January 2019 Transfer Window

[Barnfred 55]

David Brooks looks very good for his age.

That boat's gone really. Should have been in for him in the summer. We were linked 18 months ago.

But you're right. I like him. Bournemouth have a few decent young players there and it isn't a flash in the pan that they are doing well this year. Good young manager too.

 

[Nymzee]

Diego Lainez is apparently the next big Mexican star. Wonder if Brands has him on his hit list

He absolutely bummed us in the U20 (?) World Cup.

 

[buskwhi2]

He absolutely bummed us in the U20 (?) World Cup.

Watched a couple of videos of him. It’s like the ball is glued to his feet. Very sleight player, similar in stature to Bernard, possibly a bit quicker but without the vision Bernard has at this stage of his career.

 

[Nymzee]

Watched a couple of videos of him. It’s like the ball is glued to his feet. Very sleight player, similar in stature to Bernard, possibly a bit quicker but without the vision Bernard has at this stage of his career.

Dribbles like Messi.

 

[Barnfred 55]

He absolutely bummed us in the U20 (?) World Cup.

Would that be this years Toulon tournament final in which our very own Kieran Dowell scored the winner?

Yeah he was a nippy little bugger playing well above his age group. Tiny though.

 

[Nymzee]

Would that be this years Toulon tournament final in which our very own Kieran Dowell scored the winner?

Yeah he was a nippy little bugger playing well above his age group. Tiny though.

?

No they played us last summer and we won 1-0.

 

[buskwhi2]

Would that be this years Toulon tournament final in which our very own Kieran Dowell scored the winner?

Yeah he was a nippy little bugger playing well above his age group. Tiny though.

Think I read he got player of the tournament?

 

[Barnfred 55]

Think I read he got player of the tournament?

Yeah the lad played very well in the tournament. He was small, nippy with very clever feet. Thorn in the side running at defences but, as usual with such young players, his final ball/decision making was lacking. He's certainly a fantastic prospect though. Messi comparisons as regard his dribbling skills only are not far off the mark.

He is very slight though and I personally think it's a big step up to the premier league at the moment. Provided the price is right, I'd be happy to buy him and loan him straight out to PSV. He'd find it far easier in the Dutch league and could also be used as a bargaining chip when we buy Lozano

 

[TheBigIguana]

Hirving Lozano has never played for dortmund mate. He plays for Psv, brands bought him from the Mexican leauge two seasons ago.

Talking about Emre Mor. Should've highlighted it my apologies.

 

[Brisan123]

When are you going to start your daily round up of the rumours @Eggs
Are you waiting for the window to officially open? It is very much appreciated by me and many others on here.

I used to love my eggs with my breakfast in the summer

 

[EverBlue92]

Zaha? He'd be £60mil...can sign better for cheaper

Its hard to say how good he is as he has 2-3 players on him every game as Palace have no other decent attacking player yet he still manages to dances around them in most instances.

Having someone like him and his pace will win us 3+ penalties a season you would imagine, he would also create space for the likes of Siggurdsson and Richarlison to move in to and with less players able to mark him than they do at present you would assume he would add more goals to his game.

I fancy Spurs to nab him but I would love us to make a move.

 

[Brisan123]

...very left footed but looks to me like he plays right sided.

There seems to a thing with inverted wingers at the moment
I read it in an online article and had to google it
Seemingly it’s a left footed winger playing on the right and right footed winger playing on the left
It allows them to come inside to attack and then they can switch and go outside if necessary
I played outside right ( anyone under 30 can google it ) and was always told to
Keep the chalk on your boots , get to the end line and whip it in
That was basically all you had to do for 90 mins
If you had a big 6 footer of a CF all the better

 

[Brisan123]

Dribbles like Messi.

There’s only one player on the planet capable of dribbling like Messi


That’s Messi

 

[Eggs]

There seems to a thing with inverted wingers at the moment
I read it in an online article and had to google it
Seemingly it’s a left footed winger playing on the right and right footed winger playing on the left
It allows them to come inside to attack and then they can switch and go outside if necessary
I played outside right ( anyone under 30 can google it ) and was always told to
Keep the chalk on your boots , get to the end line and whip it in
That was basically all you had to do for 90 mins
If you had a big 6 footer of a CF all the better

..absolutely, Bri. Old traditional wingers of the Dave Thomas would go on the outside of fullbacks, hit the bye line and cross but the trend now is to cut inside.

I suppose the crossing aspect of the game is lots to do with attacking full backs getting beyond their opposite number.

 

[Nymzee]

There’s only one player on the planet capable of dribbling like Messi


That’s Messi

Well done mate, the seemingly obvious had escaped me for a moment... lol