Official (random Player Name) To Nycfc Rumor Thread

[Kjbert]

I think he should switch to a 3-5-2 anyway.

If it means one less of Winger/Brovsky in the starting 11, then yes. Totally fine with Wingert/Hernandez/Facey

but I don't see how we could do that without a healthy Calle. Calle as a LWB - and who as the RWB? Shelton? Mix? Eek. would make sense though I guess if your midfield as Pirlo, Lampard and Jacobson.

 

[typicalcity]

Pirlo being linked with the same club xavi has joined on a two year deal

 

[NickA]

If it means one less of Winger/Brovsky in the starting 11, then yes. Totally fine with Wingert/Hernandez/Facey

but I don't see how we could do that without a healthy Calle. Calle as a LWB - and who as the RWB? Shelton? Mix? Eek. would make sense though I guess if your midfield as Pirlo, Lampard and Jacobson.

That's the thinking.

 

[Kjbert]

That's the thinking.

What about a 3-5-2 where Villa is a stand alone striker, but Lampard or Mix play off him as a secondary striker? I know that's crazy, but I don't see Mix playing as a WB. He has the work rate, but I just don't see it. I guess Shelton would make more sense, but nothing he has done has shown me he could possibly cross a ball into the box, which would be a necessity.

 

[Tom in Fairfield CT]

Not every one can just switch into a 3 man backline. Wingert would NOT be able to play LCB in a 3 man back line, unless you want to give up 6 goals a game. Hernandez cannot distribute or defend well enough to play sweeper, and who knows about Facey, he wasn't great at full back, why do you think he could play RCB? You need the right players to play 3 back, and we dont even have the right players for a 4 man backline, let alone 3. Notwithstanding the fact that we literally have zero wide midfielders who could be expected to play wingback.

 

[NickA]

Not every one can just switch into a 3 man backline. Wingert would NOT be able to play LCB in a 3 man back line, unless you want to give up 6 goals a game. Hernandez cannot distribute or defend well enough to play sweeper, and who knows about Facey, he wasn't great at full back, why do you think he could play RCB? You need the right players to play 3 back, and we dont even have the right players for a 4 man backline, let alone 3. Notwithstanding the fact that we literally have zero wide midfielders who could be expected to play wingback.

the variation of pulling the mids to fullbacks is more like a 5-3-2. I'm just thinking if we get another Mid in here, who's playing where? I'd rather stack the middle, control against the counter, play defensive possession and attack via the counter. Have 2 DM deep 1 up top attacking and 2 wide with speed, playing both ways.

But you are right. We don't even have the right players to even run a 4-4-2 which is the most basic of formations. Our L/R backs aren't good enough to push the ball forward. So it's not like we are killing it with 4 in the back. A center triangle with Lamp/Poku in the back and Mix up top playing behind Villa/Mullins could be very interesting. It's not like what we are doing is working. Whatever, just a thought.

 

[NickA]

On another note...all the Italian reports are Pirlo to stay, Tevez to leave. Let's just get Tevez and let him run wild on the league. Picture a MLS team trying to defend a Lamp/Villa/Tevez attack lol.

 

[Kjbert]

Tevez to Athleti per Diego Simeone. Working out the details now.

 

[NickA]

Tevez to Athleti per Diego Simeone. Working out the details now.

And PSG and Liverpool and throwing their hats in the ring too. We can't compete with that.

 

[Midas Mulligan]

Not every one can just switch into a 3 man backline. Wingert would NOT be able to play LCB in a 3 man back line, unless you want to give up 6 goals a game. Hernandez cannot distribute or defend well enough to play sweeper, and who knows about Facey, he wasn't great at full back, why do you think he could play RCB? You need the right players to play 3 back, and we dont even have the right players for a 4 man backline, let alone 3. Notwithstanding the fact that we literally have zero wide midfielders who could be expected to play wingback.

Jacobson to sweeper. Mullins / Shelton and Calle at wingback. Wingbacks don't have to cross all the time. Look at what Ibe or Lallana do in that role. They don't swing in crosses. Mullins can take people on, Shelton can kick it by them and chase.

 

[juventuz]

Tevez to Athleti per Diego Simeone. Working out the details now.

Tevez said no to Atletico Madrid today. He still hasn't decide if he's leaving, but he's apparently said if he does leave it will only be for Boca.

 

[Nicholas Constantino]

Tevez said no to Atletico Madrid today. He still hasn't decide if he's leaving, but he's apparently said if he does leave it will only be for Boca.

That's my thinking too. No reason for Tevez to go to Madrid.

 

[kun]

Ok here's the FULL list of Premier League players who have been released. Let's start the rumor mill.


Arsenal
Abou Diaby, Jack Jebb, Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ajayi, Austin Lipman, Ryo Miyaichi, Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill, Josh Vicker

Aston Villa
Darren Bent, Graham Burke, Alfie Crooks, Christopher Herd, Craig Hill, Bradley Lewis, Isaac Nehemie, Daniel O'Brien, Enda Stevens, Thomas Strain, Ron Vlaar

Burnley
Cameron Howieson, Steven Reid, Ross Wallace

Chelsea
Didier Droga

Crystal Palace
Foluwashola Ameobi, Michael Chambers, Kyle De Silva, Stephen Dobbie, Owen Garvan, Brede Hangeland, Lewis Price, Peter Ramage, Ghassimu Sow, Jerome Thomas

Everton
Antolin Alcaraz, Sylvain Distin, George Green, Curtis Langton, John Lundstram, Ben McLaughlin

