league.
Well 8 goals and 6 assists this season, none of our central midfielders are getting anywhere near that. Not that I want him mind.
TBH I don't think his set-pieces were even commented about until the two against us, now everyone is an expert on him. He's got more to his game than the odd freekick. He's a replacement or competition for SJM, he's a grafter a battler far better than he's given credit for. I mentioned him last summer but he's just signed a 5 year deal with his boyhood club, so even if we wanted him he'd probably turn us downYes and I think those stats are all some people look at. From the 8 goals he's scored, 4 were from free kicks and 3 were penalties so he's only got 1 from open play.
He reminds me of an Irish left footed magician we loaned out in January who was the topic of many debates on here. If Conor had played every game for us and took penalties I'd think his stats would be similar.
Ward-prowse is another player that you forget is playing until they win a set piece.
Yep, we don't want another Targett, do we?Apart from the occasional free kick what else would Ward-Prowse give us?
You only have to read the comments on a Southampton forum to see what level he's really at. Too soft, cant tackle, lack of pace, too nice seems to be the common theme.
If we are serious about pushing into the top 6 or 7 we need better quality than that. For the money he would cost we could by far better quality from another European league.
I was in the office today and the lad who's an Everton fan said they are almost certain to sign Max Aarons, Ivan Toney and Philipe Coutinho. He's mates with their physio who texts him any gossip.