| Elias Jelert 11:45 - Jan 22 with 10635 views | portmanking |
Offer on the table with Galatasaray, apparently. |  | | |  |
| Elias Jelert on 11:49 - Jan 22 with 6605 views | portmanking |
Yup.
Not a big vote of confidence in Ben Johnson, that. But you can count on one hand how many good games he's had.
Interestingly, Jelert is more of a Leif Davis-style right back i.e. great dribbler, tenacity and engine. | | | |
| Elias Jelert on 11:51 - Jan 22 with 6536 views | tractorboy1978 |
| Elias Jelert on 11:49 - Jan 22 by portmanking |
Yup.
Not a big vote of confidence in Ben Johnson, that. But you can count on one hand how many good games he's had.
Interestingly, Jelert is more of a Leif Davis-style right back i.e. great dribbler, tenacity and engine. |
And someone that can play on the outside of Hutchinson if he plays on the right? A Harry Clarke upgrade if you like? | | | |
| Elias Jelert on 11:53 - Jan 22 with 6471 views | portmanking |
| Elias Jelert on 11:51 - Jan 22 by tractorboy1978 |
And someone that can play on the outside of Hutchinson if he plays on the right? A Harry Clarke upgrade if you like? |
Yeah, I would say that's exactly right. A better fit for the 4-2-3-1 system.
Plus, if Axel has plans elsewhere next season (which is what I'm led to believe) this is good succession planning. | | | |
| Elias Jelert on 11:54 - Jan 22 with 6448 views | bluefunk |
So Godfrey, Johnson, H Clarke, Tuanzebe (and Burns) and now another one? I was confused yesterday, even more so today |  | | |
| Elias Jelert on 11:54 - Jan 22 with 6446 views | WeirdFishes |
This would be very confusing to me.
We’ve just added Godfrey, Axel is back, why would we sign another RB when we have Johnson and Burns who can also play the role? |  |
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| Elias Jelert on 11:56 - Jan 22 with 6343 views | itfc48 |
| Elias Jelert on 11:53 - Jan 22 by portmanking |
Yeah, I would say that's exactly right. A better fit for the 4-2-3-1 system.
Plus, if Axel has plans elsewhere next season (which is what I'm led to believe) this is good succession planning. |
Can see a Champion's League level team somewhere in Europe going for Axel. | | | |
| Elias Jelert on 11:56 - Jan 22 with 6341 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Elias Jelert on 11:54 - Jan 22 by WeirdFishes |
This would be very confusing to me.
We’ve just added Godfrey, Axel is back, why would we sign another RB when we have Johnson and Burns who can also play the role? |
Because Johnson has been fcuking awful and Burns, despite his recent improvement in form, isn't a Premier League right back. |  |
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| Elias Jelert on 11:58 - Jan 22 with 6307 views | portmanking |
| Elias Jelert on 11:54 - Jan 22 by WeirdFishes |
This would be very confusing to me.
We’ve just added Godfrey, Axel is back, why would we sign another RB when we have Johnson and Burns who can also play the role? |
Because Johnson's been hugely underwhelming and Burns is now 30+? Is Wes realistically going to spearhead us bouncing back if we go back down? I'd be inclined to say not. | | | |
| Elias Jelert on 12:00 - Jan 22 with 6197 views | JakeITFC |
| Elias Jelert on 11:58 - Jan 22 by portmanking |
Because Johnson's been hugely underwhelming and Burns is now 30+? Is Wes realistically going to spearhead us bouncing back if we go back down? I'd be inclined to say not. |
Either way it's not great news to sign three right backs in a season (when we already had two on deck coming in). Going to perhaps be some rushed exists in the next 10 days. |  | | |
| Elias Jelert on 12:00 - Jan 22 with 6197 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Elias Jelert on 11:54 - Jan 22 by bluefunk |
So Godfrey, Johnson, H Clarke, Tuanzebe (and Burns) and now another one? I was confused yesterday, even more so today |
Burns isn't a right back, Clarke has barely played a game (Even McKenna says he needs a loan somewhere) and Johnson has spent most of his time playing at right mid.
If Woolfie goes as well, I suspect Godfrey would be viewed as centre back cover for O'Shea and Tuanzebe and Jelert for the right back role. |  |
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| Elias Jelert on 12:00 - Jan 22 with 6188 views | NeverSayDie |
| Elias Jelert on 11:49 - Jan 22 by portmanking |
Yup.
Not a big vote of confidence in Ben Johnson, that. But you can count on one hand how many good games he's had.
Interestingly, Jelert is more of a Leif Davis-style right back i.e. great dribbler, tenacity and engine. |
I think even that's being generous tbh, I think he's had 2 halves of decent football from memory and he looked so far off the pace against City (not the only time this season) it was actually embarrassing. |  | | |
| Elias Jelert on 12:03 - Jan 22 with 6062 views | berkstractorboy |
| Elias Jelert on 11:53 - Jan 22 by portmanking |
Yeah, I would say that's exactly right. A better fit for the 4-2-3-1 system.
Plus, if Axel has plans elsewhere next season (which is what I'm led to believe) this is good succession planning. |
That's a blow if Axel is going to move on, but the lack of anything happening on a deal has pointed in that direction anyway. | | | |
| Elias Jelert on 12:05 - Jan 22 with 5998 views | Jon_456 |
Loan or perm?
