NUFC Transfer Rumours

[The College Dropout]

1 hour ago, Pata said:

 

That's +48 matches in four months, seems a bit high? Think the more honest way would be saying we play twice a week as it is the reality.

Typically playing 3 games every 8 days. 
 

Tuesday 

weekend

wednesday

weekend

tuesday 

 

etc. 

 

At least one of those rounds is league cup. But you play 6 CL games before New Years. Most likely 4 after new years (2 group stage and 2 play off or R16), plus Fa cup and league cup hopefully.  
 

If everyone’s fit Bruno G and Tonali would sit out… 3 games? 2 in the league cup. 1 in the Fa cup. Every league game and CL game they would start if fit. 

[TRon]

3 hours ago, The Prophet said:

Still can't shake the feeling that Elanga will be our right wing signing.

 

We were interested in him last summer.

He's very Eddie Howe (dangerous in transitions, can go on his left or right, etc)

Elanga has said Isak has already spoke to him about the move.

 

It's not the most exciting name, but I think Howe would elevate his game.

 

I can understand the criticisms, I think he's more about speed than finesse, but if Howe really wants him I would trust his judgement tbh. 

[The College Dropout]

7 minutes ago, Tiresias said:

Genuinely hate the double pivot, i hate the name, i hate the boring 4-2-3-1s it produces that are actually 4-5-1s cos there are no old fashioned number 10s anymore anyway and I dont even think it makes sense anyway.

Not true.  Villa play a variation of 4231 - 3 5 2 in possession, mostly 442 out of possession.  Similar with Alvarez era Man City. Liverpool often play with 2 behind a more attacking midfielder.  From memory Slot rarely has them flat it’s usually 1 sitting and 2 going or the inverse. 4-2-4 in a high press which we sometimes do as well.  
 

If you have a genuine attacker as a 10 he’s going to struggle positionally in a flat misfield 5 often. 

I use formation a lot. But in reality modern systems are fluid. There’s nothing default turgid about 2 central midfielders and an attacker/midfielder between the lines and a striker. Same with  back 5 - it just comes with some concession in certain spaces and different profiles.  

 

[Geordie_once_removed]

2 hours ago, Skeletor said:

 

He'd definitely keep the physio team busy.

 

 

 

 

It might be a false memory but I vividly remember Dyer sprinting down the right wing and him doing exactly this. If this actually happened can anyone with a better memory remember who this against? For a short time Dyer was so exciting, insane turn of pace and great close control.

[Tiresias]

6 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

Not true.  Villa play a variation of 4231 - 3 5 2 in possession, mostly 442 out of possession.  Similar with Alvarez era Man City. Liverpool often play with 2 behind a more attacking midfielder.  From memory Slot rarely has them flat it’s usually 1 sitting and 2 going or the inverse. 4-2-4 in a high press which we sometimes do as well.  
 

If you have a genuine attacker as a 10 he’s going to struggle positionally in a flat misfield 5 often. 

I use formation a lot. But in reality modern systems are fluid. There’s nothing default turgid about 2 central midfielders and an attacker/midfielder between the lines and a striker. Same with  back 5 - it just comes with some concession in certain spaces and different profiles.  

 

 

Oh I know you are right, and perfectly capable of being effective and attractive, just the phrase double pivot gives me flashbacks, and I hated how we lined up for so long with 2 defensive(ish) mids totally detached from the attacking players almost just as a default formation. 

[Ellis H]

16 minutes ago, Geordie_once_removed said:

It might be a false memory but I vividly remember Dyer sprinting down the right wing and him doing exactly this. If this actually happened can anyone with a better memory remember who this against? For a short time Dyer was so exciting, insane turn of pace and great close control.

Bellamy definitely did that against Villa away in 2004. Right in front of our fans.

[Elric]

I just remember Dyer perpetually having fucking shin splints

[PauloGeordio]

Just now, Elric said:

I just remember Dyer perpetually having fucking shin splints

This.

[joeyt]

Just now, Ellis H said:

Bellamy definitely did that against Villa away in 2004. Right in front of our fans.

 

My first away game

[LFEE]

24 minutes ago, Geordie_once_removed said:

It might be a false memory but I vividly remember Dyer sprinting down the right wing and him doing exactly this. If this actually happened can anyone with a better memory remember who this against? For a short time Dyer was so exciting, insane turn of pace and great close control.

My issue with Dyer was always his lazy short passing. Think I used to highlight it on here 20+ years ago 

 

He had a bad habit of passing it to someone shin height so they needed to take a touch rather than take care with the weight and precision so you could receive and move it on without needing that extra touch.

[Ben]

So Eddie must still be on his holidays and that's why nothing much is happening, he'll probably get back next week, torch Mitchells office and set to work signing bangers.

[NSG]

30 minutes ago, Elric said:

I just remember Dyer perpetually having fucking shin splints

When I spoke to him he said last year that a lot of his ‘injuries’ were to cover up his chronic illness. Very few people at the club knew about his liver condition.  

[The Prophet]

Hypothetically, if City offered us Khusanov and McAtee for Tino, would you take it?

[Ikon]

1 minute ago, The Prophet said:

Hypothetically, if City offered us Khusanov and McAtee for Tino, would you take it?

Of course not! Would you take aids if offered? 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 16:11 by Ikon

[Alberto2005]

1 minute ago, The Prophet said:

Hypothetically, if City offered us Khusanov and McAtee for Tino, would you take it?

Nah, Khusanov cost £33m and McAtee has been touted about at around £25m. 

If that was the case we're valuing Tino at around £60m, I think he's worth more.

 

 

Edited yesterday at 16:11 by Alberto2005

[Andy84]

1 minute ago, The Prophet said:

Hypothetically, if City offered us Khusanov and McAtee for Tino, would you take it?

All day 

[Ben]

2 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

Hypothetically, if City offered us Khusanov and McAtee for Tino, would you take it?

 

No chance, we should just take those two anyway to reduce Man Citys squad size and stop Pep twisting 

[andycap]

If they offered us ederson and doku for tino maybe. 

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, andycap said:

If they offered us ederson and doku for tino maybe. 

That's even worse than the initial suggestion.

[andycap]

Just now, SUPERTOON said:

That's even worse than the initial suggestion.

How? Ederson is elite keeper doku can play on both wings. 

[The Prophet]

3 minutes ago, Ikon said:

Of course not! Would you take aids if offered? 

 

 

 

 

If the alternative was browsing through another TCD post storm, potentially.

[Elric]

I'll admit that I know very little about Khusanov's city career, but didn't he get Boumsong levels of rinsed in his first few games? Maybe he improved significantly after that but... yeah 😅

[SUPERTOON]

7 minutes ago, andycap said:

How? Ederson is elite keeper doku can play on both wings. 

Doku is a LW, who isn't as good as the two we have. Ederson hasn't been an elite keeper in a couple of years. 

[gbandit]

15 minutes ago, andycap said:

If they offered us ederson and doku for tino maybe. 

Wat?

[gbandit]

This isn’t easy for me or any of us, I’m at real pains in being the one to cast the dagger but I think we can all agree the punishment fits the crime. I beseech the forum elders to rename @andycap as andycrap.