Rank our players in order of importance

[norwaysaint]

For a bit of pointless fun, how would you rank our current squad of players in terms of how important they are to the team. Kind of inspired by the realization of how much we'll miss JRod and also some comments about Shaw not being that big a loss because he's only a left back.

 

so taking our current list of squad players, who's most important, at number one and down?

[farawaysaint]

1 Lallana

2 Fonte

3 Lambert

4 J Rod

5 Lovren

6 Shaw

7 Schneiderlin

8 Cork

9 Davis

10 Chambers

11 Boruc

 

And I am distinctly unhappy with this list... That was damn difficult as everyone is important to how we play.

[NickG]

Based on who we miss most, who's good / bad form effects us most and how easy to replace...

1) Lallana

2) Schneiderlin

3) Lambert

4) JayRod

5) Lovren

6) Shaw

7) Wanyama

Davis

9) Cork

10) Fonte

11) Boruc

 

Hard to include Clyne when Chambers so close.

 

 

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[Saint Garrett]

1) Lallana

2) Boruc

3) Morgan

4) JRod

5) Lambert

6) Davis

7) Lovren

Fonte

9) Shaw

10) Cork

11) Chambers/Clyne

[matthewb]

1) Lallana

2) Morgan

3) Boruc

4) Lovren

5) JRod

6) Lambert

7) Cork

Shaw

9) Davis

10) Fonte

11) Clyne/ Chambers

 

 

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[jasoneuelllfanclub]

Jrod should be either 1st or 2nd. Our attacks are one dimensional and easy to defend against with out him. No one else will get behind the opposition defence. Some of you on here really underestimate Jrod's importance to the team

[Hodgey]

Based on our current squad replacements

1) Lallana

2) Lambert

3) Boric

4) Schneiderlin

5) J Rod

6) Louvren

 

Whilst the rest are all good players, they also have decent replacements, but whenever any of those 6 are out we seem to struggle (and if more than one of them are out we really struggle)

[for_heaven's_Saint]

Top 5 would be:

 

1. Lallana

2. Morgan

3. Lambert

4. Lovren

5. Rodrigues

[for_heaven's_Saint]

1 Lallana

2 Fonte

3 Lambert

4 J Rod

5 Lovren

6 Shaw

7 Schneiderlin

8 Cork

9 Davis

10 Chambers

11 Boruc

 

And I am distinctly unhappy with this list... That was damn difficult as everyone is important to how we play.

 

What's your rationale behind Fonte at second? And Schniederlin 7th?

[Saints foreva]

Boruc has to be up there considering who we have to replace him with when he's injured....

[alpine_saint]

Ooo, tricky...

 

Lallana

Lovren

Boruc

Schneiderlin

Cork

Lambert

Rodriguez

Davis

Shaw

Clyne / Chambers

Fonte

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Gashy

Osvaldo

[Saint Charlie]

Based on who we miss most, who's good / bad form effects us most and how easy to replace...

1) Lallana

2) Schneiderlin

3) Lambert

4) JayRod

5) Lovren

6) Shaw

7) Wanyama

Davis

9) Cork

10) Fonte

11) Boruc

 

Hard to include Clyne when Chambers so close.

 

 

 

Boruc should be in the top 3.

[Bearsy]

we haven't won a prem game sans rodriguez since 2006

[Ed Rooney]

1. Boruc - Only because we cant replace

2. Jay Rod

3. Ads

4. Lovren

5. Morgan

6. Lambert

7. Davis

8. Cork

9. Shaw

10. Fonte

11. Right Back (as both are great players)

[Ed Rooney]

Jrod should be either 1st or 2nd. Our attacks are one dimensional and easy to defend against with out him. No one else will get behind the opposition defence. Some of you on here really underestimate Jrod's importance to the team

 

This

[Hatch]

Forwards

defenders

midfielders

GK

[John Boy Saint]

we haven't won a prem game sans rodriguez since 2006

Thats a worrying stat Bear!!

