Joelinton

[nemtizz]

I know Bruno and Tonali are aesthetically better and might have bigger moments than him but I think he's the hardest of the 3 to replace, as frustrating as he can be.

[McCormick]

Just now, nemtizz said:

I know Bruno and Tonali are aesthetically better and might have bigger moments than him but I think he's the hardest of the 3 to replace, as frustrating as he can be.

Not sure about hardest to replace but we certainly look a lot worse without him starting.

[nemtizz]

1 minute ago, McCormick said:

Not sure about hardest to replace but we certainly look a lot worse without him starting.

 

I know most won't agree and that's fair but good luck finding a player of his profile.

[andycap]

1 minute ago, McCormick said:

Not sure about hardest to replace but we certainly look a lot worse without him starting.

He is like mate. 

He offers us so much and you can easily forget that even when he's not playing fully fit. When he is out you notice the difference straight away. 

[The College Dropout]

11 minutes ago, nufc123 said:

Need another CM in the summer. We cant play several games without him.

Been saying this for awhile now. The drop off after 1 injury is too much 

[nufc123]

15 minutes ago, nemtizz said:

 

I know most won't agree and that's fair but good luck finding a player of his profile.

We dont need to find the same player, but having Willock and Longstaff as backup is not good enough. Leaving Miley out of the conversation.

 

 

Edited yesterday at 15:45 by nufc123

[La Parka]

Being merino home

[Donut]

Was missed today. His workrate off the ball is what holds our midfield together.

[Stifler]

Spent all that time toeing the line so he didn’t get a 2 game suspension, to end up with us getting battered off Villa in one of the games he would have missed, and then missing the rest of the season regardless.

[The College Dropout]

Strap him up one more time 

[huss9]

3 hours ago, The College Dropout said:

Strap him up one more time 

inject it, strap it up.

just for that chelsea game.

[SUPERTOON]

Would love him to be available, but we have had plenty of similar performances with him in the side this season.

[Ronaldo]

7 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Would love him to be available, but we have had plenty of similar performances with him in the side this season.

100%. What we needed today in midfield was better ball retention of a bit of creativity. Admittedly I think he’d have  functioned better with Tonali and Bruno than Willock did. 

[nemtizz]

1 minute ago, Ronaldo said:

100%. What we needed today in midfield was better ball retention of a bit of creativity. Admittedly I think he’d have  functioned better with Tonali and Bruno than [bWillock[/b] did. 

 

If Tonali and Bruno aren't dictating or creating then they aren't doing enough.

[Sibierski]

He’s going to be patched up and rolled out for Chelsea game isn’t he? Throw all into it and get under the knife afterwards.

[TRon]

17 hours ago, McCormick said:

Not sure about hardest to replace but we certainly look a lot worse without him starting.

 

 

I think he is the hardest to replace because he's not just a midfielder, he combines that with givins us width on the left as well. The only other natural player who can do that is Willock, and he doesn't have the same combative strength in midfield.

 

Tonali or Bruno you could arguably replace in the side with Miley or Longstaff. Obviously a step down but it's at least like for like.

[Keggy_Keagal]

He's too vital to take risks with his long term health, I've said it many time before I don't really see another player in European football that brings what he does to the side and he and us have taken too many risks with his knee injury as it is. I'd rather we got there without him and have him fit and firing for next season.  

[Conjo]

I'm fairly certain he is the player opponents hate facing the most out of all our players.

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

Ideally you’d like another a CM of high quality to have a rotational crop of 4. Then with younger players to supplement. 

[duo]

1 hour ago, Conjo said:

I'm fairly certain he is the player opponents hate facing the most out of all our players.

 

[Optimistic Nut]

Could Hall be the alternative to Joelinton at LCM next season? First-choice LB but if Joelinton is injured/suspended/needs rotated, swap Tino back to LB. Bring in someone like Walker-Peters to the squad to add more depth to full-back when he's needed there. Could save a fortune on a midfielder of that quality.

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Optimistic Nut

[Abacus]

I always think back to what some of the players said when we were struggling.

 

They were talking about 5 a-side training matches and who was the first player you'd pick for your team. It was Joelinton, because he absolutely never give up and was a nightmare to play against. Think other teams have seen this now.

 

Then I remember how he got his own personal trainer to help turn his career around. He's unique and I'm not sure who you'd even scout if you were looking for a replacement.

 

Get well soon big fella. You're a huge miss, but come back when you're ready.

[Kanj]

You could tell he’s not been as quick since the Liverpool cup final. 

[TRon]

29 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

Could Hall be the alternative to Joelinton at LCM next season? First-choice LB but if Joelinton is injured/suspended/needs rotated, swap Tino back to LB. Bring in someone like Walker-Peters to the squad to add more depth to full-back when he's needed there. Could save a fortune on a midfielder of that quality.

 

 

 

 

 

Not a bad shout. Hall was a converted midfielder iirc, so he should have some of the attacking/defensive attributes needed. The real difficulty is replacing Joelinton's physicality. He's a beast, and with that height he's important at set pieces also.

[jcat]

Yeah, he’s been excellent this season at LB but wouldn’t be surprised if LCM ended up as his best position for us.