Joelinton

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9 hours 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.

 

 

 

I like the thinking, although we'd be lacking a lot of physicality in the centre if so. He's never going to be the tallest or quickest. He's more of a Bruno stand in, in fact.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I don't think the club will really be thinking about solving depth by constantly moving people around into different positions. Of course an option if we have to. 

 

I think the same applies if we sign Mbuemo. He can cover at striker but I can't see it being a major part of our plan. 

[The Prophet]

Be couldn't, could he?

[The College Dropout]

On 05/05/2025 at 13:27, 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.

 

 

 

It's a lot of change because you want to rotate 1 player. IMO we need to sign another first-choice athletic midfielder. We need a viable alternative to Tonali/Joelinton that is a similar profile but a level above Willock/Longstaff. The powerfulness, the combativeness, the athleticism, that's our CMs USP. We need more in that mould, Longstaff and Willock have the athleticism but not the other pieces. Miley has the technical elements but doesn't impose himself physically on games.

 

I like the idea of Hall in midfield but not a Joelinton replacement. For me, Miley and maybe Hall can be Bruno replacements/rotations. Or we can sign Angel Gomes for similar.

 

I've heard some pundits mock/laugh at Joe/Bruno celebrating tackles but it's a massive psychological factor for us and the opposition when Joelinton hunts down a man on the ball, stops him from doing what he wants to do through sheer force and power and is there growling and shouting in victory. Like he loves it. Most DMs these days aren't even built like that and the attacking ones don't like it either,

[buzza]

Back training after a knee injection in Barcelona.

If he plays against Chelsea it's a huge physcological advantage!

Let's roast these blue wazzacks!

[Geordie Ahmed]

This game is huge, with them having Lavia and Caicedo in the middle we need the physicality of Joelinton

 

I'm totally okay with the club going down the injection and get him out there route because of how important this game is

[Novocastrian]

Surely an injection is a short term fix to allow him to play. Looks like we are patching him up to launch at Chelsea on Sunday. Not sure how fit he his but surely a morale boost for the team.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Yeah, no point in an injection unless he's planning to play soon. 

[John P]

Start him, smash them up for 65-70mins and then bring Miley on to see it out

[PauloGeordio]

 

[Nucasol]

Waiting for the big man to go steaming into Labia.

 

[PauloGeordio]

1 minute ago, Nucasol said:

Waiting for the big man to go steaming into Labia.

 

Can't beat steaming into a labia!

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Fernandez making runs into the box from deep seems to have been Chelsea's secret weapon lately. That could work well against us unless we're really switched on to it. 

[Scoot]

See you Sunday Joe.

[The Butcher]

Aye, he's back.

[huss9]

gtfi.

if he plays, its increases our chances of winning massively.

 

(you wouldnt have read that 4 years ago).

[Ben]

I watched a few clips of some of our goals this season and a fair few of them come from big Joe crunching some poor fucker trying to follow his managers instructions and passing out from the back.

[huss9]

just ask Szoboszlai

[PauloGeordio]

Think it will honestly give Chewsee a wobble if he's in the line up on Sunday. Quite rightly!

 

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by PauloGeordio