Jonathan Tah

[moore_94]

 

[volpeazzurro]

2 hours ago, Bakey said:

Jovic on loan deadline day 

Absolutely!! With a similar option to buy like Under, I haven’t a clue what he'd cost though in fairness. 

[jeffschlupp]

Strange that Romano seems to be the only one mentioning Tah.

 

I'd happily take him as a Fofana alternative, both good players who would adapt well to the PL IMO.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Tah and Soyuncu 

[mozartfox]

So both Tah and Dragovic are not first choices at Leverkusen? They have more CB’s than we have right backs.

[Max Power]

One thing to mention is that Leverkusen play with the most suicidal line ever - most players would look exposed playing at the back for them. 
 

May be a Congerton link due to the Hamburg connection. Still think we do a deal for Fofana though 

[Lcfc-1992]

I thought Tah was late 20s, feel like he’s been around for ages

[wardyfox86]

Would prefer Fofana over Tah. Pump long balls up and this guy will bat them away all day, but he lacks the technical ability that most Prem defences have now.

 

Both improve us though. 

[FoxesWalk]

This makes a lot of sense to me, good with the ball, strong in the air, used to playing a high line, European experience... ticks a lot of boxes. 

[Deeg67]

5 minutes ago, Max Power said:

One thing to mention is that Leverkusen play with the most suicidal line ever - most players would look exposed playing at the back for them. 
 

May be a Congerton link due to the Hamburg connection. Still think we do a deal for Fofana though 

I've also found it to be the case that really tall defenders sometimes look slower than they actually are.  A smaller guy will always look faster covering the same amount of ground as a tall guy with a long, loping stride.  Tah isn't rapid, but he's not the sloth some make him out to be.

[UniFox21]

Did not realise he was only 24

[Steve Earle]

Not seen him play but from what I’ve read on here, he should be no better than third choice, behind Fofana & Tarkowski.

[Gerard]

On 15/09/2020 at 20:37, GingerrrFox said:

The fact there isn’t much ability wise between Fofana and Tah and there is a 5 year age gap between them tells you everything you need to know. Is Tah a bad player? No, but that doesn’t mean we should chuck at Leverkusen the sort of money being bandied about for Fofana. £27-30 million for Fofana is slightly over paying but equally £20-25 million for Tah is overpaying too. 
 

The upside is much higher with Fofana, the ceiling for growth is worth the slight overpayment. 

 

I'd love it if we could get £30m for our non regular first team starters.

 

Tah sounds like he's found his level after a great start at Leverkusen. I think we need to and are indeed looking for an aerial monster to supplement Evans and Soyuncu and add a bit of variety to our CB's. I would happily see us pay £30m for Fofana but certainly not for this guy.

[Dahnsouff]

Better get another German Friend in then. Suggestions?

[AjcW]

1 minute ago, Dahnsouff said:

Better get another German Friend in then. Suggestions?

Gotze  

[floz]

1 minute ago, Dahnsouff said:

Better get another German Friend in then. Suggestions?

Steffen Freund? 

[mozartfox]

1 hour ago, Max Power said:

One thing to mention is that Leverkusen play with the most suicidal line ever - most players would look exposed playing at the back for them. 
 

May be a Congerton link due to the Hamburg connection. Still think we do a deal for Fofana though 

Same as us against Spuds a few weeks back?  He would fit in a treat then. 

[MPH]

8 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said:

Better get another German Friend in then. Suggestions?

 

 

German Friends!!

[FoxinNotts]

18 minutes ago, MPH said:

 

 

German Friends!!

We’ve got Fuchsie (Austrian) close enough 

[Jobyfox]

1 minute ago, FoxinNotts said:

We’ve got Fuchsie (Austrian) close enough 

Well at least that's what the Germans thought in 1938 

[NaijaFox]

3 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Tah and Soyuncu 

More like Tah and feathered if/when it doesn’t work out here.

[FoxinNotts]

6 minutes ago, NaijaFox said:

More like Tah and feathered if/when it doesn’t work out here.

Thing is, it really should work for him. It’s all set up for him to fight for his position with Evans and Soyuncu. This should drive him on

[dbtcity]

54 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said:

Better get another German Friend in then. Suggestions?

Ron-Robert Zieler 👀

[murphy]

I don't want to mention the 'C word', but it has been reported that Congerton likes players that have something to prove as he see it, or, looking at it another way, players that have failed or stalled at previous clubs.  Both Under and Tah fit that bill.  Risky and kind of counter-intuitive.  There might well be a good reason that a player is struggling.

[An Away Move]

1 minute ago, murphy said:

I don't want to mention the 'C word', but it has been reported that Congerton likes players that have something to prove as he see it, or, looking at it another way, players that have failed or stalled at previous clubs.  Both Under and Tah fit that bill.  Risky and kind of counter-intuitive.  There might well be a good reason that a player is struggling.

Pre-Congerton we built a title winning first team of the unwanted, castaways and players from France worth taking a punt on.