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It said on talksport there is issues with communication, that we don’t have anyone that can communicate with him pitch side so we can’t get in game instructions through to him.

 

He is having intensive English lessons to try to rectify this.

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1 minute ago, Matt1892 said:

It said on talksport there is issues with communication, that we don’t have anyone that can communicate with him pitch side so we can’t get in game instructions through to him.

 

He is having intensive English lessons to try to rectify this.

I thought some bloke from Italy had joined the coaching team.

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Think other than Villa game he's basically been poor tbh. I say that as somebody who rates him as a player. But I just don't see why we've decided to buy him and then play him as a hardworking #8 in this system - where tbh he just seems to spend most of the game forlornly chasing runners. It seems a big waste of resources up to this point imo.

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4 minutes ago, Aiston said:

We've looked worse every time he's been subbed off.

 

Lost his defensive contribution down the left as well when he came off.

This funnily enough, though I’m really struggling with the fact he’s neither a midfield destroyer or creative player.

 

Howe clearly values running and intensity and seen these values in Tonali. 
 

Not sure it’s what we needed though at 50 plus million.

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Aiston said:

We've looked worse every time he's been subbed off.

 

Lost his defensive contribution down the left as well when he came off.

 

I think this was only true in the first few minutes when he came off, which also put Isak on the left instead of Gordon. 

 

Tonali had some decent moments when he was involved in the play and I think that's going to lead to people saying he was fine or better. But his positioning, especially in the first half, made no sense. He was like a LW at times, including out of possession. After a free kick we had just inside their half he was the last man back to try to win a header and then when Milan broke he just started jogging. The rest of the team led by Longstaff sprinted back past him. Looked like a footballer lost in his own head.

 

My takeaway from that game is there's almost certainly something to the language / instructions problem and he is the weak link in our midfield at the moment. He's going to need time to settle.

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4 minutes ago, Aiston said:

Not liking all the focus only on Tonali despite not one of our midfielders looking any good together so far this season :lol:

 

People writing him off already.

 

 

 

Whole midfield has issues, but we dont look better without him either.

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Just now, nufc123 said:

Whole midfield has issues, but we dont look better without him either.

 

We've looked far worse without him every time he's been subbed off.

 

They battered our left side in the 2nd half when he came off, Anderson and Isak were nowhere close to helping Burn.

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