Guest Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Crazy that Joe Willock is on that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 I’m sure Cole and Sir Les scored in 5 consecutive matches for us! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 1 hour ago, HTT II said: Van Nistelrooy was deadly clinical, not the best outside the box and a bit one dimensional, but boy could he finish and inside that box he was as deadly as any. I think he only ever scored 1 from outside the box for Man U. Was absolutely supreme at penalties... always low, hard and in the corner, the most difficult place for a keeper to get to. It's almost a crime that he'd be fairly useless now since the pure poacher role is pretty much dead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, gjohnson said: I think he only ever scored 1 from outside the box for Man U. Was absolutely supreme at penalties... always low, hard and in the corner, the most difficult place for a keeper to get to. It's almost a crime that he'd be fairly useless now since the pure poacher role is pretty much dead. He would be a different type of player I assume. Even in his own era - his teams always suffered a bit for his selfishness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 1 hour ago, HTT II said: I’m sure Cole and Sir Les scored in 5 consecutive matches for us! I'm sure Paul Goddard scored 7 in a row/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 31 minutes ago, gjohnson said: I think he only ever scored 1 from outside the box for Man U. Was absolutely supreme at penalties... always low, hard and in the corner, the most difficult place for a keeper to get to. It's almost a crime that he'd be fairly useless now since the pure poacher role is pretty much dead. He was such a bastard of a player to play against and had that real mental strength where he knew he’d score in any game, similar to Shearer. I think he - today - would still be the same level of goalscorer, but only in the right team. He improved outside the box when he went to Real, but had more time and space. We were linked with him once IIRC before he went to Man Utd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpersForGoalposts Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 (edited) On 16/08/2022 at 10:59, Lotus said: Or, how about EH converts Joelinton into a goal machine? iirc JL has had some experience playing up front before. Joelinton is critical for us as a ball winning CM right now. His partnership next to Bruno is right up there and central to why we are playing well. He has failed as a CF before, and even if he did start scoring, our midfield would fall to pieces without Jur doing what he does. Edited August 19, 2022 by JumpersForGoalposts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Joelinton is not going to become a prolific striker. Not a chance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 7 minutes ago, OverThere said: Joelinton is not going to become a prolific striker. Not a chance Agreed, but I think there is a good chance that in a year or so we may start seeing the type of chance he pulled wide against Forest going in 4-5 times a season and he will always have a chance of getting a couple of headers. Not implausible that he could become a 10 goal a season midfielder. Just don't give him time to think about what type of shot to make! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 38 minutes ago, JumpersForGoalposts said: Joelinton is critical for us as a ball winning CM right now. His partnership next to Bruno is right up there and central to why we are playing well. He has failed as a CF before, and even if he did start scoring, our midfield would fall to pieces without Jur doing what he does. Er....wasnt being serious... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinky Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Happinesstan said: I'm sure Paul Goddard scored 7 in a row/ He did - 1986-87 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 1 hour ago, HTT II said: He was such a bastard of a player to play against and had that real mental strength where he knew he’d score in any game, similar to Shearer. I think he - today - would still be the same level of goalscorer, but only in the right team. He improved outside the box when he went to Real, but had more time and space. We were linked with him once IIRC before he went to Man Utd. We were linked....then went for Tomasson instead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 13 minutes ago, gjohnson said: We were linked....then went for Tomasson instead We were linked with him under Sir Bobby, dunno about prior to that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 (edited) Didn't he get a season long injury though. Edit: That might have been my football manager game. Edited August 19, 2022 by Happinesstan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpersForGoalposts Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Lotus said: Er....wasnt being serious... Then consider me whooshed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 My favourite van nistlerooy penalty was when he hit the bar and Keown chopped him on the neck What a cunt? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, Happinesstan said: Didn't he get a season long injury though. He was on the verge of signing for them and then suffered a really bad injury, they then signed him the following season I think. That injury must have effected him as he was really rapid before that, but lost his pace after it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomlynnherrington Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 45 minutes ago, HTT II said: We were linked with him under Sir Bobby, dunno about prior to that. Did he not play under Bobby? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 1 hour ago, HTT II said: He was on the verge of signing for them and then suffered a really bad injury, they then signed him the following season I think. That injury must have effected him as he was really rapid before that, but lost his pace after it. I thought it was us that were close to signing him, before his injury, and then Man U arranged a transfer during his injury, but you're probably right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Do we think Isak coming into the first 11 would effectively push Willock out of the side when Wilson is fit? Or Almiron? If Pedro comes as well then I would expect both Almiron and Willock to be out of the first 11 when Wilson is fit. Going to be really interesting to see how we line up. I still really like Willock and think he has a lot to offer but he would fall down the pecking order significantly with a couple of these signings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpeth mag Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 On 16/08/2022 at 10:30, Mahoneys Tache said: Henry was a right (?) sided player when Wenger bought him iirc but the genius frenchie put him up front and the rest is history. He played wing back for Monaco against us in the late 90s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Just now, gbandit said: Do we think Isak coming into the first 11 would effectively push Willock out of the side when Wilson is fit? Or Almiron? If Pedro comes as well then I would expect both Almiron and Willock to be out of the first 11 when Wilson is fit. Going to be really interesting to see how we line up. I still really like Willock and think he has a lot to offer but he would fall down the pecking order significantly with a couple of these signings Willock is a midfielder though, I don't see how Pedro or Isak are a replacement for him. Surely they would be threatening Miggy's RW spot more likely? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 It's a squad game. We need a solid 22 players who can all come in and do a great job. Right now we've barely got 11. Willock will get plenty of game time, whatever else happens this window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Just now, TRon said: Willock is a midfielder though, I don't see how Pedro or Isak are a replacement for him. Surely they would be threatening Miggy's RW spot more likely? Willock plays in a more advanced midfield role. Both Pedro and Isak drop short and drive at defences from early into the opposition half, I could see them playing on the right or in an advanced midfield role behind Wilson, playing across the line Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Although, saying that, Willock has been dropping deeper for us and playing somewhere between a CM and advanced midfielder. Not sure how it would all play out, will be interesting to see Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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