I thought he was pretty anonymous when he came on yesterday and co-incided with us losing our hold on the game, possibly too lightweight to work as 1 of 2 in midfield so I think if he starts against spurs we have to drop King and play Brooks centrally in a 4-5-1
Edit to add, I’m not writing him off based on a sub appearance I just think it shows how much work Gosling gets through
I don't think he is going to be up to the physicality of the premier league. In Scotland you can get by on ability alone and to a certain extent you can in the Championship. The premier league is another step altogether. Brooks has been amazing. To be able to make a massive step up like he has is incredible and shows a real mental strength. I do think that he is running on empty now though unsurprisingly.I didn’t think he looked good at all tbh. Willing to give him the benefit of the doubt in the remaining games, but I didn’t think he was good enough after Burnley last year and he’s come back off of a worse loan spell this season.
Have we really seen enough of Emerson to say that he isn’t as good as Surman? At Rangers he played more advanced and excelled, also impressed in the championship at a very young age with his creative flair.Hyndman seems to want to play like Jorginho. That’s a problem when you aren’t as good as Andrew Surman.
I actually think there’s a role in our side for a deep lying midfield orchestrator with more powerful and creative midfielders ahead of him. Sadly I just don’t think that will be Emerson