| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth 09:59 - Sep 7 with 6050 views | DaPs166 |
What does everyone think about this? Heard one news source comparing him to Jude Bellingham.
From what I’ve seen I’m wondering what drugs they’re on. But Williams may be playing him out of position? I’d like to see him more central to see how he does. |  | | |  |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 10:13 - Sep 7 with 3335 views | Whiterockin |
Play him through the middle in his correct position and give him some freedom and we will find out. |  | | |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 10:38 - Sep 7 with 3281 views | magicdaps10 |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 10:13 - Sep 7 by Whiterockin |
Play him through the middle in his correct position and give him some freedom and we will find out. |
Seems to be the obvious choice as this stage.
He is big, strong and seems to have some creativity coupled with the fact he has 2 goals this season, if he can get unto double numbers then given his age then teams will come looking. |  |
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| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 11:57 - Sep 7 with 3200 views | KeithHaynes |
Played out of position, can’t see any club wanting him on this seasons performances.
But of course, I would question this story. Big time. |  |
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| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 12:20 - Sep 7 with 3136 views | RhonddaSwans |
Agents putting him in the shop window I expect | |
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| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 14:06 - Sep 7 with 3005 views | AnotherJohn |
Can't see it myself, but I haven't seen him in action for the under-21s. | | | |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 15:18 - Sep 7 with 2923 views | Flashberryjack |
Unfortunately, I can't see anything in Abdulai to warrant interest from any club in the championship, and even less for clubs in higher leagues.
Although, my expertise is in engineering, and not spotting rising talent. |  |
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| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 15:32 - Sep 7 with 2892 views | union_jack |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 15:18 - Sep 7 by Flashberryjack |
Unfortunately, I can't see anything in Abdulai to warrant interest from any club in the championship, and even less for clubs in higher leagues.
Although, my expertise is in engineering, and not spotting rising talent. |
Me neither and I’ve made this point on several occasions. But what do we know eh?😁 |  |
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| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 15:41 - Sep 7 with 2875 views | Dr_Winston |
Has anyone seen Abdulai when he's not been stuck out on the wing? |  |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 16:10 - Sep 7 with 2820 views | Whiterockin |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 15:41 - Sep 7 by Dr_Winston |
Has anyone seen Abdulai when he's not been stuck out on the wing? |
Yes and he played very, very well. | | | |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 16:37 - Sep 7 with 2750 views | DaPs166 |
Why isn’t Williams playing Abdulai alongside Franco in midfield then? | | | |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 17:46 - Sep 7 with 2608 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 16:37 - Sep 7 by DaPs166 |
Why isn’t Williams playing Abdulai alongside Franco in midfield then? |
Because maybe Williams is a berk? We have proper wingers and he uses a CDM on the wing instead.
What has been seen of Abdullai this season is no reson to believe these rumours. It could be Williams is ruining a promising career by playing him out of position.
Edited to add that of course, playing Abdullai in the middle with Franco means dropping Grimes so it won't happen unless Grimes is out for some reason. [Post edited 7 Sep 17:48]
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| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 17:49 - Sep 7 with 2581 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 10:13 - Sep 7 by Whiterockin |
Play him through the middle in his correct position and give him some freedom and we will find out. |
Freedom? I'm not sure freedom to play is in Williams coaching manual. Do as your told when your told or else, is the subtitle. | | | |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 17:55 - Sep 7 with 2552 views | Whiterockin |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 17:49 - Sep 7 by SullutaCreturned |
Freedom? I'm not sure freedom to play is in Williams coaching manual. Do as your told when your told or else, is the subtitle. |
We would score many more goals if we played the right ball instead of the percentage safe ball. There needs to be a balance but we are far to safe. | | | |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 18:10 - Sep 7 with 2511 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
Abdullai has been a standout at u21 level for two seasons. Fans will have noticed excellent results and written them off as meaningless.
" He may be fabulous now but he did nothing for us" is a common refrain from the slow minded.
When you get talent you develop it with love a patience. Wilson is better than Cullen right now. Bates and Watts x2 are good prospects. Kennia shows flashes of class but is work in progress.
