Semedo sell or keep

[hollo]

Nelson Semedo is one of wolves most expensive purchases at 27 million. Semedo has struggled to adjust to the premier league but has improved during the second half of it.
Wolves fans are divided over the purchase with some pointing out the lack of goals and assists. There were times where he mentally switched off too.

Others think he will turn out to be a good purchase as his mistakes are fewer as the season has progressed. Fans also point out his pace and close control are better than doherty.

Do wolves cut their losses and buy someone younger with resale value like perriera from albion, or hope Semedo further improves next year?

 

[Deleted member 11332]

I wouldn't, but goals and assists are not a metric I really look at for full backs, plus if Raul had played all season I'd wager he'd have a few assists, his crossing isn't bad from deep but no targets to hit.

Not sure Pereira from Albion would be any good at right back either.

 

[SakosRightFoot]

If we got £30million from someone absolutely. Hoever will be a class player in another year or so. Perhaps someone like Baldock at Sheff U would be a good fit and cheaper to allow us to use some of the sale money elsewhere

 

[Ewok vs Wolf]

He's been one of our most consistent players who would look much better with better players. Him and Traore don't really link up well for me.

 

[Loefah]

Semedo has been one of our better performers this season and is the least of our problems currently. So keep, obviously.

 

[Olivergoldblack]

I think he is far better in a 343. yesterday he was totally exposed by lack of support from Traore and Dendonker at times.
Burnley totally exploited the lack of support on that flank time and time again. I also believe his lack of attacking output is also down to Traore hogging the ball down that side, and there is hardly any link up between the 2.
Everywhere I look, Traore is the root of so many of our problems.

 

[tamwolf]

I think he has been one of our best and most consistent players this season. It makes sense to blame the full back for our attacking woes and sell him though.

 

[Glow69]

Its the centrebacks that needs the focus.

Semedo has done fine

 

[Black Coffee]

For the money we spent if we could anywhere near that back I'd snap their hand off.

I'm just not convinced in him a pre season would definitely do him good but he has tenancy to switch off and is a bit lazy IMO.

For £28M plus add ons we could have got a better right back/wingback in IMO.

 

[AndyWolves]

I wouldn't, but goals and assists are not a metric I really look at for full backs, plus if Raul had played all season I'd wager he'd have a few assists, his crossing isn't bad from deep but no targets to hit.

Not sure Pereira from Albion would be any good at right back either.

Joao Cancelo cost Man City £60m and in his first season got 1 goal (against Oxford) and 1 assist (against Fulham).

This season he's got 1 goal and 4 assists.

 

[Deleted member 11332]

Joao Cancelo cost Man City £60m and in his first season got 1 goal (against Oxford) and 1 assist (against Fulham).

This season he's got 1 goal and 4 assists.

Must be **** then Andy.

1 goal, pathetic.

 

[Oliwolf44]

As many lapses of concentration he has, we have bigger issues than RB

 

[AndyWolves]

I'm not sure what people expect from a right wing back when talking about goals & assists.

We've been anemic scoring goals all season and Neto has stats equivalent to other teams highest assisting full backs / wing backs (who incidentally seem to take set pieces).

 

[YouGottaRaulWithIt]

Nelson Semedo is one of wolves most expensive purchases at 27 million. Semedo has struggled to adjust to the premier league but has improved during the second half of it.
Wolves fans are divided over the purchase with some pointing out the lack of goals and assists. There were times where he mentally switched off too.

Others think he will turn out to be a good purchase as his mistakes are fewer as the season has progressed. Fans also point out his pace and close control are better than doherty.

Do wolves cut their losses and buy someone younger with resale value like perriera from albion, or hope Semedo further improves next year?

Could we get back anywhere near what we paid for him? No? Then have to keep him.

 

[Tring Wolf]

I’d definitely keep. One of the few who I think has the ability to play in a top Premier League side.

I’d be building around:

Rui
Semedo
Boly
RAN
Neves
Vitinha
Neto
Raul

 

[Deleted member yltz11841]

I’d definitely keep. One of the few who I think has the ability to play in a top Premier League side.

I’d be building around:

Rui
Semedo
Boly
RAN
Neves
Vitinha
Neto
Raul

spot on but i'd get slated for saying get rid of any others that we could get money for.
What needs to be done and what will actually happen are 2 different things though.

 

[thisisgil]

I'd rather sell Traore, push Semedo up and have Hoever play behind him.

 

[Loefah]

I'd rather sell Traore, push Semedo up and have Hoever play behind him.

Surprised we haven't tried Semedo in a midfield role with Hoever at right back.

 

[Frank Lincoln]

He has got better as he has adjusted to the premier league. A lack of goals is not down to Semedo. With our central defence looking a shadow of its former self, and Traore not always tracking back, it has left him exposed. Sort out the rest of the defence and he will be just fine.

 

[WS10Wolf]

Sell Semedo!? I despair sometimes with this forum, I really do.

 

[Chris H]

I'd rather sell Traore, push Semedo up and have Hoever play behind him.

Could be something to consider if we want to develop with both a back 3/5 and a back 4.

Hoever at RCB with Semedo RWB. Can switch between the 2 formations when in and out of possession.

 

[Black Country Wanderer]

The agenda against this player really amazes me
He has been probably our most consistent performer since the years turn,he is playing in a team that is struggling on so many fronts
His first season here,first season in a new league,new country and new system for him
He has literally no cover in front of him from Traore or Donk or Neves when hes played there tbh
What do people expect?
Was Doc a better defender? No
Was Doc a better footballer ? No
The only thing Doc was better at was getting in the box,and it took him 10 years to get there,not done much at super Spurs as he?
Semedo is not perfect,no one is,but he has improved no end this season and next he will be even better
Get off his back and look at the rest of this squad,they are far more in need of a shall we keep poll

 

[northnorfolkwolf]

Haven't read through all this but why are we picking on Semedo specifically? Perhaps of all our players I think he is the one who does have genuine Prem quality, though I agree we haven't seen too much of it this season! Though that could be said for every one of our team.

