toon25 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Absolutely fucking delighted with this. Fantastic signing and one of us/Eddie's army Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 I don't get the accusations that he's bad going forward based on what we've seen like. He's not a flying wing back but there's more ways to offer offensively than that. He generally looks to cleanly distribute the ball out from the back which is massively valuable in an attacking sense. I was expecting a lot more safety first clearances but more often than not he would play it directly into midfield or accurately down the line to the wide player. He also is comfortably carrying it forward into the opposition half and links up well with the wide player. Even if he's not the one playing the cross just offering the overlap is very useful in an attacking sense when your winger can then go inside. Finally - he has shown good set piece delivery which is an attacking attribute in and of itself l. Maybe it's just we've been so short of competence at left back for so long we've forgot what it looks like - but I definitely wouldn't have said he was a defensive full back. If anything I think his attacking qualities have been equal to his defensive ones rather than particularly excelling one way or the other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) Aye, always thought the same. He’s sound in attack. Think if he had a more ‘orthodox’ winger in front of him he’d get more joy on the overlap but it’s fine the way it is. He could have had 2 goals against Brentford on another day as well. Edited June 8, 2022 by Optimistic Nut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir_9 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Sensible and solid signing for a great price Glad this one went through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 8 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: I don't get the accusations that he's bad going forward based on what we've seen like. He's not a flying wing back but there's more ways to offer offensively than that. He generally looks to cleanly distribute the ball out from the back which is massively valuable in an attacking sense. I was expecting a lot more safety first clearances but more often than not he would play it directly into midfield or accurately down the line to the wide player. He also is comfortably carrying it forward into the opposition half and links up well with the wide player. Even if he's not the one playing the cross just offering the overlap is very useful in an attacking sense when your winger can then go inside. Finally - he has shown good set piece delivery which is an attacking attribute in and of itself l. Maybe it's just we've been so short of competence at left back for so long we've forgot what it looks like - but I definitely wouldn't have said he was a defensive full back. If anything I think his attacking qualities have been equal to his defensive ones rather than particularly excelling one way or the other. Agreed. He's just as reliable going forward, he just takes fewer risks because he respects his defensive obligations and has Maxi in front of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Makes you wonder why Villa went all out to sign Digne then. You would have thought if Targett was as good going forward, why would they need anyone else? Was it just naive and remarkably dumb management by the rookie Gerrarrrrd? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 He absolutely mullered Brentfords fullback when he was paired up with Fraser. Personally, I've no issue with a left back being an absolute boss defender, and only occasionally delivering the goods in attack. Can't wait until we are playing away in Europe and I don't have to worry about getting done by some mint right winger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, TRon said: Makes you wonder why Villa went all out to sign Digne then. You would have thought if Targett was as good going forward, why would they need anyone else? Was it just naive and remarkably dumb management by the rookie Gerrarrrrd? He's not as good as Digne going forward but he is a lot stronger defensively Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 He's a bit slow too for a fullback Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 1 minute ago, relámpago blanco said: He's not as good as Digne going forward but he is a lot stronger defensively And he filled a gaping hole for us. Strong defensively, doesn't give the ball away when he has it and covers for ASM. Since January I wouldn't swap Targett for Digne for us, that's not to say there isn't better than both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 15 minutes ago, TRon said: Makes you wonder why Villa went all out to sign Digne then. You would have thought if Targett was as good going forward, why would they need anyone else? Was it just naive and remarkably dumb management by the rookie Gerrarrrrd? Has anybody said he is as good as Digne going forward? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 I know twitters no place to read normal discussions but my goodness they’re so bitter/scared of what we’re going to become at the expense of them. They’re a season away from being in an Everton situation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big River Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 56 minutes ago, Yorkie said: Seeing as he's staying, I assume that when his lass said "short but sweet" on Instagram, she was on about the height of his top lip as opposed to the length of their stay on Tyneside. absolutely no need for this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Yorkie said: Seeing as he's staying, I assume that when his lass said "short but sweet" on Instagram, she was on about the height of his top lip as opposed to the length of their stay on Tyneside. She was on about his nob! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomlynnherrington Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Happinesstan said: Yeah. In the games when Maxi was injured he was overlapping all the time. It tired him quicker but he looked more than capable. I agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Delighted with this signing. Still holding out hope that Lewis can develop into a good option as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbthree3 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Official Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espio Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/magpies-sign-targett-on-permanent-deal/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) Yellow ticker on SSN too Edited June 8, 2022 by nufcjb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Get in! Great news for everyone involved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Where is his top lip? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Just now, nufcjb said: Yellow ticker on SSN too Nee one cares about that one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big River Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 THE TICKER IS BACK! IT'S OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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