Do you rate Stewart Downing? Yes or no?

[JermainePennant]

So let me get this straight:

 

Younger

Faster

Better At Set-pieces

Scores more

Creates more

 

And that's it? Pft. Downing it is.

 

Downing wont be taking set pieces, and if you take away youngs goals and assists from set pieces I bet there stats are a lot closer, especially goals.

[LFC64]

will be a great addition to the team. Not as flash or eye catching as Young but more consistent and effective. I think we will (apart from me of course ) be pleasantly surprised what he brings to the TEAM

 

This.

 

Must admit I've only appreciated his contribution in the last 2 years. This may be down to the fact that my experience of the game is sunday league and spectator or maybe he has jut improved, or both.

He's consistent, can cope with Premiership demands and the stats back him up.

 

Still rate that Albrighton too !

[lifetime fan]

"All right... all right... but apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order... what have the Romans done for us?"

 

Orgies.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Downing wont be taking set pieces, and if you take away youngs goals and assists from set pieces I bet there stats are a lot closer, especially goals.

 

And if you take a few MPH off his speed, add a few years to his age and pretend we didn't see him creating goals, he's practically shite.

[shaunstrudwick]

Anybody?

 

v.quick

intelligent

got a good shot on him

can take a good free kick

can go outside the full back or cut inside to shoot

decision making in the final third is improving all the time

cost £16m

[neopulian]

will be a great addition to the team. Not as flash or eye catching as Young but more consistent and effective. I think we will (apart from me of course ) be pleasantly surprised what he brings to the TEAM

 

BS not backed up by a shred of evidence.

[shaunstrudwick]

Still rate that Albrighton too !

 

if we want a young winger who can create for the forward we should've looked at this guy rather then Downing

 

tho i suspect Villa would want £30m for him

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

v.quick

intelligent

got a good shot on him

can take a good free kick

can go outside the full back or cut inside to shoot

decision making in the final third is improving all the time

cost £16m

Oops, sorry, out of context that looks wrong. I meant to edit my quote to say "In what way is he [Downing] more effective [than Young]?". It was clear in the original post, but fucked up when quoting myself.

[Duff Man]

I hate to be pedantic but you've spelt Stanley Devastating wrong there.

[zigackly]

My opinion is: where is the fucking poll, you gigantic RiS-up?

[Glen C]

He's a solid player. Not great, but not shit, but for £20m i'd hope for a bit more than that. He's a english riera with a bit more bottle. Yes he would improve our left hand side, but lets be honest that's not really difficult. But for me a £20m player is a game changer and downing is definitley not a game changer.

[zigackly]

Oh and on the topic, Kenny rates him. So do I. Fucking great feeling for our manager to be getting the targets he has identified without quibbling over a couple of million quid. And what a fucking manager ...

[Il Fenomeno]

I agree with what your saying mate but think you are not giving downing enough credit.I would take Downing over Malouda as he is too old and Young because he comes in field too much when we need someone who will hug the line.

 

I like Downing but cant disagree with those saying he will cost too much and even if we do sign him I think we still need another winger with different qualitys.

 

Downing will give us width and good crosses but we also need someone who has pace and likes to go past playrs.

 

Definitely, that's why I'm not convinced by Downing, as most of the times I've watched him against a decent full back he does all the things that our current wingers do, turn back and pass it to our full back or try to cross it from deep which gets us nowhere.

 

Can you really see us spending another £20m on a winger after buying Downing and putting Stewart on the bench? I can't, which is why I'd rather we get someone else in.

[JermainePennant]

And if you take a few MPH off his speed, add a few years to his age and pretend we didn't see him creating goals, he's practically shite.

 

Or ignore the fact that a lot of his assists and goals came from situations that he would not have been in if he came here and also ignore the fact that he has been shite out wide for a couple of seasons and has played mostly behind the striker which he would not have been doing if he came here.

[spider-neil]

v.quick

intelligent

got a good shot on him

can take a good free kick

can go outside the full back or cut inside to shoot

decision making in the final third is improving all the time

cost £16m

 

young was in the final year of his contractm downing has two more years. also they sold youth downing still on the books, if they sell downing they'll have no wingers. downing was always going to cost more than young.

[duke2]

Yes. Absolutely.

 

He will improve us no end by giving us the kind of goal-scoring opportunities that we don't currently have within the squad.

 

Suarez will continue bamboozling defences with his vision, his close dribbling skills and his ability to unlock tight units with a brilliant pass, either through the middle or from either wing.

 

Adam will improve our ratio of scoring from corners and set-pieces.

 

Downing will finally give us somebody that can deliver excellent crosses from open play and put the ball right onto Andy or Stevie's head.

 

Opposition teams will know we can come at them with four or five different ways of creating goal-threats.

 

Really hope we get him.

[JermainePennant]

Definitely, that's why I'm not convinced by Downing, as most of the times I've watched him against a decent full back he does all the things that our current wingers do, turn back and pass it to our full back or try to cross it from deep which gets us nowhere.

 

Can you really see us spending another £20m on a winger after buying Downing and putting Stewart on the bench? I can't, which is why I'd rather we get someone else in.

 

My opinion is that we needed atleast 2 wide players going in to this window so I hope that is what the club are trying to do, we were trying to sign that french guy so I hope its still the case.

 

Seeing as we spent 13-16m on henderson a player in a position we were already well stocked in I am holding on to the belief that we will be signing players for our priority position,if this is not the case we have gone about things the wrong way.

[spider-neil]

Definitely, that's why I'm not convinced by Downing, as most of the times I've watched him against a decent full back he does all the things that our current wingers do, turn back and pass it to our full back or try to cross it from deep which gets us nowhere.

 

 

if downing is an accurate crosser of the ball (and he is) does it matter if he crosses from a deep or advanced position?

[zigackly]

This is going to be like the Yossi Benayoun Fuck Off thread by this time next year. Bad choice of thread title considering.

[spider-neil]

This is going to be like the Yossi Benayoun Fuck Off thread by this time next year. Bad choice of thread title considering.

 

naw, it looks like most people on here rate downing.

[zigackly]

naw, it looks like most people on here rate downing.

 

We would know if you had only done the poll like you should have.

[spider-neil]

We would know if you had only done the poll like you should have.

 

 

maybe a mod can add a poll if they can be asked.

[Mr Nando]

No and definitely not at £20 million.

[satansmutt]

He's ok at a certain price but we are gonna pay over the odds for him. Our squad must be one of the slowest in the league and he's not exactly blessed in the pace department.

[Il Fenomeno]

My opinion is that we needed atleast 2 wide players going in to this window so I hope that is what the club are trying to do, we were trying to sign that french guy so I hope its still the case.

 

Seeing as we spent 13-16m on henderson a player in a position we were already well stocked in I am holding on to the belief that we will be signing players for our priority position,if this is not the case we have gone about things the wrong way.

 

Yeah, my criticism of Downing is based on the fact I can't see us signing another, better winger after we've signed him for £20m, if we do then I won't bothered, if we don't then I can see us struggling to get top 4 with Downing as our first choice left winger.

 

if downing is an accurate crosser of the ball (and he is) does it matter if he crosses from a deep or advanced position?

 

When you cross from deep its harder to get power on the ball.