Loan Watch 2022-3

Since Terrier's injury they've switched to 3ATB, and Rodon is best-placed to be CCB due to his passing

 

Sergio Reguilon wasn't in the squad for Atletico Madrid's 3-0 win over Valladolid
Tanguy Ndombele was an 86th minute sub in Napoli's 2-0 win over Salernitana
Troy Parrott was an 81st minute sub in Preston's 2-1 win over Birmingham
Dane Scarlett was an unused sub in Portsmouth's 2-0 win over Exeter

 

Giovani Lo Celso missed Villarreal's 1-0 win over Girona
Destiny Udogie played 90 minutes in Udinese's 1-0 win over Sampdoria
Harry Winks played 90 minutes in Sampdoria's 1-0 loss to Udinese

 

Dane Scarlett was an unused sub in Portsmouth's 2-0 win over Fleetwood

 

Sergio Reguilon was an unused sub in Atletico Madrid's 3-1 Copa del Rey loss to FC Franco

Nice going getting two yellows in extra time, Savic...

 

Joe Rodon played 90 minutes in Rennes' 2-1 loss to Lorient

Enzo Le fee got the assist for the first goal. Just saying, Paratici...

 

Harry Winks played 90 minutes in Sampdoria's 2-0 loss to Atalanta
Troy Parrott is cup tied for Preston's FA Cup match with...well, you can guess the rest
Dane Scarlett played 86 minutes in Portsmouth's 2-1 loss to Peterborough

 

Lots of forward passes.

 

Really does beg the question why various coaches were telling him not to do those - especially when you consider he was going for Modric-type passes from deep under Poch in 2017-17

 

Sergio Reguilon was an unused sub in Atletico Madrid's 1-0 win over Osasuna
Tanguy Ndombele was an injury time sub in Napoli's 2-1 win over Roma

 

Stankovic has spoken about him in glowing terms on a few occasions already and he's only been back from injury for a month or so. Although on balance, Sampdoria look abysmal, their biggest problem being up front where they have managed just 8 goals in 20 games

There definitely seems to be more urgency and tenacity to his game, as well as more of a 'give and go' philosophy to his movement. I found him to be far too timid in possession and passive out of possession here. I'd imagine finally being told to find himself a new club was the wake-up call he needed, as well as suffering that long-term injury. Definitely doesn't have a future here but with some luck he'll attract enough interest that we'll pick up a decent fee for him in the summer, as he enters the final year of his contract.

 

Serie A seems a good fit for Winks, it’s a slightly slower paced league with probably half a second to a second’s extra time to think about a pass and I think that’s what he needs as you don’t get that in the Prem hence his lack of directness with us. It’s great to hear him doing well and hopefully something more permanent can be done for him in the summer, whether it be with Sampdoria or another Serie A club that will have noticed his performances.

 

At this point it really does look like Winks' passing was so ultra-conservative for us for 2-3 seasons easily not because of how he plays but we were instructing him to play that way, especially the ubermensch given the one time he passed it forward he overhit it and chipped the Ludogorets keeper from fifty yards

Is he an heir apparent to Modric or Iniesta? No, not least because he doesn't have the close control they have so isn't as likely to dribble through a mid block as he is pass through it, but he also isn't the heir apparent to Ray Wilkins that various managers turned him into, which is why I've long though a move to La Liga would get his career back on track because he'd likely fit in with a Villarreal or Sociedad and do well there

 

More time/space to make said passes in yer
average Serie A game, than the PL counterpart ??

 

Giovani Lo Celso missed Villarreal's 1-0 loss to Rayo Vallecano

You can see why I may have forgotten to update this thread yesterday...

 

Djed Spence wasn't in the squad for Rennes' 3-0 win over Strasbourg
Joe Rodon played 90 minutes in Rennes' 3-0 win over Strasbourg

 

Sergio Reguilon was an unused sub in Atletico Madrid's 1-1 draw with Getafe
Giovani Lo Celso missed Villarreal's 3-1 loss to Elche
Djed Spence played 84 minutes in Rennes' 3-1 loss to Lille
Joe Rodon played 90 minutes in Rennes' 3-1 loss to Lille
Troy Parrott wasn't in the squad for Preston's 2-1 loss to Bristol City
Dane Scarlett was an unused sub in Portsmouth's 1-1 draw with Barnsley
Harvey White was a 68th minute sub in Derby's 5-0 win over Morecambe

 

Bryan Gil was a halftime sub in Sevilla's 3-0 loss to Barcelona
Destiny Udogie played 90 minutes in Udinese's 1-0 loss to Bologna
Tanguy Ndombele was a 74th minute sub in Napoli's 3-0 win over Spezia