2020/21 Niels Nkounkou

[Whiteandblue]

Whats the gist of it?

Highly motivated, taking language lessons, defensive strength now shown in how he handled Yarmolenko. Works with Bainsy to improve on positioning.

Good article

 

[Lloydystark]

Highly motivated, taking language lessons, defensive strength now shown in how he handled Yarmolenko. Works with Bainsy to improve on positioning.

Good article

Lord Leighton Baines still working his magic @davek

 

[Lloydystark]

Gordon was reported yesterday as having an illness.

THERES ONLY ONE ‘ILLNESS’ GOING AROUND!!!!!! COVID ALERT

 

[davek]

Lord Leighton Baines still working his magic @davek

Ha Ha Ha.

If he worked with Judas Baines he'd now be turning his back on crosses and jogging back in to his own half on counter attacks.

 

[Zatara]

Highly motivated, taking language lessons, defensive strength now shown in how he handled Yarmolenko. Works with Bainsy to improve on positioning.

Good article

Cheers, at the moment hes writing his own script

 

[Blue Shoes]

When we get back in the stadium, we can get this chant going for him, changing eels to niels

 

[trueblue84]

Ha Ha Ha.

If he worked with Judas Baines he'd now be turning his back on crosses and jogging back in to his own half on counter attacks.

Baines was a visionary. He always stood with his arms behind his back, before the handball rule changed. Now they'll all be learning it.

 

[hktoffee]

Ha Ha Ha.

If he worked with Judas Baines he'd now be turning his back on crosses and jogging back in to his own half on counter attacks.

Baines is a legend of Everton.

 

[mightymoyes]

Should make his first Premier league squad appearance today with all the injuries

 

[davek]

Baines was a visionary. He always stood with his arms behind his back, before the handball rule changed. Now they'll all be learning it.

Arms behind back is ok; back to ball isn't.

 

[Tiny Timmy]

Does he get a crack at lb and push digne up the wing or vice versa with richy's suspension?

 

[Nymzee]

Does he get a crack at lb and push digne up the wing or vice versa with richy's suspension?

Nah he'll probs just play Bernard.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Does he get a crack at lb and push digne up the wing or vice versa with richy's suspension?

Deffo an option though I'd be more hopeful of seeing get a cameo on the left ahead of Digsy.

 

[Furey1878]

PSA

A good attacking full back doesn't necessarily make a good winger

They need the space a left-side midfielder or forward creates for them

You only really play a quick left-footed midfield on the left-wing in a 4-4-2 in which you want your left-back to stay put and rely on the wingers to get down and put the crosses in.

In summary...

...stop saying let's put him on the left-wing.

 

[Ruairi77]

PSA

A good attacking full back doesn't necessarily make a good winger

They need the space a left-side midfielder or forward creates for them

You only really play a quick left-footed midfield on the left-wing in a 4-4-2 in which you want your left-back to stay put and rely on the wingers to get down and put the crosses in.

In summary...

...stop saying let's put him on the left-wing.

He didn't seem to need much space to run in to when he pulled it back for Kean to score against fleetwood.
He's fast, good with his feet and likes to take players on. He's also young. I'd like to see him play left in a front 3 or a midfield 4.
Either way, it's moot as he'd be behind Iwobi, Gordon and maybe Bernard for that position anyway.