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On the one hand I am convinced Wijnaldum will have better options than us, and on the other hand I think we can do better deals than him even in Holland. He's a good player but I'm not sure he is what we really need. We already have a number of attacking midfield players, whereas we are really light in the winger department. I can't see him being happy playing right wing for us long term. If memory serves this was exactly the reason he left Feyenoord for PSV a few seasons ago.

 

Edit: what TRC said basically

If it wasn't so unlike us to replace a player before selling, I'd be 100% convinced that this means Sissoko is off. As it is, I'm only about 95% certain of it.

CM/AM really isn't where we should be looking at players tbh, we've already got De Jong, Marveaux and Cabella fighting for a spot there (Cabella only if we sign some wingers). We need CBs, wingers and strikers before we even start looking at CM/AM.

 

Aye, Sissoko leaving is the only logical explanation, but I can't see us get much more for Sissoko than what Wijnaldum would cost us, so that would make it a sideways move in every way imaginable.

 

But a potentially huge step up in the "heart" dept.

 

Aye, we can't be having players who don't want to play for NUFC. If we get Wijnaldum instead, good riddance.

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However much De Jong could be an absolute key player for us, it would be suicide to rely on him being fit all season. Wijnaldum would be a great signing...but only if it's followed up with a lot more of equal quality.

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On the one hand I am convinced Wijnaldum will have better options than us, and on the other hand I think we can do better deals than him even in Holland. He's a good player but I'm not sure he is what we really need. We already have a number of attacking midfield players, whereas we are really light in the winger department. I can't see him being happy playing right wing for us long term. If memory serves this was exactly the reason he left Feyenoord for PSV a few seasons ago.

 

Edit: what TRC said basically

If it wasn't so unlike us to replace a player before selling, I'd be 100% convinced that this means Sissoko is off. As it is, I'm only about 95% certain of it.

CM/AM really isn't where we should be looking at players tbh, we've already got De Jong, Marveaux and Cabella fighting for a spot there (Cabella only if we sign some wingers). We need CBs, wingers and strikers before we even start looking at CM/AM.

 

Aye, Sissoko leaving is the only logical explanation, but I can't see us get much more for Sissoko than what Wijnaldum would cost us, so that would make it a sideways move in every way imaginable.

How would you rate Wijnaldum compared to Sissoko?

 

Hmm, I would say about equal, but Wijnaldum is probably a bit more consistent. That said, he has not really been tested in a stronger competition than our Eredivisie and contrary to a lot of people I don't think he had a great World Cup, just a decent one.

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Interesting if we sign him and keep Sissoko. What formation are they thinking about? If it's true that he doesn't wanna play on the wing, where the hell we fit them all?

 

4-6-0 with De Jong as a false nine? Sissoko and Wijnaldum behind him making runs, Tiote/Abeid as an anchorman and Cabella&Aarons on the wings?

 

Or just stick Sissoko on the right? Cisse up top, SDJ and GW behind him?

 

More likely we just sell Sissoko.

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According to the Mail a deal has been agreed with PSV now up to Winegum to decide if he wants to come.

 

 

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Interesting if we sign him and keep Sissoko. What formation are they thinking about? If it's true that he doesn't wanna play on the wing, where the hell we fit them all?

 

4-6-0 with De Jong as a false nine? Sissoko and Wijnaldum behind him making runs, Tiote/Abeid as an anchorman and Cabella&Aarons on the wings?

 

Or just stick Sissoko on the right? Cisse up top, SDJ and GW behind him?

 

More likely we just sell Sissoko.

Since when does where someone is going to play fit into our transfer strategy?

 

FWIW Sissoko seems to have no issue playing wide I suppose.

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Don't know enough about Wijnaldum but a Dutch journalist (Michael Jongsma) seems to think that having a midfield that contains de Jong and Wijnaldum won't work as they both mainly offer a goalscoring threat but low on creativity.

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Instant permaban if you start one, please.

 

Until there official confirmation anyway

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We should use Shane for some weird experiments. See how massive we can get him, give him absolutely tonnes of steroids and tattoos. They'll be like "ah they are sending on a tricky winger" but actually we release a massive, rabid beast out just screaming at people off the ball.

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Instant permaban if you start one, please.

 

Until there official confirmation anyway

 

Mackems have two now, one that is 70 pages and one about Jordy Clasie being better than Greorginio Wijnaldum :lol: What a mess that forum is!

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Instant permaban if you start one, please.

 

Until there official confirmation anyway

 

Mackems have two now, one that is 70 pages and one about Jordy Clasie being better than Greorginio Wijnaldum :lol: What a mess that forum is!

 

They have a new thread for every different person that mentions the same rumour, they would have 20000 new threads this summer if they were linked to half of what we have :lol:

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We should use Shane for some weird experiments. See how massive we can get him, give him absolutely tonnes of steroids and tattoos. They'll be like "ah they are sending on a tricky winger" but actually we release a massive, rabid beast out just screaming at people off the ball.

 

Give him the Steve Rogers treatment, might get him to 5ft7

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Don't know enough about Wijnaldum but a Dutch journalist (Michael Jongsma) seems to think that having a midfield that contains de Jong and Wijnaldum won't work as they both mainly offer a goalscoring threat but low on creativity.

 

I'm assuming they'll use Wijnaldum in a more box-to-box role, which makes me think Sissoko's off (unless they've realised we need a squad?!). McClaren prefers 4-3-3, doesn't he? Might be going for a mega attacking Sissoko-Wijnaldum-de Jong midfield 3 :lol:

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