Zhan_Zhuang Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: He's had a lot of thinking time Damn autocorrect... A tough time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 The way he plucked the ball out the air on the turn late on was an exceptional bit of skill. He's clearly a very, very talented footballer. Pray that he stays fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 A team with Sanson, Douglas Luiz, Buendia and Traore in is potentially mouthwatering. And with Gerrard making that statement about becoming a possession team, he may well be trying it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 And that's not even mentioning Ramsey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfLeonBailey31 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Looked quality after he came on. Makes us that much deeper and gives Stevie G more options on what to do with his starting XI. Hope he continues to push and perform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Nice to see him get on the pitch for a change. It will be interesting to see if he can usurp Nakamba in the team, if he can't then there isn't any hope for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonVillian Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Fair play I was wrong he played few minutes. I still don't think he will be here past this season but maybe he can stay fit and prove me wrong again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Looked good when came on. He’s a decent player, you can see that. But can he stay fit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 The whole staying fit thing is on the sports science team. Bailey and Sanson didn't have an injury to speak of before they came here. ........though he does need to stay fit. Be interesting what happens between now and end of January. If he doesn't get substantial minutes at least off the bench and a start or two I think he will be off on a loan back to France and we'll take stock in the summer. It's been a disastrous 12 months. He looks to have a real touch of class which would be a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessiWillSignForVilla Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: The whole staying fit thing is on the sports science team. Bailey and Sanson didn't have an injury to speak of before they came here. ........though he does need to stay fit. Be interesting what happens between now and end of January. If he doesn't get substantial minutes at least off the bench and a start or two I think he will be off on a loan back to France and we'll take stock in the summer. It's been a disastrous 12 months. He looks to have a real touch of class which would be a shame. Bailey did have one before he came here to be fair, he was injured when we signed him and missed part of the Gold Cup in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 I think this guy is similar to Bailey in that he hasn’t had a career blighted by injury before signing for us. We, and then have been unlucky. Kid looks like a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 27 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: The whole staying fit thing is on the sports science team. Bailey and Sanson didn't have an injury to speak of before they came here. Didn't Sanson have a serious knee injury before he joined us? I seem to remember it was mentioned when we signed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Looks a very skilful player. But Nakamba was excellent again last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: Looks a very skilful player. But Nakamba was excellent again last night. Nakamba is always going to look excellent when you only have 35% possession. We need to start aiming for 50-55% possession in games and one way we do that is by bringing in Luiz for Nakamba. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Delphinho123 said: Nakamba is always going to look excellent when you only have 35% possession. We need to start aiming for 50-55% possession in games and one way we do that is by bringing in Luiz for Nakamba. We have been there before. Luiz looks better higher the the pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 16 hours ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: The way he plucked the ball out the air on the turn late on was an exceptional bit of skill. He's clearly a very, very talented footballer. Pray that he stays fit. Yes no denying it - that was totally and utterly top draw. He also played some great defence splitting passes. Needs to stay fit and prove he can cope with the demands of the PL on a regular basis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 6 hours ago, villa89 said: Didn't Sanson have a serious knee injury before he joined us? I seem to remember it was mentioned when we signed him. No that was ages before he joined us. He was only a few games back from injury when we signed him - but don't think it was long term thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 6 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: Nakamba is always going to look excellent when you only have 35% possession. We need to start aiming for 50-55% possession in games and one way we do that is by bringing in Luiz for Nakamba. It’s like deja vu. Nakamba excellent against Leeds and Arsenal last season when we hardly have the ball. Gets taken off at half time against Sheffield United when can’t break them down. He’ll play next 2 games then will probably be rotated against Norwich and Burnley. He is currently doing his job well though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 It comes back to square 1 again. Whichever way we look at it we need a Bissouma type of player. Strong in the tackle but can pass for fun. This then transforms the midfield. The one piece in the puzzle to allow all of our midfielders to do what they do best without being compromised . I would be over the moon with this , especially as next season you can add Iroegbunam into the mix . New / Nakamba DM Sanson / Ramsey / Luiz Box 2 Box McGinn / Carney AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-Reacho Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 23 hours ago, rodders0223 said: The whole staying fit thing is on the sports science team. Bailey and Sanson didn't have an injury to speak of before they came here. ........though he does need to stay fit. Be interesting what happens between now and end of January. If he doesn't get substantial minutes at least off the bench and a start or two I think he will be off on a loan back to France and we'll take stock in the summer. It's been a disastrous 12 months. He looks to have a real touch of class which would be a shame. Nigel DeJong said the other night that Bailey was dogged with niggling injuries for his last 18 months at Bayer Leverkusen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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