St Lej Posted 9 May, 2015 Share Posted 9 May, 2015 Been interesting to read people's view on him, but mine are pretty straight forward - he's a total nothing player. It's easy to "look pretty useful" when you're coming on in a losing cause against poor sides who are going to sit back and hang on their lead, meaning he will get a few touches and see a fair bit of the ball. However, the thing is....is he likely to actually ever DO anything that will contribute to any kind of positive results or to Saints working their way back into a game such as this? The game changing passes, scoring a goal, a brilliant through ball etc, even any kind of assist, a corner right on someone's head. So far, we've seen absolutely none of any of these things. Tadic, even though has gone off the boil this season, has had several match winning/defining moments for us this season, something I'm pretty sure Djuricic will not do. He's barely even premier league standard (Hull, Burnley level at best) with what he offers. A quick look at his career history so far also backs up the suggestion that he is not prem level. A total waste of a signing who looks neat and tidy but offers absolutely nothing. I was staggered that the asking price is supposedly 10m for him if (god forbid) we try to make his deal permanant. I wouldn't even pay 5m. I'm not making him any kind of scapegoat, i'm just saying that to me he seemed a bizarre signing from the start and is just wasting a squad place. He is supposedly our "creative" reserve when Tadic isn't playing, but the key point here is....He creates nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 9 May, 2015 Share Posted 9 May, 2015 He was arguably our best player when he came on. Some nay say that isn't saying much though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangy Posted 9 May, 2015 Share Posted 9 May, 2015 Always looked decent when come on.....would like to see him get a full 90 under his belt,I wouldn't write him off yet as he does look like he may have something about him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 9 May, 2015 Share Posted 9 May, 2015 He was arguably our best player when he came on. Some nay say that isn't saying much though.... This. By far our most effective player today in the twenty minutes or whatever it was he was on for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 9 May, 2015 Share Posted 9 May, 2015 Tadic has got much better over the last couple of games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Saint_G Posted 9 May, 2015 Share Posted 9 May, 2015 He definitely brought something a bit different today, busy player, was looking for through balls, increased the tempo of passes around the box. Went looking for the ball which was something the rest of them didn't do. Would like to see him given a chance to start against Villa with Long and/or Mane making a few runs across the back line today and actually occupying the CB's. Think he could inflict a bit of damage in those circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graffito Posted 9 May, 2015 Share Posted 9 May, 2015 Good player who played well today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 9 May, 2015 Share Posted 9 May, 2015 Good player who played well today. yeah i like him, a pre season and a run in the team could make him the ideal davis replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggles31 Posted 9 May, 2015 Share Posted 9 May, 2015 Personally he's no better than Gaston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 9 May, 2015 Share Posted 9 May, 2015 I wouldn't go near him to be honest. He may look good, but what does he do? Pointless acquisition really. Gaston-esque all over again, and we don't want another one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 Played much better in 20 mins than Davis has for the past few games, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 Personally he's no better than Gaston a fair assessment IMHO. If he was available on a free transfer, I'd say ... take a chance, BUT a longer spell of injury and just few sub.apps and no goals is no sort of recommendation. We seem to have a number of " impressive-looking midfielders ", few of whom can get a shot on target, let alone find the back of the net...so what's different? We didn't need ANOTHER midfielder in January... but an extra striker. Pelle was getting a lot of stick, but little support. Tadic should have done more, but flopped after a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmacian_saint Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 If on form, he's just like Davis but does not defend as much. Of course this could be good when we attack, but the role of our midfield in covering for the full-backs and pressing is important, and he does seem to trot rather than run. Davis might be having a hospital run but one thing he always does is balance the team. Anyway Benfica will not let him go for free, so I don't think it's worth considering him for next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 Gaston is better than him, and I wouldn't be fussed if we got rid of him. That position is such an important one in a 4231 formation, and we haven't found a solution yet. I don't think it's Tadic's best position, and Davis doesn't offer enough going forward. Davis looked better last year, mainly due to the fact he was a key part of the press, and he just dropped the ball off to Lallana/Rickie/JRod, for them to do something more creative. Struggling at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 Ramirez has done it in Serie A, looked good initially for saints and plays for a top international side. Even while erratic and frustrating he can make things happen. djuricic has done nothing at saints, Benicia or Mainz. A few nice touches but no actual impact is not enough. Really poor signing and wish we'd been able to keep Ramirez instead, or just play a youth team player. Really hope we don't sign him. You've got a real hard-on for him, don't you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobM Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 Ramirez has done it in Serie A, looked good initially for saints and plays for a top international side. Even while erratic and frustrating he can make things happen. djuricic has done nothing at saints, Benicia or Mainz. A few nice touches but no actual impact is not enough. Really poor signing and wish we'd been able to keep Ramirez instead, or just play a youth team player. Really hope we don't sign him. He did look good initially, then stopped