At his best (and last night was probably the best I've seen him play all round, not just that goal), Emre is a powerful presence in the middle. We've certainly seen poor performances from him this season, but it's emerged that he was carrying an injury - I should hope he was, 'cos he was dreadful. But in some of the last few games he's stepped-up, and at times he's made me wonder how Jordan can get back in (if he's ever fit enough again).
I've been sceptical about Emre since he arrived, I'll admit. He seemed to lack sharpness and awareness, made poor decisions too often, and only showed his quality briefly and intermittently. I hope he proves me wrong, because he could be exactly what we need to combat the thug teams of this league, IF (and only if) he can consistently reach the levels he did yesterday.
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