2021/22 Niels Nkounkou

[ToffeeTim]

In reality it is Godfrey and Townsend.

Godfrey is only good if we park the bus. Townsend is absolutely not a full back.

 

[kjbert]

It's not just crossing he's poor on the ball for a fullback

Agree to disagree there. I think he’s FINE. Certainly not Marcelo

 

[TheBigIguana]

Agree to disagree there. I think he’s FINE. Certainly not Marcelo

Haha no he's not that. I'd say he's closer to fine in the center. I'm OK with never seeing him or Holgate at either fullback spot again.

 

[Zatara]

If we let Nkounkou go on loan then surely this should have been communicated to Thierry Small before be went in search of a backup role?

 

[argietoffee]

If we let Nkounkou go on loan then surely this should have been communicated to Thierry Small before be went in search of a backup role?

Are you insinuating that we should be doing that new fangled mullarkey, joined up thinking?

Shame on you, evil kopite.

 

[AussieToffee11]

If he goes, then we have got the tick from AMN.

He can fill in across LB and RB, plus CM.

We also, gulp, have Delph.

It is important that Niels gets a year of senior football under his belt. I'm all for this.

 

[RomanReigns]

Good luck Niels

Bon voyage mon ami

 

[Nymzee]

So all the teams in all age groups from U-18’s upwards play without a left back? I find that very hard to believe.

We actually don’t have a proper left-back in the academy older than 15. Not even joking.

 

[carolinablue232]

Loaning our backup without a replacement…This can only end well. Can’t blame Niels for wanting to go play somewhere though. At his age, it’s still important to be getting regular time.

 

[BornBlue76]

If we let Nkounkou go on loan then surely this should have been communicated to Thierry Small before be went in search of a backup role?

To me Nkounkou going on loan is more reason for Small to want off. Shows even as close as Nkounkou is he can’t even get a shot to develop in the EPL. What chance does Small have now?

 

[Barnfred 55]

If we let Nkounkou go on loan then surely this should have been communicated to Thierry Small before be went in search of a backup role?

You're missing the bigger picture here Zat. The issue is we have yet another manager not prepared to trust in youth. He'd rather play an experienced player out of position than a young player.

I'm glad we never bought Patterson now because he'd only rot in our U23s.

 

[EFCccc]

Why would we loan this kid out. This is exactly why we struggle.

 

[dutchblue54]

We need a left footed full back as back up not Godfrey, Coleman or Kenny. Certainly if we want to put crosses in the box
And Delph gets injured even if he isn't playing.
#BringOviedohome anyone ?

 

[Bluestar]

Godfrey is only good if we park the bus. Townsend is absolutely not a full back.

The manager won’t use Nkounkou. So those are the solutions .

Townsend has played left back competently.

 

[messymascot]

There must surely be someone coming in. Godfrey is a right footed CB who is part of the preferred CB partnership of most. Delph is left footed but injury prone and a CM. Townsend left footed but we need him in attack to give us some variation. The 2 players who have played LB in u23s are Anderson a CB and John a right footed converted winger. LB might actually be a bigger problem than RB now. Hopefully Digne stays fit.