Florian Thauvin

[The College Dropout]

It wasn't even a shambles. He kept trying and kept going. Quality was just not there.

[Pilko]

I think you misunderstand me. The result and team performance was a shambles, but because he didn't get many touches and was 'hauled off' early (copyright RTG 2011), he took a lot of the blame for the team and the general poorness of display.

 

I remember that game well and we were set up horribly. Cisse was more isolated than the front bit of Steve's barnet and our most attacking player was Janmaat.

[TRon]

He got caught dawdling on the ball a lot, and I can remember it was driving McClaren nuts on the bench. But I think you can give a player new to English football some benefit of the doubt, it's happened with other foreign players who have adapted well after a shaky start.

[Ikon]

He's got quality, but if he has the mentality/willingness to succed here (or elsewhere) and fulfill his potential is a different thing.

I'm prepared to give him time and hopefully he'll adapt and come good

[LFEE]

He's got quality, but if he has the mentality/willingness to succed here (or elsewhere) and fulfill his potential is a different thing.

I'm prepared to give him time and hopefully he'll adapt and come good

[NG32]

He'll be a totally different player in a successful team with a decent manager.

[TRon]

He's got quality, but if he has the mentality/willingness to succed here (or elsewhere) and fulfill his potential is a different thing.

I'm prepared to give him time and hopefully he'll adapt and come good

 

That was the doubt for me, whether he really wanted to be here, but apparently the coaching staff seem pleased enough with his application and he's being given a chance to stake his claim this season. I hope that's true.

[HaydnNUFC]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/08/21/23/2B8C694200000578-0-image-a-7_1440195814001.jpg

Was he wearing the contract when he signed?

[HaydnNUFC]

I think he was heavily scapegoated for the West Ham (a) shambles. Before that he looked good against Northampton  (lol), Man U as a sub and played an odd false 9 role when Mitrovic got sent off vs Arsenal early doors.

 

Admittedly he was so, SO poor in the Sheffield Wed defeat that he deserved dropping for a bit. But he simply never got another chance despite our permanently s*** form.

Completely agree with this. And when he was thrown up front when we were down to 10 in the Arsenal (H) game he ran his bollocks off.

[triggs]

Didn't see the cup game where he was booed by the fans but in any of the games I did see it was his quality rather than his effort which let him down

[joeyt]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/08/21/23/2B8C694200000578-0-image-a-7_1440195814001.jpg

Was he wearing the contract when he signed?

 

[Ikon]

Lack of confidence makes you worse in pretty much every aspect of your game no matter how good/bad you are. Same goes when it comes to playing under pressure if you're not good at handling it

 

I think he got thrown in too early, and in a shamble of a team as well.

[Kanj]

Got thrown into the team that was getting beaten in preseason on baseball fields and shit

[joeyt]

Thought we'd got ourselves a gem after I watched him destroy Northampton. Hope if he does stay he can get some much needed confidence playing in hopefully a winning team

[TRon]

Lack of confidence makes you worse in pretty much every aspect of your game no matter how good/bad you are. Same goes when it comes to playing under pressure if you're not good at handling it

 

I think he got thrown in too early, and in a shamble of a team as well.

 

I would imagine his role would be a lot clearer in a Rafa team as well. Rafa knows how to use space and Thauvin would probably get to operate in areas where he would be a lot more effective under him than under McClaren.

[Ikon]

"Lazio have reached an agreement with Newcastle United for the signature of French winger Florian Thauvin, according to Italian daily Corriere dello Sport. It has been claimed that the Serie A giants have agreed to pay a loan fee of €2m for Thauvin, and are obligated to make the move permanent at a later date for €11m."

 

 

I know they are far from reliable but i thought i'd post it anyway. Probably BS.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Much rather he stayed but that's relegation for you I suppose.

[toon25]

Best he's away imo, too much water under the bridge.

[John P]

We really really need a couple of attacking midfielders / wingers if he leaves.

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

What's Wayne Routledge up to these days?

[U2]

Figured he was away by how little Rafa has been using him in preseason. 

 

Hatem mIII was a dud.

[Mikky]

We really really need a couple of attacking midfielders / wingers if he leaves.

 

This: we are very short on creativity; this is the one aspect that still worries me

[TRon]

I'm not fussed either way. Looks like we were only prepared to sell him if we got our money back, and it's yet more evidence that we are not prepared to panic in the transfer market any more. No player leaves except on our terms. Love it.

[Kanj]

Bummer, if he goes, because I still wanted (hoped) he'd come good and was a big fan of his in France. However, that's a hell of a fee all-things considered given his past 12 months+.

 

I hope we sign some exciting attackers now though.

[Ikon]

It's more difficult to sign players now compared to a few weeks ago. People want even crazier money now. Fingers crossed that we can get the ones we want in soon.