Nick Woltemade

[Mole]

3 minutes ago, Displayname said:

If I were to judge Haaland on some of his performances in international friendlies for Norway..

Hell with Haaland, the amount of really dumb stuff I read over the years over Ibrahimovic due to some average performances against some English sides in one off CL games

[Cronky]

I'm only going by the highlights, but he didn't look all that confident in that No9 position. It's being widely said that he prefers a more withdrawn forward role, so maybe there's something in that.

 

He didn't seem to do that well with his heading opportunities, but that's something that can be improved with coaching.

[St1pe]

Didn’t watch any of the match but longing on here to see he’s shite wasn’t on my bingo card 

 

 

[Geordie_once_removed]

1 minute ago, Cronky said:

I'm only going by the highlights, but he didn't look all that confident in that No9 position. It's being widely said that he prefers a more withdrawn forward role, so maybe there's something in that.

 

He didn't seem to do that well with his heading opportunities, but that's something that can be improved with coaching.

I mostly agree with you except the headers bit. I mean he's a 6 foot 6 striker. I'm pretty sure one of his coaches/managers might have worked out he could be an aerial threat and worked on his headers with him. Like Crouch we may just have to accept he's never going to be that good at headers.

[Coffee_Johnny]

8 hours ago, Jewel said:

Just seen the highlights of the match.

 

I hope we kept the receipt.

The German attacking set-up was very static and predicable, there were five of them in a straight line across the Slovakian box on a number of occasions. Don’t know what they were trying to do, but evidently part of the tactical set-up.
Big Nick will benefit, and no doubt revel in, the fluidity and speed of our attack/possession play. 

[Coffee_Johnny]

8 minutes ago, St1pe said:

Didn’t watch any of the match but longing on here to see he’s shite wasn’t on my bingo card 

 

 

He was fine. Couple of half chances he could have done better with. But good movement, great touch, very quick thinker re spotting and executing lay-offs and passes in build-up. 

[Jewel]

5 minutes ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

The German attacking set-up was very static and predicable, there were five of them in a straight line across the Slovakian box on a number of occasions. Don’t know what they were trying to do, but evidently part of the tactical set-up.
Big Nick will benefit, and no doubt revel in, the fluidity and speed of our attack/possession play. 

Disagree. 

 

I hope Stuttgart do free 28 day returns.

[KaKa]

4 hours ago, mattypnufc said:

Knell, hasn’t even kicked a ball for us yet and reading this thread, already been written off. Top stuff lads. 

 

It's extreme bed wetting as a form of anxiety management.

[1964]

I thought this was mostly a joke, surely folk aren't serious 

[Harry 209]

Just now, 1964 said:

I thought this was mostly a joke, surely folk aren't serious 

Seemed like some were doubling down on the criticism 

[Ghandis Flip-Flop]

35 minutes ago, Displayname said:

If I were to judge Haaland on some of his performances in international friendlies for Norway..

Last night was a WC Qualifier rather than a friendly though, which is shocking from Germany's perspective 

[duo]

Seriously can't be writing him off on a poor German performance. Whole team didn't play well.

[TRon]

1 hour ago, Cronky said:

I'm only going by the highlights, but he didn't look all that confident in that No9 position. It's being widely said that he prefers a more withdrawn forward role, so maybe there's something in that.

 

He didn't seem to do that well with his heading opportunities, but that's something that can be improved with coaching.

 

 

He won't have to be that great on headers to improve on Isak tbf. 

[Theregulars]

BURN AT THE STAKE

[HawK]

Vast majority have been quite sensible tbh, bit of tongue in cheek sarcasm I think in context.

 

For me he's one of the most exciting signings we've made in a very long time - can't wait to see him in black and white.

[Fak]

He's going to be top banana for us man, relax.

[Coffee_Johnny]

1 hour ago, Jewel said:

Disagree. 

 

I hope Stuttgart do free 28 day returns.

Well you can stick your jewel right-up your crown, naysayer. 

[tarie4]

1 hour ago, Jewel said:

Disagree. 

 

I hope Stuttgart do free 28 day returns.

[Guest]

27 minutes ago, HawK said:

Vast majority have been quite sensible tbh, bit of tongue in cheek sarcasm I think in context.

 

For me he's one of the most exciting signings we've made in a very long time - can't wait to see him in black and white.

I agree. I for one am very open minded. I’m not judging him on a bad night for a dodgy germany team. I won’t decide whether he should be sold until I’ve seen the first ten minutes of the Wolves match (if he doesn’t start I’ll judge him on how he looks on the bench sat next to trippier).

[Novocastrian]

Only watched the first half and quickly realised it would be difficult to judge him in that very poor Germany set up. The dummy was inventive and showed his awareness and quick thinking. He brought a ball down very neatly showing a deft first touch. Sprayed a ball out wide to a winger (can imagine Elanga running onto those). Was a bit sluggish off the mark to capitalise on a Wirtz through ball. Totally fluffed the first half header.

 

The worst Germany team I can remember seeing. He’ll get a lot more of the ball with us.

[andycap]

He's new to the senior team aswell as far as starting a match, looked like they'd never played football with him before the way they never fizzed it into his feet or used his strengths to there benefit.

it was just wirtz misplacing passes and wingbacks struggling to put a decent ball in. 

[Harry 209]

It's amazing to think that our current side has Germany's first choice striker, the main men in midfield for Brazil and Italy, and two England current first choice defenders in it. 

Best case scenario this season could also see England's first choice left winger and Holland's first choice centre half added to that. Maybe even another Brazil midfielder, and England's left back. Not to mention a handful of other players who could have a major impact at the World Cup (Wissa, Elanga).

Incredible really, considering where we've come from recently.

[madras]

3 minutes ago, Harry 209 said:

It's amazing to think that our current side has Germany's first choice striker, the main men in midfield for Brazil and Italy, and two England current first choice defenders in it. 

Best case scenario this season could also see England's first choice left winger and Holland's first choice centre half added to that. Maybe even another Brazil midfielder, and England's left back. Not to mention a handful of other players who could have a major impact at the World Cup (Wissa, Elanga).

Incredible really, considering where we've come from recently.

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[timeEd32]

Woltemade is going to make Germans realize who Eddie Howe is.

[Harry 209]

4 minutes ago, madras said:

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Joelinton was in the squad but had to drop out through injury.