On 23/11/2024 at 19:08, Remodez said:

The problem isn’t so much him in the middle, he did well there under Poch, the issue is Enzo has him dropping so deep he spends half his time playing as a DM to build up play instead of leaving him up there to do what he does best. 
 

If this is how Enzo wants his number 10 to be playing then it makes sense Nukuku isn’t getting any game time.

Why? The same Nkunku that has played countless games in his career in a deeper midfield role i imagine would be much more suited than Palmer. 

I usually think Bob's a nutjob but i agree with him here. Nkunku would be far more useful dropping deep to receive the ball and keep Palmer as high as possible for end product. 

43 minutes ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

I usually think Bob's a nutjob but i agree with him here. Nkunku would be far more useful dropping deep to receive the ball and keep Palmer as high as possible for end product. 

Hmmm, yes & no.

Palmer is one of those players who needs a free reign - to play anywhere. He's great around the box but in some games, he could be rather isolated and not see much of the ball - same as if he's played out wide. We need him involved in our play as much as possible, but I do agree, he can do most damage when he is in and around the opposition box.

 

Then the answer is simple - play Nkunku alongside Caicedo in deep midfield with Cucurella at left back.

In the attacking phase Cucurella moves into midfield with Nkunku occupying the left half attacking space with Palmer the right half attacking space.

34 minutes ago, Gordon Bennett said:

Then the answer is simple - play Nkunku alongside Caicedo in deep midfield with Cucurella at left back.

In the attacking phase Cucurella moves into midfield with Nkunku occupying the left half attacking space with Palmer the right half attacking space.

1 hour ago, Gordon Bennett said:

Then the answer is simple - play Nkunku alongside Caicedo in deep midfield with Cucurella at left back.

In the attacking phase Cucurella moves into midfield with Nkunku occupying the left half attacking space with Palmer the right half attacking space.

Play Nkunku as rush goalie. simple.

I think the interpretation is simple:

Whoever

Gusto
Fofana
Colwill
Cucurella

Nkunku
Nkunku

Nkunku
Nkunku
Nkunku

Palmer

9 hours ago, PloKoon13 said:

I think the interpretation is simple:

Whoever

Gusto
Fofana
Colwill
Cucurella

Caicedo
Nkunku

Nkunku
Nkunku
Nkunku

Palmer

Sry amended, Caicedo was mentioned.

😝

Edited December 1, 20241 yr by Scott Harris

I love listening to French commentary when Palmer scores, they seem to love the guy.

https://x.com/tekkersfoot/status/1863240740471533981

@Mod I've been having a problem embedding links from Twitter (X) of late. I always get this when I copy and paste a link

The link could not be embedded because there is no tweet at that URL.

Not sure if it's a problem with the site or Elon Musk messing up things on Twitter again.

Boy is magical. Magical

Just can’t take your eye off him. Has so much quality. 

1 hour ago, Scott Harris said:

@Mod I've been having a problem embedding links from Twitter (X) of late. I always get this when I copy and paste a link

Cheers, Scott. I'll have a look! A new upgrade is coming in the next few months, so that will sort it out, as the embedding on that is next level!

Goal and assist 

16 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Goal and assist 

Thanks

2 hours ago, Boyne said:

Hmm he lays almost golden eggs too? ;)

I hope he has found a home here at the club and among us fans. 

If we play Champions League next season and he continues his numbers since he joined us he’s surely a credible Ballon winner?

He's that good that by the time defenders work out a way to stop him he can just change it up. He makes international level defenders look stupid and does it effortlessly at times. 
Let’s just hope we can satisfy his ambitions.

If Maresca can get this guy back to his very best we can win the league this season already.

Still producing so feels odd ot complain but bar Brighton & Newcastle he hasn't really reached the heights of last season in terms of performances. And if we can get him back to his last season best as well? Anything can happen then.

Edited December 5, 20241 yr by OriginalS

3 hours ago, OriginalS said:

If Maresca can get this guy back to his very best we can win the league this season already.

Still producing so feels odd ot complain but bar Brighton & Newcastle he hasn't really reached the heights of last season in terms of performances. And if we can get him back to his last season best as well? Anything can happen then.

You're right he should be on at least 20 goals by now.

Last season he scored 13 non penalty goals in 33 matches. This season he has 8 npg in 14 matches. Hard to say he's still not performing at last seasons heights. He also has 6 assists compared to 12 last season... By those metrics he's performing better

5 hours ago, OriginalS said:

If Maresca can get this guy back to his very best we can win the league this season already.

Still producing so feels odd ot complain but bar Brighton & Newcastle he hasn't really reached the heights of last season in terms of performances. And if we can get him back to his last season best as well? Anything can happen then.

If anything, I feel like the way he is now is better for us. Everything last season was about getting the ball to Palmer and telling him to do something with it. Now we can trust others on the ball to do something, which takes away from Palmer, but I think significantly improves us as a team.

Edited December 5, 20241 yr by Scott Harris

 

15 hours ago, OriginalS said:

If Maresca can get this guy back to his very best we can win the league this season already.

Still producing so feels odd ot complain but bar Brighton & Newcastle he hasn't really reached the heights of last season in terms of performances. And if we can get him back to his last season best as well? Anything can happen then.

I think it more likely that others in the team have improved. We were a one man team last season but now have others able to create and score.

Almost everything good came from Palmer last season and I’m more than happy that others are now contributing more.

Palmer still stands head and shoulders above though.