Ademola Lookman

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

I'm very underwhelmed by this if I'm honest. 

[st albans fox]

I trust the manager to know what he needs to play the systems he wants to play more than the masses on FT …..

[sacreblueits442]

5 hours ago, majaco said:

Right wingers used to be right footed before the new fangled ways held sway.   Defenders used to know how to defend.  None of this nonsense about playing out from the back.   People used to stand on the terraces.  Now the lazy buggers sit down because they can't be bothered.   They wouldn't let you in the ground unless you were so drunk you couldn't stand up. And the balls used to be proper ones- leather and laces.   The players used to have sensible bags, none of this Lewis Vitong business.

 

There is much nonsense on this forum.

....you do realise this is not true...!!!

[GingerrrFox]

5 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

I trust the manager to know what he needs to play the systems he wants to play more than the masses on FT …..

You’re assuming that Lookman was near the top of our list. We are scraping the barrel at this point. Why do you think Brendan put 2 keepers on the bench on Saturday? It was a message to those above.

[lcfcbluearmy]

7 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

I trust the manager to know what he needs to play the systems he wants to play more than the masses on FT …..

This 

[EastAnglianFox]

12 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

I trust the manager to know what he needs to play the systems he wants to play more than the masses on FT …..

 

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[sacreblueits442]

6 hours ago, Jakemoore said:

Why are people assuming that he’ll be second choice RW behind Perez? Have you not seen perez play on the right? Lookman will be first choice ahead of Perez any day. Perez’s will a useful player to have as backup to Maddison off the bench. 

....I would not guarantee that....!!!

[NaijaFox]

This screams of DESPERATION!

But would of course be loudly cheering him on if he joins us.

 

Meanwhile, if his reported switch to Nigeria is true (see linked story), he will likely be another one gone for AFCON.

https://scorenigeria.com.ng/fifa-clear-ademola-lookman-ovie-ejaria-for-super-eagles-finally/

 

Edited 31 August 2021 by NaijaFox

[dylanlegend]

I bet Demarai Gray is reading this with a big smile on his face 

[tom27111]

4 minutes ago, dylanlegend said:

I bet Demarai Gray is reading this with a big smile on his face 

Everton fans are probably pissing themselves, much like we were when they signed Gray.

 

I'd rather we test Mike Ashley and offer a few quid for Saint-Maximin plus Hamza.

 

Never going to happen though.

 

I know his stats are shite, but he plays for Newcastle 

[MPH]

1 hour ago, Chocolate Teapot said:

I'm very underwhelmed by this if I'm honest. 

 

thanks for being honest.

[Genesis1]

All I really know about Lookman is I got him to an overall of 86 of fifa 17. Yes I'm quite behind but I can't honestly see why anybody would think this is the solution. 

I don't doubt he's a good player but he's not the answer to us competing to win the Europa League and challenging for top 4. But he's apparently very versatile and I think Rogers likes that in a player and all I keep thinking and hoping is well Harry Maguire came from a relegation side.

[Lambert09]

54 minutes ago, tom27111 said:

Everton fans are probably pissing themselves, much like we were when they signed Gray.

 

I'd rather we test Mike Ashley and offer a few quid for Saint-Maximin plus Hamza.

 

Never going to happen though.

 

I know his stats are shite, but he plays for Newcastle 

Hamza, Perez and 40m. I’m sure that would get it done 

[Tom12345]

With a few new faces already, I wonder this may do (if any) to change the family culture at the club.

[Phenom]

1 hour ago, dylanlegend said:

I bet Demarai Gray is reading this with a big smile on his face 

Lol 2 goals… 

[volpeazzurro]

It's certainly an unusual/unexpected one. Do we think it's one scouted by our recruitment team or more a Congleton/Rodgers one that fits the supposed mould of a misfiring player that Rodgers can put right that others can't?

 

Reading his previous manager's comments, he does appear to be one that has great potential and starts with a flourish before descending into inconsistency and mediocrity followed by discontentment and a desire to leave. Also, as has been pointed out, more a left sided player. 

[Fightforever]

This gives me Ghezzal panic buy vibes.

[Phenom]

7 minutes ago, Fightforever said:

This gives me Ghezzal panic buy vibes.

Isn’t it a loan?

[Sooper Steve's shin]

4 hours ago, GingerrrFox said:

You’re assuming that Lookman was near the top of our list. We are scraping the barrel at this point. Why do you think Brendan put 2 keepers on the bench on Saturday? It was a message to those above.

