WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hawkguy said: Hwang could be gone for two more games, yes. Neto has been back for bit. We also have Bellegarde who can play wing as well as Sarabia who is absolutely cooking. On top of that, Ait-Nouri has played some games as a winger as well and looked pretty decent. We're not different than we were early in the year. Sasa and Fabio had a couple runouts early, but weren't really part of the squad anymore. Fraser has started to get a few minutes as well and looks at least as good as Fabio. Deeper teams? Wolves are scoring more goals at a higher rate than they have in the Premier League since returning. So that seems a bit funny. If anything, I think this is the best offensive side we've had in years. At least since Jota/Jimenez. And yeah, he was developing well.. but he's kind of hit a wall. I'm not exactly sure what happened this year but obviously Wolves thought he wasn't going to be a Premier League player any time soon. He was cooking to start the year and then he started not getting minutes. I can't get many Swiss games, so I'm not sure what's changed. I'm still a big fan of Corbeanu especially for the Canadian Men's team. We are talking about partially two different things, I think. No matter how strong a starting 11 is, your supporters were crying out for some depth in attack and it didn't really come. I watched the game against Man U. They pulled Bellegarde, not sure he - a central midfielder - is your solution, if someone goes down again. Which over half a season, is certainly in the realm of possibilities. Best of luck, in hoping that doesn't happen. Swiss games are often free on the Onefootball app. I watched a lot of Corbeanu again. He was better all-round player, made better decisions, as compared to the last time I got to see him and certainly when you were saying he would get minutes for Wolves. I would not say he hit a wall, he had a injury but played 45 minutes or more in the last 4 games before his recall. Here's hoping he gets his chances in Spain. Edited February 2 by WestHamCanadianinOxford Obinna and InglewoodJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I'll make an observation and people can agree or not. One thing that annoys me about English football is teams tend to just stock pile players and sign them without a lot of thought in how they'll fit in with their team. Other leagues, in this case Spain they don't bother signing players unless they have a genuine intention of playing them johnyb and The Real Marc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 35 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: I'll make an observation and people can agree or not. One thing that annoys me about English football is teams tend to just stock pile players and sign them without a lot of thought in how they'll fit in with their team. Other leagues, in this case Spain they don't bother signing players unless they have a genuine intention of playing them I hope so and think so - to your last point. However, I think your general point is less about leagues and more about plain money. PSG have double digit players out on loan for instance. Most of the top ten money teams in the world have just under double digits, with the notable exceptions of Liverpool, Real Madrid and maybe Arsenal. (Some) English teams stockpiled because they had the money to do and it made them money in the long run - Chelsea infamously being the worst and Man City playing catch up in the years later. But there are rules against it now. Teams in the financial and league position of Granada - aren't going to be doing it, for the most part, even in England. SpursFlu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 In the group for today's match. sebdeserio, Corazon, dyslexic nam and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 1 hour ago, narduch said: In the group for today's match. You always beat me to it. Amazing really. And wears #17, same number as Larin. The starters should be out soon. Have to say, Granada have poor press and social media compared to Mallorca. narduch and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 3 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: You always beat me to it. Amazing really. And wears #17, same number as Larin. The starters should be out soon. Have to say, Granada have poor press and social media compared to Mallorca. It came up on my Twitter feed. He's officially on thr bench by the way. YorkRegionFan, dyslexic nam, Canuckia and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) Very defensive lineup in a must win match. Picks me that this coach Medina lines up the two new fellow Uruguayans in attack, it's a bit provincial really. It also explains why they're not doing well, the coach is arrogant and doesn't understand LaLiga, which is really over his head. Edited February 3 by Unnamed Trialist DeRo_Is_King 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Red card to a defender. I assume that pretty much kills the already-slim chance that he will see the field given his attacking focus. Unnamed Trialist and DeRo_Is_King 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 2 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Red card to a defender. I assume that pretty much kills the already-slim chance that he will see the field given his attacking focus. Agreed, they subbed out a mid even, right after, to put in another defender. Of course the genius coach kept the