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i got dogs abuse last week on facebook for saying we had wasted our money buying him,  he was a needless signing,  he is no better than Yedlin or Manquillo plus is a right back,  he seems a steady enough defender but Bruce came out when he got the managers job saying he was playing 3 at the back so why did the club go and buy a player to play right wingback who is really poor going forward and offers no attacking threat or even an outlet down our right hand side.

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i got dogs abuse last week on facebook for saying we had wasted our money buying him,  he was a needless signing,  he is no better than Yedlin or Manquillo plus is a right back,  he seems a steady enough defender but Bruce came out when he got the managers job saying he was playing 3 at the back so why did the club go and buy a player to play right wingback who is really poor going forward and offers no attacking threat or even an outlet down our right hand side.

 

Big lad innit

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Not seen him play but been told he was also on one of Rafa’s lists?

 

Don’t know about that. Krafth told Swedish media Bruce was in the stands when Amiens played Hull in a friendly this summer and that was the first time he (and his agent) knew about the interest from NUFC.

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Not seen him play but been told he was also on one of Rafa’s lists?

 

Nice of Rafa to tell you.

 

Did he tell you Rafa turned down Messi too?

 

Howe and shite lad...

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Not seen him play but been told he was also on one of Rafa’s lists?

 

Don’t know about that. Krafth told Swedish media Bruce was in the stands when Amiens played Hull in a friendly this summer and that was the first time he (and his agent) knew about the interest from NUFC.

 

Nope Rafa told us to sign him from China his fault.

 

HTT told me :laugh2:

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Limited both technically and tactically, hard working grafter. Will never understand what the thought process behind getting him here when we already have Manquillo and Yedlin.

The swedish Dummett basically. Can't even get ahead of Lustig in the national team.

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Yedlin, Krafth and Manquillo are all poor.

 

None of them offers anything - especially not going forward.

 

Poor signing. He offers nothing extraordinary not a great defender either.

 

3 average championship players for one position - where else than NUFC?

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How many times have we been guilty of writing players off after a few games or even half a season, for them to come good and make us eat our words? Give the lad a chance FFS.

People are calling for Manquillo to be started now after he was labelled 'the worst player to ever pull on a Newcastle shirt' not long ago. The same happened with Diame before he came good.

 

Krafth has looked poor in his first few games but there aren't many players who have looked much better. Give him until the at least halfway through the season and if he hasn't improved then fair enough, he's legitimately shit. 5 games isn't enough to pass proper judgement on any player who has moved to a new country and a new league.

 

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Manquillo started playing on the left in a back 4. I think everyone saw an improvement when he was moved to right back, and even more improvement when Rafa changed the system to a back 5 with wing backs.

 

Diame started as a replacement for Sissoko in an offensive midfield role. When Rafa again tweaked the system and gave him a more defensive role he is more suited to he "became good".

 

I think Krafth would probably do better if we reverted to a back 4 again and use him as a defensive full back, as he is almost as limited as Dummett, but that would be to the detriment of the team.

 

If Bruce is going to continue with Rafas 3-2-2-2-1/5-4-1 system, Manquillo should be a clear starter.

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Manquillo started playing on the left in a back 4. I think everyone saw an improvement when he was moved to right back, and even more improvement when Rafa changed the system to a back 5 with wing backs.

 

Diame started as a replacement for Sissoko in an offensive midfield role. When Rafa again tweaked the system and gave him a more defensive role he is more suited to he "became good".

 

I think Krafth would probably do better if we reverted to a back 4 again and use him as a defensive full back, as he is almost as limited as Dummett, but that would be to the detriment of the team.

 

If Bruce is going to continue with Rafas 3-2-2-2-1/5-4-1 system, Manquillo should be a clear starter.

 

And yet he's twice found himself in great goalscoring positions - ok he fluffed both chances badly but i can't remember the last time either Manquillo or Yedlin found themselves in front of goal, or Dummett for that matter

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Yet another “favour for an agent” signing surely?

 

No.

 

How've you got the inside track on this signing?

 

Tbh it probably isn't in the 'agent favour' bracket but it didn't many a great deal of sense. Can only assume they must have thought one of Yedlin or Manquillo was off; they can't seriously have thought this guy was a definitive upgrade.

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Yet another “favour for an agent” signing surely?

 

No.

 

How've you got the inside track on this signing?

 

Tbh it probably isn't in the 'agent favour' bracket but it didn't many a great deal of sense. Can only assume they must have thought one of Yedlin or Manquillo was off; they can't seriously have thought this guy was a definitive upgrade.

 

It's far too early to judge - he was part of the back line that kept Tottenham at bay, away. We've also played Norwich, who just turned Man City over, and Liverpool who regularly tear teams a new arsehole.

It's clear he's never going to be a world-beater but good fullbacks/wingbacks cost £30m+ these days and he cost us £5m, so we shouldn't be surprised.  But it really is far too early to say whether he's going to be an upgrade on Yedlin and Manquillo.

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Yet another “favour for an agent” signing surely?

 

No.

 

How've you got the inside track on this signing?

 

Tbh it probably isn't in the 'agent favour' bracket but it didn't many a great deal of sense. Can only assume they must have thought one of Yedlin or Manquillo was off; they can't seriously have thought this guy was a definitive upgrade.

 

It's far too early to judge - he was part of the back line that kept Tottenham at bay, away. Since then we've played Norwich, who just turned Man City over, and Liverpool who regularly tear teams a new arsehole.

It's clear he's never going to be a world-beater but good fullbacks/wingbacks cost £30m+ these days and he cost us £5m, so we shouldn't be surprised.  But it really is far too early to say whether he's going to be an upgrade on Yedlin and Manquillo.

 

We played Norwich before the spurs game.

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