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[Albion] Minteh



Johnny RoastBeef

Johnny RoastBeef

These aren't the players you're looking for.
Jan 11, 2016
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bhafc99 said:
So he’s a right back now?
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TBF since the Nottingham match, his heatmaps are evidence that he is now playing far more defensively.

This tactical tweak has made a big difference and is a massive credit to both Minteh and the manager.
 




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Zeus

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Jan 10, 2022
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Have to admit there was a point early in the season where I thought we’d bought a competition winner. He could barely control a football and just ran in straight lines into trouble. Since about Xmas though he’s seriously come on and is a must start player. Defenders must hate playing against him and even better means they can’t double up on Mitoma as easily as have to worry about both sides.
 


Klaas

Klaas

I've changed this
Nov 1, 2017
2,719
Zeus said:
Have to admit there was a point early in the season where I thought we’d bought a competition winner. He could barely control a football and just ran in straight lines into trouble. Since about Xmas though he’s seriously come on and is a must start player. Defenders must hate playing against him and even better means they can’t double up on Mitoma as easily as have to worry about both sides.
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Same, thought Adringa was a far better player at the start of the season.
 


Uh_huh_him

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Sep 28, 2011
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highflyer said:
And can we all please just accept that the other side of the coin to 'incredible work rate, immense but raw talent and total enthusiasm' is the occasional 'bad decision, wild overhead clearance and silly challenge in the box'. If/when he eliminates those from his game, he won't be with us for long!

I write this as a total fan of what he is NOW.
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Yep exactly this.

PSR has really done us and him a big favour.
He's the archetypal, Brighton elite prospect.

playing regularly in the Premier League, learning from the likes of Welbeck, March, Mitoma and being given the freedom to fail every once in a while.
 


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Han Solo

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May 25, 2024
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Zeus said:
Have to admit there was a point early in the season where I thought we’d bought a competition winner. He could barely control a football and just ran in straight lines into trouble. Since about Xmas though he’s seriously come on and is a must start player. Defenders must hate playing against him and even better means they can’t double up on Mitoma as easily as have to worry about both sides.
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Yup. Biggest change is that he makes things simpler now. At first he wanted to dribble someone every time he had the ball, now he just goes for the end product as direct as possible. Its good to see, was worried he'd be stuck in the "tries too hard"-stage longer than he was.
 








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y2dave

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Jul 23, 2003
1,419
Bracknell
High impact going forward but his ability and determination to rapidly drop in at wingback has been crucial in the last 5 games. Gives us great balance, especially when we don’t win the ball back during an initial high press.
 




Gabbiano

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Dec 18, 2017
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Spank the Manc
Zeus said:
Have to admit there was a point early in the season where I thought we’d bought a competition winner. He could barely control a football and just ran in straight lines into trouble. Since about Xmas though he’s seriously come on and is a must start player. Defenders must hate playing against him and even better means they can’t double up on Mitoma as easily as have to worry about both sides.
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You could always see the talent was there in my opinion, much like Baleba last season, but just frustratingly inconsistent and bad decision making.

He seems to be overcoming these issues at a really rapid rate of development.
 


Dub-67

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'If I was the manager I would be having a word with him'
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Former Brighton striker Warren Aspinall has criticised Yankuba Minteh's attitude in their FA Cup victory at Newcastle on Sunday.

Speaking on the Albion Unlimited podcast, he said: "It's all about attitude of the players now [for the rest of the season]. Look at Tariq Lamptey - he has waited and waited and he has been playing out of his skin in the past three games.

"I didn't like the way that [Yankuba] Minteh came off, when he was shaking his head. Just get yourself off, hug your team-mate and sit down.

"If you have got any problems, go and knock on the manager's door on Monday morning. Don't show disrespect to the manager because he has made those decisions. The substitutions who came on won us the game.

"If I was the manager, I would be having a word with him and asking what his problem was."
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I didnt like it either. He's a great player but it always annoys me to see any player doing this.
 


Simster

Simster

"the man's an arse"
Jul 7, 2003
55,409
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Dub-67 said:
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I didnt like it either. He's a great player but it always annoys me to see any player doing this.
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I wonder whether Minteh might get a pass though, as he clearly had something to prove at Newcastle. That was clearly on his mind after an eventful game where he went from distraught villain to hero. As long as he doesn't do that against anyone else...
 




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