looking good, stopped being effective and was deemed not good enough by the club so loaned to Hull. At Hull he hasn't looked any better, he hasn't even looked the best player in their team when he has played. Gaston isn't the answer to our problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Kint Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 Ramirez has done it in Serie A, looked good initially for saints and plays for a top international side. Even while erratic and frustrating he can make things happen. djuricic has done nothing at saints, Benicia or Mainz. A few nice touches but no actual impact is not enough. Really poor signing and wish we'd been able to keep Ramirez instead, or just play a youth team player. Really hope we don't sign him. Gaston has had numerous opportunities and done very very little. I can only remember Djuricic starting in one game (Liverppol at home) and I thought he was our best player. Could have had 2 penalties, looked lively and in the second half when we were struggling to break down liverpool's back 5 he played one through ball to Elia (who obviously ****ed it up) that nobody else in our team could play I think you gave written him off too early, simply because he hasn't been given a proper chance here yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Pete Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 Djuricic hasn't done nearly enough to earn a permanent deal. We should be looking at fresh targets. I wasn't encouraged when he chose to go down looking for a penalty 30 seconds into his debut against Liverpool when clean through on goal. Showed a complete lack of confidence in his own ability to score, and in his appearances since then, there's been no cutting edge to his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 Poor mans Gaston Ramirez. To be fair he hasn't had much of a chance but in a top half team in the Premier League you need to hit the ground running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 He did look good initially, then stopped looking good, stopped being effective and was deemed not good enough by the club so loaned to Hull. At Hull he hasn't looked any better, he hasn't even looked the best player in their team when he has played. Gaston isn't the answer to our problems. Poch barely gave him a chance last season. Still remember that superb pass to Lallana against West Brom and his Debut against Villa, he makes things happen when on form, useful player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 Poch barely gave him a chance last season. Still remember that superb pass to Lallana against West Brom and his Debut against Villa, he makes things happen when on form, useful player. 2 games out of 50 odd. I was hoping his loan this year would establish him in the PL, but he can't even get in Hull's team. Get shot asap, his wages could be used on someone far more useful. We'll take a huge loss on his and Osvalod's transfer fee's, but in one way it's a lesson that so-called 'marquee' signings don't always work out. I wouldn't touch any more players from Italy tbh, especially South American's. Abel Hernandez is another example, seen as a marquee and a coup by Hull for something like £10m - he is **** in this league. But hopefully we're not left with Osvaldo being our transfer record for as long as Delap was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 I think Djuricic is a good player, can definitely see potential there, I'd start him for the remainder of our games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 I think Djuricic is a good player, can definitely see potential there, I'd start him for the remainder of our games. Agree. Don't see the Gaston similarity either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxford_lou Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 Agree. Don't see the Gaston similarity either. Me neither - completely different style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 Definitely has something about him. Tries stuff that doesn't always come off but at least he has been attempting passes through the lines of defence. We definitely had more impetus when he came on yesterday and at Sunderland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 Not sure how anyone can form much of an opinion of him based on a few short cameos. Having said that I guess if you are loan player trying to get a move you need to really shine when you are giving the opportunity and I can't really say Djuricic has done that. Personally if we have the money to buy Djuricic I'd rather we used that money to try and get Moussa Sissoko from the toon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwichsaint Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 2 games out of 50 odd. I was hoping his loan this year would establish him in the PL, but he can't even get in Hull's team. Get shot asap, his wages could be used on someone far more useful. We'll take a huge loss on his and Osvalod's transfer fee's, but in one way it's a lesson that so-called 'marquee' signings don't always work out. I wouldn't touch any more players from Italy tbh, especially South American's. Abel Hernandez is another example, seen as a marquee and a coup by Hull for something like £10m - he is **** in this league. But hopefully we're not left with Osvaldo being our transfer record for as long as Delap was. Cambiasso was excellent yesterday, worth every penny if Leic stay up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 Cambiasso was excellent yesterday, worth every penny if Leic stay up. He ran the game. Plays about 5 seconds ahead of everyone else on the pitch. Spoke to a Leicester fan after who said he's on £50k a week which is a total bargain because they'd probably be relegated without him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 Cambiasso was excellent yesterday, worth every penny if Leic stay up. He was indeed, very good, but that bloody song about him stuck in my head for hours. FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badr.chalgoum24 Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 http://find-yourselfheree.blogspot.com/2015/05/mourinho-planned-for-5-contracts-in.html Mourinho planned fort 5 contracts in summer .... Know their names Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 http://find-yourselfheree.blogspot.com/2015/05/mourinho-planned-for-5-contracts-in.html Mourinho planned fort 5 contracts in summer .... Know their names How come we've banned this guy after 2 posts but Dalek sticks around like a bad STD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellone Posted 10 May, 2015 Share Posted 10 May, 2015 Maybe Dalek is a Saints fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srida1991 Posted 12 May, 2015 Share Posted 12 May, 2015 http://find-yourselfheree.blogspot.com/2015/05/thiago-alcantara-if-messi-played.html Thiago Alcantara : If Messi played a goalkeeper will .