Hull City
Joseph Cracknell, Leon Dawson, Joseph Dudgeon, Maynor Figueroa, Steve Harper, John Mahon, Jonathan Margetts, Eoghan McCawl, Paul McShane, Mark Oxley, Liam Rosenior, Yannick Sagbo, Sam Topliss

Leicester
Zoumana Bakayogo, Marcel Barrington, Adam Dawson, Paul Gallagher, Kieran Kennedy, Conrad Logan, Herve Pepe-Ngoma, Louis Rowley, Gary Taylor-Fletcher, Matthew Upson

Liverpool
Steven Gerrard, Glen Johnson, Brad Jones, Jordan Lussey, Marc Pelosi

Manchester City
Adam Drury, John Guidetti, Frank Lampard, Greg Leigh, Dominic Oduro, Micah Richards

Manchester United
Ben Amos, Tom Cleverley, Callum Evans, Ryan McConnell, Thomas Thorpe

Newcastle
Jak Alnwick, Adam Campbell, Jonas Gutierrez, Remie Streete, Ryan Taylor

QPR
Bruno Andrade, Joey Barton, Richard Dunne, Rio Ferdinand, Jordan Gibbons, Karl Henry, Aaron Lennox, Brian Murphy, Jamie Sendles-White, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Bobby Zamora

Southampton
Artur Boruc, Cody Cropper, Jos Hooiveld, Christopher Johns, Omar Rowe, Jake Sinclair

Stoke City
Oluwatomisin Adeloye, James Alabi, Samuel Coulson, Alexander Grant, Wilson Palacios, Robbie Parry, Nathan Ricketts-Hopkinson, Thomas Sorensen, Adam Thomas, Charlie Ward, Elliot Wheeler, Andrew Wilkinson

Sunderland
Wes Brown, Peter Burke, Andrew Cartright, Joel Dixon, Thomas McNamee, Anthony Reveillere

Swansea
Thomas Atyeo, David Cornell, Ruaridhri Donnelly, Corey Francis, Giancarlo Gallifuoco, Joseph Jones, Kurtis March, Curtis Obeng, Gareth Owen, Scott Tancock, Alan Tate, Gerhard Tremmel

Tottenham
Jordan Archer, Cristian Ceballos, Brad Friedel, Bongani Khumalo, Aaron McEneff, Alexander McQueen, Jonathan Miles

West Brom
Wesley Atkinson, Chris Baird, Aaron Birch, Jason Davidson, Bradley Garmston, Alexander Jones, Gareth McAuley, Youssouf Mulumbu, Mani O'Sullivan

West Ham
Kieran Bywater, Carlton Cole, Anderson De Carvalho, Guy Demel, Jussi Jaaskelainen, Sean Maguire, Paul McCallum, Daniel Potts

Ryo Miyaichi
Chris Herd
Ron Vlaar
Steven Reid
Didier Drogba
Brede Hangeland < Green card
Antolin Alcaraz
Sylvain Distin
Maynor Figueroa
Paul McShane
Glen Johnson
Marc Pelosi < Green card
John Guidetti
Micah Richards
Jonas Gutierrez
Ryan Taylor
Joey Barton
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Cody Cropper < Green card
Wilson Palacios
Andy Wilkinson
Wes Brown
Bongani Khumalo
Gareth McCauley
Youssouf Mulumbu
Guy Demel

Would all improve us a lot IMO, especially those in bold. I wouldn't take any as DPs though (inc. Drogba).

 

[NYCFCfan]

Ryo Miyaichi
Chris Herd
Ron Vlaar
Steven Reid
Didier Drogba
Brede Hangeland < Green card
Antolin Alcaraz
Sylvain Distin
Maynor Figueroa
Paul McShane
Glen Johnson
Marc Pelosi < Green card
John Guidetti
Micah Richards
Jonas Gutierrez
Ryan Taylor
Joey Barton
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Cody Cropper < Green card
Wilson Palacios
Andy Wilkinson
Wes Brown
Bongani Khumalo
Gareth McCauley
Youssouf Mulumbu
Guy Demel

Would all improve us a lot IMO, especially those in bold. I wouldn't take any as DPs though (inc. Drogba).

Bongani Khumalo?

You're kidding right? He's so shit he never played for Spurs in 4 years.

 

[kun]

Bongani Khumalo?

You're kidding right? He's so shit he never played for Spurs in 4 years.

He almost single-handedly turned Colchester's season around on loan, he has played for PAOK in the Greek Superleague and has 42 international caps.

Our current back 4 consists of 3 traffic cones and Shay Facey.

 

[Ahab_Flanders]

Antolin Alcaraz

Please no. Haven't gotten over celebrating him being released from Everton yet.

 

[kun]

Please no. Haven't gotten over celebrating him being released from Everton yet.

He was a solid defender at Wigan. Don't recall him playing much at Everton.

Still, he can't be any worse than Wingert.

 

[Ahab_Flanders]

He was a solid defender at Wigan. Don't recall him playing much at Everton.

Still, he can't be any worse than Wingert.

There was a reason he didn't get many minutes at Everton, you're right though he was solid at Wigan and is definitely better than what we have, even if he couldn't cut it in the prem

 

[LionNYC]

Ian Joy said young, building for the future, (and in a forward position)...Gedion Zelalem (US U20 and Arsenal). He's probably not worthy of DP money yet, but it fits the bill.

 

[kun]

I actually didn't mean to bold Alcaraz, I meant to bold Hangeland.