Lundstram

[rossgers]

If a decent offer came in for him, I would sell him. He just doesn’t fit into our style of play

Was willing to give him the botd after a few motm performances earlier in the season, but that was an absolute stinker today when he was given his chance. Never available for a pass from the CBs, never passed it forwards, had to be moved out of the DM position after running past the ball and exposing our CBs with utd in possession. He was lost out there.

 

[JerseyLoyalist]

We could have subbed the full team at half-time today.

Correct.

 

[steve1873]

In the same way he can't play with Davis, as proved earlier in the season, he can't play with Kamara either. He'd be fine playing as the anchor on his own.

As a few have said already, he wasn't the only poor performer today.

Hospitality must be serving LSD now as well as alcohol, because whoever chose Ianis Hagi for Man of the Match was surely tripping out their box!

How about instead of making excuses that he can't play with player a or player b, we are just honest and admit he isn't good enough.

He's an English lower league plodder that had 1 decent season in top flight. He wouldn't be the best player at a Hearts or Hibs. Yet he is reportedly our top earner!

 

[rossgers]

For me it's not Lundstram as a player, it's Lundstram not working with the players he's generally been picked alongside. Think him and Kamara don't work and it's not necessarily that Lundstram himself slows the play down, it's the balance of the team with both of them in it.

Would like to see Lundstram at the base of the midfield, with Arfield and Aribo in front. Wouldn't drop Kamara to do that, of course, but I think that's the last hope that there's a long term spot for Lundstram here as anything other than a player to see games out when we're up.

He can't play DM. He doesn't play like a defensive player, doesn't spot danger. A liability in that position.

 

[Jimmy Mac]

Usually the same @rseholes who you know from their posts on other threads watch football but don’t really understand it.

If you had to pick a 1-10 of order of being taken off at half time Lundstram would have been one of the last.

Our manager took him off is he an @rsehole?

 

[Andy26]

He’s a decent player and would do a job in a team thats set up to not be broken down and would do a job in a team that’s fighting relegation in the EPL but as said above he just doesn’t suit our style of play.

 

[Marky86]

I actually thought he was one of the few that gained pass marks in the first half.

Judging by the half time sub and reading this thread, I am in the minority.

I’d agree mate.

Could have taken anyone of the midfield off at half time.

 

[wayoutwest]

Haven't seen anything but is Davis injured?, just can't work out why GVB would choose to play Lundstrum or Kamara in a role he's vastly superior in.

 

[Corger]

Take the first decent offer

 

[Gazp]

He’s not good enough. Get rid soon as we can.

 

[wsb&warmy]

How about instead of making excuses that he can't play with player a or player b, we are just honest and admit he isn't good enough.

He's an English lower league plodder that had 1 decent season in top flight. He wouldn't be the best player at a Hearts or Hibs. Yet he is reportedly our top earner!

Because he showed in a short spell earlier in the season when he played as the sole '6' that there actually is a player there.

Don't get me wrong, he's behind Kamara and Davis in the pecking order and rightly so, but I don't think he's a poor as you're making out.

I do think he's surplus to requirements in this squad due to his place in the aforementioned pecking order and would gladly see us cash in on him in January and replace him with someone with more of a box to box style.

 

[Belhaven]

Mate Davis has had one above average performance all season away to Motherwell. If he was a level above it would be good if he showed that in his play. Lundstram has been a better player than Davis all season. This will be Davis’s last season

 

[Goity]

Mentally he's too slow for us.

 

[DonDraper]

We played much better after he went off.I think he's crap tbh,too slow and just doesn't seem to fit us at all.

He’s really not crap, what a shocking thing to say

 

[Marc]

I don't think he is suited to playing in a midfield that dominates the ball for 90 mins most games. Too slow and his passes always seem just ever so slightly off, behind the player.

And I still don't know how to spell his f'ing name.

