The College Dropout Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Losing hope with this lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Just now, The College Dropout said: Losing hope with this lad. He's just nothing we need Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir_9 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) Its clear his confidence has fallen off a cliff and I don't know if it'll come back whilst he's here unless its able to click for him here as a striker Hate to say but can now definitely see him sold in the summer which is tragic because his early days here you can clearly see talent Last summer (panic buys and poor transfers) absolutely fucked our season but the worst thing is it isn't the first bad transfer window in a while. We haven't had a decent transfer window in a long time and another bad transfer window I can see the regression going much much further. Edited March 7 by Amir_9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 How the fuck do you sign a 65m striker and put him in midfield 5 month later, its upfront or nothing for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 29 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: None of you ever learn, it's a waste of time. If/when he clicks you'll just carry on like nothing has happened. Oh come on. I like him as a footballer but it’s painfully obvious he’s absolutely shit in that role. He has nothing needed for the number 10 role besides the touch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 He's not a midfielder. Insane we are playing him there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_n_white Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Just now, El Prontonise said: He's not a midfielder. Insane we are playing him there. Agree, this nonsense needs to stop now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Misery Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Back to Germany at a hefty loss in the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funtime Frankie Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 3 minutes ago, Newcastle Fan said: How the fuck do you sign a 65m striker and put him in midfield 5 month later, its upfront or nothing for me. We have no creativity in midfield without Bruno so Howe has experimented with him there but it hasn't really worked. Today no real other midfield options so had to play. Big Joe needed a rest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I do want us to get a full preseason with him, and see what next season brings, but I have serious doubts he'll work out for us. He offers absolutely nothing whatsoever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Not a midfielder and never will be, certainly not as deep as he's playing currently that's for sure. But also doubt he will ever be a successful main striker in a Howe team, I really like him he's talented with bags of potential but if Bayern are willing to spend anything close to what we paid I'd snap their hands off. It's not his fault we paid 70 million for him though and it's certainly not his fault he's playing in a role that he clearly has no business playing in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I’m starting to feel really sorry for the lad at this point. I don’t think he’ll make it in England either way, but fucking hell playing in midfield to be badly exposed is pretty shit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) I don't understand playing him in midfield and especially against Man City. Man City will dominate the midfield but it just completely gives the fight up, playing Wolte against Man City in midfield. Edited March 7 by Aiston Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Just now, TheBrownBottle said: I’m starting to feel really sorry for the lad at this point. I don’t think he’ll make it in England either way, but fucking hell playing in midfield to be badly exposed is pretty shit It exposes his biggest weakness, how fucking piss weak he is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 2 minutes ago, El Prontonise said: It exposes his biggest weakness, how fucking piss weak he is. It does, which is absolutely why he won’t make it here in his proper position - but the poor sod just looks lost there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 20 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: Losing hope with this lad. Being played out of position - he's not a mid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Was hung out to dry a little here. Been ill and lost weight Eddie said so clearly was gonna be off it tonight anyways with that in mind. Then you add in that it's fucking Man City and he is utterly unsuited to playing midfield against them anyways and his chronic pack of confidence and form at the mo and that's the performance you get. The fact he wasn't hooked at halftime was the signal to me that a) they didn't care about getting knocked out today and b) he is definitely not playing on Tuesday and they just left him out there as they want to protect other players for their minutes. With all that said, tonight was up there with the worst we have seen from him, think he lost the ball every single time he was near it and contributed nothing offensively or defensively. Oh sorry forgot he had that shot but the less said about that the better. Him, Elanga and Wissa worry me massively for future. Theres a long way to go for all of them to look anywhere near the value we signed them for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 There's a good player there, we're just not set up for him at the moment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 You know old co-commentators will say stuff like, 'You can see he's really enjoying his football at the moment'? The opposite of that is true for Woltemade. I think he'd rather be working in TK Maxx. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OoOGazOoO Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I didn't agree with him starting tonight. When we played at the Etihad the other week he looked completely lost in the same position, and couldn't influence the game at all. Then... we do exactly the same tonight, that isn't on him. That said, the more appearances he makes for us, the more I am sure he just won't make it with us and possibly in the PL. Genuinely think at this stage, if we can get some money back, as much as poss, and he goes back to Germany, it's probably a good move for all parties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 why was he left there for the remainder? Blinkered Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Can see us agreeing a loan with obligation for £30m in the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 8 minutes ago, Sima said: Can see us agreeing a loan with obligation for £30m in the summer. In the age of PSR I don’t. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 48 minutes ago, duo said: Being played out of position - he's not a mid He’s never a striker in a Howe team either I reckon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 44 minutes ago, alexf said: Was hung out to dry a little here. Been ill and lost weight Eddie said so clearly was gonna be off it tonight anyways with that in mind. Then you add in that it's fucking Man City and he is utterly unsuited to playing midfield against them anyways and his chronic pack of confidence and form at the mo and that's the performance you get. The fact he wasn't hooked at halftime was the signal to me that a) they didn't care about getting knocked out today and b) he is definitely not playing on Tuesday and they just left him out there as they want to protect other players for their minutes. With all that said, tonight was up there with the worst we have seen from him, think he lost the ball every single time he was near it and contributed nothing offensively or defensively. Oh sorry forgot he had that shot but the less said about that the better. Him, Elanga and Wissa worry me massively for future. Theres a long way to go for all of them to look anywhere near the value we signed them for. Agreed. Starting him was a debatable choice. Keeping him on after HT was exactly what you said. Not a genuine attempt to win the game - and saving others. I don’t think he has the mentality to succeed under Howe. Or at least I’m beginning to doubt it. Similar with the other big money new boys. Maybe it will click next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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