Better have 8 pints of Doom Bar before Saturdays game as an anaesthetic.

[Cabrone]

Boruc

Lallana

JRod

Lovren

Morgan

Ricky

Shaw

Cork

Fonte

Davis

Clyne

 

Not based on how I personally rate the players, just on how important they are to the team i.e. tactical importance and what the alternatives are.

[Bearsy]

Thats a worrying stat Bear!!

Better have 8 pints of Doom Bar before Saturdays game as an anaesthetic.

 

oh i dunno if I'd go as far as calling it a stat cos i actually made it up. It might be true tho! I spose it is as MLG hasn't come on here telling me otherwise!

[alpine_saint]

Amusing that not one of you has included Gashy.

 

Except me, ironically. Speaks volumes.

[Dimond Geezer]

Amusing that not one of you has included Gashy.

 

Except me, ironically. Speaks volumes.

 

What speaks volumes is you've highlighted your little 'joke', just in case anyone has missed it, although I think most were just ignoring it's churlishness.

 

I feel embarrassed that I've even reacted to your pettiness.

[the saint in winchester]

Boruc has to be up there considering who we have to replace him with when he's injured....

 

Exactly! Boruc top of the list. It is complete disaster if he doesn't play. Others a pity.

[Royston Saint]

1. Boruc - Only because we cant replace

2. Jay Rod

3. Ads

4. Lovren

5. Morgan

6. Lambert

7. Davis

8. Cork

9. Shaw

10. Fonte

11. Right Back (as both are great players)

 

I would have this all day long

[Barry Sanchez]

You are only as strong as you weakest link so I will go with

 

Fonte

[KelvinsRightGlove]

oh i dunno if I'd go as far as calling it a stat cos i actually made it up. It might be true tho! I spose it is as MLG hasn't come on here telling me otherwise!

 

If '06 is right, surely it could be extended back to '05?

[swannymere]

1. Lovren

2. Morgan

3. J-Rod

4. Lambert

5. Cork

6. Boruc

7. Fonte

[farawaysaint]

What's your rationale behind Fonte at second? And Schniederlin 7th?

 

I'm also unhappy with Davis at 9 and Cork at 8. Like I said I found it very difficult to make a list as I wanted to rank half the team in the top 5.

[Webby]

1. Boruc

 

Without him, Gazza is in goal.

[KelvinsRightGlove]

I'm also unhappy with Davis at 9 and Cork at 8. Like I said I found it very difficult to make a list as I wanted to rank half the team in the top 5.

 

The top 5 pretty much is half the team, isnt it?

[farawaysaint]

The top 5 pretty much is half the team, isnt it?

 

Fine fine smartarse, what I meant was I wanted to rank most of the team higher than was possible

[alpine_saint]

What speaks volumes is you've highlighted your little 'joke', just in case anyone has missed it, although I think most were just ignoring it's churlishness.

 

I feel embarrassed that I've even reacted to your pettiness.

 

Au contraire, I wasnt attempting to highlight my joke.

 

Quoting oneself is pathetic attention-seeking. And I did not do that.

 

I was genuinely pointing out that not one of the clappies who bang on about how fantastic he is actually view his contribution as being of any importance.

 

Thats patently hillarious.... :lol:

[Doctoroncall]

1Lallana

2 J Rod

3 Lovren

4 Lambert

5 Boruc

6 Schneiderlin

7 Fonte

8 Cork

9 Shaw

[KelvinsRightGlove]

Au contraire, I wasnt attempting to highlight my joke.

 

Quoting oneself is pathetic attention-seeking. And I did not do that.

 

 

Don't kid yourself, just because you didn't hit the quote button that is still exactly what you were doing.

[igsey]

1. Boruc

2. Kelvin Davis/Jos Hooiveld (morale)

3. Lallana/JRod/Morgan/Lovren etc.

[DuncanRG]

The most important thing about our team is unity. I really don't think you can rank individuals like that, because everyone's game is boosted by collective endeavour. Especially for the academy boys!

