Guest Col city fan Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 I don’t think we can finally get a performance like we did out of Bouba, only then to drop him. I understand this thing about ‘right team for different games’, but having seen him on Saturday, playing him would make sense anyway! And it would send out the wrong message to a player who put everything into the Wolves game, especially as we only had two CM’s in the starting line up AND Youri clearly isn’t 100 per cent. Soumare did a whole lot of work. I am thinking possibly benching Tielemans for KDH.
sacreblueits442 Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 3 minutes ago, Jobyfox said: I was a bit neutral on Lookman when I thought we might sign someone else and was hoping we’d do better ….. but we didn’t sign anyone else! You don’t think that Lookman would improve our current first choice X1. Really? He’d either be in or, at the very least, first reserve ...at the time he would have been a luxury, as he was not effective on the right but could do a job for us on the left!!! We have Barnes in that position and would be reluctant to drop him for Lookman. He is a busy player who takes up good positions and with the way Smith talks about how he wants to play, a Lookman on the left (Barnes having been injured)would be someone he would be happy to bring in.
Gerard Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 30 minutes ago, Jobyfox said: I was a bit neutral on Lookman when I thought we might sign someone else and was hoping we’d do better ….. but we didn’t sign anyone else! You don’t think that Lookman would improve our current first choice X1. Really? He’d either be in or, at the very least, first reserve He's not better than Barnes whose position he was competing for. We've needed a quality RW since Mahrez and if you put Lookman there he's a round peg in a square hole. It's a complete waste of money signing players in their mid 20's who are developed and not good enough to start week in week out. On the evidence we seen of him Lookman would have been another Perez, Vestergaard, Ghezzal, Praet, etc. All players of a certain age and the finished article that cost good money and don't improve the first XI. 2
Beachyboy Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 28 minutes ago, Col city fan said: I don’t think we can finally get a performance like we did out of Bouba, only then to drop him. I understand this thing about ‘right team for different games’, but having seen him on Saturday, playing him would make sense anyway! And it would send out the wrong message to a player who put everything into the Wolves game, especially as we only had two CM’s in the starting line up AND Youri clearly isn’t 100 per cent. Soumare did a whole lot of work. I am thinking possibly benching Tielemans for KDH. I'd go Soumare, Mendy, Maddison, Barnes, Nacho, Tete and hope Soumare can continue those driving runs to actually get the ball to Madders higher up the pitch.
Popular Post pmcla26 Posted 24 April 2023 Popular Post Posted 24 April 2023 Just now, Gerard said: He's not better than Barnes whose position he was competing for. We've needed a quality RW since Mahrez and if you put Lookman there he's a round peg in a square hole. It's a complete waste of money signing players in their mid 20's who are developed and not good enough to start week in week out. On the evidence we seen of him Lookman would have been another Perez, Vestergaard, Ghezzal, Praet, etc. All players of a certain age and the finished article that cost good money and don't improve the first XI. I mean, Lookman passed the eye test for us, has 13 goals and 4 assists in 28 Serie A games this season, and is only 25. I think he's better than those names you've listed, even if he's not as good as Maddison or Barnes. He would have been a good signing. 5
fuchsntf Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 On 22/04/2023 at 18:31, StanSP said: How am I nerves gonna cope Like they have especially for last 6 months…
fuchsntf Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 On 23/04/2023 at 11:19, Legend_in_blue said: Castagne was good yesterday but unfortunately we can't pick two of him! I don’t know …Conkers can split in 2 and still hold the string together.. 2
gw_leics772 Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 On 22/04/2023 at 20:33, Gerard said: This is a must win for Leeds and must not lose for us. Just like our match after that is must win for us and must not lose for Everton. Increasingly looking like Forest and Southampton to go and one out of Leeds, Everton and ourselves. We need at least 3pts from the next two games, a win at Leeds though would be massive but we can't lose and give them 4pts on us with five to play as then it begins to look like a shoot out between Everton and ourselves. Looking purely at the result and goal times I think forest could react same way as us against man city. A loss that builds confidence and they came closer than us to winning. I think they will pull off a random win and then it being Leeds and Everton going down. 🤞 but that would likely be more nervy for us 1
fuchsntf Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 2 hours ago, joachim1965 said: Yep, and yet the media still jump on the Rodgers hype train, absolutely criminal the way he managed those players. Wow..how quick Soumare’s currency has changed in one game… Was last Saturday the making of him,in the PL..! ?
