2025/26 Tim Iroegbunam

[ToffeeScot]

If we get any offers for him in the summer around the 20m mark then I'd take it and move him on. Just don't think we can afford him the time he needs to develop properly and we need a player who is more ready than him to be in the first team.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Genuinely think theres a player there... I just doubt Moyes is the man to really kick him on.

 

[NathDogg]

Once Gana is fit he’s dropped again, even though he’s done alright.

 

[Lanolin]

Hes still young and the role is all about positioning which he'll get with game time.

Whether he gets the game time next season is the question

He's not that young. He's young enough to get better obviously, but Mainoo, Wharton, Anderson, Rogers, Bellingham and Scott are all going to be in that world cup shortlist England have submitted and they're all either younger or less than 12 months older than him. He's not a kid taking his first steps in the game, he made his PL debut 5 years ago.

 

[Sean0925]

I think the issue with him is he's got the physical attributes and you see it at times when he can shrug a player off and move the ball through midfield but he just doesnt seem to have the mental to know when to use it. Loses it in dangerous positions too often and has a reckless tackle in him also.

 

[Nymzee]

Sometimes looks like a BTEC Yaya Toure, sometimes looks like Papa Bouba Diop, sometimes looks like Papa Bouba Diop's legendary nickname - The Wardrobe.

 

[Taifi gorm]

At his best, he's ok but the rest of the time he's atrocious. Should have been subbed before halftime on Sunday.

 

[Rugby Toffee]

I like him and hope he kicks on next season , although he needs a manager that will give him the time and believe in him.

 

[Joey66]

Tim is either very good or very poor ....

 

[kenada_blue]

He's not that young. He's young enough to get better obviously, but Mainoo, Wharton, Anderson, Rogers, Bellingham and Scott are all going to be in that world cup shortlist England have submitted and they're all either younger or less than 12 months older than him. He's not a kid taking his first steps in the game, he made his PL debut 5 years ago.

They're the top of the English midfielders. Additionally its all about minutes and game time.

Rogers for example went on 4 loans, played 100 games before moving to Villa. Garner the same. They play regularly.

Tim doesn't. So it's either we bring in another Gana replacement, or have faith in the lad.

 

[Lanolin]

They're the top of the English midfielders. Additionally its all about minutes and game time.

Rogers for example went on 4 loans, played 100 games before moving to Villa. Garner the same. They play regularly.

Tim doesn't. So it's either we bring in another Gana replacement, or have faith in the lad.

Well yeah, that was literally the point?! You can be a top player at 22/23, many of the current England midfielders are in that bracket, and most of the ones that aren't were already England players when they were in that bracket. The point is that Iroegbunam isn't just a kid starting out in the game, he's going to play one more game before he turns 23, he made his PL debut 5 years ago, he's played over 100 senior games and has played regularly for us all season.

It's absolutely not ALL about minutes and game time, this is the same sort of argument people used to make about Tom Davies and Jonjoe Kenny etc, as if by reaching a certain number of games or having another birthday you magically get better, like a stats boost on a computer game, that's just not how it works. I'm not saying this to slate Iroegbunam's current level or say he can't get better, the point was just that really he's not that young or inexperienced that we can just put down every error and poor performance to him being a kid. Someone like Armstrong or Aznou can get that sort of leeway but there are absolutely loads of players of Iroegbunam's age performing well at the top level and it's daft to think the only reason he's not is because he's not old enough or he only had one loan.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

His athleticism, tackling and intercepting is top draw
His positioning and ability on the ball need a LOT of work

If he’s smart and hardworking he could become a very good player like Gana

 

[Marcus Kendall]

If we get any offers for him in the summer around the 20m mark then I'd take it and move him on. Just don't think we can afford him the time he needs to develop properly and we need a player who is more ready than him to be in the first team.

Shockingly short sighted opinion

 

[Nymzee]

His athleticism, tackling and intercepting is top draw
His positioning and ability on the ball need a LOT of work

If he’s smart and hardworking he could become a very good player like Gana

To me his ability on the ball just never had to get very good if we tell him to pass the ball to the nearest player every time he wins it.

 

[Lanolin]

His athleticism, tackling and intercepting is top draw
His positioning and ability on the ball need a LOT of work

If he’s smart and hardworking he could become a very good player like Gana

I think his ability on the ball is fine, but his situational awareness and decision making are often awful. For me one of the main reasons I still have real hope for him is that he shows flashes of having almost everything you want in a midfielder, he can carry the ball really well. sometimes shows surprising deftness on the ball and - particularly early on last season - he has found some really good and incisive forward passes. He's ridiculously inconsistent and I worry that some of the things he struggles with might never develop to the levels you need, but when he's good you think he can be very good.