Adam2003 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, MaVilla said: didnt realise he has now turned 24! He hasn’t. Only just 23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 38 minutes ago, Adam2003 said: He hasn’t. Only just 23. o right, transfermarkt has him down as just turning 24, weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted June 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2021 On 09/06/2021 at 12:46, Kiwivillan said: We don't know who got affected by Covid bar Trezeguet who said he had it on social media Conor Hourihane had it too back in spring 2020, said he was asymptomatic. The fact that at least one player had it in the 1st wave makes me suspect that Samatta may have been affected given how much he regressed fitness wise after the lockdown. Just a theory though. On Douglas Luiz I still have faith that he will be top class, I think Buendia's superior pressing should alleviate some of his defensive workload and he won't be as exposed next season. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 37 minutes ago, Kuwabatake Sanjuro said: On Douglas Luiz I still have faith that he will be top class, I think Buendia's superior pressing should alleviate some of his defensive workload and he won't be as exposed next season. 100% 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Didn't hit the heights of the previous season. None the less a capable player who still has scope and time to improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaVilla Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 I thought he was up there for our best player with jack, Ollie, Martinez and Targett for best player up until the Covid outbreak. I suspect it knocked him badly. Hopefully he gets enough of a break to come back fully recharged as he could be the difference between a good and a great season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 16 minutes ago, DakotaVilla said: I thought he was up there for our best player with jack, Ollie, Martinez and Targett for best player up until the Covid outbreak. I suspect it knocked him badly. Hopefully he gets enough of a break to come back fully recharged as he could be the difference between a good and a great season. He lives in an apartment building he may not have been able to get much if any exercise or play football at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 On 10/06/2021 at 23:44, MaVilla said: o right, transfermarkt has him down as just turning 24, weird! No they have him down as a 23 year old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted June 13, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 13, 2021 20 hours ago, MotoMkali said: He lives in an apartment building he may not have been able to get much if any exercise or play football at all. Not that I’m a stalker or anything, but I think he’s moved to a house now. His Instagram seems to show his new place with his Lamborghini outside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 19 hours ago, MotoMkali said: He lives in an apartment building he may not have been able to get much if any exercise or play football at all. He doesn't, he has a house now. He was training in his garden during lockdown so I assume he wasn't one of the ones with COVID. I think he will be a lot better next season when he can look up and potentially see Grealish/Buendia/Traore as options rather than Trez/El Ghazi/Ramsey. I'd prefer to see Sanson with him as well over McGinn in the games we expect to win, I think he's got better ball control and retention, we will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 1 hour ago, gwi1890 said: No they have him down as a 23 year old They do, but on one screen I looked at he was shown as 24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 He is a full Brazil international, but yet we are debating whether he is good enough for us. That does not seem to make sense. There has got to be something wrong with the way we are using him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 14 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: He is a full Brazil international, but yet we are debating whether he is good enough for us. That does not seem to make sense. There has got to be something wrong with the way we are using him. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the way we are using him in that half back role , he gives us width dropping in between the Central defenders allowing the fullbacks to push forward which is also instrumental in our pressing game, how often have you seen Konsa press high up the pitch in almost a right back position to stop counter attacks and maintain our pressure, Luiz gives us more options playing out from the back often coming short to Martinez to pick the ball or As noted above allowing Mings and Konsa to fan out to receive the ball to feed into the channels for Watkins, personally I don’t feel comfortable when Mcginn or Nakamba pick the ball up in that Half back role as the are not as good under pressure. Luiz gives us that platform to build out of the back and will only get better with better players around him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 1 hour ago, AntrimBlack said: He is a full Brazil international, but yet we are debating whether he is good enough for us. That does not seem to make sense. There has got to be something wrong with the way we are using him. I think there is, exactly that. Despite my doubts about him, in his present role for us, I would not contemplate selling him.....Dougie for me, is a No 8.....I have said it umpteen times on here. Nothing would give me more joy, than to see Douglas Luiz put in a performance, that I fell is just below the surface. Playing a No 6 is a difficult role you only have to hear Roy Keanes summing up of Declan Rice ( 2 years ago) it wasn't pretty, but Declan has come on leaps and bounds.....You need plenty of tools in the tool box, and controlled aggression is one. Doug further forward, would be my suggestion, where his silky skills can be more readily appreciated and his effectiveness more recognised. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 55 minutes ago, gwi1890 said: I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the way we are using him in that half back role , he gives us width dropping in between the Central defenders allowing the fullbacks to push forward which is also instrumental in our pressing game, how often have you seen Konsa press high up the pitch in almost a right back position to stop counter attacks and maintain our pressure, Luiz gives us more options playing out from the back often coming short to Martinez to pick the ball or As noted above allowing Mings and Konsa to fan out to receive the ball to feed into the channels for Watkins, personally I don’t feel comfortable when Mcginn or Nakamba pick the ball up in that Half back role as the are not as good under pressure. Luiz gives us that platform to build out of the back and will only get better with better players around him. We will see, but despite all what you say.......His performances at No6 have not been impressive, this season. We can talk all day, about players around you, and that in itself can be a cop out......you have to produce stuff yourself,else the players around you, will eventually take your place.....every player in a progressive side has to make a mark, else the coach, will eventually get a player in that does make a mark. We can all talk about modern formations, and modern ways of looking at things.....but when you play in that role, you have to win the ball and turn it over and start the attack, that is not going to go away, else who else does it. There are basic things that go on in a game, that no modern thinking takes away and recovering the ball is one of them.....That is not his natural trait, is my opinion....sure he does do it, not often enough for me or with enough conviction. I like Dougie, but not in the role, he plays for us, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 1 hour ago, AntrimBlack said: He is a full Brazil international, but yet we are debating whether he is good enough for us. That does not seem to make sense. There has got to be something wrong with the way we are using him. To be fair Brazil prolly have their worst generation of players for decades. Compare Ronaldo and Ronaldinho to Richarlison and Firminho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, alreadyexists said: Not that I’m a stalker or anything, but I think he’s moved to a house now. His Instagram seems to show his new place with his Lamborghini outside "Lived" then. I imagine it would have been hard to get the exercise he needed in an apartment block Edit: Guess he moved in before the team had covid. Edited June 13, 2021 by MotoMkali 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted June 13, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 13, 2021 3 hours ago, AntrimBlack said: He is a full Brazil international, but yet we are debating whether he is good enough for us. That does not seem to make sense. There has got to be something wrong with the way we are using him. For what it’s worth I thought he looked superb when he was played in a number 10 role at Tottenham after the regig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted June 13, 2021 8 hours ago, MotoMkali said: "Lived" then. I imagine it would have been hard to get the exercise he needed in an apartment block Edit: Guess he moved in before the team had covid. Aye, he did. I walk past it occasionally, I think he's been in there for more than a year. Lovely house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Doesn’t seem to be in the matchday squad for the opener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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