Jordan Cousins

[Thunder Bolt]

Just had a text off my charlton pal.
He reckons it's a goer and thinks Cousins was better for them than Stephens was.

So his signing is imminent? (Sorry, just filling in my Nsc bingo card)

 

[Diego Napier]

I think deep down Jake thought there was a red carpet career laid out before him, but he forgot to put in the hard work and thought he could just free wheel.

In the absence of any evidence I suspect you're just projecting your own personality onto his.

 

[CHAPPERS]

The issue with JFC, if you want my opinion, is his lack of pace. He just isn't big enough to be as slow as he is.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

So his signing is imminent? (Sorry, just filling in my Nsc bingo card)

"What's the hold up in this signing!?"

"Clearly his agent is playing us!"

"If he doesn't want to jump at the chance to sign for us then **** him"

 

[hans kraay fan club]

The issue with JFC, if you want my opinion, is his lack of pace. He just isn't big enough to be as slow as he is.

Agreed. If he has one fairly obvious shortcoming, it is pace / mobility.

 

[Wardy's twin]

Interesting to contrast his playing style with the England U21s and with Brighton. For the U21s in September last year took free kick quickly, excellent through ball on ground which was passed to Wilson to put in net. . Scored a cracking goal against Derby for MKD. At Brighton he does not get a look in for free kicks. I think part of the issue is he is treated like the office junior when playing at Brighton and probably does not know how to deal with it...

I remember his first few senior games he looked really good, going forward and scoring goals (2 in 5 games?) and getting close with other. I think we need to get him playing back to his style and given the room to go forward. If he scores goals then he fits any style of play.

That said I suspect if we had a holding midfield player Kayal could get forward a lot more.... His first game for us showed what he is capable off.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Interesting to contrast his playing style with the England U21s and with Brighton. For the U21s in September last year took free kick quickly, excellent through ball on ground which was passed to Wilson to put in net. . Scored a cracking goal against Derby for MKD. At Brighton he does not get a look in for free kicks. I think part of the issue is he is treated like the office junior when playing at Brighton and probably does not know how to deal with it...

I remember his first few senior games he looked really good, going forward and scoring goals (2 in 5 games?) and getting close with other. I think we need to get him playing back to his style and given the room to go forward. If he scores goals then he fits any style of play.

That said I suspect if we had a holding midfield player Kayal could get forward a lot more.... His first game for us showed what he is capable off.

Indeed. He scored goal of the season 2 years ago.

 

[severnside gull]

I feel really sorry for JFC.

The 16 year old we saw spraying passes around and scoring against Southampton doesn't really exist any more. Personally I think if he'd been allowed to flourish as an attacking midfielder he would've come on in leaps and bounds and quite possibly be playing at the top level now.

As it is, 3 successive coaches have misused him and any flair he once possessed has been coached out of him, with Sami delivering the knockout blow of playing him as a deep lying DM, a role which he had neither the physique or the skill set to play in.

There seems to be a bit of alchemy about developing young players - given the correct circumstances and environment they can make a quantum leap and turn into a world beater almost overnight like Kane and Ali did. Just as easily they can disappear without a trace.

Absolutely. Four coaches in 3 years is a nightmare for young players' development.

 

[WhingForPresident]

 

[severnside gull]

Anyway. Back to Jordan Cousins..........

If Stephens and Kayal are here does he start on the bench as competition or does he play and we either go with one winger or revert to one up top?

 

[Rod Marsh]

Anyway. Back to Jordan Cousins..........

If Stephens and Kayal are here does he start on the bench as competition or does he play and we either go with one winger or revert to one up top?

Any of those situations are possible depending on opponent. Nice options to have.

 

[severnside gull]

Any of those situations are possible depending on opponent. Nice options to have.

Is precisely what CH will be saying.

 

[JonnyComeEarly]

This sounds great, had hoped we'd go after Lookman though.... how good is this Cousins chap? Lookman was the only CAFA player I focused on when we played them,.....

 

[Raskolnikov]

Anyway. Back to Jordan Cousins..........

If Stephens and Kayal are here does he start on the bench as competition or does he play and we either go with one winger or revert to one up top?

One winger from Knockaert, Solly, Skalak, Murphy and LuaLua (should he still be here) would be a nightmare

 

[8ace]

Did England use a five-man midfield?

DFKDKC.

Of no relevance to us in the Championship.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Just to add JFC is not part of this deal with Cousins

How about Ince?

 

[martin tyler]

Anyway. Back to Jordan Cousins..........

If Stephens and Kayal are here does he start on the bench as competition or does he play and we either go with one winger or revert to one up top?

Great options to have.
I'd leave it 4-4-2 personally. But any game where we want 3 in CM those 3 Stephens, Kayal and Cousins would be great.
I think he would be 3rd choice if he signed but nothing saying he couldn't win his place off one of the other 2 just like Goldson did this year.

 

[Albumen]

Give JFC one more year, he's not in the U21s for nothing. This is all about bolstering the squad which cost us in the play offs.

 

[5ways]

Do we need Sidwell if we get this guy in?

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Do we need Sidwell if we get this guy in?

Well we need 2 midfielders anyway or 3 if Stephens or Kayal leaves.


Whether Sidwell is one of them isn't clear.