25/26 January Transfer Window (107 Viewers)

[JSL]

Noah is left footed. It seems he can play LW too according to Transfer Markt.

 

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[Para1140]

Yang is on the left. This guys on the right. Where we've got Sakamoto and Esse.

And emc

 

[quinn1971]

Have you ever considered that it’s Sakamoto who’s probably falling down the pecking order?

It’s quite funny because even when we brought Esse in, people were insisting it was competition for Sakamoto and until recently the idea that we was ‘arguably’ better than Esse…

Sakamoto is a cult hero, if you don’t like him, you have no heart. He’s been with the club a while and his numbers are consistently ‘above average’.

Sakamoto is great off the bench, he’s not dropping down to 3rd choice, and MVE isn’t the same when saka doesn’t play, they link up well,

 

[19Skybluearmy76]

This lad looks like he's got great potential. Decent delivery and actually tries to take players on.

 

[Tommo1993]

Feel this might be us all done, I really fucking hope not

 

[shmmeee]

Set piece merchant according to Gemini reading the Zurich fans forums. Also quick and accurate crosser.

 

[shmmeee]

This lad looks like he's got great potential. Decent delivery and actually tries to take players on.

Can we request that ref? Must be the softest pen I’ve see

 

[19Skybluearmy76]

Can we request that ref? Must be the softest pen I’ve see

Yeah he needs to ref some of our games like

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Feel this might be us all done, I really fucking hope not

Pretty impressive that the first we'd heard about it was after it was done anyway. Except for Douglas' little trip to Switzerland

 

[Andy123456]

Why is every fucker obsessed with how much it costs!!!! It's not our money now just enjoy it fuck me!!!!

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Sakamoto is great off the bench, he’s not dropping down to 3rd choice, and MVE isn’t the same when saka doesn’t play, they link up well,

Disagree on MVE, that point gets parroted without any supporting data. Most of MVE’s assists this season have been without Sakamoto playing…

Esse is first choice and not buying the idea we’ve spent €5m on a winger to not be in around the starting 11 so Sakamoto either drops down the pecking order or changes position.

Sakamoto is never a player that would be ‘bombed out’, he’s got a lot of good traits that makes me think we could utilise him in different positions.

 

[David O'Day]

Disagree on MVE, that point gets parroted without any supporting data. Most of MVE’s assists this season have been without Sakamoto playing…

Esse is first choice and not buying the idea we’ve spent €5m on a winger to not be in around the starting 11 so Sakamoto either drops down the pecking order or changes position.

Sakamoto is never a player that would be ‘bombed out’, he’s got a lot of good traits that makes me think we could utilise him in different positions.

You could also see Esse play more minutes in a central role

 

[SJ80]

Hearing we have a bid for saka

 

[JSL]

You could also see Esse play more minutes in a central role

He scored from the left

 

[Nick]

Hearing we have a bid for saka

From who? Ipswich?

 

[larry_david]

Hearing we have a bid for saka

Christ not another winger!!

 

[David O'Day]

He scored from the left

Yep but that's EMC's best position so with that and Yang there's less minutes to be had there.

No.10 with Rudi struggling with injuries and the lack of and actual replacement could open up more minutes?

 

[SJ80]

Don’t know who from but just been posted on a chat I’m in and seems logical considering we’ve just signed this new lad

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Pretty impressive that the first we'd heard about it was after it was done anyway. Except for Douglas' little trip to Switzerland

Put his holiday on the expenses a clever man

 

[SJ80]

Christ not another winger!!

 

[Martw]

From who? Ipswich?

Don’t be daft it will be Birmingham

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

From who? Ipswich?

Birmingham or Wrexham, it won’t be Norwich after last night he’s not to popular there

 

[David O'Day]

Be surprised if there was a bid for him, he's hard working and a good player but not really January transfer material for clubs who are the size to sign players from around or first team.

 

[TomRad85]

Don’t know who from but just been posted on a chat I’m in and seems logical considering we’ve just signed this new lad

I think we need to know if its a chat with a history of having an itk in it or a chat with people who just post drivel they've read on here or Twitter?

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

You could also see Esse play more minutes in a central role

Possibly, with Rudoni and BTA there, it’s quite hard to have Esse there too. Esse and Merkalo’s shot maps are v similar, both like to cut in from the right hand side to their left foot. When Esse plays AM, it’s mostly at Palace who play a system similar to ‘the box’ under MR, it’s somewhere in between an AM and winger.

He scored from the left

He roams a lot, which I’m happy for him to do if he gets in good goal scoring opportunities like that.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

From who? Ipswich?

Why would Ipswich sign Sakamoto?!

 

[David O'Day]

Possibly, with Rudoni and BTA there, it’s quite hard to have Esse there too. Esse and Merkalo’s shot maps are v similar, both like to cut in from the right hand side to their left foot. When Esse plays AM, it’s mostly at Palace who play a system similar to ‘the box’ under MR, it’s somewhere in between an AM and winger.


He roams a lot, which I’m happy for him to do if he gets in good goal scoring opportunities like that.

After last night i'm happy to never see BTA as an "10" again.

 

[Matt smith]

Hope he doesn’t leave I don’t think he will

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

From who? Ipswich?

WWE. They were impressed with his clothesline.

 

[ptr]

What have people see to suggest Esse would be good in the middle? Not sure why people are obsessed with trying to place players out of position.

Esse struggles to get back as it is and our main problem at the moment is being overrun in midfield.

Put Esse in and it’s the same outcome if not worse. Grimes and Torp being horribly exposed.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

What have people see to suggest Esse would be good in the middle? Not sure why people are obsessed with trying to place players out of position.

Esse struggles to get back as it is and our main problem at the moment is being overrun in midfield.

Put Esse in and it’s the same outcome if not worse. Grimes and Torp being horribly exposed.

We aren't obliged to commit so many men forward like maniacs

 

[SJ80]

I think we need to know if its a chat with a history of having an itk in it or a chat with people who just post drivel they've read on here or Twitter?

Just heard it but the source is close to the club , whether its true remains to be seen but we do seem heavy with wingers

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

What have people see to suggest Esse would be good in the middle? Not sure why people are obsessed with trying to place players out of position.

Esse struggles to get back as it is and our main problem at the moment is being overrun in midfield.

Put Esse in and it’s the same outcome if not worse. Grimes and Torp being horribly exposed.

I think it's we've just signed another RW for a seemingly sizeable fee, so what is the point of Esse in that case? He can apparently play ACM so maybe that's it - though then you have to ask about Rudoni and BTA (even though they're both out of form/coming back from injury)

 

[David O'Day]

What have people see to suggest Esse would be good in the middle? Not sure why people are obsessed with trying to place players out of position.

Esse struggles to get back as it is and our main problem at the moment is being overrun in midfield.

Put Esse in and it’s the same outcome if not worse. Grimes and Torp being horribly exposed.

We are overrun in middle because of the position torp takes, you can drop torp back as we seemed to do at the start of the season and the issue is lessened.

No one is talking about playing Esse as a 10 all the time, just that in adds another option.

So do better

 

[Andy123456]

Just heard it but the source is close to the club , whether its true remains to be seen but we do seem heavy with wingers

What source might be, the hot source found in Nandos