BGRM Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 13 minutes ago, Viana said: He was also arriving from a basket case of a club having worked under a manager in Frank Lampard that is closer to Bruce than Bielsa. He said himself he was nowhere near fit enough and given how in-form most of our squad was I'm not shocked he didn't hit the ground running. Aye, I think this upcoming season will be a better indicator of what he can/ or can’t do after having time to get his fitness levels up. I hope he does well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 I want him to be confident and feel like he belongs in the team. Then we’ll see what he’s made of. He looks too good for the U21s. Great sign. Hope very much to see that translate into him stepping up to the level required. Best of luck to the lad. Hope he has a great season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Viana said: He was also arriving from a basket case of a club having worked under a manager in Frank Lampard that is closer to Bruce than Bielsa. He said himself he was nowhere near fit enough and given how in-form most of our squad was I'm not shocked he didn't hit the ground running. Yep - it’s worth most people thinking about how long it took for the players to improve under Howe initially - it took about three months for Howe’s training to really kick in fitness-wise Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Boyo Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Lotus said: I want him to be confident and feel like he belongs in the team. Then we’ll see what he’s made of. He looks too good for the U21s. Great sign. Hope very much to see that translate into him stepping up to the level required. Best of luck to the lad. Hope he has a great season. It looks as though he has that sense of belonging to the team there now. Obviously was very ropy for him when he first joined from his home town club the way the their supporters were going on, bunch of tw*ts they are, but just looks like he’s looking forward to the season ahead. Looked very sharp against Rangers. Expecting to see more of that in the coming games before the season kicks off. Couldn’t be any more confident following the success and player of the tournament for the under 21s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweMag Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Our new number 10 it seems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Looks sharp and much fitter than last season. I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viana Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 He looked very sharp last night. A little pressing nightmare and a bit cleaner technically too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I’ve been one of the biggest critics of this signing and obviously he still has it all to prove, but I have loved his honesty and openness: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Love his attitude, think he'll get England caps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Big season for this lad. Stand on me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Already one of my favourite players. Really hope he proves people wrong this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Felt the fanbase in the end last night ALL were rooting for him to do well. You get the feeling he could be our next Joelinton cult player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1tche Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Im liking the look of this short spell through the middle this half Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Some engine on him. Still running full on at the end. Seems he has really taken the whole fitness realisation of being behind the others to heart. Great to see but hope he doesn't burn himself outl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Refreshing honesty. Don't know much about him off the pitch from his time at Everton so it may be that he's been like this all along, but from the outside looking in he seems to have matured a lot in a short space of time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Looking razor sharp this pre season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Ok. Sorry. He looks like he's got his head screwed back on now. Apologies for being a cunt and slagging his every move last season. He literally was that unfit, not lazy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Conjo said: Refreshing honesty. Don't know much about him off the pitch from his time at Everton so it may be that he's been like this all along, but from the outside looking in he seems to have matured a lot in a short space of time. Watching some interviews from his time at Everton he’s always seemed to be pretty articulate and mature. He just seemed to get this opinion formed around him because of his niggly approach on the pitch at times and the fact he looks a little bit of a scally. He seems aware of his potential and determined to try and achieve it and obviously realised that the Everton situation could wreck his career before it began. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Jordan said: Looking razor sharp this pre season He should be mind, still 100% match fit from the U21 tournament. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnonel Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 56 minutes ago, La Parka said: Ok. Sorry. He looks like he's got his head screwed back on now. Apologies for being a cunt and slagging his every move last season. He literally was that unfit, not lazy. Suspect the same thing is going to happen to Tonali. We need to give these lads time to settle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Full England International by the end of the season? I think so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, KDT said: Full England International by the end of the season? I think so. If Southgate isn't looking at the euro u21 player of the tournament then he needs to be gone. He probably won't though. Sterling will still be first choice when he's in his late 40's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 He looks razor sharp just going on the highlights like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 NUFC POTS 23-24 - bookmark this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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