2020/21 Niels Nkounkou

[aglee]

Should try him at right back for the West Brom game as an experiment

No experiments in the league please. Leave that for the training ground

 

[catcherintherye]

He played that game last night as if it meant something to him
Gordon and Bernard were the only other 2 who looked as though it meant something

Controversial though it is, I actually thought Kean did too, but it means too much to him. He's trying to do too much, rather than doing simple things. Compare how he snatched at the first header, compatre to the 2nd one, after he'd scored and how he relaxed. One was an excellent attempt, the other a bad miss.

In general, I'm not actually sure it's a case of not trying for most of them. I think it's a case of severe and cumalative mental block. We visibly relaxed when the 2nd went in. Similar the week before against Preston. We realise we can't mess it up, and they start relaxing and expressing themselves a bit.

Unfortunately, this is also mental weakness.You need to be stronger than that mentally, and really want to go and impose yourself on the game. I think for a lot of them, particularly at Everton there is just too much water under the bridge to allow them to do that.

 

[breast-on-fart]

This seems true to me... And perceptive.

 

[Joey66]

This guy along with Gordon were excellent last night, he reminded me of a young Shamus Coleman only at left back - lesser opposition to contend with though, but compare that to Walcott who was running in treacle all night .......
Very promising performance from him ........

 

[terryefc]

Lad looks really promising and will get stronger and better. A true stylish left footer. Hope we can hold on to him in the years to come.

 

[Zatara]

Very similar to Mendy at City.

Digne could fill in at CB in an emergency and Nkounkou come into LB.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Can see this lad being moulded into a left midfielder as he sure knows how to beat a man and put a cross in.

 

[Terrarian]

Can see this lad being moulded into a left midfielder as he sure knows how to beat a man and put a cross in.

It's a different game from FB though, you're not always facing forward like you are at fb,you need to make different runs and read the game differently, not all wingers can play FB and vice versa

 

[Armaghtoffee]

It's a different game from FB though, you're not always facing forward like you are at fb,you need to make different runs and read the game differently, not all wingers can play FB and vice versa

Yeah good point. We have yet to see him tested as a defender though.

A definite gem though.

 

[Terrarian]

Yeah good point. We have yet to see him tested yet as a defender though.

A definite gem though.

That's it, great debut though, don't think he could have done much more

 

[Armaghtoffee]

That's it, great debut though, don't think he could have done much more

Agree totally mate. With him, Branthwaite and Gordon on the fringes it just adds to the positive vibe around at the minute.

 

[everton1953]

Looked impressive to me.

 

[Anti]

will have saved us a sweet penny, Thank you Brands.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

This seems true to me... And perceptive.

Excellent name

 

[RomanReigns]

he's better than roberto carlos