Had a text from a Reading friend today, Done deal apparently. On his way to Madesjki stadium. In no way ITK FYI.
Apparently Nuno rates him defensively but he has to improve his distribution and ability to carry the ball. Is working on it.
Completely agree, selfishly... He will hardly get a sniff of first team action, yet will be very good cover if the worst happens. The player however, needs game time. Going to Reading is the best thing for him. Maybe not us though...
Really don’t get the love in with Hause, he makes Stears look error free, will be a car crash in the premier league. Saiss can cover Boly
I would rather keep Hause. He does need games but it's tough one. He needs to be in with the main pack psychologically, part of all the PL game preparation and tuned in.
That was what I thought too? Remember something about Graham going on loan to Fulham last year, we couldn't have him back til after the loan, so I think that's how it works now. Might be different with each agreement though.
We need a strong squad. Would be stupid to let Hause go. Keep him here and let Nuno continue the work on his distribution as he has been doing.
He's played 2 games there and he didn't even do too badly. He recently played as a defender in a ****ing World Cup.
Yes... For Morocco! So it's even harder cos his team are **** compared to the opposition. It's easier to score goals for Man United then it is for Bournemouth, likewise defending for a team that has its back against the wall is harder than a team that barely has to defend
The World Cup argument is a good one but it's not that hard to get a gig as a pro for most countries these days. Saudi being there is an example of that. Just because Saiss played for Morocco at the World Cup doesn't mean he's in our top three centre halves, because he really, really isn't.
I never once said he was. The statement I argued against was “he’s not a defender” which is just objectively false.