Transfer Rumour Ernest Nuamah

[st.domingo]

Think Bowen's father in law would think that's propa nawtie.

Ha didn't actually know of that connection.

 

[GoldenToffee]

Quite a lot of pressure on him to hit the ground running if he comes in! Would prefer a more proven player and this lad as a prospect or somebody we could ease in and expect bigger things next season from. That said, as long as he works hard it's going to be difficult for him to perform worse than Lindstrom and especially Harrison, so he will know the bar isn't very high at the club which ought to hopefully ease the pressure on him - if he signs.

 

[TheBlueBlitzer]

Id love to get bakwa from strasbourg.

He's a 22 year old RW who's big, strong, fast, good at set pieces and can put in a boss cross. Would be ideal for a moyes signing.

Dilane Bakwa - Player profile 24/25

Dilane Bakwa, 22, from France ➤ RC Strasbourg Alsace, since 2023 ➤ Right Winger ➤ Market value: €15.00m ➤ * Aug 26, 2002 in Créteil, France

www.transfermarkt.co.uk

Exactly kind of RW we should go for

 

[blackie_jones75]

Can’t be any worse than Harrison / Lindstrom

 

[PeregrineT]

Can’t be any worse than Harrison / Lindstrom

Cant wait for the summer refrain to be "Cant be any worse than Harrison/Lindstrom/Nuamah"

 

[Evertonthat]

Just seen this lad plays on the right but is left footed. He'd be cutting in to cross the ball every time... Can we not just find a right footed right winger please?

 

[Aries]

Just seen this lad plays on the right but is left footed. He'd be cutting in to cross the ball every time... Can we not just find a right footed right winger please?

Ok if you’re playing DCL, but that kind of striker is a dying breed. The target man who stands on the penalty spot and attacks crosses all game is yesterday’s strategy. Most teams play with one striker these days, a striker who plays on the shoulder and gets in behind waiting for through balls often centrally. Some don’t even play with a proper striker at all, “false nine” if you will. If you haven’t got a DCL (which we won’t very soon) then there’s no point having a winger who hogs the touchline and whips balls in to the area for 90 minutes.

 

[Evertonthat]

Ok if you’re playing DCL, but that kind of striker is a dying breed. The target man who stands on the penalty spot and attacks crosses all game is yesterday’s strategy. Most teams play with one striker these days, a striker who plays on the shoulder and gets in behind waiting for through balls often centrally. Some don’t even play with a proper striker at all, “false nine” if you will. If you haven’t got a DCL (which we won’t very soon) then there’s no point having a winger who hogs the touchline and whips balls in to the area for 90 minutes.

But we do have DCL, and when he leaves we will have another 9 up there requiring some sort of service. If we did have a pacey right winger to supply DCL some decent crosses, he'd probably be scoring a few more goals this season. Whoever plays up top for we, surely at least need we would need to improve the supply to them, so for me the wide options need to be able to cross a ball without having to cut inside.

 

[blackie_jones75]

Ok if you’re playing DCL, but that kind of striker is a dying breed. The target man who stands on the penalty spot and attacks crosses all game is yesterday’s strategy. Most teams play with one striker these days, a striker who plays on the shoulder and gets in behind waiting for through balls often centrally. Some don’t even play with a proper striker at all, “false nine” if you will. If you haven’t got a DCL (which we won’t very soon) then there’s no point having a winger who hogs the touchline and whips balls in to the area for 90 minutes.

Yes , despite his size , Beto is better off the shoulder with theough balls, sure DCL would be too, hell what about varying the attack in game with through balls and crosses in the air or on the floor! thinking back when we’re just lumping it up to an isolated DCL was insane.

 

[ValBlue]

But we do have DCL, and when he leaves we will have another 9 up there requiring some sort of service. If we did have a pacey right winger to supply DCL some decent crosses, he'd probably be scoring a few more goals this season. Whoever plays up top for we, surely at least need we would need to improve the supply to them, so for me the wide options need to be able to cross a ball without having to cut inside.

The issue with DCL is that he can only score off crosses, he cannot finish chances on the floor. Having a pacey winger doesn’t change that. Modern wingers need to chip in with goals, not spam crosses all game. I’d much rather they cut inside to flood the box or get a shot off. Look at the best right wingers in the league - all left footed. Building the team, or attempting to, around DCL’s specific strengths is partly why we’re so bad. Slow, set piece depended, not clinical. The game has moved on, that style of football just isn’t how it’s played anymore. No more constant crosses, no more constant long balls.

 

[W84 Dum Freeze]

Thats weird he got a fairly high rating in that match of 7.4

4 - 6 poor,
6 -7.5 average,
7.5 - 8.5 good,
8.5 - 9.5 very good prospect
9.5 - 10 Kings ransom.

Very left footed, explosive pace can get him two past players in open areas of the pitch with ease.
Close control poor
Decision making poor
Balance poor
Cultured footed crossing poor
Work rate good
Strength good
Team player average

Worth a punt ?
Depends wether there is enough there that looks like it can be developed or desperate last minute window stuff to temporarily fill squad gaps and get numbers in.

If worked upon, he may develop at most into a Sean Wright-Phillips type of inside forward.

 

[Raino85]

Just seen this lad plays on the right but is left footed. He'd be cutting in to cross the ball every time... Can we not just find a right footed right winger please?

The idea would be for Patterson to overlap to get those right footed crosses in.

Dont worry, i know its been so long since we have seen an overlapping full back it can be hard to think of the thought process

 

[Raino85]

But we do have DCL, and when he leaves we will have another 9 up there requiring some sort of service. If we did have a pacey right winger to supply DCL some decent crosses, he'd probably be scoring a few more goals this season. Whoever plays up top for we, surely at least need we would need to improve the supply to them, so for me the wide options need to be able to cross a ball without having to cut inside.

Most of DCL's headed goals came from crosses from full backs such as Lucas Digne

 

[Billy Dean]

Need to look at the minutes played, not games. He’s only just turned 21 and is used primarily as impact substitute at Lyon. Very similar to what Elanga was at United funnily enough when most people were equally unimpressed that we were in for him before Forest pipped us. Elanga has been given minutes and is proving to be a very good player who would walk in to our team right now. Always best to wait and see with players this age and not judge them so early in their career. Mbeumo another example. Wasn’t exactly tearing it up for Troyes in Ligue 2 before moving to Brentford.

This. There are so many examples of it.

 

[Evertonthat]

The issue with DCL is that he can only score off crosses, he cannot finish chances on the floor. Having a pacey winger doesn’t change that. Modern wingers need to chip in with goals, not spam crosses all game. I’d much rather they cut inside to flood the box or get a shot off. Look at the best right wingers in the league - all left footed. Building the team, or attempting to, around DCL’s specific strengths is partly why we’re so bad. Slow, set piece depended, not clinical. The game has moved on, that style of football just isn’t how it’s played anymore. No more constant crosses, no more constant long balls.

I get your point, but Harrison is left footed and has to cut in onto his left boot. If we want to add to our attacking options we need someone who can do both, cutting in and also beat a man on the outside and cross. We currently lack the ability to break with pace and put an early ball into a dangerous area. Look at Forest with their big target man. They're thriving of this style of play. Also under Carlo we crossed the ball way more than we have been under Dyche and DCL was a different player. We haven't been playing to DCL's strength under Dyche, we've just been lumping balls to him from deep. If we had the ability to break at pace and put a ball in while the defenders are turned and on the back foot, whoever if playing central for us would have far more chances. I certainly wouldn't want another winger who couldn't cross a ball when required.