Soumare

[Parker Pen]

Played well last night and was unlucky not to make it 5-3! He is like that kid at school who looks electric with the ball at his feet in the playground or in 5 aside but put him in an 11 aside game and he is lost!

[Jazzy_Jeff]

By far our best player on Wednesday night imo.

 

i don’t think he’s lazy/disinterested, I just think he struggles to pick up the pace of the game when he comes on as a sub. I would be inclined to give him a run of games as a starter to see how he does. Would be a good option in a midfield 3 in tougher games as is a lot more box to box than our other midfielders 

[VLC86]

15 minutes ago, Jazzy_Jeff said:

By far our best player on Wednesday night imo.

 

i don’t think he’s lazy/disinterested, I just think he struggles to pick up the pace of the game when he comes on as a sub. I would be inclined to give him a run of games as a starter to see how he does. Would be a good option in a midfield 3 in tougher games as is a lot more box to box than our other midfielders 

That second half on Wednesdays has acted as a Men In Black memory wiper I think fella. 

[VLC86]

20 hours ago, Pita said:

Just not consistent enough for the premiership 

He’s pretty consistent I’d say, just consistently shit and well off the pace. 

[LCFCCKEANO]

Never been given a chance in our side or by our fans as he’s an easier target than the guys who actually cost us in the prem… young player talent is there, has a languid style which puts off the ‘Enzo needs to be more direct’ ‘Coops wants it route one’ crowd. He is a decent decent player and has always been, think our current style suits him as well as any has. He could be a difference maker for us this year if we give it a go, him Skipp Winks and Ndidi are 4 distinctly different midfielders which give us really good variety when we need. Our problem is half our back 4 are semi functional on a human level and our only striker lasts 60 mins

[JimJams]

With the ball I think he's a good player. Without the ball he's always been a bit clueless.  And given the position he plays, that's a massive flaw.

[VLC86]

17 minutes ago, LCFCCKEANO said:

Never been given a chance in our side or by our fans as he’s an easier target than the guys who actually cost us in the prem… young player talent is there, has a languid style which puts off the ‘Enzo needs to be more direct’ ‘Coops wants it route one’ crowd. He is a decent decent player and has always been, think our current style suits him as well as any has. He could be a difference maker for us this year if we give it a go, him Skipp Winks and Ndidi are 4 distinctly different midfielders which give us really good variety when we need. Our problem is half our back 4 are semi functional on a human level and our only striker lasts 60 mins

He’s made 48 appearances mate 😂

[Vacamion]

 

Two things that are dissimilar can be true at the same time.

 

It can be true that Soumaré had a decent game the other night, running, tackling and laying it off like a real baller... 

 

At the same time it can also be true that Bouba has generally been a crushing disappointment in a City shirt, largely characterised by him walking about looking disinterested, whilst opponents run past him.

 

If Cooper has found a way get a regular tune out of him, it will be very much to Cooper's credit.

 

 

 

[foxile5]

One swallow does not a summer make. 

 

Good in a bad team on Wednesday. He is not the answer.

[Nolucklcfc]

He does this though. He comes back for a game, is the best player and fools people into believing he’s turned a corner. Wanted to leave as soon as we went down, **** him

[foxile5]

Let's get him in the midfield tomorrow if he's the answer. 

 

He isn't.

[foxile5]

1 minute ago, Nolucklcfc said:

He does this though. He comes back for a game, is the best player and fools people into believing he’s turned a corner. Wanted to leave as soon as we went down, **** him

Oh for sure..

Publicly wanted to stay when we were in the premier League and asked to leave when we weren't. 

 

Can't square the circle personally.

[moore_94]

44 minutes ago, LCFCCKEANO said:

Never been given a chance in our side or by our fans as he’s an easier target than the guys who actually cost us in the prem… young player talent is there, has a languid style which puts off the ‘Enzo needs to be more direct’ ‘Coops wants it route one’ crowd. He is a decent decent player and has always been, think our current style suits him as well as any has. He could be a difference maker for us this year if we give it a go, him Skipp Winks and Ndidi are 4 distinctly different midfielders which give us really good variety when we need. Our problem is half our back 4 are semi functional on a human level and our only striker lasts 60 mins

Started 20 league games in our relegation season and then didn't want to stay once we were in the championship

 

Saw plenty enough of him in that relegation season to not suddenly think he is going to be the answer to any issue we have with our team because for whatever reason he can't turn any good performances into consistent ones

Edited 1 November 2024 by moore_94

[foxile5]

Just now, moore_94 said:

Started 20 league games in our relegation season and then didn't want to stay once we were in the championship

 

Saw plenty enough of him in that relegation season to not suddenly think he is going to be the answer to any issue we have with our team

He starts twenty of that season. No. You kidding me?

