If the optional fee is £10m then I’d sign him.. if anything else he’s a solid squad option and has good mentality which I something we seem to lack in this squad.
Thought he played very well tonight.
Thought he played very well tonight.
Sofyan Amrabat | 2023/24 Performances
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He lacks quality and isn’t really suited to the Premier League but the level of competitiveness, intensity and effort he shows is head and shoulders above any of our other midfielders. Having someone trying to do the dirty work makes a big difference and he’s probably bit unfortunate he hasn’t played more.
Jesus. He’s so bad. The only reason he looks half decent at times is because he’s an actual central midfielder with a bit of muscle on him. He’s Fred without the mobility, everything is laboured but he can do the basics when not hurried and puts himself about. Compare that to what we see from Eriksen and it’s an upgrade I guess.
Thought he had a good game but also, i can kinda see why he hasn't been getting starts as well. Two huge errors and two massive goal saving blocks/tackles. Nobody can fault his effort but that attempted Patrick Vieira style dribble near his own box was panic inducing 
It's just the nature of our midfield unfortunately that whoever starts will have both plus and minus points to starting them. You can start Eriksen who has class but can't fecking run, Amrabat has workrate and energy but has a lot of mistakes, or McTominay, goal threat but nothing much else.
It's just the nature of our midfield unfortunately that whoever starts will have both plus and minus points to starting them. You can start Eriksen who has class but can't fecking run, Amrabat has workrate and energy but has a lot of mistakes, or McTominay, goal threat but nothing much else.
I don’t think we’ll sign him but he’s looked decent of late.
It's incredible how so many opinions here can radically shift after one performance.
He played well today, yes, but let's not get carried away. He should still be on the first flight back to Florence the moment our season ends.
He played well today, yes, but let's not get carried away. He should still be on the first flight back to Florence the moment our season ends.
He's decent. But still not the level of squad player required to improve us. Good luck to him.
Don't care what anyone says. I'm bringing Amrabat back as a squad player in the role he is supposed to play in, DM alongside a competent midfielder.
We looked far more solid with him at 6. Hes had a mixed season and not giving many opps which is strange given how open the midfields been.
I like him and id have played him a lot more.
I like him and id have played him a lot more.
What would it have been if he didnt set Newwcastle away several times due to poor touches, like him giving Newcastle the ball for their first goal, or the time Casemiro had to make a tackle to make up for him giving away the ball in his own half with his back to goal?
It was a 5.9. It wasnt good enough when Fred would lose the ball in his own half, but he runs around and he made tackles and its not good when someone worse than Fred does this.
He should've played a lot more tines than he has done. Casemiro has been a awful this season and it hasn't got anything to do with his age because the mistakes he's making are just basic errors.
But having said that, I wouldn't keep Amrabat and would send him back to Florence with Casemiro hopefully also moving on.
But having said that, I wouldn't keep Amrabat and would send him back to Florence with Casemiro hopefully also moving on.
I'd still say the Chelsea game.
Our best performances of this season have come when he's started in central midfield.
We just need the strengths he offers in a better midfielder, really.
I don't think people are getting carried away. Yeah he'll be gone in few weeks and that's fine but given how bad we've been this season and how poor Casemiro has been you do believe he should've started more times. We lost and drew so many games anyway, it wouldn't hurt us.
I think it's £21.4m to keep him. Already paid 8.5m which was daft when we could've just kept Fred.
dissapointing since he joined even if sometimes he was throwed into cold water and he had to play differnet positions than he is used to. Nevertheless overall not a good signing but he played very well today.
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Maybe Ten Hag should've been giving him more minutes instead of playing Eriksen in his position. We'd probably have conceded less goals and been harder to breakdown.
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Maybe Ten Hag should've been giving him more minutes instead of playing Eriksen in his position. We'd probably have conceded less goals and been harder to breakdown.
He’s not the level we need but I like so much stuff about him. He’s always giving 100%, he’s happy to play anywhere, he always shows for the ball, he is disciplined and keeps his position well when he plays in DM. If he was a bit quicker off the mark and ok in the air I would even recommend keeping him.
phenomenal tackle on Isak. Goal saver. But he did also give it away very cheaply prior to casemiro rescue and their first goal
Someone called him Imhotep in the matchday thread 
Decent shift by him. Should be squad option next season ?
Decent shift by him. Should be squad option next season ?
Struggles physically at times and has a mistake in him, but we're more solid with an actual defensive midfielder in there so he definitely should've played more football when Casemiro wasn't available.
We could do worse than have him as a squad player if Casemiro and/or Eriksen goes because otherwise we're not likely to sign two midfielders.
We could do worse than have him as a squad player if Casemiro and/or Eriksen goes because otherwise we're not likely to sign two midfielders.
Eriksen is a faboulous player but we have singed him 5 to 10 years too late. his legs are gone for good
He's bang average but yeah having a bang average midfielder next to Mainoo is better than having no one next to him.
