[Albion] Facundo Buonanotte **On Loan To Leicester 10/08/24**

[jcdenton08]

I have a theory that he’s coming back.

 

[dazzer6666]

I have a theory that he’s coming back.

…,you have to wonder. Not starting him appears a bit irrational otherwise.

1-0 up though

 

[Han Solo]

…,you have to wonder. Not starting him appears a bit irrational otherwise.

1-0 up though

Tbf Jordan Ayew is the spawn of Satan and quite useful.

 

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

Would merely be a squad player if he came back, only to be loaned out again in the near future before his inevitable sale. We’d be lucky to break even.

 

[Han Solo]

Would merely be a squad player if he came back, only to be loaned out again in the near future before his inevitable sale. We’d be lucky to break even.

Your first couple of points might be correct but we're absolutely going to make a profit on him. He was cheap and has done ok in the PL.

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

If you've found out what our way of playing is, could you share?

As a number 10, I think he’d fit into our system of 10 number 10s + Veltman perfectly.

 

[pigmanovich]

Finally on

 

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

Finally on

Even managed a trademark dive going down like a heap in the process during limited minutes on the pitch.

 

[pigmanovich]

Even managed a trademark dive going down like a heap in the process during limited minutes on the pitch.

Err, he’s won several fouls and injected much needed energy into Leicester’s performance, but go off!

 

[jcdenton08]

Err, he’s winning more fouls than any other Leicester player but go off!

Does dive a lot, in fairness. As does Veltman with his trademark fall forward onto the ball, then look at the ref manoeuvre. And Pedro for that matter.

 

[pigmanovich]

Does dive a lot, in fairness. As does Veltman with his trademark fall forward onto the ball, then look at the ref manoeuvre. And Pedro for that matter.

This has been discussed on here before but it’s reflected in his stats that he is indeed fouled a lot. Bit silly to deride his ability to win free kicks rather than give praise though I suppose it means f*** all when we can’t score from them.

 

[jcdenton08]

This has been discussed on here before but it’s reflected in his stats that he is indeed fouled a lot. Bit silly to go after one of our own instead of praising his ability to win free kicks though I suppose it means f*** all when we can’t score from them.

He is sometimes legitimately fouled because of his low centre of gravity and good touch, but he is also outmuscled regularly and can’t compete on that front, so throws himself down and moans at the ref - it’s his only option given his size.

I’m not going after one of our own, just looking objectively at it, he does dive a lot in order to “win” free kicks, and several of our other players do the same.

 

[pigmanovich]

He is legitimately fouled because of his low centre of gravity and good touch, but he is also outmuscled regularly and can’t compete on that front, so throws himself down and moans at the ref - it’s his only option given his size.

I’m not going after one of our own, just looking objectively at it, he does dive a lot in order to “win” free kicks, and several of our other players do the same.

Well, a free kick is a free kick - it’s a positive however it’s won. And if we’re to put “win” in quotations for Facu we might as well do it for most players in the league.

Anyway, if it’s a part of his game that’s working, I’m happy to emphasize the upside.

 

[Triggaaar]

As a number 10, I think he’d fit into our system of 10 number 10s + Veltman perfectly.

No keeper

 

[Bozza]

He is sometimes legitimately fouled because of his low centre of gravity and good touch, but he is also outmuscled regularly and can’t compete on that front, so throws himself down and moans at the ref - it’s his only option given his size.

I’m not going after one of our own, just looking objectively at it, he does dive a lot in order to “win” free kicks, and several of our other players do the same.

I thought he'd improved a fair bit over the course of last season.

Initially, he had a lot of the Joao Pedros about him - would go down a lot, often for very little, and then stay down regardless of the impact on the team as play moved on.

Latterly I thought he'd improved on this a lot, which I put down to both experience and some of the senior pros, such as Milner, having a word with him.

 

[RandyWanger]

No keeper

that was last season

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

No keeper

Bart’s a number 10 isn’t he?

 

[Javeaseagull]

Bart’s a number 10 isn’t he?

Could do a job?

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Could do a job?

If not, we know we have the perfect number 10 goalie in reserve, ready to do more number 10y things in goal if it’s beyond Bart.

 

[heathgate]

Tbf Jordan Ayew is the spawn of Satan and quite useful.

I've always thought him very useful, even when he was with those shitts up the road.