I've seen him a couple of times and am not sure.

He is a hard worker, always moving and building play.

Mark my words. This will be a wasted pointless signing. Will only solidify us a midtable club instead of trying to reach greater heights.

All fans get excited when there is no football and a new face walks in. Then within 5 games you realise the level of rubbish we have wasted money on. This signing will be no different.

11 minutes ago, KonaKai Blue said:

Mark my words. This will be a wasted pointless signing. Will only solidify us a midtable club instead of trying to reach greater heights.

All fans get excited when there is no football and a new face walks in. Then within 5 games you realise the level of rubbish we have wasted money on. This signing will be no different.

That's the spirit 

1 hour ago, gurru991 said:

I was never quite sure what possessed you to buy DD but he's way better than Drinkwater !!! He is a very hardworking attacking midfielder with a pretty decent skillset.

 He fits in well to the Maresca system.

Sounds like Gallagher.

16 minutes ago, Valerie said:

That's the spirit 

No doubt we would have heard how stupid we were not to have signed him if he went to Brighton and smashed it....

48 minutes ago, gurru991 said:

Yes attacking central midfield .  He is not a natural winger by any means.

You are 100 percent correct in that Maresca utilizes 2 wingers in his system 

He starts with a back 4 but one of the 4, then  usually the LB or RB will move forward & play alongside the single DM when his side has the ball. Then two attacking midfielders, 2 wingers & 1 striker.

Yeah I don't see Palmer of Nkunku hugging the touchline. Madueke maybe, even Sterling and Mudryk cut in far more than stay wide.

Are we not already stacked in midfield? I really don’t understand this move. I know getting money/PSR stuff is right but it feels like the balance sheet is more important than the quality of the team. 

27 minutes ago, JM7 said:

Are we not already stacked in midfield? I really don’t understand this move. I know getting money/PSR stuff is right but it feels like the balance sheet is more important than the quality of the team. 

Ownership taking no risks given last seasons injury debacle 

1 hour ago, gurru991 said:

I was never quite sure what possessed you to buy DD but he's way better than Drinkwater !!! He is a very hardworking attacking midfielder with a pretty decent skillset.

 He fits in well to the Maresca system.

Not really an upgrade on Gallagher though who looks like he’ll be replacing 

24 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Ownership taking no risks given last seasons injury debacle 

Yep, I think it hasn't truly sunk in yet that we're facing close to 80 games if we're as competitive in the cups as we usually are.

2 minutes ago, Argo said:

Yep, I think it hasn't truly sunk in yet that we're facing close to 80 games if we're as competitive in the cups as we usually are.

We better hope for an upturn in form otherwise thats going to be an awful lot of stinky match threads

16 minutes ago, Niall1905 said:

We better hope for an upturn in form otherwise thats going to be an awful lot more stinky match threads if that's even possible

Tweaked that for you.

3 hours ago, 2211 said:

Not sure if he is needed but I actually like him and I think he is a very good player.

I’m up for buying him, especially if he is the managers choice (which I’m assuming he is), I’m just concerned who could be going the other way and who it effects in our squad.

I've always liked the look of him. Not sure how he will fit in, but I assume someone will be making way. The assumption seems to be that Gallagher will be off, which is inevitable if he continues to hold off on extending his contract. 

It’s a signing we don’t need and in my opinion won’t improve us one bit  he had a decent season in the championship but the year Leicester got relegated he was bang average sorry but . Our transfer strategy is truly awful and the obsession with Brighton is weird 

We do have more pressing needs but will give him every chance and support if he comes here.

 

I don't generally have a problem with this...until i see this bollocks. Thankfully its DiMarzio but what sh*te is this.

Moving Carney on with a right to buy for a decent, championship midfielder, wtf. Its nothing against KDH but the vast majority of us are firmly of the belief that Carney could blow up at any moment. Bellingham level potential. If true, what are these muppets on?

 

 

1 hour ago, WhiteWall said:

I don't generally have a problem with this...until i see this bollocks. Thankfully its DiMarzio but what sh*te is this.

Moving Carney on with a right to buy for a decent, championship midfielder, wtf. Its nothing against KDH but the vast majority of us are firmly of the belief that Carney could blow up at any moment. Bellingham level potential. If true, what are these muppets on

 

I am a big fan of Chukwuemeka. He is smart and ambitious. HE is twice the player KDH is. Why not let KDH stay at his childhood club? Leicester have a good manager and they play some interesting football. KDH should stay there.

He'll come in handy if we get relegated ? !! 🤣

6 hours ago, dkw said:

I dont see the problem with this, it wont be the fee idiots are throwing around in the media anyway. 

Bringing in a player Maresca trust will help speed up his implementing his style of play.

Sure, the problem is the bottleneck it creates in midfield. He will now block the likes of Santos and Carney, who imho are better talents and crucially - we already have. We dont need a player in that position at all, it might help Maresca a bit but I dont think its worth it for the money and for the issues it creates. 
I see Carney is already on the way out - so effectively we’re left with a less talented squad, and less money. Thats what you get with these kind of signings

Edited June 28, 20242 yr by AndyDowsleftflank

Never keen of buying system based players the manager specifically requests. 
 

Good player but not one that should be starting for us at all. 

I don't think we need him. We already have too many similar players who are younger. So far, we've signed four players, and I don't reckon any of them can improve our squad compared to last year. He'd just be another unnecessary signing, and again we might end up with 25-30 players in the first team.

6 hours ago, NestorGarde said:

Sounds like Gallagher.

Yes very similar but with more natural talent

It’s Sarri/Jorginho all over again. He knows the system! @Gol15 will defend him to the death!

16 minutes ago, gurru991 said:

Yes very similar but with more natural talent

Hmm, as evidenced by the international caps