Thanks Trish. Interesting article despite some bits becoming quite amusing due to the translation. I particular liked the bit about being under a sludge of talent.
Does "inverted winger" mean he plays on the wing whilst standing on his head?
Id like to know who the Francophone players at our club are?
Knockaert would be the obvious one, maybe De Laet too; although I'm pretty sure he comes from Flemish Belgium, he may still have learned French as a matter of course at school. A few others may know French depending on their upbringing, Wasilewski for instance.
Like Joby says, very interesting article, and quite enlightening. He's not quite as ready as I assumed he was going to be - it seems that he'll be eased in and, in this article at least, isn't being seen as a serious challenge to Dyer and Knockaert's starting spots - not this season at least.
In a way I'm a little disappointed about this as it just takes away from some of the excitement of the signing - it's like Kevin Phillips for now and Riyad Mahrez for later... maybe... if he progresses well enough. However, on the other hand I'm pleased for Dyer and Knockaert that this is kind of a green light to them to carry on doing what they're doing and that they're being trusted to see out the job. On the basis of their performances over the last few months, they're both well deserving of that faith.
Begs the question though, do we need another wide player incase dyer or knocky get Injured /lose form?!
Well, I think that's where Mahrez would get a chance, at least in the short term. If there was a longer term injury and Mahrez looked a bit out of his depth then we could look at the loan market.
I agree with some of the sentiment above. Another winger would provide cover if D or K were injured, but would also allow us to rest one of them without us having to change the shape of the team.
This suggests that RM isn't ready to just slot in. Makes me think that our squad is probably still a bit short as Schlupp is really the only alternative - jack of all trades, but master of none.
Can't help feeling a little disappointed.
He's going to come off the bench with 10-15 mins to go in a game we're comfortable in and he'll be told to go
out there and enjoy himself, how he gets on will determine how quickly he fits in. If he has a few good touches, a couple of good runs and maybe a decent shot he'll come off feeling confident on the other hand he could have a mare.
I suspect he'll be eased in similar to the way Knockaert was
Its not everyday you sign the Algerian Di Maria
"the lanky winger"
We've not had one of those since the Mighty String.
The language thing was a bit of a misunderstanding on the club's part. When Mahrez's agent enquired about the availability of francophone support, Nigel thought he was asking if it was all right for the lad to download the famous 'Ello, 'Ello, Frankie Wortho ringtone.
Seriously, though, as well as Knocky we have the Parisian Bakayogo, who should be back next month, and the 18-year-old French lad N'Goma.
As DM says, though De Laet is from Flemish-speaking Antwerp, it's almost inconceivable that he's unable to speak French, and it is surely worth a small wager that Wasi does, too. I mean, if you were to spend six years working in bilingual Anderlecht, which language would you decide was the more broadly useful to learn?
I can't say that I've ever heard Flemish being referred to as either 'the lingua franca of diplomacy' or 'the language of love'…
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posted on 16/1/14
Thanks Trish. Interesting article despite some bits becoming quite amusing due to the translation. I particular liked the bit about being under a sludge of talent.
Does "inverted winger" mean he plays on the wing whilst standing on his head?
posted on 16/1/14
Id like to know who the Francophone players at our club are?
posted on 16/1/14
Knockaert would be the obvious one, maybe De Laet too; although I'm pretty sure he comes from Flemish Belgium, he may still have learned French as a matter of course at school. A few others may know French depending on their upbringing, Wasilewski for instance.
Like Joby says, very interesting article, and quite enlightening. He's not quite as ready as I assumed he was going to be - it seems that he'll be eased in and, in this article at least, isn't being seen as a serious challenge to Dyer and Knockaert's starting spots - not this season at least.
In a way I'm a little disappointed about this as it just takes away from some of the excitement of the signing - it's like Kevin Phillips for now and Riyad Mahrez for later... maybe... if he progresses well enough. However, on the other hand I'm pleased for Dyer and Knockaert that this is kind of a green light to them to carry on doing what they're doing and that they're being trusted to see out the job. On the basis of their performances over the last few months, they're both well deserving of that faith.
posted on 16/1/14
Begs the question though, do we need another wide player incase dyer or knocky get Injured /lose form?!
posted on 16/1/14
Well, I think that's where Mahrez would get a chance, at least in the short term. If there was a longer term injury and Mahrez looked a bit out of his depth then we could look at the loan market.
posted on 17/1/14
I agree with some of the sentiment above. Another winger would provide cover if D or K were injured, but would also allow us to rest one of them without us having to change the shape of the team.
This suggests that RM isn't ready to just slot in. Makes me think that our squad is probably still a bit short as Schlupp is really the only alternative - jack of all trades, but master of none.
Can't help feeling a little disappointed.
posted on 17/1/14
He's going to come off the bench with 10-15 mins to go in a game we're comfortable in and he'll be told to go
out there and enjoy himself, how he gets on will determine how quickly he fits in. If he has a few good touches, a couple of good runs and maybe a decent shot he'll come off feeling confident on the other hand he could have a mare.
posted on 17/1/14
I suspect he'll be eased in similar to the way Knockaert was
posted on 17/1/14
Its not everyday you sign the Algerian Di Maria
posted on 17/1/14
"the lanky winger"
We've not had one of those since the Mighty String.
posted on 17/1/14
The language thing was a bit of a misunderstanding on the club's part. When Mahrez's agent enquired about the availability of francophone support, Nigel thought he was asking if it was all right for the lad to download the famous 'Ello, 'Ello, Frankie Wortho ringtone.
posted on 17/1/14
Seriously, though, as well as Knocky we have the Parisian Bakayogo, who should be back next month, and the 18-year-old French lad N'Goma.
As DM says, though De Laet is from Flemish-speaking Antwerp, it's almost inconceivable that he's unable to speak French, and it is surely worth a small wager that Wasi does, too. I mean, if you were to spend six years working in bilingual Anderlecht, which language would you decide was the more broadly useful to learn?
I can't say that I've ever heard Flemish being referred to as either 'the lingua franca of diplomacy' or 'the language of love'…
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