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 17 May, 2015 Share Posted 17 May, 2015 Maybe an easy gig, but I thought he looked class when he came on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 17 May, 2015 Share Posted 17 May, 2015 Maybe an easy gig, but I thought he looked class when he came on. Again, agree with you. Very frustrating as he has done little really due to being injured but looked good in that little when being on the pitch would he be able to produce that over a season and produce form like mane can? we have no idea I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano6 Posted 17 May, 2015 Share Posted 17 May, 2015 Say what you want about him, but that backheel for the 6th goal was world class. If Neymar had done that everyone would be creaming themselves. The way he turned the other way as he was doing it completely disguised the direction of the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 17 May, 2015 Share Posted 17 May, 2015 If the price is right I would keep him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintadjg Posted 17 May, 2015 Share Posted 17 May, 2015 I like him. Think he looks ok from the brief appearances he's made.gets fouled a lot about the only time I've seen him loose the ball is when it's hacked from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 17 May, 2015 Share Posted 17 May, 2015 The fitter he has got the better he has looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda Saint Posted 17 May, 2015 Share Posted 17 May, 2015 I can see why DJ and Elia were taken on loan....so we can easily get RID!!...not... they but are skillful players with good dribbling skills and tricks to get past a man. Have they all worked, no, but the potential is there, they are good footballers to my untrained eye. But will they show their true promise? really grow with confidence and grit to make the opponent fear them? I hope our coaches can bring this out in them like they have with Mane. If they come cheap then I think they are worth the gamble (10 mil for DJ is to much, I think Elia would pay us to come, he loves RK so much!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 17 May, 2015 Share Posted 17 May, 2015 Anyone know if we have an option on him and how much it is? I'd take him pretty much on the strength of that flick for the last goal alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyNumber7 Posted 17 May, 2015 Share Posted 17 May, 2015 I think he's looked pretty good in most of his appearances, just a shame he's had so little game time meaning it's hard to make a proper judgement on him. Assuming we can't loan him again, if the fee wasn't too high I would be tempted to buy him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 17 May, 2015 Share Posted 17 May, 2015 Anyone know if we have an option on him and how much it is? I'd take him pretty much on the strength of that flick for the last goal alone. £10m has been commonly mentioned on here, but I'm unsure where that came from originally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatello Posted 17 May, 2015 Share Posted 17 May, 2015 Say what you want about him, but that backheel for the 6th goal was world class. If Neymar had done that everyone would be creaming themselves. The way he turned the other way as he was doing it completely disguised the direction of the ball. Not to mention the flick/spin-turn when he collected the ball in central midfield before driving forward (immediately prior to the exchange you're referring to). Lallana-esque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatello Posted 17 May, 2015 Share Posted 17 May, 2015 £10m has been commonly mentioned on here, but I'm unsure where that came from originally. Yeeeaaahhh, where did this figure actually come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graffito Posted 17 May, 2015 Share Posted 17 May, 2015 I've liked him from the start for what I think he can do offensively, e.g. 6th goal. We definitely need that creativity. My only reservation remains what he contributes when we dont have the ball and I havent seen enough of him to comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanghai Saint Posted 17 May, 2015 Share Posted 17 May, 2015 Like the lad - has showed promise in the last three games. Has some guile and particularly today, showed the desire to get around the pitch. With Tadic off the pace we have shown a lack of creativity in the final third and he adds so much more in that department than JWP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 17 May, 2015 Share Posted 17 May, 2015 It wasn't a bad game to go into really, what you want to see from a loanie like Djuricic is to turn a game we're chasing, which he hasn't had the chance to do yet. If there is an opportunity to loan him next season, I wouldn't be against that. But in no way what so ever would I shell out the £9m agreed fee on him based on what we've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue Saint Posted 17 May, 2015 Share Posted 17 May, 2015 Around £6-7m, I would take him. Has potential which is obvious to see and inevitably takes foreign imports time to settle in to the physical and fast paced british game. Elia leaving wouldn't be a great loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Lej Posted 17 May, 2015 Author Share Posted 17 May, 2015 Around £6-7m, I would take him. Has potential which is obvious to see and inevitably takes foreign imports time to settle in to the physical and fast paced british game. Elia leaving wouldn't be a great loss. It was a nice turn but he had 10 mins to come on when 5-1 up against a team defending like schoolboys and being given all the space in the world so had the chance to showboat and do a fancy flick, and suddenly that's enough for everyone here to want to definitely sign him? As S Clarke says, if on a loan deal again or maybe under 5m then may be worth a shot, but I think his composure on the ball is fooling a lot of people. It's about end product, he's yet to convince us he can give any end product to the tune of shelling out 9 plus million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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