Because we had an reserves/under-23 game the evening before, so he couldn’t select any from them. 

[sacreblueits442]

15 minutes ago, Sooper Steve's shin said:

Because we had an reserves/under-23 game the evening before, so he couldn’t select any from them. 

...I  would not believe it would have been a hardship for an U23 player to sit on a bench having played the day before!!!

  There are amateur players who are playing 3 games a week which would include back to back games on the weekend. 

[NasPb]

My problem and question is this. :

 

Are we A, signing him as a lw? 

Or are we B signing him as someone to play all over lw cam and rw.? 

 

If we're signing him as a lw this is a waste (i know his best position is there but we're screaming out for a rw.) 

 

[dayday]

Interesting that all the managers he’s played under said how very talented Lookman is, his big problem it seems is his attitude.

 

If Brendan can sort that out we have a very good player on our hands.

[Bptiger]

Here’s the problem we bring them in give 1/2 a chance , like Pratt , and under then sit them in the bench and never use them again 

[gerblod]

33 minutes ago, Bptiger said:

Here’s the problem we bring them in give 1/2 a chance , like Pratt , and under then sit them in the bench and never use them again 

Being the meeting point of ineffectuality, FF is in the uniquely frustrating position of, collectively, knowing a great deal yet being unable to effect f**k-all with it.

So we 'sit' here discussing, arguing, bickering and squabbling over issues which we have no input into. And sometimes we concur.

I concur with you on the subject of potential being overlooked by the powers-that-be, but "we" have nothing to do with that.

It's who scouts, who assesses, who decides and then, who negotiates. After that, it's (currently) BR and coaching staff who have to integrate the intake into the squad effectively.

Lookman might or might not flourish at City. However, as with Praet, who's going to state categorically that Űnder was not a wasted opportunity.

Quite naturally, we act like kids in a sweet shop when the rumour mill offers up some juicy new confection for perusal. But that reaction diverts our attention away from BR's (including his coaching team) shortcomings in making the most of what resources are available. 

I've read that old chestnut about Rodgers revivifying careers several times recently. Yet, did he get the best out of Gray or Ünder or Praet or Ghezzal? Is he getting the best out of Maddison or Söyüncü?

It appears that a majority on here believe Perez has been selected whilst others have been neglected. We have a real crisis in central defence that, admittedly, the recruitment has tried to fix but isn't getting fixed.

And our best players keep attracting injury after injury. 

The one great plus about football is that a manager can achieve without splashing out £hundreds of millions - if he/she can hold on to their key players, utilise them effectively and keep them relatively injury-lite. LCFC has the infrastructure to do that. But, as much as has been achieved by the club, why does it feel that BR is playing whack-a-mole and not doing that well at it?

[Nick]

20 minutes ago, gerblod said:

Being the meeting point of ineffectuality, FF is in the uniquely frustrating position of, collectively, knowing a great deal yet being unable to effect f**k-all with it.

So we 'sit' here discussing, arguing, bickering and squabbling over issues which we have no input into. And sometimes we concur.

I concur with you on the subject of potential being overlooked by the powers-that-be, but "we" have nothing to do with that.

It's who scouts, who assesses, who decides and then, who negotiates. After that, it's (currently) BR and coaching staff who have to integrate the intake into the squad effectively.

Lookman might or might not flourish at City. However, as with Praet, who's going to state categorically that Űnder was not a wasted opportunity.

Quite naturally, we act like kids in a sweet shop when the rumour mill offers up some juicy new confection for perusal. But that reaction diverts our attention away from BR's (including his coaching team) shortcomings in making the most of what resources are available. 

I've read that old chestnut about Rodgers revivifying careers several times recently. Yet, did he get the best out of Gray or Ünder or Praet or Ghezzal? Is he getting the best out of Maddison or Söyüncü?

It appears that a majority on here believe Perez has been selected whilst others have been neglected. We have a real crisis in central defence that, admittedly, the recruitment has tried to fix but isn't getting fixed.

And our best players keep attracting injury after injury. 

The one great plus about football is that a manager can achieve without splashing out £hundreds of millions - if he/she can hold on to their key players, utilise them effectively and keep them relatively injury-lite. LCFC has the infrastructure to do that. But, as much as has been achieved by the club, why does it feel that BR is playing whack-a-mole and not doing that well at it?

So this Lookman possible transfer thread is now an essay submission thread for a bit of Brendan hate because Under and Praet aren’t good enough and we have injuries and he wants coachable players that can listen understand and play his systems?