On 26/02/2023 at 10:51, evissy said:

It is really hard to fathom how weak Luk is as a man. He clearly only performs in the absolute right conditions.

He's like that plant 'Titan arum' that stinks of rotten flesh and only blooms when conditions suit every 10 years.

On 24/02/2023 at 11:15, cfr95 said:

 

 

I think we could do a lot worse than signing a striker like Mitrovic. Wouldn't command a crazy fee, prem proven, adds a bit of steel and experience up top, what's not to like?

Would be perfect , but as he's good in the air we would play the ball to his feet after a half hour build up , and float slow corners to the near post all day.

https://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/bvb-president-regrets-seeing-nkunku-commit-to-chelsea-4450138

Borussia Dortmund president Reinhold Lunow has sung the praises of Christopher Nkunku.

Speaking with Ruhr Nachrichten, Lunow nominated the RB Leipzig striker as the 'dream' signing he'd like to make for BVB.

But the France international is due to join Chelsea at the end of the season.

The Blues and RBL struck terms for Nkunku midseason and he will move to London over the summer.

It's understood Nkunku will go to Stamford Bridge for an initial €60m plus bonuses.

21 hours ago, RIP Mourinho said:

https://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/bvb-president-regrets-seeing-nkunku-commit-to-chelsea-4450138

Borussia Dortmund president Reinhold Lunow has sung the praises of Christopher Nkunku.

Speaking with Ruhr Nachrichten, Lunow nominated the RB Leipzig striker as the 'dream' signing he'd like to make for BVB.

But the France international is due to join Chelsea at the end of the season.

The Blues and RBL struck terms for Nkunku midseason and he will move to London over the summer.

It's understood Nkunku will go to Stamford Bridge for an initial €60m plus bonuses.

I'm surprised there has never been anything on our club web site about this transfer. Until that happens, I remain sceptical !

nkunku is AMF or a winger?

1 hour ago, Mário César said:

nkunku is AMF or a winger?

Can play anywhere in the front three (343) and AMF (4231). 

 

43 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Can play anywhere in the front three (343) and AMF (4231). 

 

so next season:

sterling, Nkunku, Mudryk... and who else?

4 minutes ago, Mário César said:

so next season:

sterling, Nkunku, Mudryk... and who else?

Probably Havertz, Madueke, and Carney?

Just now, Sconnie Blue said:

Probably Havertz, Madueke, and Carney?

yes I forget about madueke, but I still don't trust him...

 

Just now, Mário César said:

yes I forget about madueke, but I still don't trust him...

 

I honestly don't know what we are doing and it is all too Tuchel for my liking.

Next thing you know from now until the end of the season we have a recognizable system only for Potter to completely ruin any momentum built off this season and system to bring back Lukaku to shoehorn into the team. 

I'd like to know what the plan is before we make any more signings. 

7 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

I honestly don't know what we are doing and it is all too Tuchel for my liking.

Next thing you know from now until the end of the season we have a recognizable system only for Potter to completely ruin any momentum built off this season and system to bring back Lukaku to shoehorn into the team. 

I'd like to know what the plan is before we make any more signings. 

I don't know what we will do with him...

We not want him in our team and seems that Inter also don't want him... What team will afford his wage?

Maybe a swap with Felix but I don't know if he wants to move to spain....

34 minutes ago, Mário César said:

I don't know what we will do with him...

We not want him in our team and seems that Inter also don't want him... What team will afford his wage?

Maybe a swap with Felix but I don't know if he wants to move to spain....

If there's one thing Lukaku can be trusted on is he will find a way out if he's not getting the game time he thinks he has a define right to have.

On this occasion his delusions of granduer come in handy.

5 minutes ago, Argo said:

If there's one thing Lukaku can be trusted on is he will find a way out if he's not getting the game time he thinks he has a define right to have.

On this occasion his delusions of granduer come in handy.

I know this is a contreversional thinking but maybe he would be useful as a bench player? to add deep in our squad...

3 minutes ago, Mário César said:

I know this is a contreversional thinking but maybe he would be useful as a bench player? to add deep in our squad...

