The biggest problem is we lose the ball far too easily in the transition and this leads to us being caught on the break. Second half yesterday we were much more solid with Bentancur & Bergvall much more secure in posession and Romero is fantastic at beating the press, Solanke will help massively with holding up the ball and bringing runners into the play
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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024
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Could be an option, but he did look weak defensively towards the end. Could be because of all the injuries and Luton as a whole came apart
During the week I watched a Conference League game between Silkeborg and Gent. Gent had this English player, Archie Brown, who used to be part of this great Derby U18 team back in 18/19. He would play on either wing or as a LB. He was my favourite player in that team despite them having an obvious star in Morgan Whittaker, a very hyped young player in Louie Sibley and other players like Festy Ebosele and a striker scoring heaps in Stretton. I don't know what Archie Brown has been up to recently, but he looked good in a not too impressive Gent team. Decent touch on the ball and then he's got this Udogie frame, which I like. Don't know if he's got the motor but looks interesting
Even if they don't care about money that would be a stretch. Have to assume they like what they see in him. If Madueke is available now that could be nice competition for our RW. Somebody said recently he's not even HG. Didn't he grow up in England?
We just don’t register Davies for Europe. We don’t need to get rid of him.
Would be a brave bit of scouting to take a kid from Gent but I’d rate it if it worked
They probably sell Madueke to Newcastle tbf
Even then you can’t fix 100% of errors. At least once this season every team will concede an unmarked goal from a set piece. Most likely more than once
It happens every game and has done for 6/7 months yet the manager doesn’t seem to see it as a problem. It’s how we always end up conceding every match. Drives me mad. Doesn’t seem to matter who is in the team either which tells me it’s a tactics problem. It’s exacerbated when Johnson plays as he never tracks back to help his fullback out.
Not a kid anymore, he's 22
...but speaking of kids. We should absolutely try to do a Vuskovic like deal for Konstantinos Karetsas at Genk. That kid has got some swagger
Probably will be. Doesn’t sound like there’s been much, if any progress?
He’s got a release clause and CP don’t need to sell. So we either pay it or we don’t.
We won’t.
Are you Dutch or a Genk fan?
Well he should be told to do it, or be dropped. Doesn't matter how much he cost, he needs to put in a proper shift or not play at all.
Unless of course Ange his telling him to not help out defensively.
Yup, but don't think it would go well with the team. Plus you are left short at CB in Europe instead of LB. So back to the square one, some positions will not be covered in 100% with dedicated backups as long as we don't have more club trained guys. Unless we get rid of i.e. Davies completely and buy competent LCB/LB hybrid. But then another tradeoff - we block path at CB for Phillips/Dorrington/Vuskovic for couple years. Its not ideal as it stands and with current setup we have to pray for Udogie to be healthy and for Spence/VDV/Davies/maybe even Gray to be able to cover LB.
Nope neither. Danish
Nick Montgomery is working on corners. (haven't conceded from one yet)
But I will also assume he may be on all set pieces
Not sure it matters. Emerson played in all of ours up until he was in Milan.
I’d prefer to use Gray or Phillips at CB cover in Europe than not have a like for like Udogie rotation all season
Just fiendishly interested in other leagues?
Or you actually work as a scout?
You can't register Phillips i believe due to same issue with lack of club trained. Lets agree to disagree then: you prefer to be left short at CB, i on the other hand with current squad - at LB. Hopefully with emergence of young folks like Moore, Donley etc, we will not need to have those discussions in year or two anymore cause we will have more spota to register.