filbertway Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 Instead of being accused of hindsight, I'm wondering what peoples thoughts are in terms of how important it is for us to bring in cover for Tielemans. If we weren't to bring in any cover, what would do in the event of him missing for a few weeks or months? For me it's massively important we bring in someone with a similar skillset to Youri, even if it's just on loan till the end of the season. It's promising to see the club making movements, but the deadline is looming ever closer and no positive news yet. If we didn't manage to bring anyone in and we lost Youri, I guess we would have to change shape as we've seen that a Wilf/Mendy mifield stifles us in this 4 2 3 1 that we play. Would we see a return to 3 4 2 1 with an attacking emphasis placed on getting the wing backs up the pitch as often as possible? I'm hoping this thread becomes redundant, but for now, it'll be interesting to see what people with foresight think about the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamark Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 I dont see Youri getting hurt the way he plays the game rarely comes within 2/3 yards of an opposition player .Fingers crossed but confident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 Praet was probably the closest in terms of style to Tielemans so losing him is a huge blow. I'd imagine we'd kept Ndidi and change formation around him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costock_Fox Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 12 minutes ago, dynamark said: I dont see Youri getting hurt the way he plays the game rarely comes within 2/3 yards of an opposition player .Fingers crossed but confident Imagine having a dig when he is having a season like this. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filbertway Posted 26 January 2021 Author Share Posted 26 January 2021 10 minutes ago, Corky said: Praet was probably the closest in terms of style to Tielemans so losing him is a huge blow. I'd imagine we'd kept Ndidi and change formation around him. That's it, Praet was the only realistic cover for Youri, but now we've lost him for a while, so it's the only position we don't really have cover for. Just now, Costock_Fox said: Imagine having a dig when he is having a season like this. I imagine it was praise, due to the fact he releases the ball so quickly so is rarely in a position to be tackled. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costock_Fox Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 1 minute ago, filbertway said: That's it, Praet was the only realistic cover for Youri, but now we've lost him for a while, so it's the only position we don't really have cover for. I imagine it was praise, due to the fact he releases the ball so quickly so is rarely in a position to be tackled. You may be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxile5 Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 11 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said: Imagine having a dig when he is having a season like this. That wasn't a dig the way I read it. It was a comment on how well he moves. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bablemikey Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 Injuries can happen to anyone at any time so its definitely a concern. But the lad has set a very high bar indeed. Any cover for him is going to have to be a compromise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowlattsFox Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 Depending on the opposition we could potentially try Maddison deeper. We'd have to just find other ways, difficult to plan for every eventuality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchsntf Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 Maddison...Slips into Youris position.. Perez into Maddisons position.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnfox Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 I don't think we should bring anyone in. You're not going to get a like for like replacement for Youri on a 6 month loan. IF he gets injured AND we're without him AND Praet at the same time, then I would think Maddison would drop in to cover him and Perez would come in to replace Maddison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkerPen Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 do not speak of such things ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchsntf Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 23 minutes ago, nnfox said: I don't think we should bring anyone in. You're not going to get a like for like replacement for Youri on a 6 month loan. IF he gets injured AND we're without him AND Praet at the same time, then I would think Maddison would drop in to cover him and Perez would come in to replace Maddison Beat ya..!! By 2 minutes.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420Hashish Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 Don't speak things into existence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbury Fox Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 Don't do that to me. When I saw the thread title I nearly had heart failure thinking that there was a story that Youri was injured! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AS1413 Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 Ifs...buts...maybe.....yawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaijaFox Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 Why would anyone even start a thread like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hansifüx Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 5 minutes ago, Sunbury Fox said: Don't do that to me. When I saw the thread title I nearly had heart failure thinking that there was a story that Youri was injured! same here ... I have grown to like Youri a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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