AKCJ Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 Just now, Ric Flair said: I would say he's more of a Praet type player. He's not as defensive as Mendy or Ndidi and Hamza evidently hasn't impressed Rodgers in either a DCM role or as a more advanced type midfielder. We definitely need one more central midfielder is Hamza goes, was hoping KDH would step up but maybe we still want one more given the amount of games we aim to compete in and always playing 3 CM's. Hamza hasn't been needed this season. We don't need to replace him if we were to sell him in January. Wait until the summer and see if KDH can step up. In the mean time try and see if we can get a right winger and a back up striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthefox Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 33 minutes ago, Lcfc-1992 said: YouTube video? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casablancas Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 Where are all the Turkish fans we’ve inherited? Give us the low down lads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 1 hour ago, Lcfc-1992 said: YouTube video? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 Got an air of Tielemans about him... could be a good summer recruit as realistically we can't like for like replace Youri with anyone in the squad, which is why he ends up playing so many games for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LestaLad Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 I can see this one happening. We’ve been interested for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 2 hours ago, Manini said: The true sign of a thug. Sign. That and a single eye brow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza M Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 We do need some violence in the squad. Sick of the modern footballer (Maddison in mind) who need their arse wiping if someone from the opposition taps them. Probably need a physical striker more than anything in Jan though in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 Can't say I know anything about him other than a couple of YT vids I've JUST watched but those are enough to come to the conclusion he is nothing like Tielemans, Mendy, Ndidi, Praet or Maddison. The comparisons are odd. I DO see a similarity with Hamza only on a dark higher level. Although I do think he looks tailor made for the PL I would be fairly disappointed if we signed this guy and ignored the need for a striker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StriderHiryu Posted 10 January 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 10 January 2021 2 minutes ago, Foxy_Bear said: Can't say I know anything about him other than a couple of YT vids I've JUST watched but those are enough to come to the conclusion he is nothing like Tielemans, Mendy, Ndidi, Praet or Maddison. The comparisons are odd. I DO see a similarity with Hamza only on a dark higher level. Although I do think he looks tailor made for the PL I would be fairly disappointed if we signed this guy and ignored the need for a striker. Look at the clips: - Ability to play his way out of trouble when receiving the ball under pressure. - Physical presence who can tackle and withstand robust challenges. - Plays the ball forwards quickly. - Plays lots of through balls between the lines. - Howitzer of a shot. - Plays in a deep lying midfield position but gets forwards. - Great stamina for a pressing game. The player in our squad with that sort of skillset is Youri Tielemans. I can't really say if this player is any good or would do well in the Premier League because it's very hard to judge the Turkish league with ours. But it is possible to adapt quickly, look at Soucek for West Ham who came from the Czech league and is one of their best players. Totally agree about the prioritization of signing a striker, but if there's one thing we've done brilliantly at this season, it's improving our squad. Yesterday we were without Soyuncu, Ricardo, Maddison and Vardy yet scored 4 goals and looked great. Sure it was against Championship opposition, but we played great. Tielemans and Vardy are probably the two players we don't have good cover for. Mendy was impressive earlier in the season, but he's not a player that makes progressive passes. Praet has been tried in that position but has shown he's better further up the pitch. So in summary I could see why a player with this profile is of interest to us. But realistically I don't see us signing anyone till the summer. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 18 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said: Look at the clips: - Ability to play his way out of trouble when receiving the ball under pressure. - Physical presence who can tackle and withstand robust challenges. - Plays the ball forwards quickly. - Plays lots of through balls between the lines. - Howitzer of a shot. - Plays in a deep lying midfield position but gets forwards. - Great stamina for a pressing game. The player in our squad with that sort of skillset is Youri Tielemans. I can't really say if this player is any good or would do well in the Premier League because it's very hard to judge the Turkish league with ours. But it is possible to adapt quickly, look at Soucek for West Ham who came from the Czech league and is one of their best players. Totally agree about the prioritization of signing a striker, but if there's one thing we've done brilliantly at this season, it's improving our squad. Yesterday we were without Soyuncu, Ricardo, Maddison and Vardy yet scored 4 goals and looked great. Sure it was against Championship opposition, but we played great. Tielemans and Vardy are probably the two players we don't have good cover for. Mendy was impressive earlier in the season, but he's not a player that makes progressive passes. Praet has been tried in that position but has shown he's better further up the pitch. So in summary I could see why a player with this profile is of interest to us. But realistically I don't see us signing anyone till the summer. Like I said, I don't know much about him but he looks far more physical than Youri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hansifüx Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 It seems the price tag is 15m for ozan tufan. good physical box to box midfielder ... maybe an option if BR wants to rotate Tielemans/N Didi more often ... he is a different type of a player he is mobile with a drive to carry the ball forward (not necessarily distribute with long/deep passesI. I think Maddison would benefit from him. Can do the dirty work but also has a great touch and I am often surprised by his pace, but not sure how he would look in PL though, where pace is a must have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_77 Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 Youri will be before the end of the season again if we don’t come up with better plans to rest him, along with better options when we do. We still need another CM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fightforever Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 A bastard in midfield we have needed that in some games. Get him in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambiasso Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 According to the news of TGRT News Sports Presenter Hakan Dede, Leicester City had been following the star football player both in Fenerbahçe and in the National Team for a long time. He said that Leicester City took the first official step for the transfer the day before. It was learned that Leicester City, which has Turkish stars such as Çağlar Söyüncü and Cengiz Ünder, wanted to increase the number of Turks in the team to 3 by taking Ozan Tufan. It is among the information that the first target of our national football player Ozan is Leicester City, one of the Premier League teams. https://www.tgrthaber.com.tr/spor/ozan-tufan-leicester-city-yolunda-2763133 More heavily linked with Crystal Palace in Turkish media, this transfer will fund the Ozil deal from Arsenal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 10 January 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 10 January 2021 And if you wanna do your own thing, I HEAR WHAT YOURE SAYIN, TUFAN PLAY THAT GAME, YOUR GAAAAAAAMMMMEEEEE 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankMarvin Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 Is there any tufan in this rumour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ric Flair Posted 10 January 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 10 January 2021 WHEN TUFAN GOES TO WAR NO POINTS IS ALL THAT YOU CAN SCORE (HE SCORES THEM ALL, SCORES THEM ALL) 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep blue Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Fightforever said: A bastard in midfield we have needed that in some games. Get him in. Agree with that, if he is as hard a player as people on here think. Someone with that profile may have been just what we needed to stiffen our resolve in the second half of last season. Edited 10 January 2021 by deep blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adejo92 Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 The professional scout brigade have come out having watched a 5 minute YouTube clip. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmayne7 Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 5 hours ago, AKCJ said: Mendy, Tielemans, Praet and Hamza all play the midfield positions Tufan plays. Just do not see the point in going for him when we literally only own one right winger and one striker worth playing. Just seems like we're trying to put out a fire that hasn't started. Eh? That's 4 different players who all play a different role in the middle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 8 minutes ago, dmayne7 said: Eh? That's 4 different players who all play a different role in the middle ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raw Dykes Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 1 hour ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said: And if you wanna do your own thing, I HEAR WHAT YOURE SAYIN, TUFAN PLAY THAT GAME, YOUR GAAAAAAAMMMMEEEEE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 11 January 2021 Share Posted 11 January 2021 11 hours ago, StriderHiryu said: i can see him and ndidi getting in a fight first day of training. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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