In theory maybe but he's shown all through his career his ego won't accept anything other than being an unconditional starter.

22 hours ago, Mário César said:

yes I forget about madueke, but I still don't trust him...

 

Sadly I think we are all going to have to forget about Noni. I don't see him as having the quality to be even a semi-regular starter for CFC.

5 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Sadly I think we are all going to have to forget about Noni. I don't see him as having the quality to be even a semi-regular starter for CFC.

He just turned 21. 

I can see him effective coming on against tired legs. I think he knows his role. 

1 hour ago, Sconnie Blue said:

He just turned 21. 

I can see him effective coming on against tired legs. I think he knows his role. 

Agreed. I think that will be his role. For as long as it satisfies him anyway and for as long as the club sees value in his cost. 

Edited March 15, 20233 yr by OhForAGreavsie

I said in January that we should sign Evan Ferguson. Regardless of whether we sign Nkunku, we should bring in this young lad. He's going to be quality, and I've no doubt he would be doing a job for us now if we'd signed him a few months back...

 

14 hours ago, Denisovich said:

I said in January that we should sign Evan Ferguson. Regardless of whether we sign Nkunku, we should bring in this young lad. He's going to be quality, and I've no doubt he would be doing a job for us now if we'd signed him a few months back...

 

looks like some player but signing him now is too early. He needs regular game time at a team like Brighton to truly learn and improve. This is invaluable experience and coming here to just sit on the bench is pointless

Weren't Brighton also close to securing David Fofana before giving Ferguson more game time?

Just give us a big red nose if we try and buy Ferguson. 

In theory we could have a trio of Nkunku, Havertz and Felix...no one really a top level finisher. We would basically have a creative trio who accumulate high xG but very little goals. 

In this day and age I don't understand why pure finishers are not valued...

I know Nkunku's stats are good in Bundesliga but so was Havertz'.

9 hours ago, evissy said:

In theory we could have a trio of Nkunku, Havertz and Felix...no one really a top level finisher. We would basically have a creative trio who accumulate high xG but very little goals. 

In this day and age I don't understand why pure finishers are not valued...

I know Nkunku's stats are good in Bundesliga but so was Havertz'.

Some are, but others are considered a net negative because they don't have the all round game to allow you to create as many chances as you would with more fluent players up top.

It's all well and good if said player is taking his chances (like Haaland, and even with his goals City may still relinquish their title) but when he's not you become a significantly worse team in almost every way, as we found out with Lukaku.

We need a pure dribbler like Hazard was and a good all round CF like Diego was.

Add that to this team and we'd be challenging for silverware. We have plenty of potential in defence and midfield now 

On 04/04/2023 at 21:00, Denisovich said:

I said in January that we should sign Evan Ferguson. Regardless of whether we sign Nkunku, we should bring in this young lad. He's going to be quality, and I've no doubt he would be doing a job for us now if we'd signed him a few months back...

 

He looks top notch.

But we would loan him out for years while we pay millions for flops. 

Paying £100m for a player and then loaning him back to the very same club we paid all that money to to buy him  just about sums it all up .

On 11/04/2023 at 11:30, evissy said:

In theory we could have a trio of Nkunku, Havertz and Felix...no one really a top level finisher. We would basically have a creative trio who accumulate high xG but very little goals. 

In this day and age I don't understand why pure finishers are not valued...

I know Nkunku's stats are good in Bundesliga but so was Havertz'.

I think perhaps we over think it. If you have all of the creativity you need in the midfield areas getting us to a high xG, we don't need a Kane, or Osimhen or Mane when Bayern replace him cos if his attitude. 

We just need a positionally strong striker that can head and shoot. If Akpom for example can work between the posts and score regularly as well as linking up with others then we don't need the next social media kingpin at 120m.

That's what I really liked about Giroud. The bits he's not good at don't matter because he delivers on what he is good at and that is the requirement. 

Of course it doesn't mean we can out anyone up top because as I say they have to be really good at what we need them for. Horses for courses I suppose.

Edited April 15, 20233 yr by WhiteWall