Should have just kept Fred who was much better if we didn't have the funds to sign a top midfielder. (I'm going to keep imagining there was some really brilliant plan with Mount even though there wasn't)
Should have just kept Fred who was much better if we didn't have the funds to sign a top midfielder. (I'm going to keep imagining there was some really brilliant plan with Mount even though there wasn't)
Hope he doesn’t get displaced by Casemiro for the final, been very good 2 games in a row.
Fantastic block but should have conceded a penalty (caused by his poor touch) and he is really technically limited, partnered with being slow - I like him but he is not good enough.
The main issue with him is how slow he is. He's a tidy player, and that makes a lot of difference when we're trying to keep possession, but he does have a mistake in him. When he gives it away, he usually can't get back in to fix the mistake. If he were faster, I'd want us to keep him. Still, having him next to Mainoo has made a difference in the last two games.
He did exceptionally well in that 1v3, though. He had absolutely no right to make that fantastic block. Saved us from going behind for sure.
He did exceptionally well in that 1v3, though. He had absolutely no right to make that fantastic block. Saved us from going behind for sure.
Way too many errors in his game tonight.
He plays a part in their equaliser and should have given a penalty away. Two very sloppy moments.
He only won 2 out of 10 duels.
He's decent at keeping possession. That's about it.
My thoughts as well. Actually suprised that he got praise today. Not that he was really bad, but he gave the ball away in dangerous positions like 2 or 3 times. He is an average midfielder and yes, that puts him in the upper echelon of midfielders in the squad. Still no reason to burn more money for somebody who isn't good enough to be a starter going forward.
He should have played more than he has this season and we might have conceded a few less goals. Average and not good enough to justify buying him but he is at least an actual specialist DM.
Winning duel is a deceptive stat when players press in multiples. First player presses to force the opponent one way and the next one comes and takes possession or completes the tackle.
Fouling a player on purpose would also constitute as losing a duel which Amrabat did on two separate occasions.
Amrabat somewhat saved the game when he blocked Isak's shot after the AWB mistake. He was immense in the first half.
Not had a good season and not the player we're looking for but he had a good game this time.
I disagree. That was not a good overall performance.
You're giving him too much credit for one very good block.
Amrabat actually committed 5 fouls. It could have reached 6 had he been penalised for a clear foul on Gordon.
If we're calling that performance good, God help us.
He played well, took up good positions and kept the ball moving nicely, pleased for him.
He's a very honest and likeable player but I try not to let that blind me to the fact that he's deficient in several areas, most notably speed and mobility.
In all honesty, we should have kept Fred and Sabitzer as squad midfielders because, despite their own shortcomings, they have something our midfield sorely lacks: speed, energy and mobility, and we never replaced it.
In all honesty, we should have kept Fred and Sabitzer as squad midfielders because, despite their own shortcomings, they have something our midfield sorely lacks: speed, energy and mobility, and we never replaced it.
The midfield going forward should be this guy, Kobbie and Bruno, but I fear EtH will just revert to his Casemiro and McT obsessions and we will pay for it in the cup final
I think this is fair, we were very lucky to not to concede the pen.
He's been better this season than most make out. There seems to be this idea that he's been shit all season, which really isn't the case. Don't get me wrong he's certainly had some shit performances, but overall I'd say he's been average rather than terrible.
However, I do think it's a bit difficult to compare these last two games with all our previous ones. We've actually played with a more normal midfield setup in these two games, which instantly makes it easier on Amrabat than what whoever has played there previously (himself, Casemiro or Mainoo) have had. I tend to think Casemiro would also have looked better in these last two games if he'd played in his normal position.
Also, while Amrabat did do quite a lot of good things in this match, he also did some bad (including what could easily, and probably should, have been conceding a penalty).
However, I do think it's a bit difficult to compare these last two games with all our previous ones. We've actually played with a more normal midfield setup in these two games, which instantly makes it easier on Amrabat than what whoever has played there previously (himself, Casemiro or Mainoo) have had. I tend to think Casemiro would also have looked better in these last two games if he'd played in his normal position.
Also, while Amrabat did do quite a lot of good things in this match, he also did some bad (including what could easily, and probably should, have been conceding a penalty).
Someone called him Imhotep in the matchday thread
Decent shift by him. Should be squad option next season ?
No!
The concept of a defensive midfielder is very exciting. Amrabat being that is not.
He was mediocre tonight, and could have given away 3 goals with really bad play in crucial positions.
There are far, far better players out there.
He was mediocre tonight, and could have given away 3 goals with really bad play in crucial positions.
There are far, far better players out there.
Credit to him for his overall performance yesterday. However he's lackning in so many important areas. Seems to play on the edge for 90 mins with a howler/mistake just waiting in the background. Not good enough for the PL!
Keep him. We need squad players and he's worth the 10 or so mil. Not if he's gonna be anymore than that though
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