RaddyRed
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After watching him against City I would rather we didn't sign him. Would prefer Kante as a short term fix whilst we get this position long term solution sorted.
People got confused with midfielders role. expecting Bruno to have higher pass completion rates while Neves to have more goal and assist. I think 6 years of Paul Pogba would do that to people (not like i'm blaming pogba)He's a deep lying midfielder....
Surely you mean Portugal 3.0With Dalot, Bruno, Ronaldo and potentially Neves - this might turn our club a bit to Wolves 2.0
Add Fred and Telles to the list and Portuguese becomes the unofficial club language.With Dalot, Bruno, Ronaldo and potentially Neves - this might turn our club a bit to Wolves 2.0
Yeah, that’s pretty much how I view it at Wolves atm. + our history of targeting sporting players ourselves.Add Fred and Telles to the list and Portuguese becomes the unofficial club language.
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Neves would be an alternative to De Jong surely? We'd still need a DM regardless of whether we sign either De Jong or Neves.Can he play in a DM role alongside Frankie De Jong though?
Neves and Palhinha would possibly be the slowest midfield in the premier league.40m these days seems about right for him, crazy as prices are. I think he'd be a really useful addition alongside a DM with a real engine and good positional awareness. Palhinha perhaps to top off Portugal 3.0?
I would assume it would be a case of Neves or De Jong rather than both. I don't see any balance in that pairing.FDJ and Neves midfield would be an infinitely better upgrade than anything we’ve had for almost 10 years now.
backed up by Fred, garner and McT, and we might have the legs and passing ability to actually compete at last. Ffs.
Haha, fair. I like Palhinha a lot from what I've seen though and think he'd do well in England.Neves and Palhinha would possibly be the slowest midfield in the premier league.
I've said this and i'll say again, the standard is too low we shouldnt complain if Neves is the only midfielder we can attract. Personally (if FDJ rejected us) i'd sign Neves, a DM for combined 70m and go big for Bellingham in summer 2023.He can control it and he can pass it. He also has a decent shot.
Is he worth 45m? Probably not, but he'd be an instant upgrade on Fred and McT. That's not even in doubt.
Moutinho would even be an upgrade on them.
A tad rich coming from a Dong Fangzhuo.Rich man's Darron Gibson. No thanks.
I'd prefer more mobile and press resistant players than either of those two, i'm not a fan of signing unathletic players personally. I agree on Fred, definitely think he'll do better in the right system, I can see ETH taking a liking to him.Haha, fair. I like Palhinha a lot from what I've seen though and think he'd do well in England.
Perhaps either of the two alongside Fred & Bruno would make more sense. I'm convinced Fred will go from strength to strength in an actual functioning system.
I'd consider them both press resistant personally, but definitely cumbersome. Who knows how Palhinha'd look in as intense a league as this. Might just flop, but I remember people saying similar about Neves and he's done alright.I'd prefer more mobile and press resistant players than either of those two, i'm not a fan of signing unathletic players personally. I agree on Fred, definitely think he'll do better in the right system, I can see ETH taking a liking to him.
Yeah i'm hoping we can pull some rabbits out of the hat this summer, and not just going for the most obvious and overpriced targets.I'd consider them both press resistant personally, but definitely cumbersome. Who knows how Palhinha'd look in as intense a league as this. Might just flop, but I remember people saying similar about Neves and he's done alright.
What I like about Palhinha is how much he appears to love defending, he looks like someone you'd dread playing against as an attacker and the opposite of Pogba's languid sort of vibe, which is what I think we could do with in the middle.
Someone like that with more mobility like you say would be perfect, but I don't know enough to suggest any. Let's hope our scouts earn their keep this summer and bag us some good'ns.
Funny thing is that Neves’ passing accuracy is pretty damn poor for a holding midfielder. He averages a lower accurate passing % than both Fred and McTominay. Long ball merchant. We need a short game pass king — Frenkie / Fabian type beatPeople got confused with midfielders role. expecting Bruno to have higher pass completion rates while Neves to have more goal and assist. I think 6 years of Paul Pogba would do that to people (not like i'm blaming pogba)
He's nothing like Fabregas.I’d take him. Poor man’s Fabregas.
I think they've tried to be more dominant side now.Reading through a Wolves forum, it would seem Neves has just had arguably his best season with them, they're full of praise.
Seemed to be a slightly different tone last summer where they were talking about the team not suiting him. Was there some sort of tactical shift in how he was used this year?