Yankuba Minteh (now playing for Brighton & Hove Albion)

[The Butcher]

Yes

[Geordie Ahmed]

Was the celebration not more him apologising to Brighton fans for conceding the penalty?

[The College Dropout]

Big moments in each box aside. He’s been good. 

[Lush Vlad]

I thought he worked back well. As Tino and Gordon were very direct. Well, at least in the first half. 
 

Obviously he scored. So hard to say he didn’t do much. But it’s going straight at Dubravka if not for Trippier’s touch. 
 

I didn’t think he did much at all otherwise. Tino had him locked up most the game. 

[r0cafella]

wrong thread. 

 

 

Edited March 2 by r0cafella

[TBG]

Would we have won?

[Superior Acuña]

The guy is absolutely terrible at guessing the speed of animals. Well rid.

 

https://www.instagram.com/share/BBwEegyic_

[HawK]

 

 

Had the idea of making a smug post when I popped over to FBRef to grab the stats of the season so far, but Minteh's all-round game isn't half bad at all it seems from the numbers alone.

 

At least we've found someone worse at passing a football than wor Jacob

[The College Dropout]

11 minutes ago, HawK said:

 

 

Had the idea of making a smug post when I popped over to FBRef to grab the stats of the season so far, but Minteh's all-round game isn't half bad at all it seems from the numbers alone.

 

At least we've found someone worse at passing a football than wor Jacob

This is why I loosely compare Minteh to a raw Mane (and Minteh is still a raw player overall). He works hard, wins a lot of aerial duals in the box and in attacking areas, great movement and composure in the box and seems a tidy finisher. In a 442 he would be a striker

 

20 years old - first year in the Prem. I still think he can become a really good attacker. I like Mbeumo but I would expect Minteh to become a better player if he continues to develop.

 

He'll need to improve that build-up game though.

[Erikse]

On 04/04/2025 at 10:06, HawK said:

 

 

Had the idea of making a smug post when I popped over to FBRef to grab the stats of the season so far, but Minteh's all-round game isn't half bad at all it seems from the numbers alone.

 

At least we've found someone worse at passing a football than wor Jacob

 

Murph was saving his aerial win for the best moment possible.

[David Edgar]

 I don't think anyone in the universe expected Murphy to win that header. The man is allergic to physical battles. 

[Erikse]

1 hour ago, David Edgar said:

 I don't think anyone in the universe expected Murphy to win that header. The man is allergic to physical battles. 

 

That and the godlike 1 in a million Burn rocket header. It was just meant to be that day (we were the better team regardless).

 

 

Edited April 5 by Erikse

[Kanj]

Minteh’s ceiling is so high, he would be lights out with Eddie’s coaching.  

[Kaizero]

On 04/04/2025 at 10:06, HawK said:

 

 

Had the idea of making a smug post when I popped over to FBRef to grab the stats of the season so far, but Minteh's all-round game isn't half bad at all it seems from the numbers alone.

 

At least we've found someone worse at passing a football than wor Jacob

 

FBRef mention claxon

Just popping in with my usual response to any FBRef mentioned to remind everyone that FBRef is absolutely hopeless and notoriously shit at stats, even at a "free service" standard. UnderStat and FootyStats are endlessly better than FBRef among the free stat sites. UnderStat being the site that comes out on top for stats if doing a direct comparison between US and FS – as the depth level of available stats on US isn't half bad for a free service with G90, xG90, Sh90, A90, xA90, KP90, xChain, xGChain90, xGBuildUp & xGBuildup90 being some of the available stat options.

 

That said, even US and to some degree FS, aren't worthwhile sources for actual stat-keeping – no free services are. Once you've experienced the genuine in-depth play-by-play stat-keeping done by companies whose databases require payment to access, you'll never look at sites like FBRef the same way ever again.

 

I'm aware the price points for paid stat-database services are way, way, out of reach for anyone that aren't looking at stats for work-related reasons, don't worry about that  Just feel responsible to point out that all the stats on FBRef sites and the likes aren't worth anyone's attention, your eyes provide more genuine insights about players than those "stats" do  

[andycap]

Minteh is still a bairn aswell he'll improve he's already got the right ingredients to be very good player. 

[Gawalls]

20 hours ago, Kanj said:

Minteh’s ceiling is so high, he would be lights out with Eddie’s coaching.  

Or he would be on the bench and never played like Big Will. Say what you like about Murphy but him and Isak have a crazy pairing and understanding - the grass isn’t always greener.

[The College Dropout]

He would have got plenty of minutes man. We have 1 actual right winger at the club. 

[Gawalls]

4 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

He would have got plenty of minutes man. We have 1 actual right winger at the club. 

We’ve had one actual striker most of the season and Osalus not got minutes, fact is if it’s not broke Howe down doesn’t change things and say what you like about Murphy as a whole it isn’t broke. I’m not even convinced Howe wouldn’t have sent him out on loan again.

[Groundhog63]

[kingxlnc]

It’s crazy to think what a huge difference just having Minteh and Anderson would have done to our summer plans and having strength in depth. Anderson would have become 4th choice midfielder ahead of Willock in my opinion and Minteh would have been a great option against tired legs. Given the terrible transfer window we had in the summer it’s not been a bad season in that regard. 

[jigen]

Overrated. He is fast and powerful. But average technique and can use only his left foot. A good sale for 35m. Your regret is Anderson. 

[Ikon]

I don’t think Anderson is good enough. Once we get a new CM I want someone better. I don’t think he’s all that some of you seem to think. Ceiling isn’t that high imo. We should aim for a starting CM so there’s more or less no drop off in quality when we rotate. That it a younger one with a massive ceiling (but very good even now)

 

 

Edited April 6 by Ikon

[NotRich]

I’m not sure I have any regrets having won a cup and being on for CL qualification, personally. We might’ve won two cups and the league, I suppose.

[kingxlnc]

I just mean when you look at the depth that Aston Villa have - letting those two go, and getting Vlach who has played 0 games so completely pointless, it just means there's a lot more work for the recruitment team to do this summer, whereas we'd have been in a slightly better place without it. 

[HalloNUFC]

19 minutes ago, kingxlnc said:

I just mean when you look at the depth that Aston Villa have - letting those two go, and getting Vlach who has played 0 games so completely pointless, it just means there's a lot more work for the recruitment team to do this summer, whereas we'd have been in a slightly better place without it. 

U are talking like we made those deal on purpose.

 

Don't u know the backstory on why we have to sell minteh & had to do that dodgy Anderson deal?