2020/21 Lucas Digne

[blue1948]

Nkounkou or Branthwaite is my guess

 

[Nymzee]

Why not? I’m happy with either of them getting time (obviously gutted about Digne being injured mind) but the fact Smalls is being linked with Bayern and Juve and already playing in the U23’s suggests it’s not too outrageous to consider him for the squad at minimum

He's only played like 20 mins for the U23's.

 

[ChesterBlue]

He's only played like 20 mins for the U23's.

Ok

 

[Brownie]

 

[Goat]

Cometh the hour, cometh the Fabian Delph.

 

[Saint Domingo]

I don't think anyone is saying he's anywhere near the same level, just that we HAVE a LB as cover. Niels is promising but just unbelievably raw. He played well in a couple matches and played crap when the guy who had the ball most of the time refused to even look his direction.

Somenoe else said "it's either Delph or Niels", that means it's Niels as Delph can't play more than once a month.

Just glad that Richarlison is back, he’s such a good defensive wide player in terms of covering the full back. I think this will push Ancelotti into the back 3 formation much more often. Nkonkou as a wing back will have a lot less defensive responsibility than as a left back in a back 4.

 

[Brennan]

Amazing how over rated Nkounkou is on here

Looked good against farmers from the lower league but poor against Newcastle.

Lads got big potential but he's not on the level of Digne and this is a massive blow

You have absolutely no idea how good he is, he has barely played.

 

[Nymzee]

Amazing how over rated Nkounkou is on here

Looked good against farmers from the lower league but poor against Newcastle.

Lads got big potential but he's not on the level of Digne and this is a massive blow

Who has ever even said this?

 

[BlueToff]

 

[zzr45]

He's only played like 20 mins for the U23's.

He’s a young player that’s come through our academy. In the heads of some that makes him the perfect combination of Pele/Messi/Beckenbauer/Beckham/Ronaldo/Angell

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

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[jamieni]

Suspect Carlo might do something left field like play Iwobi as LWB and Coleman on the right. Delph not likely to get through a number of games given his injury record and Nkounkou untested.

 

[Zezti]

"awaiting severity of injury" = seeing if he can run it off?

 

[BlueToff]

"awaiting severity of injury" = seeing if he can run it off?

Hahah.

basically they'll be waiting for a specialist to confirm whether he needs surgery or not

 

[ToffeeTim]

We do get a lot of training ground injuries tbh