Originally Posted by
MadAmster
Mike te Wierik. The background sounds familiar to those remembering quite a few of our signings in the "te-ens". Captain at Heracles, end of contract, moved on a free to Groningen on a 3 year deal. 3 years later, captain at Groningen, end of contract, moves on a free to DCFC.
He is a good defender. He is a leader. He is also a decent footballer who fits Cocu's preferred style of playing out from the back. It's the way he was taught as a kid and has played that way all his career. Very little doubt in my mind he has what it takes to play well in the SBC or even in the PL. The small doubt I might have would be physicality. He isn't used to playing the more hurly burly roughshod English style but I do think he should be able to handle it.
He is a right side centre half which makes 4 in all. te Wierk, Evans, Wisdom and Davies. We don't need 4 RSCH's. Davies out on loan?
Left hand side is more of a problem. Last season we had Tomori in on loan. This season Clarke. Next? We have reasonable backup in Forsyth but not a first choice. IMO we need a new LSCH of the quality of Tomori/Clarke, preferably a buy rather than a loan, unless we use Bielik at CH which, when you look at his last couple of games at DM, might not be a bad idea.
I think Rooney will be a bit part player next season. He was really good up to the crisis, good after the restart but in the last 3 games he has been off it.
Bogle appears to have lost his mojo but I must say he was way better against Brebtford than he was at WBA where I would have given him 3/10.