Only signed for them in July for €9m on a 5yr deal. | | | |
| Elias Jelert on 12:07 - Jan 22 with 5929 views | WeirdFishes |
| Elias Jelert on 11:58 - Jan 22 by portmanking |
Because Johnson's been hugely underwhelming and Burns is now 30+? Is Wes realistically going to spearhead us bouncing back if we go back down? I'd be inclined to say not. |
Fair.
Still makes the Godfrey signing very odd if it comes off and feel we have bigger priorities to spend money on. | |
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| Elias Jelert on 12:07 - Jan 22 with 5927 views | homer_123 |
This would be an interesting one, on many levels.
Not least as it would absolutely signal the end of Harry Clarke. |  |
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| Elias Jelert on 12:08 - Jan 22 with 5854 views | homer_123 |
| Elias Jelert on 12:00 - Jan 22 by JakeITFC |
Either way it's not great news to sign three right backs in a season (when we already had two on deck coming in). Going to perhaps be some rushed exists in the next 10 days. |
On the face of it, yes.
However, Axel is out of contract. Harry Clarke, bless him, just isn't quite up to it. Johnson hasn't worked out.
So, given the need to improve the 'squad' which we know the Club needs and wants to do and then factoring in the above, it's possibly not that surprising. | |
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| Elias Jelert on 12:10 - Jan 22 with 5769 views | Garv |
| Elias Jelert on 12:00 - Jan 22 by NeverSayDie |
I think even that's being generous tbh, I think he's had 2 halves of decent football from memory and he looked so far off the pace against City (not the only time this season) it was actually embarrassing. |
He was brilliant for the first 5/10 minutes. He wasn't giving Doku any space. Not sure what happened after that, was he knackered? |  |
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| Elias Jelert on 12:12 - Jan 22 with 5667 views | bluefunk |
| Elias Jelert on 12:00 - Jan 22 by Kieran_Knows |
Burns isn't a right back, Clarke has barely played a game (Even McKenna says he needs a loan somewhere) and Johnson has spent most of his time playing at right mid.
If Woolfie goes as well, I suspect Godfrey would be viewed as centre back cover for O'Shea and Tuanzebe and Jelert for the right back role. |
That’s why I put Burns in brackets, and agree re Clarke, however I guess I hoped for the obvious gaps to be filled before we spent on another right back. While Johnson and Burns might be considered competing for the hybrid wing back/midfield role, we’re about to get another 10/right sided loan in Ensiso, to add to Hutch, who’ll play in more advanced roles. All of this when we are crying out for a striker, in McKenna we trust, but I’m still confused | | | |
| Elias Jelert on 12:12 - Jan 22 with 5659 views | homer_123 |
| Elias Jelert on 11:56 - Jan 22 by itfc48 |
Can see a Champion's League level team somewhere in Europe going for Axel. |
He's the sort of player we need to be signing, not losing but maybe he's got himself into a position with us that means he can move on to something better.
If that's the case, then it's a good thing, sad to see him go but he's worked well for us. | |
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| Elias Jelert on 12:14 - Jan 22 with 5583 views | bluefunk |
| Elias Jelert on 12:10 - Jan 22 by Garv |
He was brilliant for the first 5/10 minutes. He wasn't giving Doku any space. Not sure what happened after that, was he knackered? |
They started moving Godfrey around so he couldn’t support BJ as effectively. Once they’d done that, Doku was free to run at the defence and that led directly to the first goal, and most of the others actually. | | | |
| Elias Jelert on 12:14 - Jan 22 with 5577 views | portmanking |
| Elias Jelert on 12:12 - Jan 22 by homer_123 |
He's the sort of player we need to be signing, not losing but maybe he's got himself into a position with us that means he can move on to something better.
If that's the case, then it's a good thing, sad to see him go but he's worked well for us. |
Your first paragraph would appear to be the case from what I've heard. | | | |
| Elias Jelert on 12:15 - Jan 22 with 5526 views | pointofblue |
| Elias Jelert on 12:10 - Jan 22 by Garv |
He was brilliant for the first 5/10 minutes. He wasn't giving Doku any space. Not sure what happened after that, was he knackered? |
City changed their approach to drag Godfrey to the middle (got their central midfielders to push up) which left Johnson exposed. | |
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| Elias Jelert on 12:15 - Jan 22 with 5516 views | portmanking |
| Elias Jelert on 12:12 - Jan 22 by bluefunk |
That’s why I put Burns in brackets, and agree re Clarke, however I guess I hoped for the obvious gaps to be filled before we spent on another right back. While Johnson and Burns might be considered competing for the hybrid wing back/midfield role, we’re about to get another 10/right sided loan in Ensiso, to add to Hutch, who’ll play in more advanced roles. All of this when we are crying out for a striker, in McKenna we trust, but I’m still confused |
We are allowed to be negotiating for players in multiple positions, aren't we? Or do we have to do it one by one? | | | |
| Elias Jelert on 12:15 - Jan 22 with 5513 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Elias Jelert on 12:05 - Jan 22 by Jon_456 |
Loan or perm?
Only signed for them in July for €9m on a 5yr deal. |
I read buy, and they would lose money on him. | |
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