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Southern A said:
Just watched a Charlie Cresswell youtube video (I'm bored so catching up on all our links). Whilst its obviously not as flashy as a striker / winger video, a few things have stood out to me:

  1. Not afraid to make a challenge. A bit like Hume. Could be a bit reckless but I think fans will love him diving in for tackles (outside the box pls) and blocks
  2. He seems from this video at least to have played on both the right centre back and left centre back positions and seems equally comfortable both sides
  3. Seems very good aerially in both boxes
  4. There are lots of videos of him blocking crosses / through balls. Of course they're not going to show the ones he misses, but it at least looks like his positioning and intelligence is good.
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He does love a tackle, he just needs to control it at times as he's always wanting to win the ball. Needs to learn when to try to win the ball and when to jockey his opponent.

He can play LCB, he's very similar to Ballard tbh so if people like Ballard they'll like Cresswell. He's a strong lad who does a good job at stopping opponents getting in front of him in the box.

Can force passes at times and this needs to improve at the next level - again very similar to Ballard

CFs won't enjoy the ohsyical battle with Ballard and Cresswell imo
 
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Scotty23 said:
hes lower prem player suits like of wolves, palace etc imo
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Not imo, I could see the sense of a team playing a back 3 to sign him (like Palace and Wolves) as that suits him a lot more

I get we need squad players but that's what the likes of O9 Alese will be, adding another when we aren't sure if we have PL calibre starters isn't a good move imo

Obviously if we sign him he will have my backing but there's a lot better out there
 
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Random piece of useless information. No idea why I'm posting it, but you could say that about all my posts.

I didn't realise Georges Mikhautadze was actually French but of Georgian descent. Lived in France his whole life.

In a way would help with him settling here with our French connection.
 
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If we were wanting 2 strikers (hypothetically) do you think that hints at a system change with two strikers, or do you think that means Isidor or Mayenda could be moving out wide, or even one of them leaving?
 
Scout73 said:
Not imo, I could see the sense of a team playing a back 3 to sign him (like Palace and Wolves) as that suits him a lot more

I get we need squad players but that's what the likes of O9 Alese will be, adding another when we aren't sure if we have PL calibre starters isn't a good move imo

Obviously if we sign him he will have my backing but there's a lot better out there
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One good thing about Tanganga is that he can do a job at right back. Looked at through that lens - and considering the ridiculously low price - perhaps there’d still be two more centre halves coming.
 
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CR17 said:
If we were wanting 2 strikers (hypothetically) do you think that hints at a system change with two strikers, or do you think that means Isidor or Mayenda could be moving out wide, or even one of them leaving?
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We played two strikers at times last season, we were just lucky neither Wilson and Mayenda had issues with injuries, I think we need 4 forwards who can play up top
 
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CR17 said:
If we were wanting 2 strikers (hypothetically) do you think that hints at a system change with two strikers, or do you think that means Isidor or Mayenda could be moving out wide, or even one of them leaving?
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Imo,we need an out and out goalscorer...a predator.Together with Wilson and Elizer,that will give us the flexibility in forward areas we're going to need.
 
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CR17 said:
If we were wanting 2 strikers (hypothetically) do you think that hints at a system change with two strikers, or do you think that means Isidor or Mayenda could be moving out wide, or even one of them leaving?
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Would be astonished if we went to a system change using two strikers. Would likely have to be 3atb and I’d be surprised (and a bit dismayed) if we did that.
 
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