Elton Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I’m looking forward to seeing how he does tomorrow. He needs a run in the team otherwise it was pointless signing him. His induction song was also encouraging, didn’t seem p****ed and wasn’t chatting up anyone as far as I could tell. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 6 hours ago, Elton said: I’m looking forward to seeing how he does tomorrow. He needs a run in the team otherwise it was pointless signing him. His induction song was also encouraging, didn’t seem p****ed and wasn’t chatting up anyone as far as I could tell. His team induction song was interesting. I just looked at him and thought what a tool! Conversely I took to Reina straight away. I’m not sure what it was about either of them but one came across as likeable, one of the guys but the other just looked like the sort of bloke that you always sit at the other end of the table from. Anyway, so long as he works hard and plays well, I’m sure I will take to him. I am concerned that he is too similar to our other MF players though. We need hustle and bustle not another bloody quarterback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz90 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 4 hours ago, M_Afro said: His team induction song was interesting. I just looked at him and thought what a tool! Conversely I took to Reina straight away. I’m not sure what it was about either of them but one came across as likeable, one of the guys but the other just looked like the sort of bloke that you always sit at the other end of the table from. Anyway, so long as he works hard and plays well, I’m sure I will take to him. I am concerned that he is too similar to our other MF players though. We need hustle and bustle not another bloody quarterback! I agree with this - I didn't take to him in his initiation video, but I took to Reina. Hopefully that's not too indicative of his personality, otherwise I reckon he might rub people up the wrong way. After reading that NY Times article, it seems the backroom staff need to help him to enjoy his football again in order to get the best out of him. With a love for the game again and a tireless runner in front of him, like it seems we might get in Samatta, we may seem glimpses of the player that he was at Leicester. As you say, I don't think we needed another quarterback-style midfielder and I was really not in favour of signing Drinkwater, but getting him alongside a combative midfielder (Nakamba or, hopefully, a new signing like N'Zonzi), and with everything else falling into place, it could actually work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 4 hours ago, M_Afro said: His team induction song was interesting. I just looked at him and thought what a tool! Conversely I took to Reina straight away. I’m not sure what it was about either of them but one came across as likeable, one of the guys but the other just looked like the sort of bloke that you always sit at the other end of the table from. Anyway, so long as he works hard and plays well, I’m sure I will take to him. I am concerned that he is too similar to our other MF players though. We need hustle and bustle not another bloody quarterback! Where can you see this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Where can you see this? I saw it on Twitter but somebody has posted it on this thread, on a earlier page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 8 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Where can you see this? Actually I think its in the Reina thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Okey. Just saw it. Surprised you can read anything out of it. Danny just sang, didn't really give off any vibe this or that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Maybe I am being unkind! I just did not take to him but instantly took to Reina. I don’t know why but it was just a gut feeling. Reina just seemed a bit more humble even though he had far more to be cocky about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 That yellow card suggests one week hasn’t restored him to match sharpness !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 He has a long, long journey ahead of him if he ever wants to be a premier league standard player again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) Take him off he’s nowhere near sharp enough for this level Edited January 18, 2020 by tonyh29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted January 18, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2020 9 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: Take him off he’s nowhere near sharp enough for this level Maybe not, but one of our best players so far 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Looked knackered by 40 minutes, should never be anything more than a bench option in crucial games like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 He’ll be sent off in this game, his tackling has been poor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Return to sender please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Two awful performances, massively off the pace, not clear, at this rate, whether he will ever be up to speed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 He shouldn't be starting, give him time at least to get up to speed and not look embarrassing. I was really hoping Nzonzi links were true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Just now, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: He shouldn't be starting, give him time at least to get up to speed and not look embarrassing. I was really hoping Nzonzi links were true. He should be the sub to come on for when Nakamba runs out of steam as he always does. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: Two awful performances, massively off the pace, not clear, at this rate, whether he will ever be up to speed. You can’t blame him You have to question the management, he has been thrown in at the deep after essentially being on a bender for two years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 2nd half I thought he was better, good interceptions and got into some good attacking positions, still definitely off the pace as a whole though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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