Anthony Elanga

[Vinny Green Balls]

Just now, Wandy said:

Yep, he’s a dud. And he’s not really going to get much better either. Half of the Isak money down the toilet. Dear me.

Glad you're an Oracle and see the future for us.

[Weezertron]

2 minutes ago, Vinny Green Balls said:

Glad you're an Oracle and see the future for us.

 

I get your point, but we needed that starting RW position filled with quality for the past few seasons now. It was not a signing that could be afforded a year to get up to speed. 

 

 

Edited December 2, 2025 by Weezertron

[Turnbull2000]

Oh dear. Meanwhile, Minteh is lighting up that right side for Brighton.

[Vinny Green Balls]

Just now, Weezertron said:

 

I get your point, but we needed that starting RW position filled with quality for a few seasons. It was not a signing that could be afforded a season to get up to speed. 

He's been dogshit overall, I agree with that. But it's still been just a few months. Murphy looked terrible for seasons. Granted it would be disastrous if it took that long for Elanga to come through given his massive price. He was always going to struggle to produce what Murphy did last season, but, yes, it's been way worse than any of us hoped. But we are only 14 one third into the season.

[Jewel]

22 minutes ago, Pilko said:

About as effective as a one legged man in an arse kicking competition.

[Sibierski]

Issue with that, Murphy has come good but it’s not in a way we need to go to next level. We don’t need Elanga to do what Murphy does and cross well, we need someone that can take players on in tight spaces, makes the full back end up doing what Hall did today (scared to get tight / question themselves). 
 

Elanga reaching Murphy levels doesn’t take us forward, we needed something else from our RW and so far it looks like we literally have a pace merchant that’s useful in very few situations.

[TBG]

On 29/11/2025 at 19:48, TBG said:

 

 

[Dr.Spaceman]

Just disappear

[Holloway]

early days but the whole episode is becoming a bit deflating

[Doctor Zaius]

The most frustrating thing about him is that it means Jacob Murphy is still first choice and we have to endure him giving the ball away countless times every match. The weakest link out of the lot.

 

Baffling signing that we could really have done with getting right. 

[stozo]

Did he do much wrong apart from the poor pass to Tino at the end? I don’t really remember any standout bad bits apart from that? And I think I can forgive him for the ball at the end as part of his adjustment period here - that ball inside to the full back is a very ‘us’ ball to play but it just wasn’t on that particular time. 

[HaydnNUFC]

Don’t get why his thread is top of the page after that Joelinton showing tbh.  

[TK-421]

2 minutes ago, Doctor Zaius said:

The most frustrating thing about him is that it means Jacob Murphy is still first choice and we have to endure him giving the ball away countless times every match. The weakest link out of the lot.

 

Baffling signing that we could really have done with getting right. 

Its not just Murphy, our overall ball retention, especially under pressure is fucking terrible.

We either lump it away, or try and play out and give it away, either way it keeps coming back at us.

No-one has the nouse or ability to just keep hold of it, take it away and calm it down. Its bee the same for recent seasons.

Bruno even seems to have stopped drawing the late fouls to slow the game down.

[Amir_9]

Although I am not particularly his biggest fan thus far during his time here but can't really say he was on for long enough to warrant thinking he was terrible but he certainly had no impact.

[black_n_white]

Murphy is in a run of bad form and this guy isn’t giving us much hope. I’d still give him a run at the weekend.

[Jewel]

26 minutes ago, TheInfiniteOdyssey said:

His fundamentals are just so bad.

He's another Adama Traore.

 

The very definition of an incredible athlete, that also happens to play a bit of football.

[Teasy]

12 minutes ago, Turnbull2000 said:

Oh dear. Meanwhile, Minteh is lighting up that right side for Brighton.

 

He's got 1 goal and 3 assists from 13, which is good.  Murphy has 2 goals and 1 assist from 10.  Both definitely beat Elanga, but "lighting up the right side" seems a bit over the top.

[TRon]

3 minutes ago, Teasy said:

 

He's got 1 goal and 3 assists from 13, which is good.  Murphy has 2 goals and 1 assist from 10.  Both definitely beat Elanga, but "lighting up the right side" seems a bit over the top.

 

 

I don't know like. Minteh looks....well...mint every time I see him. There's threat every time he gets the ball, he has bad intent. You can see he's going to be a player. 

 

 

Edited December 2, 2025 by TRon

[Teasy]

9 minutes ago, Doctor Zaius said:

The most frustrating thing about him is that it means Jacob Murphy is still first choice and we have to endure him giving the ball away countless times every match. The weakest link out of the lot.

 

Baffling signing that we could really have done with getting right. 

 

The worst thing about the player that gives the ball away often, assists nothing and doesn't score (Elanga) is that he allows the guy who has scored and assisted (including most assists and goals from a right winger last season) to be in the team.  I know goals and assists aren't absolutely everything.  But it's beyond me how people don't realise that Murphy's pass completion rate is worse than many others because he actually risks losing the ball with crosses and passes.  Which is exactly why he gets assists when he does.  While others pass the ball back he tries to whip it in or tries a risky pass forward.  He had a shite game today no doubt.  But the shite he gets is pathetic.

[Infinitely Content]

12 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said:

Don’t get why his thread is top of the page after that Joelinton showing tbh.  

Probably because Joelinton played well for the most part and Elanga didn't.

[Vaj]

Not really watched him but based on what I’ve read we needed someone like Akliouche who has a very high ceiling but offered something different to what we have now. I get why we signed Elanga but it hasn’t worked and the main problem is that he can’t do the basics right. His touch and pass are horrendous, hopefully it’s confidence and that will come in time. 
 

Murphy was awful today so we really needed a good option to replace him and Elanga was just as bad, such a shame 

[HaydnNUFC]

Just now, Infinitely Content said:

Probably because Joelinton played well for the most part and Elanga didn't.

If Elanga gave the ball away like Joelinton did in that second half I dread to think what this thread would be like.

[Yorkie]

Struggling to remember why he was so bad. Was it that short pass to Tino?

[The Prophet]

Nothing performance really, seems to be really struggling to impact the game from the bench at the moment. 

[Kid Icarus]

18 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said:

Don’t get why his thread is top of the page after that Joelinton showing tbh.  

Easier to take it out on a player who's widely seen as underperforming than the players that most underperformed. Woltemade was head and shoulders worse than everyone, but no one will dig him out all that much. Elanga played one underhit pass to Tino as far as I can tell.  Looked as clear as day he was taken down by the last man as well.

 

 

Edited December 2, 2025 by Kid Icarus