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44 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

 

Nico O'Reilly is a hell of a footballer if he's actually a CB. 

 

Whilst I understand you are being a clever shit.... :lol:

 

Hes actually a monster physically, so he actually fits the profile of a CB. It actually proves my point, more than anything.

 

Im not saying you cant play with an attacking fullback, but alot of managers prefer someone whos physically the profile of a CB, largely because the game has evolved into a boring set piece game.

 

Ake, Akanji, Calafiori, Timber, White and so on.

 

The trend can be bucked, but its alot easier to do if you can cherry pick your entire squad.

 

 

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Personally, i would try and find a RB who has the physical profile of a CB and allow Hall the freedom to get forward, however it was also likely require we had 2 holding players too.

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47 minutes ago, STM said:

 

Whilst I understand you are being a clever shit.... :lol:

 

Hes actually a monster physically, so he actually fits the profile of a CB. It actually proves my point, more than anything.

 

Im not saying you cant play with an attacking fullback, but alot of managers prefer someone whos physically the profile of a CB, largely because the game has evolved into a boring set piece game.

 

Ake, Akanji, Calafiori, Timber, White and so on.

 

The trend can be bucked, but its alot easier to do if you can cherry pick your entire squad.

 

 

 

 

Mate I'm really not trying to be a clever shit, he genuinely is a tremendous footballer. I actually had no issue him being picked ahead of Hall who I thought was a shoe-in for the England spot halfway through the season, but after watching Nico in action for Man City in a few games I had to grudgingly concede defeat. 

 

Ake ditto, fabulous player at one point, although he seems to have dropped off a bit this season. I think Khusanov is also in that class and it's kind of gutting that we had the deal more or less done but couldn't find the funds at the time and City moved in. 

 

I really hope we have got competent people in place to move smarter this summer. 

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On 09/06/2026 at 17:49, STM said:

Personally, i would try and find a RB who has the physical profile of a CB and allow Hall the freedom to get forward, however it was also likely require we had 2 holding players too.

He is a very talented player, I think he can be used as a wing midfielder or a left winger. In fact, that would probably be his real position. He is fast, he dribbles well and he has good shooting skills. He could be an attacker on the left in a 4-3-3 formation, or maybe in a 5-3-2 attacking formation starting from the back, but then Miley would have to take the right wing, in which case we would definitely need a defender and a striker, Hall could replace Gordon if necessary.Tonali, Ramsey, Bruno could be the three in the middle, and the two strikers could be Osula and Woltemade

 

 

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28 minutes ago, Earp said:

From a mate - not sure of his source, not seen it confirmed anywhere so could well be bullshit

You’ve put NUFC did u mean MUFC or was it a joke is what he’s asking 

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4 minutes ago, BergenMagpie said:

Hall will be so much better offensively now that Gordon is gone. Can count on one hand the times Gordon used Hall on the overlap - always cut inside and shot straight into a defender. Must've been so frustrating

I am convinced Gordon did it on purpose. Used to boil my piss how often Hall would run into space on the overlap and Gordon would ignore him, cut in and inevitably it would come to nothing.

 

 

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3 minutes ago, BergenMagpie said:

Hall will be so much better offensively now that Gordon is gone. Can count on one hand the times Gordon used Hall on the overlap - always cut inside and shot straight into a defender. Must've been so frustrating

The difference when Hall is playing with Barnes and Gordon is night and day due to this.

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