2020/21 Niels Nkounkou

[DaChunk]

He's just lucky Cuco Martina decided to move on or he would have been destined for a similar fate to Garbutt.

 

[allen]

We have the best left back tap in world football. They've been gushing out for years now.

 

[blueblue]

Interesting to see if he makes the bench tomorrow... but probably not until after the West Ham cup game when the manager will see how he performs against premiership opposition.

 

[Ring master]

Interesting to see if he makes the bench tomorrow... but probably not until after the West Ham cup game when the manager will see how he performs against premiership opposition.

That is what i was thinking, he is waiting to see how he does v West Ham, but so far it could not have gone any better.

 

[ArtetaMagic]

Fs Brands we needed a RB not a LB

 

[maccavennie]

Better than Digne

YER WOT

 

[Nymzee]

Fs Brands we needed a RB not a LB

We needed a LB.

 

[Stephen Gibson]

Hoping we can go 3 up by the 70th so we could sub of Digne for Nkounkou. 20 mins won't ruin him for West Ham & Lucas has played a lot of mins recently. Slim chance of that though.

 

[Nymzee]

Hoping we can go 3 up by the 70th so we could sub of Digne for Nkounkou. 20 mins won't ruin him for West Ham & Lucas has played a lot of mins recently. Slim chance of that though.

He won’t be on the bench guaranteed.

 

[Stephen Gibson]

He won’t be on the bench guaranteed.

Probably right to be fair.

 

[4737carlin]

I would actually save him for West Ham, it's the bigger game and a few days rest will be welcomed.

 

[ricer10]

Hoping we can go 3 up by the 70th so we could sub of Digne for Nkounkou. 20 mins won't ruin him for West Ham & Lucas has played a lot of mins recently. Slim chance of that though.

Not sure if 3 up with 20 to go is safe with Pickford's current form......

 

[Zatara]

The boy is 19 so i dont have an issue if Ancelotti plays him in multiple positions over this season to get time on the pitch.

 

[aglee]

The boy is 19 so i dont have an issue if Ancelotti plays him in multiple positions over this season to get time on the pitch.

Exactly this. Bring him on in front of Digne and let him concentrate on attacking. Like how Moyes handled Seamus' introduction - played him right midfield with Hibbert at RB so that Seamus could get up to speed without as big a burden defensively

 

[twoblue]

The boy is 19 so i dont have an issue if Ancelotti plays him in multiple positions over this season to get time on the pitch.

Gareth bale started at left back. The boy has bags of talent might be wasted at full back