We are only 10 games into the season, some clubs not even that, and so it's too soon to properly judge anyone.
It's also a perfect time for some #hottakes, though.
You'll see plenty of them from me in the coming days. The plan:
It's also a perfect time for some #hottakes, though.
You'll see plenty of them from me in the coming days. The plan:
I'll run a mini-series over the next few days, highlighting outstanding players for each position one by one (GK, FB, CB, CDM, CAM, RW, LW & ST), separating them into 4 tiers.
1) Poised for a big move
2) Quietly elite
3) Worrying signs
4) Out of his depth
Tonight, goalkeepers.
1) Poised for a big move
2) Quietly elite
3) Worrying signs
4) Out of his depth
Tonight, goalkeepers.
Other GK candidates I've considered:
Poised for a big move - Ondřej Kolář (but, well, kinda boring)
Quietly elite - Marek Boháč
Worrying signs - Aleš Hruška (+ above-mentioned Nguyen)
Out of his depth - Jiří Floder
Poised for a big move - Ondřej Kolář (but, well, kinda boring)
Quietly elite - Marek Boháč
Worrying signs - Aleš Hruška (+ above-mentioned Nguyen)
Out of his depth - Jiří Floder
This morning, we'll run through stand out fullbacks over the first 10 rounds.
Again, I'll separate them into 4 tiers:
1) Poised for a big move
2) Quietly elite
3) Worrying signs
4) Out of his depth
Again, I'll separate them into 4 tiers:
1) Poised for a big move
2) Quietly elite
3) Worrying signs
4) Out of his depth
Other FB candidates I've considered:
Poised for a big move - Martin Koscelník
Quietly elite - Jiří Fleišman (small sample size the only disqualifier)
Worrying signs - Petr Reinberk
Out of his depth - Václav Svoboda
Poised for a big move - Martin Koscelník
Quietly elite - Jiří Fleišman (small sample size the only disqualifier)
Worrying signs - Petr Reinberk
Out of his depth - Václav Svoboda
Tonight, let's look at centre backs.
To keep the tradition, I'll separate them into 4 tiers:
1) Poised for a big move
2) Quietly elite
3) Worrying signs
4) Out of his depth
To keep the tradition, I'll separate them into 4 tiers:
1) Poised for a big move
2) Quietly elite
3) Worrying signs
4) Out of his depth
Other CB candidates I've considered:
Poised for a big move - none (potentially Toml, I suppose)
Quietly elite - Petr Buchta, Martin Šindelář, Ondřej Kúdela
Worrying signs - Lukáš Mareček, Lukáš Hůlka, Dominik Plechatý
Out of his depth - Dalibor Večerka/Joss Didiba
Poised for a big move - none (potentially Toml, I suppose)
Quietly elite - Petr Buchta, Martin Šindelář, Ondřej Kúdela
Worrying signs - Lukáš Mareček, Lukáš Hůlka, Dominik Plechatý
Out of his depth - Dalibor Večerka/Joss Didiba
Tonight, let's highlight some defensive minded midfielders.
I won't mix anything up and will again separate them into 4 tiers:
1) Poised for a big move
2) Quietly elite
3) Worrying signs
4) Out of his depth
I won't mix anything up and will again separate them into 4 tiers:
1) Poised for a big move
2) Quietly elite
3) Worrying signs
4) Out of his depth
Other CDM candidates I've considered:
Poised for a big move - Ladislav Krejčí II
Quietly elite - Adam Jánoš, Jan Sedlák
Worrying signs - Marek Hlinka
Out of his depth - none
Poised for a big move - Ladislav Krejčí II
Quietly elite - Adam Jánoš, Jan Sedlák
Worrying signs - Marek Hlinka
Out of his depth - none
Today, we'll round off the midfielder category with the attacking ones.
Again, you'll find them separated into four tiers:
1) Poised for a big move
2) Quietly elite
3) Worrying signs
4) Out of his depth
Again, you'll find them separated into four tiers:
1) Poised for a big move
2) Quietly elite
3) Worrying signs
4) Out of his depth
Other notable AMs I've considered:
Poised for a big move - Cheick Condé
Quietly elite - Emil Tischler, Kristi Qose
Worrying signs - Kamil Vacek
Out of his depth - Tomáš Pilík
Poised for a big move - Cheick Condé
Quietly elite - Emil Tischler, Kristi Qose
Worrying signs - Kamil Vacek
Out of his depth - Tomáš Pilík
Today, let's get the wingers over with.
Just to remind you of the tiers one more time:
1) Poised for a big move
2) Quietly elite
3) Worrying signs
4) Out of his depth
Just to remind you of the tiers one more time:
1) Poised for a big move
2) Quietly elite
3) Worrying signs
4) Out of his depth
Other notable LW/RWs I've considered:
Poised for a big move - none (at a stretch Daniel Holzer, Youba Dramé)
Quietly elite - Pablo González, Stanislav Vávra
Worrying signs - Ladislav Krejčí I
Out of his depth - Jakub Fulnek
Poised for a big move - none (at a stretch Daniel Holzer, Youba Dramé)
Quietly elite - Pablo González, Stanislav Vávra
Worrying signs - Ladislav Krejčí I
Out of his depth - Jakub Fulnek
Tonight, let's round off this long thread with a selection of strikers.
As always, these are the tiers we are working with:
1) Poised for a big move
2) Quietly elite
3) Worrying signs
4) Out of his depth
As always, these are the tiers we are working with:
1) Poised for a big move
2) Quietly elite
3) Worrying signs
4) Out of his depth
Other ST candidates I've considered:
Poised for a big move - Lukáš Juliš
Quietly elite - Ivan Schranz
Worrying signs - Pavel Černý
Out of his depth - Rigino Cicilia
That's it for now. Thanks for all your comments, suggestions, RTs and likes. See you with an update after R20.
Poised for a big move - Lukáš Juliš
Quietly elite - Ivan Schranz
Worrying signs - Pavel Černý
Out of his depth - Rigino Cicilia
That's it for now. Thanks for all your comments, suggestions, RTs and likes. See you with an update after R20.