Ketsbaia Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Do Aguero or Sanchez speak good English? Just two examples, maybe they do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 I'm sure if Mbemba was a world class player like those two or not a defender the language barrier would have been less of a problem for Rafa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Interesting that both Reyes and Schar, the two who are linked with replacing him, have both had similar careers and are at a similar age to when we bought Lejeune. Not that either would displace him for me like. You'd probably need a £30 million centre back to break that partnership apart straight away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 can’t believe Rafa can’t manage him or mitrovic in to useful squad players. Even mbabu. Clear as day he was a talent and we practically gave him away. Shocking stuff. I had high hopes for Mbemba, and I like Mitrovic. But I won't think twice about either of them if Benitez thinks they aren't good enough. I mean its not like either of them are amazing.. They could both be decent to good players in a system that fitted them or if they could take instruction well enough to fit into our system, that's about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Interesting that both Reyes and Schar, the two who are linked with replacing him, have both had similar careers and are at a similar age to when we bought Lejeune. Not that either would displace him for me like. You'd probably need a £30 million centre back to break that partnership apart straight away. I’m sure we’re not looking for a first-team CB anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 We should be, but we're run by mongs so. EDIT, not that the partnership is bad, but for me the best way to improve is to try to go for someone that can actually give the first team competition. Either that player will be second choice or he'll push one of the first team to second choice, rather than trying to buy someone you know will be second choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Any fee mentioned? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Full respect and all the best to the Chancellor. Class imo and he will show it headscratching why it didn't work out but hopefully whomever rafa brings in will work better for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 He's admitted to being 28? http://sportwitness.co.uk/chancel-mbemba-picks-knee-injury-days-newcastle-united-exit/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Rafa conforming that the Chancellor didn’t bother fully learning ‘the Queen’s’! “We're talking about a player that we know has quality technically. But, you have to settle down in the team, the city and country. These things can make a big difference to players' performance." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 After a rough start to life in Porto he started most of the games this season and yesterday he scored twice to help them to a 2-1 win in the cup final vs Benfica and despite them playing most of the game with 10 men. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Wow, that's crazy! Happy for the guy man. Seemed a cool dude and definitely had some quality. Glad he's started showing out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 After a rough start to life in Porto he started most of the games this season and yesterday he scored twice to help them to a 2-1 win in the cup final vs Benfica and despite them playing most of the game with 10 men. Won the double as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh74 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Being linked with liverpool apparently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Being linked with liverpool apparently. I hope he’s learnt the language! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Always fun when players are suddenly world class after they escape from Alcatraz. Mad to think how good Wilson must be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Was brilliant against Juve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Always fun when players are suddenly world class after they escape from Alcatraz. Mad to think how good Wilson must be. Even more fun when you know that he was a fantastic defender, but because we didn't feel he fit in with what we think a central defender should look like, he must be unsuited to British football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Always fun when players are suddenly world class after they escape from Alcatraz. Mad to think how good Wilson must be. Even more fun when you know that he was a fantastic defender, but because we didn't feel he fit in with what we think a central defender should look like, he must be unsuited to British football. He left because he didn't follow Rafa's instructions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Always fun when players are suddenly world class after they escape from Alcatraz. Mad to think how good Wilson must be. Even more fun when you know that he was a fantastic defender, but because we didn't feel he fit in with what we think a central defender should look like, he must be unsuited to British football. He left because he didn't follow Rafa's instructions What were the instructions he was unwilling to follow? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Always fun when players are suddenly world class after they escape from Alcatraz. Mad to think how good Wilson must be. Even more fun when you know that he was a fantastic defender, but because we didn't feel he fit in with what we think a central defender should look like, he must be unsuited to British football. He left because he didn't follow Rafa's instructions Yeah, at the end of things, Rafa didn't want to play him for whatever reason and the club was not wanting for quality centreback play while he was manager. Like Mbabu, it was a poor economic decision, given the way the player developed and the low return on investment, but would not be a problem if Rafa was still here building. I have always been a fan of Chancel though, and it has been intriguing seeing him as a fairly dynamic midfielder for DR Congo while being strictly a defender in Europe. Boy is definitely talented too, I hope things continue to progress well for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Always fun when players are suddenly world class after they escape from Alcatraz. Mad to think how good Wilson must be. Even more fun when you know that he was a fantastic defender, but because we didn't feel he fit in with what we think a central defender should look like, he must be unsuited to British football. He left because he didn't follow Rafa's instructions What were the instructions he was unwilling to follow? No idea but he didn't follow instructions vs Wolves at home I think in the Championship. Wasn't anything to do with not looking like a centre back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Always fun when players are suddenly world class after they escape from Alcatraz. Mad to think how good Wilson must be. Even more fun when you know that he was a fantastic defender, but because we didn't feel he fit in with what we think a central defender should look like, he must be unsuited to British football. He left because he didn't follow Rafa's instructions Yeah, at the end of things, Rafa didn't want to play him for whatever reason Chancel culture Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Loved a run from the back, iirc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Always fun when players are suddenly world class after they escape from Alcatraz. Mad to think how good Wilson must be. Even more fun when you know that he was a fantastic defender, but because we didn't feel he fit in with what we think a central defender should look like, he must be unsuited to British football. He left because he didn't follow Rafa's instructions What were the instructions he was unwilling to follow? No idea but he didn't follow instructions vs Wolves at home I think in the Championship. Wasn't anything to do with not looking like a centre back You don't know that for sure, he also played under McLaren, there could well have been a feeling he wasn't suited to British football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now