Anthony Elanga: NUFC have bid of £45m rejected (Ornstein)

[JT24]

44 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

Willock is another with2 years left. We need to make a decision about keeping him or selling him this summer. 

Sell please 

[nufc123]

2 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

Joelinton was out for a prolonged period, that isn't likely to happen again. 

Sure about that? He must have missed close to 40 games the last two seasons.

[janpawel]

5 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

Joelinton was out for a prolonged period, that isn't likely to happen again. He's the only CM who is difficult to swap out, Joe Willock is the best fit replacement. You could argue he didn't shine last season, but he's done well previously in that role. In any case, he could be sold and we could use that money to buy a midfielder. 

 

He's missed 30%+ of the last few seasons I am sure 

 

He's a year older and his style of play is entirely dependent on his physical levels being high / not dropping 

 

Tin hat on, but he isn't the most consistent player. I recall many times over the past few years where everyone complains about him having subpar performances, then he has a run of form as is back to everyone's favourite / most important player 

[HayDen Traces]

Just now, LFEE said:

Lot of disrespect for Willock in here. 

Yeah. He was poor last season though. But if he regained the form before his injuries he was a brilliant ball carrying mf

[Bunk Moreland]

3 hours ago, kingxlnc said:

This is worth a watch for those in the UK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0l3hnym/premier-league-anthony-elanga-on-chasing-greatness-at-nottingham-forest

 

Good watch! Thought it was interesting that he spent 8 months specifically training his left foot shooting 

 

Seems like a very intelligent and hard-working lad. 

[SUPERTOON]

1 minute ago, HayDen Traces said:

Yeah. He was poor last season though. But if he regained the form before his injuries he was a brilliant ball carrying mf

Big if, hasn’t played well for 2 seasons.

[LFEE]

Just now, HayDen Traces said:

Yeah. He was poor last season though. But if he regained the form before his injuries he was a brilliant ball carrying mf

He’s still our best at carrying the ball when considering both strength and pace. Hopefully this season will be his redemption arc.

[TRon]

1 minute ago, nufc123 said:

Sure about that? He must have missed close to 40 games the last two seasons.

 

He carried on playing a lot through pain iirc. I am assuming given some rest he will have recovered fully and should be good to go a full campaign this time. We did abuse his willingness to play through the pain barrier IMO. 

[JT24]

5 minutes ago, LFEE said:

He’s still our best at carrying the ball when considering both strength and pace. Hopefully this season will be his redemption arc.

For a team like Crystal Palace, aye. 

[The College Dropout]

Can’t gamble on Joelinton, Tonali and Bruno being fully fit and sharp for 60 games.  Not even + JP. We need another genuine option even if proper backup.  
 

 

Willock is done here.  Howe doesn’t trust him or Longstaff.  

[TRon]

4 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

Can’t gamble on Joelinton, Tonali and Bruno being fully fit and sharp for 60 games.  Not even + JP. We need another genuine option even if proper backup.  
 

 

Willock is done here.  Howe doesn’t trust him or Longstaff.  

 

If Howe wants a midfielder ahead of a GK then we'll sign one. I'm not convinced you are on the same page as Howe though. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

32 minutes ago, LFEE said:

Lot of disrespect for Willock in here. 

Just don’t rate him, nothing personal. 

[SweMag]

52 minutes ago, Bunk Moreland said:

 

Good watch! Thought it was interesting that he spent 8 months specifically training his left foot shooting 

 

Seems like a very intelligent and hard-working lad. 

He’s also fluent in Swedish, English, French and Spanish. Can speak Afrikaans and Portuguese, and is currently learning Mandarin.

[LFEE]

1 hour ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Just don’t rate him, nothing personal. 

That’s how our Jacob Murphy debate started… 

[duo]

[AyeDubbleYoo]

55 minutes ago, LFEE said:

That’s how our Jacob Murphy debate started… 

I always hope for a redemption arc, just saying based on what I’ve seen.  
 

I can’t see us moving on Willock and Longstaff anyway, so of the two I’d rather get rid of Sean. 

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by AyeDubbleYoo

[BennyBlanco]

Ahhh I like Willock ya know. Not bad when given a run of games, nice and direct and still cream my pants when I think about that ball vs Spurs. He’s got a terrible injury record granted but I’d keep him for another year. Be useful with the extra games.

[Sean]

I've liked Elanga for a while now. Mainly due to his personality and attitude. Think he'd fit right in here and would improve, as the desire is there.

[JigsawGoesToPieces]

Personally think £45m is a good deal for Elanga, hes not worth any more than that.

 

What would people say the price we should walk away at is as we cant keep buying players at premium price because all it will do is limit us and or expedite the sale of a purple like Bruno, Gorson, Isak to rebuild, similar to what Villa dis when they sold Grealish.

[RodneyCisse]

3 hours ago, HayDen Traces said:

Yeah. He was poor last season though. But if he regained the form before his injuries he was a brilliant ball carrying mf

I think he’s always running at 90% with fear of doing his hammys again.

[relámpago blanco]

2 hours ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Just don’t rate him, nothing personal. 

I did previously at points but I think the injuries have taken the toll on him or something isn't right. That pass from him again spurs for Isak a couple of years ago was phenomenal. One of the best assists I've ever seen. He also kept us up when on loan from arsenal that year as well.

 

But in general too inconsistent and we can probably get a few for him at the moment to West Ham

 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by relámpago blanco

[Sibierski]

Just seen we’ve uploaded a video of all Murphy G/A from this season. Probably say it’s a timely upload to remind of what Elanga has to match next season  

[JLC]

3 minutes ago, Sibierski said:

Just seen we’ve uploaded a video of all Murphy G/A from this season. Probably say it’s a timely upload to remind of what Elanga has to match next season  

Wondered exactly that too ! 

[Drewboy74]

24 minutes ago, BennyBlanco said:

Ahhh I like Willock ya know. Not bad when given a run of games, nice and direct and still cream my pants when I think about that ball vs Spurs. He’s got a terrible injury record granted but I’d keep him for another year. Be useful with the extra games.

That assist was world class. You don't do that if you haven't got something about you. Injuries have done him unfortunately and needs a good run of games to get back to that level. He won't get that here, not now.

[Erikse]

1 hour ago, Drewboy74 said:

That assist was world class. You don't do that if you haven't got something about you. Injuries have done him unfortunately and needs a good run of games to get back to that level. He won't get that here, not now.

 

He was generally causing hammock for defenders that season, especially in the second half of the season. Lightning quick, even with the ball at his feet. He doesn't seem to have the same explosiveness anymore. Achilles injuries can be a nightmare.

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Erikse