[Spiritwalker]

14 minutes ago, foxile5 said:

He starts twenty of that season. No. You kidding me?

Some of his performances that season stank the place out.

[foxile5]

7 minutes ago, Spiritwalker said:

Some of his performances that season stank the place out.

Every performance bar Wednesday has.

 

I can't believe he started twenty games in the relegation season though. Tell me he didn't.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

1 hour ago, LCFCCKEANO said:

Never been given a chance in our side or by our fans as he’s an easier target than the guys who actually cost us in the prem… young player talent is there, has a languid style which puts off the ‘Enzo needs to be more direct’ ‘Coops wants it route one’ crowd. He is a decent decent player and has always been, think our current style suits him as well as any has. He could be a difference maker for us this year if we give it a go, him Skipp Winks and Ndidi are 4 distinctly different midfielders which give us really good variety when we need. Our problem is half our back 4 are semi functional on a human level and our only striker lasts 60 mins

 

7 months out with the April Fools joke brother but good try!

[CrazyKopCorner]

I wouldn’t have him anywhere near the 1st team squad

[dmayne7]

He was pretty crap on Wednesday. He has absolutely no tactical discipline which is partly why they were able to just pass straight through the middle. And I'm saying that as somebody who probably doesn't hate him as much as lots on here.

 

Got plenty of talent but without the discipline, application and importantly, the ability to actually affect games, he's an absolute waste.

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

21 minutes ago, dmayne7 said:

He was pretty crap on Wednesday. He has absolutely no tactical discipline which is partly why they were able to just pass straight through the middle. And I'm saying that as somebody who probably doesn't hate him as much as lots on here.

 

Got plenty of talent but without the discipline, application and importantly, the ability to actually affect games, he's an absolute waste.

He was absolutely our best player on Wednesday:

 

I’m no admirer of Soumare, but at least acknowledge when he had a good game. I’d go as far as saying I’d give him some starts in the league if he plays like he did on Wednesday night.

Edited 1 November 2024 by Wasyls Pec Deck

[SafewayFox]

16 minutes ago, dmayne7 said:

He was pretty crap on Wednesday. He has absolutely no tactical discipline which is partly why they were able to just pass straight through the middle. And I'm saying that as somebody who probably doesn't hate him as much as lots on here.

 

Got plenty of talent but without the discipline, application and importantly, the ability to actually affect games, he's an absolute waste.

This 100%
 

Bouba getting praised when played in a team that conceded 5 when one of 2 CM’s gives me PTSD when some were faffing over Faes’ debut that saw us ship 6 against Spurs.

 

Bouba’s lack of tactical awareness and overall lack of application is a big no for me.

[JimJams]

I wonder if he can play fullback!

[OadbyBlue]

Soumare redemption arc would be unreal though, Iheanacho’s was impressive, but he was never as utter shit and uninterested as Soumare has been.

[dmayne7]

27 minutes ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

He was absolutely our best player on Wednesday:

 

I’m no admirer of Soumare, but at least acknowledge when he had a good game. I’d go as far as saying I’d give him some starts in the league if he plays like he did on Wednesday night.

So we're just going to ignore how often he was miles out of position and basically left Skipp to do everything on his own (who hardly covered himself in glory either).

 

El-Khannouss was a cut above everyone else

[murphy]

2 hours ago, LCFCCKEANO said:

Never been given a chance in our side or by our fans as he’s an easier target than the guys who actually cost us in the prem… young player talent is there, has a languid style which puts off the ‘Enzo needs to be more direct’ ‘Coops wants it route one’ crowd. He is a decent decent player and has always been, think our current style suits him as well as any has. He could be a difference maker for us this year if we give it a go, him Skipp Winks and Ndidi are 4 distinctly different midfielders which give us really good variety when we need. Our problem is half our back 4 are semi functional on a human level and our only striker lasts 60 mins

He's had 48 chances.  

 

If he's such a 'decent, decent player' where is the queue of clubs willing to take him off our hands?  We can't give him away.