two Uruguayan attackers in as that is the usual tactic, a defender gets a red first half, by all means check the nationalities and then take anyone else off that's not your nationality. I'm not watching, I'm doing dishes and kitchen surfaces and listening to Norm MacDonald. Canuckia, narduch, dyslexic nam and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) Granada gets one, it seems, against the flow, so up 1-0 a man down. Just realised the goal scorer, Méndez, is also Uruguayan, so I'll just shut up. Very unlikely to see Theo unless they put him up high late to counter while the rest defend. Edited February 3 by Unnamed Trialist dyslexic nam, PegCityCam and Canuckia 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 14 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Granada gets one, it seems, against the flow, so up 1-0 a man down. Just realised the goal scorer, Méndez, is also Uruguayan, so I'll just shut up. Very unlikely to see Theo unless they put him up high late to counter while the rest defend. He does seem like a pretty high energy guy so depending on what they have seen in practices (and his ability to stick to a specific task) he could theoretically be subbed in to support the defensive effort right from the front. But I still think it’s unlikely. Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 They took Arezo off for Uzuni, attacker for attacker. So that is another sub he doesn't get. I see Boye was not called for today, some muscle problem, so the only attackers left on the bench are Theo and Callejón. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Geez, just saw Theo on the bench taking off his sweats! I started watching 10 minutes ago, total attack by Las Palmas, but I think Theo will come on for Pellistri. Wow. M 60. Canuckia, johnyb, narduch and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 And he's on! Canuckia, aredding77, dyslexic nam and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Just subbed on. Granada is on a red too. narduch, Canuckia, Corazon and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 He's on, m. 63. Third Canadian to play in La Liga. So proud. NVsoccer, Corazon, rkomar and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Las Palmas get one back. You could say the guy who got the assist, who broke the offside, was Theo's man. If you think he should have been on the back line, but it is fair to say he missed his mark. He's on the right side middle in a 4-4-1. DeRo_Is_King and Borjans Sweatpants 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Never thought he would come on the field. Up a goal, down a player because of a red. Defensive player Corbeanu. Fantastic for Theo. They obvious really like him to put him in a very tough situation. Only a couple days training too. Canuckia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 5 minutes ago, blueseeka said: Never thought he would come on the field. Up a goal, down a player because of a red. Defensive player Corbeanu. Fantastic for Theo. They obvious really like him to put him in a very tough situation. Only a couple days training too. Yes, 1 training session, yesterday. He's been there less than 48 hours I think. johnyb and Canuckia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) Error in post. Edited February 3 by DeRo_Is_King Factual error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Just now, DeRo_Is_King said: Ten mins to go. Both teams now a man down. Let's see if he can redeem himself. The Las Palmas red was for a player on the bench, they are still a man less. DeRo_Is_King and johnyb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Just now, Unnamed Trialist said: The Las Palmas red was for a player on the bench, they are still a man less. Damn. Thanks for clarifying. Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 So we'll have to look at the Las Palmas goal again, and the whole Theo appearance. He just had an attacking play, quick dribble and a right cross which did not find his men. They are totally conditioned by being a man down since m. 24, Las Palmas has 80% possession. But Granada have a few counters--another one where he sends his man down the right and the cross just misses the striker. They need the win but a tie in these conditions would be great. 5 min left. Corazon, johnyb and DeRo_Is_King 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) Good pass instead of running with it, continues to play smarter. Edit: JInxed him, poor pass into the middle sets up a last chance for the opposition. But comes to nothing. Edited February 3 by WestHamCanadianinOxford Unnamed Trialist and lowlander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Good showing. Closes ground really quick when defending. Won a ball defending on a 1 v 1 when called upon. He had that one crossing opportunity but the targets were at the penalty spot not at the back stick where he put the ball. On another play he played his right back into space who then crossed it in for a chance, almost had a hockey assist. Was calling for the ball, very confident body language. Seemed to belong at this level. I believe in Theo and think he will play a big part of our next cycle. Will be interesting to see how many minutes he gets at this level compared to Tajon in Italy. Could make things difficult for team selection. Unnamed Trialist, dyslexic nam, Canuckia and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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