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Carson35

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Very true and that is why he is available to us and at the quoted price of under €30m.

However, it is risk vs reward, and the reward with Nusa could be amazing.

However as with all risks, he could fail.

It is worth risking at that price though imo.
Same thing with Kvara. Napoli took the risk and it paid off. The rest is history.
 

Carson35

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He’s also only ever played at a really low level of competition, I keep seeing statistical comparisons where he’s top in everything, but he’s playing in the Belgian league, it’s a huge step up to the premier league, especially for small tricky wingers. It makes me wonder how our own players would fair playing against the likes of Westerloo and Eupen week in week out. I bet Gil would look like Messi over there, and suspect our own talented youngsters like Santiago, Donley and Moore would be blowing everyone away too.

He's not going to slot straight in and work miracles imo. People will need to be patient.
Mitoma also played 1 year in Belgian League before. It turned out not too bad.
 

Carson35

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He has very quick feet and is very good at using body feints and stepovers to beat players. How that translates to the PL is tough to know but he's currently a very good dribbler and I think the youtuber undersells this aspect of his game.

Think of how dangerous Saka and Martinelli are for Scum. They are direct with their dribbling yet are two of the most dangerous wide players in the league. Same with Luis Diaz too.

Nusa is more naturally talented than any of those players when it comes to dribbling I'd say and just because he may not be Doku it doesn't mean he can't be extremely dangerous and a very skilled dribbler for us.

As I said, how he translates to the PL is the million dollar question but the fact Ange wants him reinforces my belief in his talent.

I think the thing that makes Nusa so good and potentially elite is the fact he has those creative elements mentioned in the video. Whilst he can get a bit head down at times (not uncommon for an 18 year old), he also has a lot of moments where he breezes past players with his head up. His football IQ is already better than a lot of established wingers.
How would you compare Nusa to someone like Kvara who is a very tricky and great dribbler?
 

bobbof

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How would you compare Nusa to someone like Kvara who is a very tricky and great dribbler?
When Norway played Georgia, Nusa got 2 assists, and Kvara did nothing of note. Of course, you can’t compare like that, but Nusa was by far the most exciting player on the pitch that day.

If we have a chance to sign him and we don’t, I firmly believe that would be a massive mistake. He’s going to be a star.
 
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Norvern Munkey

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Well I'm sat having a coffee in Bury Town centre watching a group of street drinkers trying to kick a pigeon (gotta admire their work ethic - it's half 10 and they are all pretty wrecked already and the pigeon is perfectly safe from these spearmint winos)... point being they are congregating outside a NISA shop.... that has gotta be a sign surely that things are gonna move today... pissed up tramp ITK.
 

tubbygold

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Well I'm sat having a coffee in Bury Town centre watching a group of street drinkers trying to kick a pigeon (gotta admire their work ethic - it's half 10 and they are all pretty wrecked already and the pigeon is perfectly safe from these spearmint winos)... point being they are congregating outside a NISA shop.... that has gotta be a sign surely that things are gonna move today... pissed up tramp ITK.
Coffee.. sure..
 
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