Confirmed Signing Dwight McNeil

[Parker]

Surely reading 47 chances created with 1 assist maybe points at the issue not lying with him.

That or the quality of chances he's creating aren't great.

 

[toffeeblue9]

Hated the idea of signing him 12 months ago under Benitez as I knew he'd be played on the left hand side of a 442, just swinging crosses in all the time. He isn't lightning quick either, so being on the left he'd be constantly trying to go around full backs. Also the price at the time meant it all felt wrong.

Thing is though, he isn't a bad player at all. He has a great left foot (althoigh he's one of the more one-footed players you'll see), works really hard, seems to press well and can go past people.

Under Lampard I could easily see him being bought to drift in from the right in a 343 or 433 onto his left foot, which negates his slight lack of pace a bit, but also creates room for Patterson to overlap properly. Plus the fee looks about half of what it was 12 months ago.

In short, I thought he'd be all wrong for us a year ago, but I could easily see him working out well now.

 

[Parker]

for me it is clear: play him in a central midfield role, like 1 defensive CM and him and Doucs further forward so in a midfield three.
or indeed as a wing back.
If he is signed as a replacement for Richy we are screwed.

He's a winger, why would we play him centre mid?

 

[hktoffee]

So he costs more than Cornet . Liquidation now.

 

[Nymzee]

He's a winger, why would play him centre mid?

He's played it before.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Who is he gonna cross to when DCL joins Newcastle?

 

[Everton1654]

Just liquidate the club and put us out of our bloody misery

I've been wishing this for the past 12 months

 

[Goat]

Who is he gonna cross to when DCL joins Newcastle?

Dzeko.

 

[Neiler]

Im against signing McNeill myself.

I still think he has tones of work to do to be a top player, only ever done it in flashes and im not overly convinced he has the head room to improve significantly to be a good investment for us. I thought he struggled last year and wondered had he just peaked.

Also seems a bit weird as hes kind of an old school winger to my mind, so if we are playing wing backs i dont think he has the skill set of an inside forward.

I dont see him pushing us on that much. Hopefully I'm wrong if we get him but just an honest opinion.

 

[EFC_FRANCIS]

20m.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Too much unless it's 10+10 when we qualify for Europe in 2045

 

[Parker]

He's played it before.

Kind of... Still very much a winger though

 

[neil999]

Amazing the breadth of opinion here

 

[Bebeto]

Love that the original source got first quote.

What a scoop.

Proper itk by the looks of it...got it well before anybody else

 

[Lobster Johnson]

So he costs more than Cornet . Liquidation now.

Homegrown always attracts a premium.

 

[coollino]

for me it is clear: play him in a central midfield role, like 1 defensive CM and him and Doucs further forward so in a midfield three.
or indeed as a wing back.
If he is signed as a replacement for Richy we are screwed.

Very clear there