TrentFox Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 I think that as he gets used to our style and also the sheer pace of the game here, he’ll become very difficult to leave out of the starting 11. Massive potential. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Danny Clender Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 29 minutes ago, TrentFox said: I think that as he gets used to our style and also the sheer pace of the game here, he’ll become very difficult to leave out of the starting 11. Massive potential. He appears to have the schematics of a Tank, your statement above is exactly where he's at right now. I know we're playing a squad selection system, but I can see him getting more and more picks in the starting 11 sooner rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 He reminds me of when moussa dembele was at Tottenham, he didn’t get many goals or assists but he was really good at starting attacks by beating one or two players and then creating overloads. Players bounced off him too when they tried to tackle him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lako42 Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 He looks like the proper steel we've been missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 6 hours ago, Haydos said: Sorry this is just like he's playing with them, noticed this in a previous game. He doesn't seem to mind the ball being slammed into him under pressure, he'll just deal with it Uses his body expertly, what a talent we've got here! He doesn't mind being slammed in to either. Players just bounce off him. He's the physical tank we've been missing in games sometimes. I like that he still went looking for the ball even after he'd kept it and passed it after being challenged. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 8 August 2021 Author Share Posted 8 August 2021 7 hours ago, Haydos said: Sorry this is just like he's playing with them, noticed this in a previous game. He doesn't seem to mind the ball being slammed into him under pressure, he'll just deal with it Uses his body expertly, what a talent we've got here! Very much agreed. Many teams in the Premier League play a high press these days so “press resistant” players are worth their weight in gold. Both he and KDH showed they can beat the press and turn into space, and each of them setup promising attacks after doing so. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasyls Pec Deck Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 I like Bouba Soumare as much as I like Soumare Bouba. Awful jokes aside though - another great piece of recruitment and fills a much needed hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTY_FOX Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 When half the man city team bounced of him trying to take him out was a lovely sight to behold. What a machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post baldeagle Posted 14 August 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 14 August 2021 I know this guy didn’t do an awful lot today but I do think his physical presence helped when we were just starting to get bullied in midfield. Something we haven’t had in the past 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad the Fox Posted 14 August 2021 Share Posted 14 August 2021 I think he’ll need a few matches to settle and get up to pace. But will be great once he has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unabomber Posted 14 August 2021 Share Posted 14 August 2021 He’s gonna be amazing for us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StriderHiryu Posted 14 August 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted 14 August 2021 13 minutes ago, baldeagle said: I know this guy didn’t do an awful lot today but I do think his physical presence helped when we were just starting to get bullied in midfield. Something we haven’t had in the past Controversially I’d have to disagree with you! I think he dwelt on the ball too long too many times and actually played us into trouble more often than progressing play. But it’s too early to pass judgment. You can see he’s got the ability and that was a tough ask for him to make an impact in that situation. He needs a few games and a run to adapt to the league. Think the Carabao Cup will be brilliant for him actually. Soumare and Daka need time to settle, and remember that even players like Ricardo, Soyuncu and Evans looked shakey initially. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 14 August 2021 Share Posted 14 August 2021 On 08/08/2021 at 03:38, Dusty said: He reminds me of when moussa dembele was at Tottenham, he didn’t get many goals or assists but he was really good at starting attacks by beating one or two players and then creating overloads. Players bounced off him too when they tried to tackle him. Feels a little closer to ndombele for me. He will definitely have to get used to the English game, not quite as easy to burst past players like they both did in France. He will come good but IMO KDH was the player we needed on today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldeagle Posted 14 August 2021 Share Posted 14 August 2021 4 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said: Controversially I’d have to disagree with you! I think he dwelt on the ball too long too many times and actually played us into trouble more often