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Has a punchable face and floppy hair, it's a no from me I'm afraid.
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[Albion] Conor Gallagher ?
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DarrenFreemansPerm
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I’m not against the idea, it would be interesting to see how he gets on in a decent team having spent the last 3 seasons at WBA, Palace and Chelsea.
dadams2k11
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I didn't think Milner would be our kind of signing, but what do we know.
Let’s be honest, if his name was Carlos Gallagos and we were signing him from the Peruvian champions everyone here would be delighted
Johnny RoastBeef
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- Jan 11, 2016
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How about a 1980s Primary school assembly song?
To the tune of Give me joy in my heart (Sing Hosanna)
João Pedro, Enciso, Buonanotte
Caicedo, will not go , I pray
João Pedro, Enciso, Buonanotte
Playing football the De Zerbi way
Sing lallana, sing lallana,
Sing lallana to the King of kings!
Sing lallana, sing lallana,
Sing lallana
to the King.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Dunno about a 2000s boy band, but there's that Madonna song, La Isla Bonita...
Last night I dreamt of Joao Pedro
Just in an Albion thong, it felt so wrong
Young guy with pink fur sombrero
I prayed that the dream would last, it went so fast
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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Great minds. I'd already posted this in the J.Pedro thread
La Isla Bonita - Madonna
Last night I dreamt of Joao Pedro
Just like he's been here long, I knew the song
A young guy with eyes like the desert
My word the boy can play, De Zerbi's way.
Tropical the island breeze
He is playing wild and free
This is where we long to be
La futbol bonita
Insel affe
HellBilly
Nah
Stato
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Gallagher is very very good at what he does. However, I'm not sure he does what we do. Although he's tough and tenacious, he's not got the tackling ability to play the Caicedo role.
His pressing is very good. When he was at Palace, he was the one who drove their midfield forward. To me he looks most effective as an attacking midfielder and it may seem that he could play in Mac Allister's preferred advanced role, but with Enciso, Joao Pedro, Buananotte, Welbeck & Undav, we don't seem short of players who can play centrally behind a striker. That's why Mac Allister often had to play deeper.
I've not seen Gallagher play the role of a more deep lying playmaker, nor as a covering midfielder and those seem to be what our style requires. Gilmour, Lallana, Gross and Dahoud seem to be our options for the role that picks the passes. Losing Caicedo and failing to replace his athleticism, awareness and tackling is the biggest worry. We will need someone to do that and I don't think that Gallagher is that player. I'd certainly take him if he was going cheap, but he won't be, and we need to be able to spend elsewhere.
His pressing is very good. When he was at Palace, he was the one who drove their midfield forward. To me he looks most effective as an attacking midfielder and it may seem that he could play in Mac Allister's preferred advanced role, but with Enciso, Joao Pedro, Buananotte, Welbeck & Undav, we don't seem short of players who can play centrally behind a striker. That's why Mac Allister often had to play deeper.
I've not seen Gallagher play the role of a more deep lying playmaker, nor as a covering midfielder and those seem to be what our style requires. Gilmour, Lallana, Gross and Dahoud seem to be our options for the role that picks the passes. Losing Caicedo and failing to replace his athleticism, awareness and tackling is the biggest worry. We will need someone to do that and I don't think that Gallagher is that player. I'd certainly take him if he was going cheap, but he won't be, and we need to be able to spend elsewhere.
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Mancgull
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I tend to agree although I understand that he can play the defensive midfielder role as well.
The problem with replacing Caicedo is that very few players will have the array of qualities he has.
What we will certainly miss is his tackling and ability to move round the pitch. Gallagher is mobile and can be physical. He likes a tackle. He has high energy levels.
He has played for England at every level up from u17 and has 7 full caps. He’s only 23.
As much as I’ll miss Caicedo if/ when he goes I think I prefer Gallagher as an option to some of the other alternatives I’ve seen rumoured eg Nunez from Norwich.
It’s also worth thinking that we aren’t overly keen on a full, present England international. How times have changed.
blockhseagull
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For me I’m not against it.
Is he a player id want us to target personally, no.
But I’m feeling this is a player RDZ wants, as it isn’t a typical type of player we would be identifying and targeting.
If RDZ wants him I’m ok with it, it’s his team and we need to back him this window.
Is he a player id want us to target personally, no.
But I’m feeling this is a player RDZ wants, as it isn’t a typical type of player we would be identifying and targeting.
If RDZ wants him I’m ok with it, it’s his team and we need to back him this window.
Tropical the Sussex breeze
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
I think he's decent. But he's aggressive as you said. Did you go to the pre season friendly against Chelsea in one of the covid years? We had all the distancing etc. Gallagher played and within the first minute had hacked (Solly I think) one of our players down. He's a first grade tosser.
albionalex
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For the fee and wages, it's a no from me.
Peppermint Tea
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It’s a big yes from me.
He’s direct, not headless.
Not sure I understand why some here have commented that “aggression” is a negative for a midfielder. True, he picked up a fair few yellows and a red last season in a woeful Chelsea team but he’s not reckless per se.
He’s direct, not headless.
Not sure I understand why some here have commented that “aggression” is a negative for a midfielder. True, he picked up a fair few yellows and a red last season in a woeful Chelsea team but he’s not reckless per se.