This guy, I honestly just don't know what to think so will reserve judgement til we see him in the crashing blue waves we are so famous for.
The only Twitter journo worth following says it's done, for £6m + add-ons. Hopefully we don't go to a Tuchel-style strict diet for players. Sugar-free Aribo is known to be a bit ****. https://www.amazon.com/review/R2JGNJ5ZPJT4YC
Rangers72 Posted 9 minutes ago Hey guys, Rangers fan here, just wanted to jump on to the forum to tell you what kind of player you’ll be getting. First of all, sounds as if the race is between you and Palace but that you guys are going to win it. To which I say, congratulations, because you’re getting a hell of a player. First of all, one of the things to understand about Joe is that his intangibles are off-the-charts good. He’s reliable (played 70 games last year), consistent and versatile (he played every outfield position bar two (RB and CB) for us). Above all, he’s a really likeable guy and there’s not a Rangers fan who has a bad word to say about him. Easy to root for. Never complains. His best position is as a No.10 but you can play him as a No.8 too. On to the pitch, and the first thing that stands out is his control and dribbling. He has the best first touch of any player I’ve ever seen - there are numerous clips of him just instantly controlling a ball falling from the moon with one touch. He also has the ability to beat a man 1v1, and often multiple men (check his goal in the 3-2 win vs Braga to see what I mean - he scored it while playing left back FWIW). Hes also surprisingly good at winning the ball back, and he’s extremely athletic. He has other strings to his bow, but these are his main selling points. Downsides are he doesn’t get great numbers, but if you have plenty of that in your team then I wouldn’t worry about it. Overall, he’s just a brilliant player to watch and definitely one to get excited about. Rangers fans love him but understand that three years is a long time at any club, and that for the London boys the PL is a big draw. I’ve no doubt he’ll be a success for you - he’s done it against some top teams in Europe in recent years, which are a higher standard than all bar two EPL teams. Enjoy him you lucky bastards! Makes a good point about playing well against good teams in Europe. Personally think he is a great upgrade on what we have and is under half the price of a player like Gibbs White who we were being linked with.
I have a mental YouTube video of my own highlights from over 30 years ago, that plays in my head. I get better every time I watch it.
“Downsides are he doesn’t get great numbers, but if you have plenty of that in your team then I wouldn’t worry about it.” We’re ****ed then
I wonder why Gerrard isn`t taking him to Villa ? I can`t say he`s been a stand out in the SPL from what I`ve seen. That said, I hope he pulls up trees if/when he arrives at Saints!
Probably because he has Phillipe Coutinho, Emi Buendia, John McGinn, Jacob Ramsey already who play as 8s and 10s? We have Will Smallbone and Moussa Djenepo. Looking forward to seeing what he can add, especially at £6m. We'll be able to offer a nice raise on his SPL salary without doing anything remotely daft, too.
Wasn't 100% sure on him, but at that price it's a no-brainer really, because even if he doesn't make an impact in the starting 11, he's a very cheap back-up.
When these Rangers fans say he has played as a 10, is their definition of a 10 the same as Ralph's? Growing up I always saw the 10 to be a central attacking midfielder, but under Ralph/in parts of Europe it's a wide-ish midfielder like we see in our line-up now.
