The Argentine reflects on his former player and reveals that it was a "shame" that he was ever sold.
He says: "After he [Sigurdsson] moved to Swansea, we saw him develop.
" I think he is a perfect player for us. But, in that moment, it was the club's decision, his decision to move to Swansea and find another way.
"Every time we've met him, he's shown his qualities, not just as a player, but as a man.
"All the people here talk about him very highly. It's a shame, but that's football. Sometimes you spread your weight. But you never know in football."
Sigurdsson :(
posted on 2/12/16
comment by Chronic (U3423)
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comment by MAGIC Pockets (U20915)
posted 36 minutes ago
Letting Chadli go was facking criminal.
I think it was a straight up fight between Eriksen and Siggy. Not sure who I would pick?
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eriksen scored a screamer last game, but so far this season there is one clear winner, and he doesn't play for us
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Agree.
Let's hope Eriksen after his goal against the chavettes
posted on 2/12/16
comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 23 minutes ago
Very good player. The kind you want on the pitch when looking for a late goal. It's mad how so many modern day fans write a player off if they're not 8/10 every week.
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comment by Mamba - If it looks like a duck , swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck , then it is a duck (U1282)
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comment by Chronic (U3423)
comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 23 minutes ago
Very good player. The kind you want on the pitch when looking for a late goal. It's mad how so many modern day fans write a player off if they're not 8/10 every week.
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Agreed. Spurs wrote off Siggy after a season and are now kicking themselves.
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pretty sure he was with us more than one season...
posted on 2/12/16
Really like Sigurdsson. Watch him closely and you realise just how talent he is. Great shooting from open play and dead ball and gets involved by being in the right positions. Definitely someone to have in the team.
posted on 2/12/16
I think we made a mistake in selling Sigurdsson and Nacer Chadli TBH.
posted on 2/12/16
He wasn't good enough for us. Like Chadli, he would be a handy squad player, but ultimately not the calibre of player we should sign. I still cannot get over the fact we sold VDV and replaced him with Siggy, you could already predict a slump from that transfer alone
To say he is 'technically brilliant' is laughable. He has a very good strike, can cross and occasionally pick a pass, but his close control/dribbling/lack of dynamism is nowhere near the best #10s
I actually agree with Don to an extent, maybe not Swansea but an Everton/Southampton is his maximum capability
posted on 2/12/16
What Analog said
He wasn't brilliant at anything in particular for me. Decent shot but as somebody mentioned already, he had a tenancy to shoot from silly angles and distances, which is great when they fly in, but more often than not there is a better option which in turn made it frustrating viewing when the ball was handed back to the opposition.
With hindsight, it would be great to have him with us right now, but you could say the same for many players who we got rid of in order to keep the squad fresh at the time
posted on 3/12/16
We rarely played him in his best position here, no wonder we never saw the best of him. He was no more a left forward than Dele Alli is.
29 in 99 for Swans
9 in 36 for Hoffenheim
18 in 42 for Reading
That is what you get when played in his proper position - a goalscoring, hardworking player who plays off a 9