thenige Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Whisper it...like a new signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tisd09 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 If he can play to his potential it actually will be like a new signing :) I really hope he can do well just not holding out any hope for him. Knowing our luck even if he does make it through pre-season has a stormer on the opening game he will get a nasty leg break or the like right after.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 It's sort of past luck at this stage with the likes of De Jong and Aarons though, we can't rely on either as part of the squad and call it a bad luck story later given what's happened in the past. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 If he stays fit he's at least worthy of a place on the bench. Technically he's probably our best number 10, would be interesting seeing him behind Gayle in pre-season, could be a poor man's Beardsley & Cole. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 If he stays fit he's at least worthy of a place on the bench. Technically he's probably our best number 10, would be interesting seeing him behind Gayle in pre-season, could be a poor man's Beardsley & Cole. Definitely think it could work, I think he'd also play well with Perez. Moot point probably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 De Jong behind Gayle, Ritchie one wing, a new left-winger, a bit more depth in the centre and I think we'd be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 De Jong's not good enough for the PL, got less pace than Diame. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Getting desperate when people are trying to convince themselves this bloke is a viable option for this season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Getting desperate when people are trying to convince themselves this bloke is a viable option for this season Not really, if he can stay injury free (Big If) then he could do a decent job, and thats all people are saying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 De Jong's not good enough for the PL, got less pace than Diame. What about Nolan for us last time we came up? Sheringham, Bergkamp, Okocha, Beardsley, Le Tissier, Bervatov all played with a great deal of success in the PL but with little to no pace to speak of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 De Jong's not good enough for the PL, got less pace than Diame. What about Nolan for us last time we came up? Sheringham, Bergkamp, Okocha, Beardsley, Le Tissier, Bervatov all played with a great deal of success in the PL but with little to no pace to speak of. We played a completely different system when Nolan played, also Nolan's goals dried up after Carroll left. From that list, only 1 has played in the PL the last 10 years..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 De Jong's not good enough for the PL, got less pace than Diame. What about Nolan for us last time we came up? Sheringham, Bergkamp, Okocha, Beardsley, Le Tissier, Bervatov all played with a great deal of success in the PL but with little to no pace to speak of. We played a completely different system when Nolan played, also Nolan's goals dried up after Carroll left. From that list, only 1 has played in the PL the last 10 years..... Well, to take a tangent, I'd say any of the ones I'd mentioned wouldn't look out of place in any of the top 5-6 clubs starting XI today. Seemingly, youth football breeds speed merchants and you just don't see the slower, technical ones make it through as much nowadays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Nolan was tough and what he lacked in mobility he made up with his positioning in key areas, stiff breeze would blow De Jong over Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stal Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Nolan was tough and what he lacked in mobility he made up with his positioning in key areas, stiff breeze would blow De Jong over A stiff breeze would tear De Jong's quad, break 4 of his fingers and give him head lice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 De Jong's not good enough for the PL, got less pace than Diame. But has more technical ability in the pinky of his left foot than Diame has in his whole body. Injury free he has the possibility give us options, especially from the bench. He won't be injury free though so is a liability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 De Jong's not good enough for the PL, got less pace than Diame. But has more technical ability in the pinky of his left foot than Diame has in his whole body. Injury free he has the possibility give us options, especially from the bench. He won't be injury free though so is a liability. Well, if we are after a number 10 in anycase then Perez should be that option off the bench surely? As a player I like players like De Jong, technical etc but it was another signing along with Mitrovic and others where I'm bewildered whoever thought they would be suited to the PL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 De Jong is never going to be injury free. Ever. I feel for him I really do but come on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 What technical ability have you seen from De Jong? Looked like a decent goal scorer to me, nothing more. Saw nothing to suggest he could ball like Cabaye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 He keeps the ball well, he's clever in possession, knows when to time his runs into the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Our play did seem better when he was in the side imo. He could drop off and link up the play and let the midfielders get beyond him which made us a much more fluent side. Without him in that role we tended to revert to hoofball as the strikers were pretty much isolated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 What technical ability have you seen from De Jong? Looked like a decent goal scorer to me, nothing more. Saw nothing to suggest he could ball like Cabaye. Well he's a totally different type of player. Good touch and intelligent, can pick a little short pass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I hate him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papavasiliou Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 What technical ability have you seen from De Jong? Looked like a decent goal scorer to me, nothing more. Saw nothing to suggest he could ball like Cabaye. Well he's a totally different type of player. Good touch and intelligent, can pick a little short pass. The amount of passing and moving in those couple of games he started probably dwarfed the entire previous season's total. We were a lot less predictable with the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 http://i.imgur.com/GEp5D5a.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 And so's the baby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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