Entirely the wrong decision to start him, was like a lost lamb for most of the first half
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[Albion] Facundo Buonanotte - SIGNED for 1.8 billion pesos
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Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
- 72,015
Did Undav actually get anything to play off, in fact did we even have a shot on target in the first half or get in a position to have one.
Bad day at the office and if anyone is to blame it’s every single player in the first half
Wardy's twin
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- Oct 21, 2014
- 8,477
to be fair to him Webster seemed to refuse to pass to him, if you don't get the ball you can't do much...
fruitnveg
Well-known member
He did what was asked of him but barely received the ball. Everything went left in the first half and ended in disaster. Hardly his fault.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 70,411
Complete passenger today, the players appeared unwilling to pass to him. And - maybe as a result - his confidence was shot to shit. Opted for getting rid of the ball with soft short sideways/backwards passes instead of ever attempting to beat his man. Today will have set him back a bit, sadly
Hornblower
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Undav seems incapable of carrying the ball. When he receives it he immediately looks for a clever lay off which nine times out of ten doesn’t work. Championship at best.
My worry is that this thing with the Argentina U21s (or whatever it was) is going to hamper us a bit. We really should play him to justify being stubborn and not letting him go, but he isn’t really ready and we really ought to have just let him go.
Agreed - was my thoughts exactly when I saw he was starting. To prove a point to him and the Argentina FA
Farehamseagull
Solly March Fan Club
It is a strange one. Clearly a very talented young player, and he is very young, and will hopefully be another star for us. But he’s shown nothing in his performances for us so far that he’s ready to start or even play a big part from the bench.
Surely we should have let him go with Argentina, especially as it’s what he wanted.
- Oct 20, 2022
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I’ve said repeatedly he is a CAM - he has the similar sort of raw talent Trossard had to get into and manoeuvre in tight central spaces (although not as good yet) and has fantastic acceleration ( great for transitional play from CMF to CAM ) - that is where he will be most useful to us IMO. If we loose Mac Allister in the summer, we will be pleased Facundo has getting match time at least as I believe it was Mac Allister’s position that he was originally signed to eventually grow into.
In his defence - because he seems to be getting a lot of disparaging remarks about his level of football from some NSCers, He is still very young and will only have played half a season in the PL by the end of this season - another reason I don’t like January signings for Players we intend to join the first team squad straight away. Buonanotte filled in for March against Man U on Thursday where I thought his performance was very good and again today because March was fatigued - although today, he didn’t get the balls he needed much of the time in order to make enough impact - it mostly was left to Mitoma. With March now possibly sidelined with a hamstring that will mean we need Buonanotte to help cover in various positions including central attacking midfield.
I do agree with many posters that In RDZs attacking system (where there is a heavy reliance on the wingers to spearhead attacks in the final third), substituting Buonanotte for March’s role is a hell of a lot to put on the shoulders of a PL unseasoned 18 year old but I for one think he is rising to the challenge and improving with each match - and RDZ needs him, especially if March is out with a hamstring.
oop sorry for the long post - but with Facu, I still have the faith he not only will come good by summer but has very much improved on his earlier appearances.
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drew
Drew
If he doesn't get the ball je can't do anything. Numerous times he was in space when Webster had the ball bit he clearly never looks to his right, possibly one of the reasons he ws taken off.
TottonSeagull
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He will be a great player but think it is a little early for him. Unlike Undav who is never going to be good enough!
He was poor but Enciso v Villa looked much much worse and did you never turn up when Jahanbaksh or Locadia played?
Sirnormangall
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- Sep 21, 2017
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It took quite a while for Macallister to adjust to the speed and physical challenges of the EPL before he became a first choice. Similarly, I think Facundo will take time to come good. He’s probably been thrown in too early.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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I agree. he'll be a similar player to macallister and will play ina similar position.
It's just that he's 6 years behind him in his development
BUTTERBALL
East Stand Brighton Boyz
He was wide on the right completely unmarked in plenty of space on a number of occasions first half, the players failed to pass the ball to him, always looking through the middle or wide left to Mitoma, a complete waste as Buonanotte showed he can be very effective wide vs Man United.