Matete

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Aye I struggle to see a role for Embo.

Would love to see him settle and boss a position, but there’s not much sign.

If he’s here it’s a massive season for him in terms of if he remains.
If we go with more of a 3 in the midfield, then he does gives us an option as part of that.

Huge season for him though to get in the team and keep a place
 
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Im not sure if he will still be here, i cant make my mind up about him. Some games he looks a player but disappears too much for my liking.

Talented lad just hasnt kicked on and not sure hes got the physicality we want in our central areas

Agree,I like him as a footballer,he can play with both feet. I think his biggest problem is his lack of pace. The way we play now wants mobility...which he lacks a bit. i would say he is most likely to go,....when, depends on his recovery.
 
Agree,I like him as a footballer,he can play with both feet. I think his biggest problem is his lack of pace. The way we play now wants mobility...which he lacks a bit. i would say he is most likely to go,....when, depends on his recovery.
I really like Embo as a player. He’s got a lot of talent and fits well with the style of football we play. The lack of a bit more pace is his biggest drawback, like you say. Some of Embo’s dodgy tackles resulted from him being half a yard too slow imo.
 
I think Embo's versatility will mean he will almost always get a spot on the bench (when fit obviously), he can play right across the midfield. It's a similar phenomenon with O'Nien and Gooch in that they're so versatile they'll end up racking up appearances even if they're not considered regular starters.
 
Ffs will we ever get abreak from injuries. Ive never known a club as jinxed as us....

[HASHTAG]#SAFC[/HASHTAG] confirm that midfielder Jay Matete suffered a knee injury during the first-team's pre-season tour of the USA.

After scoring the opening goal of the game in the 4-2 win over North Carolina, Matete was forced off in the first-half after picking up the problem at WakeMed Park.

Head coach Tony Mowbray confirmed the midfielder will spend a considerable length of time as part of his rehabilitation. He said: "It looks as if he is going to need an operation.

"There are different levels so I can't be definitive on a timeframe but it looks as if it will be between six to ten weeks.

"He scored a great goal before he come off and he's been training really hard every day. He was topping the numbers in distance covered so he was up for it.

"It was a pretty innocuous collision but that's football. It's a shame for him but it's part and parcel of the game - he'll get himself ready when he can."

Speedy recovery, Jay!
 
Ffs will we ever get abreak from injuries. Ive never known a club as jinxed as us....

[HASHTAG]#SAFC[/HASHTAG] confirm that midfielder Jay Matete suffered a knee injury during the first-team's pre-season tour of the USA.

After scoring the opening goal of the game in the 4-2 win over North Carolina, Matete was forced off in the first-half after picking up the problem at WakeMed Park.

Head coach Tony Mowbray confirmed the midfielder will spend a considerable length of time as part of his rehabilitation. He said: "It looks as if he is going to need an operation.

"There are different levels so I can't be definitive on a timeframe but it looks as if it will be between six to ten weeks.

"He scored a great goal before he come off and he's been training really hard every day. He was topping the numbers in distance covered so he was up for it.

"It was a pretty innocuous collision but that's football. It's a shame for him but it's part and parcel of the game - he'll get himself ready when he can."

Speedy recovery, Jay!
Rotten ****ing luck that.
 
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I’ve a bad feeling this will turn out to be ACL.

hope I’m no where near right though
You assume they'd be able to diagnose it at this stage - hence the operation - but 8 to 10 weeks at the start of the season might as well be 6 months because he'll take an age to get up to speed
 
Ffs will we ever get abreak from injuries. Ive never known a club as jinxed as us....

[HASHTAG]#SAFC[/HASHTAG] confirm that midfielder Jay Matete suffered a knee injury during the first-team's pre-season tour of the USA.

After scoring the opening goal of the game in the 4-2 win over North Carolina, Matete was forced off in the first-half after picking up the problem at WakeMed Park.

Head coach Tony Mowbray confirmed the midfielder will spend a considerable length of time as part of his rehabilitation. He said: "It looks as if he is going to need an operation.

"There are different levels so I can't be definitive on a timeframe but it looks as if it will be between six to ten weeks.

"He scored a great goal before he come off and he's been training really hard every day. He was topping the numbers in distance covered so he was up for it.

"It was a pretty innocuous collision but that's football. It's a shame for him but it's part and parcel of the game - he'll get himself ready when he can."

Speedy recovery, Jay!
FFS.
 
Im not sure if he will still be here, i cant make my mind up about him. Some games he looks a player but disappears too much for my liking.

Talented lad just hasnt kicked on and not sure hes got the physicality we want in our central areas

Summed up perfectly for me. Embo is too in and out of games and I think we have outgrown him now. Expect him to be offloaded.
 
We’ll always have that Wembley goal. One of the best moments in the last few years. I hope he gets back and kicks on and I think Mowbray could be a big influence. I guess we just wait and see.
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