‘Behind the player’ is something that infuriates me and all around us for 90 mins.
Slow passes…
Why not in front…
Goldson and Bassey the worst today

 

[bud_light]

We won't get money for him.Getting him off the wage bill would be enough compensation

 

[steve1873]

I don’t quite know what the folk claiming he is slow have been watching. It’s a myth started by some numbskull on here that is carrying on

He was the fastest player at Sheffield Utd and covered the most distance when they were in the Premier league.

Blades thriving thanks to clear direction

Adrian Clarke says that Chris Wilder's faith in sticking with the same players and formation is paying off for Sheffield United

www.premierleague.com

But just to humour you I’ll give you your slower player. MOTM today

How anyone can say a player next to Hagi is slow must watch football with a balaclava on back to front.

He is slow. Slow in thought, slow on the turn and slow to move the ball in any other directions than backwards.

He might be relatively quick over a set distance. Who cares, when all of the above is abundantly clear to anyone with a set of eyes?

 

[Grsmith]

I just don't think he has a clue how to play the roles he has been given. The Alashkert game set the alarm bells ringing for me. He never looks as though he is comfortable in the positions he finds himself. I would like him to be a success, but unless he can integrate himself into our style of play then doubt he will be here long term.

 

[steve1873]

A good player that just isn’t suited to playing in a team that dominates the football

Was there not an interview in which it was stated that an actual tactic at Sheffield United was for Lundstram to avoid possession of the ball and aim to time runs in to the box. That certainly rings a bell.

If that is the case, it's alarming that we ever thought he would fit in to a side that has +65% of the ball in 90% of matches we play.

 

[ricksen24]

He always looks to me like a CB that's been asked to fill in as a midfielder

Hes chronic

 

[bailliestontrueblues]

He played fine. Taken off for tactical reasons.

Take the blinkers off pal, he was in to replace Aribo and he was 2 feet in front of Goldson the whole of the first half. This is a guy that has played for teams on the back foot in games, totally not suited to Rangers. Punt him and get him off the wage bill.

 

[LC1872]

Let him go in January, even if on loan, Kamara is 4x the player

 

[LC1872]

Lundstram played ok and no where near as bad as people make out.

Gio got it wrong first half with line up and tactics, it can happen and he corrected it.

How Lundstram gets a thread and Hagi doesn't...I can't wait to see the back of him. Horrific.

Hagi getting MOTM is more baffling than most refereeing decisions I’ve seen at Ibrox in 15+ years

 

[WATP]

If a decent offer came in for him, I would sell him. He just doesn’t fit into our style of play

Totally agree, January or the summer and his value will be still be decent to English teams. He came here to play under Gerrard, I doubt he will dig his heels in to stay around. We should make some money on him given we got him for free.

 

[bailliestontrueblues]

We won't get money for him.Getting him off the wage bill would be enough compensation

Why won’t we get money for him?

 

[CaptainHolt]

I think he could be a 2021 Hemdani

 

[Geronimoo]

He’s had the best part of half a season to impress now.

He hasn’t.

For him to be the best paid player on the team beggars belief and makes me think it was some kind of Scouse pension plan between him and SG.

 

[Tino_Col]

Why won’t we get money for him?

Because he is rubbish.

 

[Blue boy]

I think Lundstram will be looking for a move as it was likely the SG factor that brung him here.

 

[Boydy6x]

Offers very little. Would results differ greatly if he never played?

Would rather bring a kid through than waste anymore time with this fella.

 

[Viper_RFC]

Kamara at 10 was the error

Absolutely correct, but also correct to sub Lundstram and bring Kamara back deeper.

 

[Major Winters]

Been a terrible signing who couldn't be any less suited to our way of playing, I've barely seen this guy break out of a jog in his whole time with us. We're going to have to take a hit on him either way as any team having to fork out a fee will unlikely match the wages we'll be paying him.

 

[bailliestontrueblues]

Because he is rubbish.

We were told he was worth £8m so even if we get £2m and off the wage bill would be a win. Does your parents know your up late

 

[Sir Know it All]

Absolutely correct, but also correct to sub Lundstram and bring Kamara back deeper.

