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Confirmed Signing Arnaut Danjuma

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Will Dance For Chocolate said:
There's a chance I posted something similar back in Jan so sorry if I'm repeating myself but here goes anyway with an AFCB view of Danjuma.

Ignore his stats the season we got relegated. He has a series of niggly injuries and, as the season was one long injury crisis, we ended up playing players when they weren't fit in quite a lot of games. So they numbers from that year are misleading. He needed some time to adapt to the English game but, by the time he was starting to look fully fit and ready to make a contribution, it was after lockdown and wasn't really the right time to throw him into a scrap for our lives. He didn't give off the impression of being that kind of player.

The man has an ego but credit to him, he often backs it up and, when we did go down and lots of players were sold on, he didn't have a tantrum. Unlike a certain Joshua King and his mysterious migraines and back aches that came on before kick off. Danjuma simply got on with it. That's when we saw the real player and the guy can finish. I know it was only the Championship but he was utterly ruthless, cutting in from a wide left forward position and scoring. The first season after relegation we were actually a mess on the pitch with terrible coaches in charge and a lot of poor performances, but along with a couple of others, he elevated us with his contribution. Without him we'd have been midtable.

You're essentially getting a wide forward who has more confidence and better natural finishing than most strikers.

When he went to Villareal, he proved he could do it at a higher level with his Champions League scoring, but apparently fell out with the coach. I think his ego may have ruffled some feathers.

If Dyche can get inside his head and make him feel loved, I think you've got an excellent player on your hands that could score quite a few for you this season. That's the only question I see about him. He 100% has the ability, pace and calmness on the ball to be a success at this level. He will need careful management though.

Good luck. Only, not at our expense please. Cheers.
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I'll buy you a Twix for a lap dance if you're up for it

Also @Toffeenut74 have you got any more news?
 
Riod said:
I presume he is behind in training and we may only see a glimpse against Sporting?
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He was training with Villarreal right up to Thursday/Friday by the looks of it. Probably explains why the medical was booked for a Saturday.

Dyche/the coaching staff will probably be making a call on his overall level of fitness tomorrow. If he's looking fit enough no reason not to include him for Bolton.
 

chippy1722 said:
Never seen him play so have no idea if he’s any good or not so looking forward to seeing him.
My only concern is he is clearly a Thelwell signing as we wanted him before Dyche came, not sure how that will play out with Dyche’s formation plans.
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He looks good on UTube, mind you so do a lot of players!
 

I'm normally excited when we make any signing, but with this I'm not. Nothing personal to the lad, I know nothing about him other than he hardly played for his first choice in Spuds. Undoubtedly he's another option, which might help, but honestly, if he's any good why are Villereal offloading him on a loan? Just another transient mercenary to help us from embarrassing ourselves as far as I see it.
 
chippy1722 said:
Never seen him play so have no idea if he’s any good or not so looking forward to seeing him.
My only concern is he is clearly a Thelwell signing as we wanted him before Dyche came, not sure how that will play out with Dyche’s formation plans.
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To be fair, the conversations probably went. I need a striker, get me one.
How about a lad who can play across a front 3 in a 433 or act as a 2nd striker when dcl is fit in a 442?
Cool, cheers mate, get it done.
 
chrismpw said:
I'm normally excited when we make any signing, but with this I'm not. Nothing personal to the lad, I know nothing about him other than he hardly played for his first choice in Spuds. Undoubtedly he's another option, which might help, but honestly, if he's any good why are Villereal offloading him on a loan? Just another transient mercenary to help us from embarrassing ourselves as far as I see it.
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Game is teaming with mercenaries mate...and if this one does well enough to keep us from getting dragged into another relegation battle then that will do me.
 


Yeah, he’s a left winger. Same as McNeil. Isn’t Gnonto also a left winger? Yeah I know he CAN play central/behind Striker/on the right but he’s mostly played his effective football it seems off the left. McNeil CAN also play on the right or central, but we know he’s most effective off the left. Danjuma CAN play as striker/on the right/behind striker, but those stats clearly suggest he’s a left winger and that’s where he excels (assists as well as goals). Surely that ends any pursuit of Gnonto? We’re not signing a third left winger are we?

Our scouting is baffling at times. Why can’t we scout and target a player who’s natural and best position is on the RIGHT which we don’t have in the squad? Instead of buying players who can “do a job” in their least effective positions and try and fit square pegs in round holes?

His record as Striker isn’t bad at all so that’s currently where I’d be starting him if DCL is out, McNeil on the left
 

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