duo Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Get Merino back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 1 hour ago, RodneyCisse said: I mean if we’re throwing people in at CDM, Botmans as good a shout as anyone. He's so good he could definitely play there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 34 minutes ago, Lotus said: From what little I’ve seen of Longstaff in a deeper role, he let players get in behind him too easy. Even a much improved Longstaff under Eddie lacks class and ability. He'll be a great squad player but he just haven't have "it" whereas Bruno definitely has it and Joelinton is such a monster he doesn't need it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Just because a CB can pass a ball moderately well will never, ever mean they could play DM. How many times Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Just now, HaydnNUFC said: Just because a CB can pass a ball moderately well will never, ever mean they could play DM. How many times I want curly hair too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 11 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: And part of the reason for that was his consistency of playing players out of position. Wingers at full back, full backs at centre back and #10s/wingers at CM. Shuddering at the thought of watching that again. Playing Miggy in a midfield three doesn't apply to what you're saying IMO. Howe's setup and what he asks the two forward thinking central midfielders to do is infinitely different from whatever Bruce was trying to acheive. He used both Anderson and Miggy in that role in pre season to good effect and they are both attacking midfielders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Just now, KaKa said: Playing Miggy in a midfield three doesn't apply to what you're saying IMO. Howe's setup and what he asks the two forward thinking central midfielders to do is infinitely different from whatever Bruce was trying to acheive. He used both Anderson and Miggy in that role in pre season to good effect and they are both attacking midfielders. If either of Anderson or Almiron, one unproven at the top level and the other who IMO isn't good enough, start a PL game for us in CM then I'd be quite disappointed tbh. I get what you're saying btw, assuming you mean Almiron would be the most advanced midfielder of the 3 so we may as well be playing a 4-2-3-1 with Almiron as a sort of #10, his actual position for a change. Admittedly I barely saw any of pre season outside of the 1860 game but playing 2 advanced midfielders would also work rendering us playing a 4-1-4-1 in possession similar to what Rodgers' Leicester played when they had success early under him in 2019-20. I just don't think Almiron is good enough as is and a few goals in pre season doesn't change that. If he proves me wrong I'd be absolutely delighted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Howe's RCM and LCM can essentially just be busy boddies, Almiron could deffinitely play there if needed imo. Whether Anderson is good enough to play anywhere in the Premiershio is yet to be seen though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Linked with Luis Muriel. I didn't see the Atlanta game, but he looks very decent on YT. He seems to have hit a late purple patch of goalscoring in his career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, Cronky said: Linked with Luis Muriel. I didn't see the Atlanta game, but he looks very decent on YT. He seems to have hit a late purple patch of goalscoring in his career. Can’t see it happening, doesn’t fit the profile we are looking at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Can’t see it happening, doesn’t fit the profile we are looking at. Also hanging on for Juve as Dybala’s replacement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 29 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Can’t see it happening, doesn’t fit the profile we are looking at. Indeed not, given his age, but we're probably running out of available options. He seems to fit the profile of a versatile forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 If we are looking at an Etikite type of player then I’m surprised we’ve never been linked with Gakpo tbh - he’d cost less than Etikite aswell Or if we are looking for a like for like for Wilson then Moussa Dembele of Lyon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Yeah I'm surprised that we haven't even been mildly linked to Gakpo - seems like half of the PL have been at some point and he fits the profile of what we'd be after. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Chelsea seemingly getting closer to matching the valuation for Fofana, pretty much ends the Maddison chase you would think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Any more links to Gouiri? I remember seeing his name pop up fairly regularly but that seems to have died down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Gtilitsch on a free fills the Shelvey sized hole in our squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Why has nobody picked him up yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) Yeah it’s weird. People were talking about big clubs being in for him but till now it’s only been Brighton and Trabzonspor showing any real interest. Something must be up with him. Edited August 9, 2022 by McCormick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Was reported his agent was being a dick, so he sacked him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novocastrian Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 9 hours ago, Lotus said: From what little I’ve seen of Longstaff in a deeper role, he let players get in behind him too easy. He’s a bit slow and ponderous on the ball, even Colback ‘sacked’ him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Assuming we don’t have any more long term injuries I think we’ll be fine with Joelinton, Bruno, Willock and Longstaff and Anderson as cover. I can’t see us going for anyone else on the back of that. I was wondering whether it’ll have a knock on effect for Shelvey though? He only has to play a couple more games for an automatic new contract. I wonder if the club will try and offload him in January given his high wages and that he’s coming to the end of his career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 1 minute ago, St1pe said: I was wondering whether it’ll have a knock on effect for Shelvey though? He only has to play a couple more games for an automatic new contract. I wonder if the club will try and offload him in January given his high wages and that he’s coming to the end of his career. That’d be harsh as fuck tbf. Literally insult to injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) Howe would give him a new contract anyway imo. He'll still have a couple of year in him. I think it's clear the players who will get replaced and those who will just be upgraded over time. Shelvey is the latter imo. We can spend our money in other places Edited August 9, 2022 by Hanshithispantz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Will Shelvey even keep his place in the 25-man squad if he's going to be out until the World Cup? Obviously if there's nobody to fill the space then he will but they might just leave him out then add him back on in January depending on how the squad shapes out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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