For sure aye, change was needed, first half was a shambles

 

[Tino_Col]

We were told he was worth £8m so even if we get £2m and off the wage bill would be a win. Does your parents know your up late

Oh sorry mate, I didn't know you were told he was worth £8million (but you are happy to accept £2million?) lol. Let me ask my parents why you are like this.

 

[bud_light]

Why won’t we get money for him?

Only my opinion but I would think the club would rather free up his wage.The other thing is he isn't going to go to an EPL team so it would be Championship at best and even then it won't be a high flying championship team so a club like that would be spending money on wages rather than a transfer fee.

 

[Barisic's Bandage]

We definitely should be moving him on in January if we can

Easier said than done if he is on big wages that is reported. Poor signing that some in the support feared he would be.

 

[Barisic's Bandage]

Only my opinion but I would think the club would rather free up his wage.The other thing is he isn't going to go to an EPL team so it would be Championship at best and even then it won't be a high flying championship team so a club like that would be spending money on wages rather than a transfer fee.

Agreed.

 

[bailliestontrueblues]

Oh sorry mate, I didn't know you were told he was worth £8million (but you are happy to accept £2million?) lol. Let me ask my parents why you are like this.

It was common knowledge that this guy was a premiership player who was out of contract so a blind donkey gets bought for millions in that league. I would be over the moon to get £2 million for this donkey and rid of a substantial cost to our wage structure. More than happy for Ross to work his magic and sell him for more. I do agree this guy is rubbish but our rubbish is the championships player of the year. WATP.

 

[gu_bear]

He’s not tie worst player that ever existed as some would make out.

He just serves no purpose in our system and playing against teams that put 10 men behind the ball which is about 80% of our games.

 

[Professor Yaffle]

Too slow, as is hagi and Arfield

 

[SDF91]

He doesn’t seem suited to the way Gio wants to play. He was nowhere near as effective as Kamara in the holding role and didn’t look comfortable playing Aribo’s usual position once it was changed.

I always think he looks slightly out of position (or within a couple of yards of someone) and his passing is inconsistent at best. I just don’t see what he adds at this stage.

Maybe he needs more time to adapt to the way Gio wants to play in the same way he took a while to adapt to how Gerrard wanted to play, but he needs to turn the corner quickly. If he doesn’t, he’ll need to make do being the guy Gio brings on for the last 15 minutes to see out tight games.

 

[Bannerman]

Lundstrum won a few challenges today by getting stuck in. Knocked the ball about like he’s supposed to, and yet at time he does look as if he’s chasing shadows.

 

[bailliestontrueblues]

Too slow, as is hagi and Arfield

You may be right but that is the hand Gio has at this time. Arfield and Hagi were poor today but Gio is managing what he has.

 

[Professor Yaffle]

You may be right but that is the hand Gio has at this time. Arfield and Hagi were poor today but Gio is managing what he has.

Hagi should not be playing as a winger with Wright and Sakala on bench.

 

[bailliestontrueblues]

Hagi should not be playing as a winger with Wright and Sakala on bench.

Agreed but as soon as he subbed Lundstrom he moved hagi inside and played Wright wide. Playing Lundstrom unsettled the team.

 

[Albertz Loyal]

I think Lundstram will be looking for a move as it was likely the SG factor that brung him here.

Seems like a win win for him to move on

We'll get a few million, free up the salary and he gets a better suited team

 

[Forza_Napoli]

I don't think he is suited to playing in a midfield that dominates the ball for 90 mins most games. Too slow and his passes always seem just ever so slightly off, behind the player.

And I still don't know how to spell his f'ing name.

I kind of agree with this I don't doubt his effort and commitment but his whole career he'd been a battler scrapping for points as apposed to dominating games

 

[Kerdo1801]

As I’ve said all season, we’re honking when he starts.

Agree. When he starts we never seem to get pace in our passing or movement ; think he’s better suited to a team who defend most of the game; not a player who can find killer pass in games even against bottom half teams. Was gonny say “diddy teams” but Thot it would be cruel lol

 

[LC1872]

Kamara at 10 was the error

Are you talking about today? Arfield played in the 10 today?