Can Nkunku play as a inside forward or winger?

Leipzig have some interesting names in their squad.

Nkunku, Gvardiol, Mukiele, Szoboszlai, Dani Olmo.

Can Cucurella be my Alex Sandro? 

I really like the cut of his jib. 

No idea if the club are looking at him mind. 

I like him and I was also impressed with the LB at Villareal who payed against Liverpoo.

9 minutes ago, BordeauxBlue said:

Can Cucurella be my Alex Sandro? 

I really like the cut of his jib. 

No idea if the club are looking at him mind. 

Have to ask @TomCFC85 for permission first.

Also are you willing to do the work? You have to be over any comment that mentions him, put posters of him up in your house, change your hair style to match his and by matching PJ'S.

Edited May 8, 20224 yr by axman2526

3 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Can Nkunku play as a inside forward or winger?

Yes

26 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Have to ask @TomCFC85 for permission first.

Also are you willing to do the work? You have to be over any comment that mentions him, put posters of him up in your house, change your hair style to match his and by matching PJ'S.

I'll need a fundraiser first because no way I can pull off his hair with my receding hairline. 

4 hours ago, LongtimerLurker said:

I like Nkunku but my issue is the players coming over from the Bundesliga recently especially our signings I particular haven't transitioned well at all. A superstar over there is an average footballer in a Chelsea shirt. What makes this young man any different, the fact Tuchel knows him could be a major factor.

Apparently he's valued at £50-60m but RB want to keep him for another season which I wouldn't be opposed to, would allow for another year of scouting. 

Werner transitioned fine. He was solid his first couple months here (remember the brace against Southampton?), then lost confidence and still hasn’t fully recovered. Havertz caught COVID and it derailed his settle in period, but now he is one of our best forward players. Who else has come from the Bundesliga that you would have considered to struggle?

14 hours ago, mwblue10 said:

Werner transitioned fine. He was solid his first couple months here (remember the brace against Southampton?), then lost confidence and still hasn’t fully recovered. Havertz caught COVID and it derailed his settle in period, but now he is one of our best forward players. Who else has come from the Bundesliga that you would have considered to struggle?

I like Werner, Havertz and Pulisic and would still keep them all but there's no denying they've struggled to adapt to this league. They score goals there's no doubting that but if you look at all 3 of their individual styles, each one is more suited to the German league. The challenge is for them to covert their form from over there to over here. 

Pulisic has had a hot streak but that was when he shoots on site in the box not when he decided to hold on to the ball for too long. Werner just hasn't adapted he's not even close to the player he was at RB he scored 95 goals there. Havertz looked like a wonder kid at Bayern L, he has scored in the ucl and club world cup finals and become somewhat of a clutch player.

However, if you look at his shooting technique in Germany same with Timo they have regressed hard over here. They overthink on simple 1v1s when before in Germany they were scoring worldies for fun.

The defensive styles the teams use in Germany definitely play a factor and the added physicality and pace over here do make it more of a challenge. Regardless all 3 have still yet to find consistent good form that would equate to their value which is just shy of £200m.

Hence my reluctance to go spend another £50m+ on another exciting attacking Bundesliga talent who isn't certain to be as good over here.

I'd rather we scout him for longer using the new data driven approach being touted, RB want to keep him for another season I say good all the more time to see if this was a fluke season or the start of a promising career as one of the best attackers in that league and then potentially in Europe.

I would be happy to let Werner leave or go on loan.

I appreciate his work rate yet if you are struggling to score goals you need support from your other front players and he contributes to little for me.

I like Havertz as a false 9 and also think he can link up well with other forwards though is not clinical.

Pulisic for me is a squad option and more of a sub option, I don't see him as a regular starter. 

Nothing against him starting when others are injured though.  

4 hours ago, LongtimerLurker said:

I like Werner, Havertz and Pulisic and would still keep them all but there's no denying they've struggled to adapt to this league. They score goals there's no doubting that but if you look at all 3 of their individual styles, each one is more suited to the German league. The challenge is for them to covert their form from over there to over here. 

Pulisic has had a hot streak but that was when he shoots on site in the box not when he decided to hold on to the ball for too long. Werner just hasn't adapted he's not even close to the player he was at RB he scored 95 goals there. Havertz looked like a wonder kid at Bayern L, he has scored in the ucl and club world cup finals and become somewhat of a clutch player.