Abdullai in midfield is just what the doctor ordered. The jury is still out of Williams is a quack. Abdullai does not fit the tippy tappy template. He must play box to box midfielder which may affect the sacred formula. |  |
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| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 18:27 - Sep 7 with 2461 views | KeithHaynes |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 17:49 - Sep 7 by SullutaCreturned |
Freedom? I'm not sure freedom to play is in Williams coaching manual. Do as your told when your told or else, is the subtitle. |
It’s been mentioned before, a lot of profiled coaches are seeing this, if anyone wants to say we had a manager who wouldn’t change before then look no further than the current one as a real example. | |
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| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 18:34 - Sep 7 with 2417 views | Whiterockin |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 18:10 - Sep 7 by ReslovenSwan1 |
Abdullai has been a standout at u21 level for two seasons. Fans will have noticed excellent results and written them off as meaningless.
" He may be fabulous now but he did nothing for us" is a common refrain from the slow minded.
When you get talent you develop it with love a patience. Wilson is better than Cullen right now. Bates and Watts x2 are good prospects. Kennia shows flashes of class but is work in progress.
Abdullai in midfield is just what the doctor ordered. The jury is still out of Williams is a quack. Abdullai does not fit the tippy tappy template. He must play box to box midfielder which may affect the sacred formula. |
He was excellent the season before last but missed most of last season with two serious hamstring injuries. When he came back he was eased slowly into the first team squad. To say he had two standout seasons for the u21s is just not true. | | | |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 18:35 - Sep 7 with 2408 views | Dr_Winston |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 16:10 - Sep 7 by Whiterockin |
Yes and he played very, very well. |
And this is the problem in a nutshell.
We're regularly told that we have nobody better than Grimes, but a consistently good performer from the u21's is ready to step up into central midfield and the only way that the coach will use him is as a winger.
We have to do better than this. We cannot have sacred calves in the side. That goes for any member of the starting XI. Grimes, Darling, Vipotnik, all of them. | |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 18:44 - Sep 7 with 2391 views | max936 |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 18:34 - Sep 7 by Whiterockin |
He was excellent the season before last but missed most of last season with two serious hamstring injuries. When he came back he was eased slowly into the first team squad. To say he had two standout seasons for the u21s is just not true. |
What, not yet another untruth that can't be right,  |  |
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| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 18:46 - Sep 7 with 2391 views | Whiterockin |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 18:35 - Sep 7 by Dr_Winston |
And this is the problem in a nutshell.
We're regularly told that we have nobody better than Grimes, but a consistently good performer from the u21's is ready to step up into central midfield and the only way that the coach will use him is as a winger.
We have to do better than this. We cannot have sacred calves in the side. That goes for any member of the starting XI. Grimes, Darling, Vipotnik, all of them. |
I have nothing against Grimes but I can also see his faults. What I am against is Grimes and Fulton together. I wouldn't mind trying a midfield of Grimes/Abdulai/Franco, but we have so many midfield/wingers it's going to be hard to find the best combination. Our main problem is still up front though. | | | |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 19:11 - Sep 7 with 2337 views | Dr_Winston |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 18:46 - Sep 7 by Whiterockin |
I have nothing against Grimes but I can also see his faults. What I am against is Grimes and Fulton together. I wouldn't mind trying a midfield of Grimes/Abdulai/Franco, but we have so many midfield/wingers it's going to be hard to find the best combination. Our main problem is still up front though. |
We certainly do lack a Paterson type. Cooper is nowhere near technically capable enough in the #10 role and we don't really have anyone else. Eom has been suggested but more in hope than expectation.
I'm withholding judgement on the rest of our forward line because they're generally only as good as the ball they get, and this season so far that has not been anywhere near good enough. | |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 19:26 - Sep 7 with 2302 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 18:34 - Sep 7 by Whiterockin |
He was excellent the season before last but missed most of last season with two serious hamstring injuries. When he came back he was eased slowly into the first team squad. To say he had two standout seasons for the u21s is just not true. |
It is true. 2021-22 and 2022-23. An answer for you and your loyal follower. [Post edited 7 Sep 19:29]
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| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 19:42 - Sep 7 with 2270 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 19:26 - Sep 7 by ReslovenSwan1 |
It is true. 2021-22 and 2022-23. An answer for you and your loyal follower. [Post edited 7 Sep 19:29]
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Ok then, what was he excellent at when he was out injured most of the season? How many games he played in did you watch?
What are his appearance stats for thos seasons? | | | |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 19:48 - Sep 7 with 2247 views | Whiterockin |
| Abdulai linked with West Ham and Bournemouth on 19:26 - Sep 7 by ReslovenSwan1 |
It is true. 2021-22 and 2022-23. An answer for you and your loyal follower. [Post edited 7 Sep 19:29]
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I can't remember him having much of an impact for me that season, tbh I can't remember him playing at all. Possibly because they were u23s then not u21s and he would have been way out of age. | | | |
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