Tim Iroegbunam
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The Newcastle performance was an aberration really. Think if you tell him to get stuck in then he'll do that well. Anything else forget it.
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Granted he is looking better not sure he really works for us in the system we play. He's not good enough for the No 10 role, not disciplined enough for the No 6 and as an 8 you really need someone like KDH in there who knows how to use the ball intelligently, so we don't just have a load of players in the middle who run about a lot but don't actually contribute much creatively.
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When you look at his qualities he's a potentially high level ball winner. He's also only 22 so plenty of time on his hands to develop in other areas.
He really needs to massively kick on with either his passing or his positional understanding and positional discipline though to have a career at this level. I think the latter is easier to coach, and if we did that he could be a very effective 'win the ball and pass it to someone else' type midfielder.
Probably could really do with a loan somewhere but we're not in a position to do that, so it'll all depend on how much game time we can give him and how receptive he is to learning in training.
He's certainly not as bad as I have thought at times, the potential is there but I think it's very much 50/50 as to whether he has the footballing intelligence to get to the required levels of premier league football, especially for a team looking to build in to a regular top 8 team.
He really needs to massively kick on with either his passing or his positional understanding and positional discipline though to have a career at this level. I think the latter is easier to coach, and if we did that he could be a very effective 'win the ball and pass it to someone else' type midfielder.
Probably could really do with a loan somewhere but we're not in a position to do that, so it'll all depend on how much game time we can give him and how receptive he is to learning in training.
He's certainly not as bad as I have thought at times, the potential is there but I think it's very much 50/50 as to whether he has the footballing intelligence to get to the required levels of premier league football, especially for a team looking to build in to a regular top 8 team.
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I like him. CM is a tough position to play and that's why a lot of CMs have gone for upwards of 100M too. He's fast, a very good tackler and can actually twist n turn and find that space to drive the ball forward which neither Gana or Garner can do.
I am sure he'll have a lot of bad games in the future but there's definitely a good player in there.
I am sure he'll have a lot of bad games in the future but there's definitely a good player in there.
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Re: Tim Iroegbunam
Most games it feels like he wins a challenge he has no right too. Very tenacious too when he does win the ball. Does have some sloppy moments still but I don't think it's a super easy decision for Moyes when Gueye comes back.
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There might be a player in there. Nice that most of us have got this one massively wrong.
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He's had decent games of late, Ive been unconvinced previously but fair play to him
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Very quick, physical and obviously combative in a tackle. He's reacted incredibly well to that Newcastle performance. Not sure he'll ever be more than a Gana type of midfielder but if he can perfect it then he's a more than useful option. Credit to him lately.
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Made up he is making me eat my words lately. Just shows what a run of games does to your confidence and game intelligence.
Not sure he is still a starter for us but if he continues to improve then he’ll be a solid squad player.
Not sure he is still a starter for us but if he continues to improve then he’ll be a solid squad player.
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Had him pegged as a late game chaos merchant who could come on, run around a ton, win some duels, and maybe help you get a goal.
Really pleased at how steady he’s become, I did not see that coming. He’s still sloppy in some situations (like when he almost set up their striker in the box) but nothing out of the ordinary for a young midfielder. Keep giving him games and letting him grow.
I used to think his ceiling was squad player, now it’s looking more like his floor. Always made up to be very wrong about something like this.
Really pleased at how steady he’s become, I did not see that coming. He’s still sloppy in some situations (like when he almost set up their striker in the box) but nothing out of the ordinary for a young midfielder. Keep giving him games and letting him grow.
I used to think his ceiling was squad player, now it’s looking more like his floor. Always made up to be very wrong about something like this.
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Fully having him now.
His ability to not just win the ball, but come away with and drive up the pitch is brilliant.
Very rarely see him lose a duel as well.
All he needed was a bit of discipline and he’s getting that into his game now.
Still seems to get a bit carried away at times when things are going well for him but there’s everything there to be a good premier league midfielder, maybe even better than that.
His ability to not just win the ball, but come away with and drive up the pitch is brilliant.
Very rarely see him lose a duel as well.
All he needed was a bit of discipline and he’s getting that into his game now.
Still seems to get a bit carried away at times when things are going well for him but there’s everything there to be a good premier league midfielder, maybe even better than that.