An Sionnach Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 43 minutes ago, sacreblueits442 said: ...at the time he would have been a luxury, as he was not effective on the right but could do a job for us on the left!!! We have Barnes in that position and would be reluctant to drop him for Lookman. He is a busy player who takes up good positions and with the way Smith talks about how he wants to play, a Lookman on the left (Barnes having been injured)would be someone he would be happy to bring in. He has been one of the most effective wide men in Serie A this year. Before people start dismissing that both Milan clubs are in the CL semi finals. Unlike some of the dud right wingers suggested on here Lookman can kick with both feet. There are almost no inverted right wingers who are any good anyway, just look at their very modest stats. We must be the only forum in the PL who keeps going on about this. 1
TJB-fox Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 Really hope we can build on tuesday, strong a few results together. Get beat at elland road and may feel like we’re back to square one 3
Clever Fox Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 2 hours ago, sacreblueits442 said: ..am I missing something here!!! Nacho in the #8 position strikes me as strange, is this a typo? No, If you look at some of his best performance it's playing in that channel and linking up with whoever is raiding down the wing. Then picking up space in the box where he scores from. He's also improved his football thinking working back and taking up space to receive the ball from the back. In short, His all-round game has improved greatly. Obviously we need him and Maddison to score most of the goals, But I think they can do that by playing in front of defenders instead of the Vardy way of getting in behind the defense.
Clever Fox Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 1 hour ago, sacreblueits442 said: ...he would have loved to have a Lookman in his team!!! That's the kind of pass and move which Lookman was very good at I think Nacho can offer in 8 Channel.
Clever Fox Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 1 hour ago, Col city fan said: I don’t think we can finally get a performance like we did out of Bouba, only then to drop him. I understand this thing about ‘right team for different games’, but having seen him on Saturday, playing him would make sense anyway! And it would send out the wrong message to a player who put everything into the Wolves game, especially as we only had two CM’s in the starting line up AND Youri clearly isn’t 100 per cent. Soumare did a whole lot of work. I am thinking possibly benching Tielemans for KDH. I was with you until the last line. Tilly is twice the player KDH is and brings Balance to the midfield. He's got to play with Bouba in midfield on Tuesday. 1
Chelmofox Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 1 hour ago, Col city fan said: I don’t think we can finally get a performance like we did out of Bouba, only then to drop him. I understand this thing about ‘right team for different games’, but having seen him on Saturday, playing him would make sense anyway! And it would send out the wrong message to a player who put everything into the Wolves game, especially as we only had two CM’s in the starting line up AND Youri clearly isn’t 100 per cent. Soumare did a whole lot of work. I am thinking possibly benching Tielemans for KDH. Personally i wouldn't. I dont think KDH is playing well enough, and is best suited as a sub to bring in more energy if needed. I know Youri ballsed up for their goal, but his quick thinking released us to win the penalty. I just don't see KDH offering anything like that at the moment. 3
Clever Fox Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 35 minutes ago, fuchsntf said: Wow..how quick Soumare’s currency has changed in one game… Was last Saturday the making of him,in the PL..! ? Let's just hope so, He's proved he has the talent, Now he just needs consistency.
CrazyKopCorner Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 It looked as though KDHs head had gone on Saturday. I'd play either Youri or Mendy (although Mendy doesn't look as though he's going to get much of a look in again) I think the best balanced side more or less picks itself Iversen Castagne Faes Cags Kristensen Youri Soumare Tete Maddison Barnes Kelechi 4
LCFCJohn Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 5 minutes ago, CrazyKopCorner said: It looked as though KDHs head had gone on Saturday. I'd play either Youri or Mendy (although Mendy doesn't look as though he's going to get much of a look in again) I think the best balanced side more or less picks itself Iversen Castagne Faes Cags Kristensen Youri Soumare Tete Maddison Barnes Kelechi I agree this is the line up if he goes for 2 in midfield. If he wants 3, I think Mendy comes in, Tete to the bench with Maddison from the right. 1
Jobyfox Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 56 minutes ago, Gerard said: He's not better than Barnes whose position he was competing for. We've needed a quality RW since Mahrez and if you put Lookman there he's a round peg in a square hole. It's a complete waste of money signing players in their mid 20's who are developed and not good enough to start week in week out. On the evidence we seen of him Lookman would have been another Perez, Vestergaard, Ghezzal, Praet, etc. All players of a certain age and the finished article that cost good money and don't improve the first XI. I would have agreed with you during the last transfer window, but my point was we didn't sign anyone better and that, in hindsight, Lookman would have improved our options. He'd still now be our best RW option and good cover for Barnes at LW who is regularly injured. He's also better than Vesty, Ghezzal, Praet and Perez based on his short contribution when he was here and what we've learned since. I'm not his biggest fan. I probably wouldn't have signed him either, but hindsight is a wonderful thing. I wish we had him as an option now due to our paucity of attacking options in a regulation scrap where, even a marginal gain, could have been vital 1
ClaphamFox Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 5 minutes ago, happy85 said: Few injuries issue for Leeds There are few or there are a few? 2
joachim1965 Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 3 hours ago, An Sionnach said: The media will always push the fake propaganda that suits their agenda whether it be politics, business or football. You have to know it for what it is and in a world of A.I. you don't believe anything. If you are stupid enough to believe then I hope you can handle the disappointment when reality barges in. Trust me, I believe nothing, the last three years have taught me to question everything, and I mean everything. 1
joachim1965 Posted 24 April 2023 Posted 24 April 2023 1 hour ago, fuchsntf said: Wow..how quick Soumare’s currency has changed in one game… Was last Saturday the making of him,in the PL..! ? Wasn't specifically aimed at soumare, Rodgers turned a top 6 squad into a relegation haunted mess. Absolute criminal management. 1
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