01 Sep 2024 10:12:15
Cresswell not doing too well in Toulouse getting a 2 out of 10 and negativity from fans.
01 Sep 2024 11:32:36
OG the icing on the cake. Toulouse have lost two first choice CBs this summer window and they play 3 at the back so figured they'd struggle. Brought Cressy in and then Mark McKenzie just recently, who I really rate. Doesn't seem to be working for Cresswell atm though.
01 Sep 2024 11:43:06
That's a shame to hear. The poor lad had a lot of talent. I hope his year improves.
01 Sep 2024 14:25:46
It was ambitious ( and a gamble ) of young Charlie to go to French top league a jump from Champo level also. but also the language issue of not speaking French making of a lot harder in ( non ) communication with his team mates
I hope he makes it there.
01 Sep 2024 14:27:01
Not many British players go to let alone succeed in French league .
Tony Casscarino probably most successful one ever . Chris Waddle also.
01 Sep 2024 15:19:58
Not sure it's the language barrier, Baz. Fwiw, both his CB partners speak English. One's American and other one is Danish that previously played for Pompey. Plus, a certain former Man U player at Marseille also put two past them yesterday, and he's in a team full of French speakers as well.
He just seems to be struggling to keep up against the better teams in Ligue 1.
01 Sep 2024 16:12:28
Surprised Toulouse have so many non French defenders Dill
BUT
Hold your horses though Dill and Alfonzo . French league is only into week 3 . and young Charlie has literally played just ONE match. and that against a very strong team the leaders Marseille.
It's a big jump in levels from playing Wendies and Hull lmao ☺
He also should be judged after 10 to 15 matches not just a single match lol ???☺.
01 Sep 2024 16:19:43
Speaking of ex recent players apart from a certain Leif Davis who has definitely done very well personally playing time, goals and assists with his club. we have
Tyler Adams forever injured
KP. forever injured
Sinisterra . injured or benchwarming . a few goals assists
Gray, Summerville and Rutter . always benchwarming. very few minutes. no goals or assists between them.
01 Sep 2024 17:36:12
Played 3 games, mate. Looked really bad against Marseille and Nice. Was okay against Nantes. That's what I meant when I said he's been struggling so far against the better teams in the league. The two decent teams he's played, he's been pretty bad.
01 Sep 2024 18:48:35
Opinions on player ratings/ performances of course are subjective Dill
The facts are Charlie with Toulouse kept a clean sheet against Nantes
And conceded just one goal against 8th place Nice .
say Charlie was " okay" against 2nd place Nantes. yet two of the playernratings websites had Charlie as Toulouse Man of Match highest rated player Football Critic etc
The Nice game . the player you really rate Mark McKenzie got a 4 with France Football News . Charlie got a 5 . no other defender scored higher than 5.
So maybe he has had just one bad game out of 3 playing ( Marseille ) for his new team against top league teams in France . good teams
Wait till 10 to 15 matches minimum to judge.
01 Sep 2024 20:20:08
Baz Jimmy hit the post yesterday.
01 Sep 2024 20:39:41
Yes I saw that Georgey . his signature cut inside curl shot into far corner.
close . but no cigar.
01 Sep 2024 20:53:27
Nantes aren't a good side, mate. Both Nice and Marseille are actual good sides. He played bad in both, but had an absolute shocker yesterday.
He's not even the subject of this post, but McKenzie is an objectively better defender. I'm talking strictly about Cressy's poor performances.
We can revisit in match week 15, no problem. Sure he'll have some decent games before then ?.
01 Sep 2024 21:32:27
. and Sinisterra scored the winner against the Toffees, but like you say, judge after 10 to 15 games eh?
01 Sep 2024 22:10:30
According to others Cressy played well against Nantes . clean sheet too.
And Nantes are considerably better than Pompey and Baggies of whom Leeds have conceded 6 goals
We have very inexperienced Debayo on Leeds bench as CD back up
The point is I would have much preferred to have Cressy .
Anyways .
01 Sep 2024 22:12:21
Ani . in Sinisterra' case we have had all last season ( 40 plus matches to judge)
Keep up.
01 Sep 2024 23:01:41
in regards to judging performances I was highlighting Jimmy, Gio and Archie…keep up.
As for Sinisterra, well he has only started for Bournemouth 8 times and 15 as a sub, but hey let’s call it 40 eh?
01 Sep 2024 23:31:33
Yep time will tell Re the 3 that left in summer
With regards to Sinisterra I stated either' injured or benchwarming ' last season's 40 matches.
01 Sep 2024 23:33:41
You are wasting your time Dill explaining.
Baz wants to believe that CC is another great player that the club has allowed to leave to their detriment.
In reality which Baz doesn’t want to see is that Cresswell sadly is just not good enough for our team and the way we play.
It’s usually just to suit his agenda and that he is never wrong in his opinions.
Nothing against the player but he didn’t fit in with our style of football and there is not much else to say.
I personally think his move to Toulouse was a poor decision and will be lucky to last the season there.
Should have tried to get signed by a club in League 1.
Good business though to sell him to Toulouse.
01 Sep 2024 23:56:10
Ha time will tell OP re Cressy at Toulouse
Joe Rodon had had very iffy matches so far this season and end of last season . we have no right CB cover!
02 Sep 2024 00:53:05
Agree with your thoughts on Cressy, OP.
02 Sep 2024 02:20:47
Dill it might be that Cressy by end of season proves NOT to be quite good enough for Ligue 1 ; we shall see soon enough.
I do thoroughly enjoy a debate and only say what I truly believe ( apart from the occasional joshing of OP etc) . there are no "agendas" on my part whatsoever .
it's not as if I am a mouthpiece for the Leeds board . that's OP's permanent gig ? ?.
02 Sep 2024 05:42:52
Yeah we are best waiting to see, mate. I'll be fair and give him time. Was just saying so far he's not looked up to scratch against the division's better sides. Nothing more. So yeah, will give him more time and see if he can up his game.
02 Sep 2024 08:23:24
I like cresswell and he did well at wall however frake did t trust not want him and we have to trust farke. He knows better than us. Questioning farke is madness.
02 Sep 2024 12:28:14
I'll just throw my 50pence head in here! I think at the time he departed, I equipped he would be back on loan at Barnsley come January. I don't think I will be far wrong. ??.
02 Sep 2024 13:09:22
Don't worry Brighty fat and zero chance of that happening
More chance of you signing for Bulgar League 2 club Neftohimik
. who seem to have been disbanded.
As they aren't playing their matches. what's going on there fella? ?.
02 Sep 2024 16:36:42
Every chance he wants to come back to England if things don't go well by Jan.