Myleftboot Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Centre half of the 3rd best team in the best league in the world. Strange decision. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 They've got a good pool of experienced CBs so it is not a huge surprise. Unlucky for him that it is clearly their strongest position. If he was a player of equivalent quality anywhere else on the pitch he would have waltzed into the squad. He will definitely be in the next Euros squad as a mainstay of the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 13 hours ago, Kid Icarus said: Great suggestion, but maybe a bit too twee? How about a reimagining of Joy Division's Atmosphere? Had a bolt of inspiration and here is the new Jacob Murphy song sorted: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey47 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 30 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: They've got a good pool of experienced CBs so it is not a huge surprise. Unlucky for him that it is clearly their strongest position. If he was a player of equivalent quality anywhere else on the pitch he would have waltzed into the squad. He will definitely be in the next Euros squad as a mainstay of the team. I think I remember reading a post on here saying that he probably pissed off Van Gaal for opting out of a youth team game recently as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 10 minutes ago, Joey47 said: I think I remember reading a post on here saying that he probably pissed off Van Gaal for opting out of a youth team game recently as well. Yep. He was never going to feature under Van Gaal unless there were injuries to other candidates. Sven's time will come under Koeman after the WC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Unbelievable said: Yep. He was never going to feature under Van Gaal unless there were injuries to other candidates. Sven's time will come under Koeman after the WC. Botman and Gravenberch’s time after this tourney? Edited November 11, 2022 by Kanji Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Kanji said: Botman and Gravenberch’s time after this tourney? Aye, you’d hope so. the weirdest absentee is Danjuma really. Van Gaal has brought three similar, mediocre forwards in Luuk de Jong, Vincent Jansen and Wout Weghorst where one, or at most two, would have sufficed in that role of target man to bring on if plan A isn’t working. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Just now, Unbelievable said: Aye, you’d hope so. the weirdest absentee is Danjuma really. Van Gaal has brought three similar, mediocre forwards in Luuk de Jong, Vincent Jansen and Wout Weghorst where one, or at most two, would have sufficed in that role of target man to bring on if plan A isn’t working. yeah Danjuma was unreal last year no? I rate Botman a full blown defender more than Ake but I’m assuming it’s Timber, Virgil and Ake as the 3? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Kanji said: yeah Danjuma was unreal last year no? I rate Botman a full blown defender more than Ake but I’m assuming it’s Timber, Virgil and Ake as the 3? De Ligt also Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, Manxst said: De Ligt also I think the three Kanji mentioned will start, with De Ligt and De Vrij as backup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Timber is a great name for a CB mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 10 minutes ago, Holloway said: Timber is a great name for a CB mind Problem being he’s tiny for a CB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 56 minutes ago, Unbelievable said: Problem being he’s tiny for a CB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big River Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 imagine having the luxury of not selecting Botman, but having the mighty Weghorst as one of your main strikers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Big River said: imagine having the luxury of not selecting Botman, but having the mighty Weghorst as one of your main strikers Remember when we gave burnley the money for weighorst that would send us down Those were the days Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big River Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, jack j said: Remember when we gave burnley the money for weighorst that would send us down Those were the days never seen so many wet knickers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Unbelievable said: I think the three Kanji mentioned will start, with De Ligt and De Vrij as backup. Is Timber basically picked for his pace/ball playing ability over De Ligt? I always saw De Ligt as more of a non-nonsense defender versus a pure Rolls Royce like Virgil and Botman. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Kanji said: Is Timber basically picked for his pace/ball playing ability over De Ligt? I always saw De Ligt as more of a non-nonsense defender versus a pure Rolls Royce like Virgil and Botman. Yes, he’s like the Trippier in our current system, i.e. the defender who moves into midfield when we have possession. Ake on the left doing similar. It works quite well with Van Dijk as the sweeping enforcer. Here’s a bit more info: https://totalfootballanalysis.com/article/fifa-world-cup-2022-tactical-preview-netherlands-tactical-analysis-tactics Edited November 11, 2022 by Unbelievable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Absolute unit again today. He's unreal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Superb. He’s actually miles better than Burn at CB. Takes us up a level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 It's absolutely insane how good this kid (kid!) is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Most underrated player in the league right now, it seems like only we talk about how good he is . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 He’s absolutely immense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Absolute top class Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 22 years old FFS. He plays like he's got 400 games under his belt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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