gbandit Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 There are certain players that you can afford to sell because they’re mainly individually brilliant. With Bruno, we’ve got someone who’s both individually brilliant but also allows the whole team to succeed. The only situation where it would ever make sense to sell is if Bruno was desperate to leave and we couldn’t stop him. We need to do everything possible to keep him as we’re winning trophies with him in the team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Ah, I thought I was in the Bruno thread with my post above. I also think Joelinton is bordering on unsellable. I say it all the time, other teams must absolutely despise seeing his name on the team sheet. He always gives everything, never stops running, cuts out the most attacks out of our whole squad and you can now see the confidence flowing for him going forward. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him score a fair few more in the second half of the season. Also, he’s such a gentle giant off the pitch, just a wonderful man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 7 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said: Being wired from the match and having nowt to do on my lunch break, I started reading some of the old Joelinton comments. This one is a peach - how unnervingly perceptive is this? As in every line of it. I'm convinced Howe must have used this in his famous interview presentation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Just now, mrmojorisin75 said: I bet you didn't think you'd find someone quoting a three year old comment of yours when you logged in! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 38 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: I bet you didn't think you'd find someone quoting a three year old comment of yours when you logged in! No kidding. You apparently found the needle in a haystack of my shitposting lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmesy Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 9 hours ago, Newcastle Fan said: He's been brilliant but i must admit at some point yesterday i was thinking i'd rather have him in midfield rather than a more attacking position considering his usual end product, but fair play for him for the assist and the goal, he has everything except that final third output so if he can repeat what he did yesterday he'll be playing for the Brazilian team very soon. I was thinking exactly the same. I loved him in that CM destroyer role. If we put him back there, we could drop Longstaff and put Maxi left wing, everyone wins (except Longstaff) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 6 hours ago, The College Dropout said: That hard working wide forward or LCM is perfect for him. I really like him and Willock but equally desperate for ASM to get in the side somewhere. ASM has that touch of quality on the ball. In an ideal world you upgrade the wide positions around Wilson/Isak. At some point you get the wide forward who is high energy and goal scorer like Miggy but can create his own chance/shot (lke the Liverpool wide men) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Still hoping ASM can be that man. That would save us a lot of money. Although the pacy LF is probably the most stacked attacking position in the world. But it would be great if we can focus on another profile of attacking player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 I guess you could consider giving Maddison full freedom in 1 of the wide positions if our mid 3 was Bruno, Big and Little Joe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 9 hours ago, Holmesy said: Bruno joining in with the Joelinton song after he scored was class. He knows! Is there a clip of this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 5 hours ago, The Butcher said: ? really tickled me that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Definitely wouldn't have added owt to the Brazil squad though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 How long until Joelinton can play for England, eh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 7 hours ago, Nobody said: Definitely wouldn't have added owt to the Brazil squad though. They didn't even play Bruno, man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Hope he hasn't blotted his copybook here mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Have we ever had a player like him, who everyone dreaded seeing in the teamsheet do such a majestic turnaround so where they're now one of the first names on there? I genuinely cant think of any player that has improved as much as him while with us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Definitely not in my life time. There have been players who've redeemed themselves after shaky starts (Darren Peacock, Warren Barton, Speed, Perch, Diame and others) but none where the dynamic from how bad they were to how good they are is as wide as with Joelinton. Literally zero to hero. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: Definitely not in my life time. There have been players who've redeemed themselves after shaky starts (Darren Peacock, Warren Barton, Speed, Perch, Diame and others) but none where the dynamic from how bad they were to how good they are is as wide as with Joelinton. Literally zero to hero. Agree. Diame was a pretty decent turnaround, I thought. But that was just a slight change in where he played in midfield and then improved form. This is a complete change in position. Going from someone who looked about as useful as a bag of gravel playing up front. To some kind of real life T-1000. I know you are always biased about your own club and I suppose the transfer fee does have to be factored in to some extent. But I doubt there will be many bigger turnarounds in Prem history, that also involved moving position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, Lush Vlad said: Agree. Diame was a pretty decent turnaround, I thought. But that was just a slight change in where he played in midfield and then improved form. This is a complete change in position. Going from someone who looked about as useful as a bag of gravel playing up front. To some kind of real life T-1000. I know you are always biased about your own club and I suppose the transfer fee does have to be factored in to some extent. But I doubt there will be many bigger turnarounds in Prem history, that also involved moving position. Genuinely stumped. Yes the fee did set expectations, but he's looking a bargain now thanks to the change in position. I doubt we could find someone better for £40m in midfield now. If Jamaal Lewis suddenly turns into Gareth Bale we might have some competition Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 At some point, Howe is likely going to get some PED accusations chucked at him considering the turnaround of these players and our relentlessness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 15 minutes ago, Lush Vlad said: Agree. Diame was a pretty decent turnaround, I thought. But that was just a slight change in where he played in midfield and then improved form. This is a complete change in position. Going from someone who looked about as useful as a bag of gravel playing up front. To some kind of real life T-1000. I know you are always biased about your own club and I suppose the transfer fee does have to be factored in to some extent. But I doubt there will be many bigger turnarounds in Prem history, that also involved moving position. Hard to look past Gareth Bale. He went from a meme at left back, synonymous with Spurs losing, to one of the best in the world as a wide forward and one of if not THE best British players of all time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, gjohnson said: Genuinely stumped. Yes the fee did set expectations, but he's looking a bargain now thanks to the change in position. I doubt we could find someone better for £40m in midfield now. If Jamaal Lewis suddenly turns into Gareth Bale we might have some competition TBF Bale was Jamal Lewis before he became Gareth Bale so its not impossible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 To be fair Diame for a spell under Rafa was immense, remember he was moved back into a ball winning midfielder and the ball would just seem to stick to him. He’d come out on top of every 50/50 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 11 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: Hard to look past Gareth Bale. He went from a meme at left back, synonymous with Spurs losing, to one of the best in the world as a wide forward and one of if not THE best British players of all time. Yeah. That does seem to be a glaringly obvious one, that didn't come to mind when I spent 30 seconds thinking about other players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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