Harry Winks

[kyleolly]

Let’s not kid ourselves wilf is nowhere near good enough to play that position in the prem

Edited 7 October 2023 by kyleolly

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

I do wonder if we’d have had Winks last season - say instead it Tubbymans - would we have stayed up? Granted not the same player, but he offers so much more in first 2/3 of the pitch (albeit currently against weaker opposition) and he actually runs around.

[tom27111]

1 minute ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

I do wonder if we’d have had Winks last season - say instead it Tubbymans - would we have stayed up? Granted not the same player, but he offers so much more in first 2/3 of the pitch (albeit currently against weaker opposition) and he actually runs around.

 

12 months ago, Harry would've been on crutches, but I get what you're saying.

 

A fully fit Winks is better than the last 18 months of Tielemans.

[Arriba Los Zorros]

The Winker >>> The Tielemuncher

[ChrisFilter]

53 minutes ago, kyleolly said:

Let’s not kid ourselves wilf is nowhere near good enough to play that position in the prem

Give him time. He’s gone from DM to Championship Messi in a handful of games. Imagine him with four times this much practice. 

[Tielemans63]

1 hour ago, tom27111 said:

@Tielemans63 needs to ask the mods to change his name to @winks63 

Just for the record, it's the minute YT scored the FA Cup winner! Really think I need to change it now though!

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

7 hours ago, Tielemans63 said:

Just for the record, it's the minute YT scored the FA Cup winner! Really think I need to change it now though!

Maybe go retro like ‘Coatsworth[minute he scored that screamer]’

[HarryDee8]

Think we should call him Mr Nice Guy

 

One guy we gonna need a replacement for in January, cos neither Choudhury, ndidi, kdh  or casadei can seem to do his job

[MGLCFC]

I think Dennis Praet has the technical ability to play Winks' role if, and it's a big if, he stays fit.

[Dames]

Will hold my hands up and say I got it wrong with this signing. Ran almost every game this season. I really hope he can take this back into the PL. 

[Chelmofox]

1 hour ago, MGLCFC said:

I think Dennis Praet has the technical ability to play Winks' role if, and it's a big if, he stays fit.

The thought of even trying makes me feel ill. I've learned this season that i can't second guess Enzo and if he thinks Dennis can do that then so be it.

[coolhandfox]

1 hour ago, MGLCFC said:

I think Dennis Praet has the technical ability to play Winks' role if, and it's a big if, he stays fit.

Doesn't have the tenacious of Winks or his work rate and defensive awareness.

 

I think Enzo would use Casadei in that role 

 

 

Edited 8 October 2023 by coolhandfox

[Dahnsouff]

Just now, coolhandfox said:

Doesn't have the tenacious of Winks or work rate.

Not sure,  Dennis can be busy, although not sure that’s quite the missing attribute, maybe composure.

 

Almost seems like Yunus would be a more natural stand-in

[coolhandfox]

1 minute ago, Dahnsouff said:

Not sure,  Dennis can be busy, although not sure that’s quite the missing attribute, maybe composure.

 

Almost seems like Yunus would be a more natural stand-in

Dennis is always on peripheral, Winks is the heartbeat of the side.

 

When the going got tough at LCFC Preat is no where to be seen.

[Dahnsouff]

Just now, coolhandfox said:

Dennis is always on peripheral, Winks is the heartbeat of the side.

 

When the going got tough at LCFC Preat is no where to be seen.

Isn’t Praet normally wide right when he is on the pitch though (rather than the treatment table)?

 

Not suggesting he is the answer, he is to unreliable in his availability.

[coolhandfox]

7 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said:

Isn’t Praet normally wide right when he is on the pitch though (rather than the treatment table)?

 

Not suggesting he is the answer, he is to unreliable in his availability.

Nope, generally over his career his CM or ACM only reason his played wide a City is his never been good or fit enough to force his way into the team centrally.

 

[MGLCFC]

I've seen how Maresca has developed players, Praet could be another. He's already suggesting Yunis, who was loaned as a winger, will be better as an inside player. I'd just like to see Praet given a chance (and I know part of problem lies with his injury record) as I don't think he's ever played in his best position regularly. He may not be the answer at no. 6, but you never know?

Edited 8 October 2023 by MGLCFC

[Mark]

Here we go again

[Aleksz]

Enzo is not going to play Dennis Praet at 6. Choudhury is the back up and he can play Wilf there if he really needs too as well.

[MGLCFC]

25 minutes ago, Aleksz said:

Enzo is not going to play Dennis Praet at 6. Choudhury is the back up and he can play Wilf there if he really needs too as well.

You may well be correct, but Wilf or Choudhury at 6 doesn't fill me with confidence. You need someone with good technical ability and is comfortable receiving the ball. IMO Praet is ahead of these 2 in those departments. Another option at 6, as others have suggested, is is Akgun.

[Corky]

Never looks rushed or pressured on the ball. Always wants to get involved.

 

His attitude is fantastic.

[BKLFox]

This is why I mentioned in the Euro 2024 that Winks could be an outside bet for making the England squad along side Rice ( it won’t happen but)

CIES Football Observatory list of 100 best midfield distributors, he’s 13th on the list which is topped by Rodri.
Whilst 13th that is the 2nd highest from English leagues (after Rodri) but more importantly it makes him the top Englishman on the list, Rice is next some 29/30 places behind followed by Henderson.

 

Will also make transfer windows interesting 

 

https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost435

[bmt]

On 20/09/2023 at 23:22, simoncccccc said:

Showed artistic talent tonight. 100% passing accuracy, whilst simultaneously creating a picture of a player trapping the ball with his left foot.

I just want to pull this up as being the best comment on foxestalk I've ever seen. Think about it daily 

[Lambert09]

he really should have taken a yellow yesterday and taken saturday off. 

 

You just know he’s going to get a yelllow and miss the leeds game now 

[jayfox26]

Still find it mad that we managed to sign this guy. Clearly no prem teams wanted to take a risk but he easily walks into at least 8 or 9 teams in the prem. Watching Palace tonight and he's comfortably better than anything they've got.