19 Nov 2025 16:53:08
I love Adam Wharton. I'd be ecstatic if we replaced macca with him. However if we continue to play the same dross he'd look a shadow of the player.
Adam Wharton in a well oiled machine would make us tick. He's an terrific player. We need to get back to aggressive front foot football and at a far quicker pace.
19 Nov 2025 21:16:12
Batman7, neither Wharton nor Macca have the athleticism to play in a mobile midfield we play, IMO.
Or at least the mobiile midfield we used to play before Slot galaxy-brained the "horseshoe midfield" crap we are doing now.
19 Nov 2025 21:58:15
Do you not think Elliot Anderson would be a better option, Batman? As dynamic as Wharton but with a bit more of a defensive mindset like Gravy?
I heard someone mention Nmecha a few days ago and he looks awesome as a more defensive option and Gravy rotation. Maybe in time him plus Wharton would be a decent combo?
20 Nov 2025 00:18:21
@Batman, are you saying that Wharton adds value if he is playing in a world class team? I think I’d prefer players who were willing to improve themselves and who would want to work hard to turn a team into a world class team.
20 Nov 2025 09:25:16
Anderson for me his work rate ball winning never gives up just what we are missing at the moment reminds me a lot of Henderson .
YNWA.
20 Nov 2025 10:39:11
Wharton would go some way to fixing some of the ball progression from deep that has been missed since Trent left as a deep lying playmaker.
However, we will still lack a defensive midfielder in the squad. Therefore we would still need to get another.
This is why I prefer Baleba. While he is not as progressive at Wharton is, he's pretty good at it, is also left footed, but can also physically dominate midfields. Two birds with one stone.
20 Nov 2025 11:17:14
Zed, I wouldn't mind Anderson. Wharton? IMO, he is not what we need cos he doesn't even play DM (Lerma or Hughes play there with Palace) nor does he have the engine to play in a midfield with pace from Szobo and Grav.
20 Nov 2025 13:42:06
Yeah Oli, I wouldn’t use Wharton in the Gravy position, but if we got (over 2-3 windows) Him and Nmecha (for example) that would give rotation with Gravy and a Macca replacement.
20 Nov 2025 21:14:48
Zed, I would use Anderson as comp. for Macca rather than for Grav, for sure. Saw Nmecha (from BVB, I presume) play once vs Bayern a couple of weeks ago and he looks decent. got to watch him a bit more.