than progressing play. But it’s too early to pass judgment. You can see he’s got the ability and that was a tough ask for him to make an impact in that situation. He needs a few games and a run to adapt to the league. Think the Carabao Cup will be brilliant for him actually. Soumare and Daka need time to settle, and remember that even players like Ricardo, Soyuncu and Evans looked shakey initially. Oh yeah he definitely needs to get used to the pace of the Premiership . I just felt his physically helped 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 14 August 2021 Share Posted 14 August 2021 He is basically Mendy on steroids, but he got caught on the ball a couple of times today. What I worry about is his defensive work, for a guy with such physical presence, his defensive work is non existent, more of our fans will start to realise that soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unabomber Posted 14 August 2021 Share Posted 14 August 2021 Just now, kingfox said: He is basically Mendy on steroids, but he got caught on the ball a couple of times today. What I worry about is his defensive work, for a guy with such physical presence, his defensive work is non existent, more of our fans will start to realise that soon enough. He’s nothing like Mendy? Did you mean a different player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadno'r Cymoedd Posted 14 August 2021 Share Posted 14 August 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, kingfox said: He is basically Mendy on steroids, but he got caught on the ball a couple of times today. What I worry about is his defensive work, for a guy with such physical presence, his defensive work is non existent, more of our fans will start to realise that soon enough. Based on how many minutes of PL football? Edited 14 August 2021 by Cadno'r Cymoedd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 14 August 2021 Share Posted 14 August 2021 2 minutes ago, Unabomber said: He’s nothing like Mendy? Did you mean a different player? Mendy’s strength is his ability to keep the ball, Soumare the same. Soumare’s just more physical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unabomber Posted 14 August 2021 Share Posted 14 August 2021 1 minute ago, kingfox said: Mendy’s strength is his ability to keep the ball, Soumare the same. Soumare’s just more physical. Nah he’s a box to box midfielder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 14 August 2021 Share Posted 14 August 2021 Just now, Unabomber said: Nah he’s a box to box midfielder A box to box midfielder with zero goals and assists last season. 3 minutes ago, Cadno'r Cymoedd said: Based on how many minutes of PL football? Just look at his defensive stats from Ligue 1 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadno'r Cymoedd Posted 14 August 2021 Share Posted 14 August 2021 Just now, kingfox said: A box to box midfielder with zero goals and assists last season. Just look at his defensive stats from Ligue 1 👍🏻 I'll prefer to see what happens here when he gets proper game time and adjusts to the PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unabomber Posted 14 August 2021 Share Posted 14 August 2021 Just now, kingfox said: A box to box midfielder with zero goals and assists last season. Just look at his defensive stats from Ligue 1 👍🏻 Yeah that’s correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 14 August 2021 Share Posted 14 August 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, kingfox said: A box to box midfielder with zero goals and assists last season. Just look at his defensive stats from Ligue 1 👍🏻 He isn't a creative player like Youri and he isn't a defensive monster like Wilf, anyone who thinks he was brought in to be back up to either of these players and their style of play didn't bother to do any research on him, he certainly isn't a defensive midfielder like some people seem to think for some reason The main asset of a player like Soumare is that he is strong on the ball and able to run with it, the whole point of him is that he is able to drag the play up the pitch himself quickly and progress the play https://www.scoutedftbl.com/best-young-football-players/boubakary-soumare/ Edited 14 August 2021 by moore_94 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 14 August 2021 Share Posted 14 August 2021 1 minute ago, Unabomber said: Yeah that’s correct. My bad Una, I thought box to box midfielders usually contributed in terms of defensive work, assists & goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unabomber Posted 14 August 2021 Share Posted 14 August 2021 1 minute ago, moore_94 said: He isn't a creative player like Youri and he isn't a defensive monster like Wilf, anyone who thinks he was brought in to be back up to either of these players and their style of play didn't bother to do any research on him, he certainly isn't a defensive midfielder like some people seem to think for some reason The main asset of a player like Soumare is that he is strong on the ball and able to run with it, the whole point of him is that he is able to drag the play up the pitch himself quickly and progress the play https://www.scoutedftbl.com/best-young-football-players/boubakary-soumare/ Yeah exactly like I said. I think kingfox has got abit confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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