I am deeply unenthusiastic about the prospect of this move.
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as a USMNT or Forest fan?I am deeply unenthusiastic about the prospect of this move.
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USMNT. I'd prefer not to see an attacking player with health issues like Reyna go to a relegation-bait EPL team.as a USMNT or Forest fan?
We don't trust Nuno to get the best out of Reyna?And to a club that has brought in 15 players in the last 18 months and is currently also negotiating for Carlos (Borges) Forbs from Ajax - a left footed winger from Portugal. Forest has strong chaos energy and I’m wary that this is where Gio can get the opportunities, coaching, and fitness training he needs to get his career back on track.
It's been a bit since Nuno got the best out of anyone.We don't trust Nuno to get the best out of Reyna?
I’m going to regret this post, aren’t I?Per Fab, the personal details between Gio and Nottingham Forest have been worked out so it’s down to the teams. I would’ve preferred any of the teams in La Liga over NFFC, even a relegation fight with Sevilla, and I say that as a Betis fan.
A Hammer friend has been complaint for a year now that Soucek is cooked. I don’t know if he’s fully done, but his FBref page shows declines in tackles and progressive actions from last seasons with Moyes. That could be due to Moyes shifting Soucek’s role a bit, but if Phillips is still the guy we saw at Leeds, he could play a more robust role than Soucek currently runs.Kelvin Phillips loan to West Ham being widely reported. Bit curious since WH already have a strong mid core, I would think there would be sides where the need was more obvious and the playing time more certain.
Makes sense if the decline of Soucek is a real thing. Otherwise I look at it and say "they have Soucek." We'll see.A Hammer friend has been complaint for a year now that Soucek is cooked. I don’t know if he’s fully done, but his FBref page shows declines in tackles and progressive actions from last seasons with Moyes. That could be due to Moyes shifting Soucek’s role a bit, but if Phillips is still the guy we saw at Leeds, he could play a more robust role than Soucek currently runs.
Some matchups are really bad for Soucek. Phillips makes sense as a rotation option for Alvarez/Soucek to prevent playing JWP or Fornals deep.Makes sense if the decline of Soucek is a real thing. Otherwise I look at it and say "they have Soucek." We'll see.
Kalvin Phillips to West Ham doesn't do it for you?Is this the slowest January transfer window in recent history? Usually I feel like there's 1 or 2 big moves happening. Feels like just a bunch of small fish this year.
Get ready to see a bunch of Forest matches shown on USAWelp, Gio to Nottingham Forest on loan…
https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/1752619354712105350?s=46&t=XvGOrrWIyL-5CHVVL_0JYQ
Gio Reyna to Nottingham Forest, here we go! Agreement sealed with Borussia Dortmund on loan deal.
#NFFC to cover Reyna’s salary until June.
Nuno was pushing to sign him and deal now in place also with his agent Jorge Mendes.
Medical tests also booked.
have they really not released / dispatched Ethan Horvath?Forest signs a new keeper - Matz Sels from Strasbourg.
Tough go of it for Turner.
There’s talk of him being off (not sure if loaned or permanent) to Cardiff, I guess we’ll find out one way or another today.have they really not released / dispatched Ethan Horvath?
They've got him begging them for mercy...
Turner may be playing himself out of the PLNo clue about their relationship, but maybe Turner can help Gio settle in and provide some mentoring. Here’s hoping.
A "youth tragedy"?The women’s window also ends today.
Man City have pivoted to a youth tragedy. They recently lost their striker, Roord (who had a killer World Cup) to an ACL tear. But they’ve reinforced with 3 teenagers with huge upside. This is a real forward thinking move and shows how the WSL is evolving - we have big clubs playing the long game now.
LOL. In my opinion, signing with City is a tragedy.A "youth tragedy"?
The big news of the women's world today was Barcelona Femeni striker Asisat Oshoala getting sold for EUR 150k, and heading to... Bay FC, the new NWSL expansion team. Yes, a team that hasn't even kicked a ball in anger yet just bought one of the world's best strikers from probably the best team in the world, because hey, 150k is 150k. There's some serious dark marketing sorcery going on at that club, even just to persuade her to consider it instead of Europe. That, and/or a contract for Mal Swanson-level money.(which is $500k/yr).
I'm not so tired of it that I can't be amused by him rubbing PSG's nose in it, as they try to treat him like property and he shows them who really has the upper hand in that dynamic.At this point I am resolved to pay zero attention to dramatic Mbappe bullshit until he’s holding a jersey up.
I am enjoying the idea that all the sheik’s money and all the political pressure couldn’t keep him at PSG. I’ll be thrilled if Real Madrid and PSG face off in the Champions League this season as would several newspaper editors. This is a legacy move for him, and given that Madrid likely won’t win the Champions League this season, any future accomplishments will be viewed as by his team. Assuming Mbappe does move, Madrid upgrade in the attack, both CBs, and GK simply by getting healthy. They can easily move some of the bigger contracts and upgrade LB (Davies anyone) and be in business for the next decade. As a fan of literally any other team in Spain, I’m unenthusiastic about this. But Florentino Perez would deserve a statue in front of the Bernabéu.I'm not so tired of it that I can't be amused by him rubbing PSG's nose in it, as they try to treat him like property and he shows them who really has the upper hand in that dynamic.
I will join everyone else in complaining that he ended up at Real Madrid in the end.
They’ve moved Vini more inside this season and Mbappe himself has been playing more through the middle too. It’ll be along the lines of a 4-4-2 with Bellingham as the 10. Both of the attackers will naturally drift left which is fine because Valverde essentially plays “right” (as in the entire length of the field on the right hand side). Camavinga and Tchouameni will be more defensive.Mbappe is a top 5 player in the world, but how does Carlo/Madrid make this work? Mbappe through the middle? That's never been his jam. Move either him or Vini to the right? OK, but still, who's playing CF?
The one thing that makes some sense to me is maybe have them both play striker and let more of their crowded MF play. But, I dunno.