 

[Alex Rae The Substitute]

I'm not sure what people expect from a right wing back when talking about goals & assists.

We've been anemic scoring goals all season and Neto has stats equivalent to other teams highest assisting full backs / wing backs (who incidentally seem to take set pieces).

Well I think unfortunately we’ve sold our 3rd most prolific player who happened to play RWB and who was a generally solid outlet for the ball whenever we attack for £12m and bought a player for double that to replace him who doesn’t look like scoring and is probably only a marginally more solid defender.

The issues posed by our inefficiencies at both LWB and RWB this season I feel have been the source of most of our problems tactically. Kilman, RAN and particularly Semedo have been obviously targeted by the opposition during games and this has put them on the back foot, whereas previously for all of our defensive mindedness our WB’s were always on the front foot in games. I caught some highlights a little while back of last season and I’d forgotten just how attack minded Johnny and Doc were having watched us this season.

Selling Doherty and bringing in a (currently) inferior replacement and knowing Johnny would be out for at least half the season and replacing him with an unknown youngster and an injury prone senior has caused us all sorts of difficulties and has been a major error of judgement in the transfer market.

 

[Very Proud (AKA Still Proud)]

If you were Semedo, having joined a club that had finished 7th two years in a row and were Europa League quarter-finalists you may have expected better quality defenders alongside you.

I actually suspect he may be on the phone asking for a move himself, and I couldn't blame him. Playing in a team with a decent defensive unit and he'll be a better acquisition than he already is.

 

[Manic88]

Sell Semedo!? I despair sometimes with this forum, I really do.

if his name was Nelson Seamus and he was from Derry the question would never come up

 

[Leamwolf]

Absolute no brainer that we keep him!! He has been one of the top performers in the team since he turned a corner against Villa......

his block and then quick movement to get the rebound off him set up the play that created the goal against Sheffield UTD.

it can’t be easy playing with the defensive partners he has at the minute when your used to the Calibre of Pique at club level or Dias at international level.....

He also offers good link up play in the final third, but also their are some league wide stats where he is top 4 defensively.

he arrived lacking fitness and the premiership
Is so unforgiving in that regard, but he is really coming on and he is a player who I think will really kick on next season and be one of the top performers with a pre-season behind him.

 

[Montana_Man]

Surprised we haven't tried Semedo in a midfield role with Hoever at right back.

I've been thinking this myself for a while now. I think he could actually be better suited for the midfield with his skill set. Maybe once someone like Hoever has a little more experience, they can experiment with Semedo in that role.

 

[AndyWolves]

Anyone think we should get this guy? He scores loads from right back!

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[WickedWolfie]

Anyone think we should get this guy? He scores loads from right back!

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You neglected to mention that is in the SPL where half of the teams are L1 quality at best....

 

[VancouverWolf]

For the money we spent if we could anywhere near that back I'd snap their hand off.

I'm just not convinced in him a pre season would definitely do him good but he has tenancy to switch off and is a bit lazy IMO.

For £28M plus add ons we could have got a better right back/wingback in IMO.

Better? I didn’t know that. In some ways I wish you hadn’t said that.

Not sure I can trust Wolves at transfers again.

 

[Oldgold Wolfcub]

Sell Semedo!? I despair sometimes with this forum, I really do.

Sometimes?? Only sometimes

 

[Monketron]

Anyone who's actually seen our games lately will know how important he currently is to the team. Yeah he wasn't great against Burnley, but no one was. No need for knee jerk reactions.

Now, would I have spent all our transfer budget last summer on a RB rather than say a CB or CM? Teams like Utd or City can spunk £30m on a RB but teams in Wolves financial position probably shouldn't. But that doesn't change the fact he's actually been a very good signing for us imo. I don't think Nuno (or the fans) could have seen the likes of Boly/Donck falling off a cliff, form wise, this season or Raul suffering such a severe season ending injury and leaving a huge hole through the spine of the team.

 

[JOSWolf]

Absolutely not. Semedo must stay. Far more candidates to leave the club ahead of Semedo after what I saw yesterday.

 

[WS10Wolf]

Sometimes?? Only sometimes

Most of the time to be fair.

 

[Leamwolf]

Absolutely not. Semedo must stay. Far more candidates to leave the club ahead of Semedo after what I saw yesterday.

I am still surprised he was the one sacrificed yesterday when we made the changes.....

 

[JOSWolf]

I am still surprised he was the one sacrificed yesterday when we made the changes.....

His substitution and putting Adama at wing back just summed up the utter shambles that was yesterday and what we have seen countless times this season by Nuno.

 

[Brixton Wanderer]

Sell Semedo!? I despair sometimes with this forum, I really do.

Glad it’s not just me.

 

[Flea]

I´d chew not only the hand off,but the whole fudging arm.
I´d sell Semedo for considerably less than 20 Mill.
An almost complete waste of money and shirt.
He is a terrible player offering close to nothing "going forward" and at every moment has a blatant defensive fault just urging to surface.

Awful player.

 

[Flea]

Could we get back anywhere near what we paid for him? No? Then have to keep him.

Says it all really.
I don´t anyone would offer anywhere close to 20 Mill.
There is a logical reason for that and it is not because Semedo is a good football player.