[diggers]

If we were rating players we'd miss for next season if they weren't adequately replaced;

 

1. Lallana

2. Morgan

3. Big Vic/Cork

4. Borec

5. Lovren

6. JRod

7. Shaw

8. Rickie

9. Davis

10. Fonte

11.Chambers

[Saintmike5]

I might have missed something, but who exactly are you guys all planning to replace Shaw with? We simply don't have anyone else who could do the LB job to anything like Prem level (I include Yoshida and Clyne in this). Based on how their loss would affect our current squad, or to put it another way the first names I go to look for when the match team sheets come out, I would go with:

 

1. Lallana

2. Lovren

3. Boruc

4. Shaw

5. J Rod

6. Schneiderlin

7. Lambert

 

Everyone else kinda has a direct replacement but the 7 I've mentioned are very difficult to replace with our current squad.

[Colinjb]

1. Boruc

2. Lovren

3. Schneiderlin

4. Lallana

5. Shaw

6. Jay

7. Fonte

8. Rickie

9. Davis

10. Chambers

[ottery st mary]

I might have missed something, but who exactly are you guys all planning to replace Shaw with? We simply don't have anyone else who could do the LB job to anything like Prem level (I include Yoshida and Clyne in this). Based on how their loss would affect our current squad, or to put it another way the first names I go to look for when the match team sheets come out, I would go with:

 

1. Lallana

2. Lovren

3. Boruc

4. Shaw

5. J Rod

6. Schneiderlin

7. Lambert

 

Everyone else kinda has a direct replacement but the 7 I've mentioned are very difficult to replace with our current squad.

 

 

100% agree.

 

Coz you is correct.

[Cascadia Saint]

For a bit of pointless fun, how would you rank our current squad of players in terms of how important they are to the team.

 

As our squad / team stands this season, on how important they are to the team... (injuries aside)

 

1. Boruc

2. Schneiderlin

3. Lallana

4. Lovren

5. Cork / Wanyama

6. Lambert

7. J-Rod

8. Shaw

9. Fonte

10. Chambers / Clyne

11. Davis

 

12. Ward-Prowse

13. Ramirez

14. Yoshida

15. Hooiveld

16. Davies

17. Gallagher

 

18. Guly / Reed / Isgrove

 

100. Gazza.

 

 

Definitely harder than expected to rank them!

[david in sweden]

You are only as strong as you weakest link so I will go with

 

Fonte

 

I'd like to agree with that but I'd say Lovren instead.

You need a toughie at CB, and although I agree Fonte has had many outstanding games...when he's good, he's very good, but on bad days - he can be b-...awful. IMO Lovren would be more difficult to replace.

[TheCholulaKid]

Based on who I'd least want to leave in the summer:

 

Lallana

Lovren

Schneiderlein

Rodriquez

Shaw

Lambert

Cork

Boruc

Chambers

 

and then a few others

[Doctoroncall]

I might have missed something, but who exactly are you guys all planning to replace Shaw with? We simply don't have anyone else who could do the LB job to anything like Prem level (I include Yoshida and Clyne in this). Based on how their loss would affect our current squad, or to put it another way the first names I go to look for when the match team sheets come out, I would go with:

 

1. Lallana

2. Lovren

3. Boruc

4. Shaw

5. J Rod

6. Schneiderlin

7. Lambert

 

Everyone else kinda has a direct replacement but the 7 I've mentioned are very difficult to replace with our current squad.

 

I based it on if they are sold rather than out with a long term injury/end career, I hope that's fills the missing something.

 

So if Shaw leaves, do you think the shed load of money received would give Saints a reasonable chance to get a suitable replacement?

 

At the end of the day any changes to the squad will impact the squad as a whole, not just the skills they have but the togetherness and trust etc the squad has developed over the seasons.