However, if you look at his shooting technique in Germany same with Timo they have regressed hard over here. They overthink on simple 1v1s when before in Germany they were scoring worldies for fun.

The defensive styles the teams use in Germany definitely play a factor and the added physicality and pace over here do make it more of a challenge. Regardless all 3 have still yet to find consistent good form that would equate to their value which is just shy of £200m.

Hence my reluctance to go spend another £50m+ on another exciting attacking Bundesliga talent who isn't certain to be as good over here.

I'd rather we scout him for longer using the new data driven approach being touted, RB want to keep him for another season I say good all the more time to see if this was a fluke season or the start of a promising career as one of the best attackers in that league and then potentially in Europe.

I forgot about Pulisic, fair enough. I just think it’s tough to think everyone will struggle solely based on what league they came from. It’s a small sample size.

Is Darwin Nunez the next top player to come out of the Portugese league? Should we be after him?

9 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Is Darwin Nunez the next top player to come out of the Portugese league? Should we be after him?

Rich man's Timo Werner. 

Better finisher but just as awful on the ball. 

1 hour ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Rich man's Timo Werner. 

Better finisher but just as awful on the ball. 

Ah maybe not then.

Richard Keys has been the latest I have seen to talk up a potential move for Harry McGuire to come here.

11 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Ah maybe not then.

Richard Keys has been the latest I have seen to talk up a potential move for Harry McGuire to come here.

Wouldn't even be that against it for like £30m or so. He's a different beast for England, i think at another club away from the toxic Utd squad and price tag he'd do well.

Just me who would go for sterling?

1 hour ago, bisright1 said:

Just me who would go for sterling?

Heard Arteta is interested, mind you he was demanding £350k/w at City which they refused to pay. He needs to play in a team who moves the ball around quickly and have various creative outlets.

On 25/04/2022 at 20:06, big blue said:

Left centre back Gvardiol and Colwill

Middle centre back T.Silva and Ampadu

Right centre back Kounde and Chalobah

Actually really like the balance of that, although it lacks a bit of experience. I also think Boubacar Kamara would be a fantastic heir to Thiago Silva, and he is available on a free transfer. 

Still would need a midfielder, and another dynamic left wing back. 

Ampadu isn't good enough and don't want Kounde; takes too many risks and makes too many errors.

On 05/05/2022 at 13:34, LongtimerLurker said:

 

 

This can't possibly be true. The incoming owners are not fools and they know that time is of the essence in the transfer market. They'll be working on plenty of decisions before the takeover is completed. They just won't be able to enact them until then.

7 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Ampadu isn't good enough and don't want Kounde; takes too many risks and makes too many errors.

I really like Kounde, I think he is tailor made for right centre back. He does take risks though, but he still young for a centre back. 

Ive seen Koulibaly pop up as an option now, who could be a smart signing to replace rudiger in terms of experience as well as ability. 

Really surprised we havent been linked with Bastoni though, he is the perfect left centre back. Surely we couldnt wrong with 

Bastoni - Thiago Silva - Kounde 

1 hour ago, big blue said:

I really like Kounde, I think he is tailor made for right centre back. He does take risks though, but he still young for a centre back. 

Ive seen Koulibaly pop up as an option now, who could be a smart signing to replace rudiger in terms of experience as well as ability. 

Really surprised we havent been linked with Bastoni though, he is the perfect left centre back. Surely we couldnt wrong with 

Bastoni - Thiago Silva - Kounde 

We are probably only going to spend big on one CB and Kounde looks to be it. 

Koulibaly on his last year so won't go for much but De Laurentiis is a massive ball breaker so who knows.  

Talk is that Perisic is coming on a free. He is 33 and wages wouldn’t be colossal but that , if correct, would suggest departures from CHO, Werner or Pulisic 

7 minutes ago, terraloon said:

Talk is that Perisic is coming on a free. He is 33 and wages wouldn’t be colossal but that , if correct, would suggest departures from CHO, Werner or Pulisic 

Weird. 

11 minutes ago, terraloon said:

Talk is that Perisic is coming on a free. He is 33 and wages wouldn’t be colossal but that , if correct, would suggest departures from CHO, Werner or Pulisic 

There's talk he'd come in at LWB actually which I wouldn't be opposed. 

16 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

There's talk he'd come in at LWB actually which I wouldn't be opposed. 

I think he normally plays a little more advanced than that but I would guess if that’s correct would certainly mean that Alonso is gone