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

[Mancgull]

Seems like a grounded young man

Seems a very mature and well spoken young man. I have high hopes for him.

 

[Saunders]

Very close to yes. If the World Cup were next month there'd be huge calls for Solly to be involved as he is obviously one of the form players in the league and very versatile.

Ill bet my right bollock that there was no way in hell solly would be involved in a WC squad at any time this year or last year. He should have had a shout maybe but we have an idoit of a manager who likes taking injured players. Whilst previously saying he doesnt want to take injured players or players not starting for their team.

 

[jcdenton08]

Very promising!!!

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Facundo - what a great name. Hopefully he'll be good enough for the first team squad quickly, could be useful as Trossard replacement. I like what i've seen so far.

 

[Zeberdi]

What watch YouTube and decide an 18 year old is going to dislodge March, Mitoma, Gross, Lallana etc?

I don’t honestly think anyone with any common sense would base their views of a player’s potential on a few agent-generated highly edited promo videos. No one has suggested Facu will be replacing any of the above, least of all March or Mitoma but he potentially deepens the squad which we need and if he gets minutes this season with the first team, which I think is very likely based on what I have personally seen and read for myself, it may even be in a CMF position (which is his preferred) , especially with Trossard possibly out of the picture.

 

[b.w.2.]

Very pleased with this signing. Seems mature in interview and obviously incredibly talented

 

[AmexRuislip]

 

[HastingsSeagull]

We need cover at LW if Trossard goes (for Mitoma) but he plays ACM or RW. If we start to see him get minutes at either of those positions ahead of any of Sarmiento, Gross, Lallana we’ll know he’s jumped over Enciso which is the first step. Taking a starting spot over one of those three when we don’t push Ali Mac forward, would be a whole other level of indicator. As would starting over March.

Enciso is the player who could be threatened with becoming the next Alzate if not careful. Especially if Trossard returns somehow but tbh either way.

My guess is actually that Sarmiento will shift to LW back up duties and Facundo B will begin to take over as the main back up on the right. When Adingra returns he might bounce F.B. to that more central role next season and that’s when we’ll see our new man take over as a starter.

 

[Albion in the north]

Our boy wearing the No10 Jersey. Theyve had a couple of decent No10s in the past.

 

[Seagull27]

We need cover at LW if Trossard goes (for Mitoma) but he plays ACM or RW. If we start to see him get minutes at either of those positions ahead of any of Sarmiento, Gross, Lallana we’ll know he’s jumped over Enciso which is the first step. Taking a starting spot over one of those three when we don’t push Ali Mac forward, would be a whole other level of indicator. As would starting over March.

Enciso is the player who could be threatened with becoming the next Alzate if not careful. Especially if Trossard returns somehow but tbh either way.

My guess is actually that Sarmiento will shift to LW back up duties and Facundo B will begin to take over as the main back up on the right. When Adingra returns he might bounce F.B. to that more central role next season and that’s when we’ll see our new man take over as a starter.

Let's not forget Enciso is only 18, the same age as Buananotte. If either of them aren't quite performing at this level, it doesn't mean they should be written off - but we may not be able to rely on them to compete regularly for a starting spot (and nor should we get frustrated if they're not quite ready for that yet).

If Trossard leaves, I'd prefer it if we had a more established player as Mitoma cover, which would allow either of our youngsters to go out on loan if that's best for them

 

[dwayne]

We need cover at LW if Trossard goes (for Mitoma) but he plays ACM or RW. If we start to see him get minutes at either of those positions ahead of any of Sarmiento, Gross, Lallana we’ll know he’s jumped over Enciso which is the first step. Taking a starting spot over one of those three when we don’t push Ali Mac forward, would be a whole other level of indicator. As would starting over March.

Enciso is the player who could be threatened with becoming the next Alzate if not careful. Especially if Trossard returns somehow but tbh either way.

My guess is actually that Sarmiento will shift to LW back up duties and Facundo B will begin to take over as the main back up on the right. When Adingra returns he might bounce F.B. to that more central role next season and that’s when we’ll see our new man take over as a starter.

Keep hearing that Enciso is the best youngster in training. Lallana been talking about him in interviews as well.

Fascinated to see how he develops.

 

[AstroSloth]

Our boy wearing the No10 Jersey. Theyve had a couple of decent No10s in the past.

Mac was the number 10 when he was playing the youth tournaments and Olympics.

 

[AstroSloth]

Keep hearing that Enciso is the best youngster in training. Lallana been talking about him in interviews as well.

Fascinated to see how he develops.

Also Caicedo and Estupinan have mentioned him as the funniest and everyone seems to like him.

I think he'll come good but at the moment he's trying too hard.

Once he gets more settled and more comfortable in the first team he'll shine.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Keep hearing that Enciso is the best youngster in training. Lallana been talking about him in interviews as well.

Fascinated to see how he develops.

Learning when to pass to his team mates will help

 

[Swansman]

We need cover at LW if Trossard goes (for Mitoma) but he plays ACM or RW. If we start to see him get minutes at either of those positions ahead of any of Sarmiento, Gross, Lallana we’ll know he’s jumped over Enciso which is the first step. Taking a starting spot over one of those three when we don’t push Ali Mac forward, would be a whole other level of indicator. As would starting over March.

Enciso is the player who could be threatened with becoming the next Alzate if not careful. Especially if Trossard returns somehow but tbh either way.

My guess is actually that Sarmiento will shift to LW back up duties and Facundo B will begin to take over as the main back up on the right. When Adingra returns he might bounce F.B. to that more central role next season and that’s when we’ll see our new man take over as a starter.

Loans are rarely optimal but this time around I think bringing in someone on loan for six months to replace Trossard would be a good idea. Maybe someone who has worked with RDZ before and could get into the style of playing immediately. I believe in Sarmiento/Enciso/Buonanotte/Adingra for the future but if Trossard is sold and Mitoma or March would get some sort of injury at this point, it would be a bit of a drop in quality currently.

 

[boik]

Loans are rarely optimal but this time around I think bringing in someone on loan for six months to replace Trossard would be a good idea. Maybe someone who has worked with RDZ before and could get into the style of playing immediately. I believe in Sarmiento/Enciso/Buonanotte/Adingra for the future but if Trossard is sold and Mitoma or March would get some sort of injury at this point, it would be a bit of a drop in quality currently.

I think Sarmiento might thrive if he had the opportunity. Watched him a lot with the u23s and he always seemed to make something happen.

 

[Insel affe]

Learning when to pass to his team mates will help

 

[Milano]

Loans are rarely optimal but this time around I think bringing in someone on loan for six months to replace Trossard would be a good idea. Maybe someone who has worked with RDZ before and could get into the style of playing immediately. I believe in Sarmiento/Enciso/Buonanotte/Adingra for the future but if Trossard is sold and Mitoma or March would get some sort of injury at this point, it would be a bit of a drop in quality currently.

I think the link to the bloke at NYC Utd is the most likely Trossard replacement. I wouldn’t want to see anyone get in Sarmiento’s way but I see him more as long term Lallana than out wide.

 

[Blue3]

Keep hearing that Enciso is the best youngster in training. Lallana been talking about him in interviews as well.

Fascinated to see how he develops.

He certainly is a talent a little green needs to put on some weight and work on his game time decision making apart from that he’s the real deal

 

[The Fits]

Lovely photo of Facundo with Messi floating about.