[Albion] Olivier Boscagli

[Oh_aye]

27yr old x2 Title winning centre half with Champions League experience on a FREE.... errr yes bloody please

I bloody love Dunky and always will but he is now 3rd choice you would imagine.

JPVH Boscagli Dunk and Webby... thats a very strong 4 for next season.... well thats what i am hoping are our options at CB

I do think there is a good chance Webby gets sold though. We shall see.

Bit Harsh on big Julio there. Strong case for him being our best (or most in-form) defender before his injury.

 

[Braggfan]

Bit Harsh on big Julio there. Strong case for him being our best (or most in-form) defender before his injury.

I like Julio, but I don't think there was ever a case for him being our best defender or most inform, let a lone a strong case. Specifically I'm thinking Fulham away and Leicester back to back where he made horrendous errors that cost us goals.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

I like Julio, but I don't think there was ever a case for him being our best defender or most inform, let a lone a strong case. Specifically I'm thinking Fulham away and Leicester back to back where he made horrendous errors that cost us goals.

With Igor I think it's less about that particular errors, but more that I don't think he's done enough in the time he's been here to stop us buying a replacement ... which is what we've done.

Igor will be sold in the summer I think

 

[Doc Lynam]

Definitely got an eye for a clever pass. Looks a smart defender a bit like Velts, tidy defensively without being flashy.
For a free, looks a brilliant signing by the club again.
Ps I also anticipate another CB signing but this time with real pace. Pace at the back is the key and insurance to playing FH style of pressure.

 

[severnside gull]

Value on Transfermarkt €23m
Cost to us €0
Great deal

 

[Jim in the West]

Value on Transfermarkt €23m
Cost to us €0
Great deal

I would expect he got a very nice signing on fee, so the cost to us won't be zero.

 

[pigmanovich]

I would expect he got a very nice signing on fee, so the cost to us won't be zero.

My mate at the club says all Oli asked for was a Gully plushie.

 

[Napper]

from their forum , Sounds like a decent player for them but this season been crap with lots of errors . Still mostly wishing him well , alot suggesting head turned last summer. Improved towards end of the season

 

[North Carolina Supporter]

Experienced, left-footed, Centre Back with decent pace and excellent passer… on a Free? It’s a good day

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Experienced, left-footed, Centre Back with decent pace and excellent passer… on a Free? It’s a good day

Your stats back up the highlights reel. Loves a carry, passes through the lines. Limited evidence that he's effective at stopping goals against.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Calling @Sarisbury Seagull

Does he have pace?
What’s he like?

Decent but never particularly stood out when I’ve watched him. Not noticed him being particularly fast but probably quicker than our current CB’s!

Bit of a no brainer on a free. Good signing.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Bit Harsh on big Julio there. Strong case for him being our best (or most in-form) defender before his injury.

Perhaps. But that's just in a defensive context.

Boscagli seems to be a much, much better passer of the ball than Igor. Definitely Dunk level passing but, in my opinion, has the advantage of being a left footer although there are some very decent right footed passes on his showreel.

The likes of Minteh and (hopefully) Mitoma will surely be seeing more of the ball with this guys deeply impressive distribution skills.

 

[AZ Gull]

Maybe, but I suspect that he'll either have an option for another year or a new offer incoming. His interviews recently have been very pointed in his love of being here and wanting to emulate Dunky. He's a big influence in the dressing room too and at 30, still has a year or two left in him at least.

There is no need to suspect that - it has been reported that he does.

 

[North Carolina Supporter]

Given what Fab shared in the interview with former managers- that we need more physical players- I think we will sign another CB that is bigger than Boscagli.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

from their forum , Sounds like a decent player for them but this season been crap with lots of errors . Still mostly wishing him well , alot suggesting head turned last summer. Improved towards end of the season

To a degree, fans of the departing player's club often say that, don't they? Ajax fans said similar about Veltman. We did about Trossard, Sanchez and others (although in Sanchez's case it was entirely accurate). Maybe he's made errors, but once fans know a player has ideas about leaving, every tiny error will be highlighted as a sign he's no longer interested.

 

[jcdenton08]

I only saw him in one European game on telly this season, and he had an absolute shocker…

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

I only saw him in one European game on telly this season, and he had an absolute shocker…

Me too, but he played a blinder away to PSG.

 

[GoldstoneVintage]

What's Cashin for? Anyone know?!

 

[North Carolina Supporter]

Anyone with a nickname Tugboat is not the favorite in a footrace at the Amex! Cashin appears to be an insurance policy when we had injuries to Igor, Dunk, Veltman, and JPvH. I think he’ll be loaned to a Championship club.

 

[um bongo molongo]

I hope he gets a new contract.

If we had to lose any (not including Cashin whose simply not up to it), I'd hope its Igor over Webster.

He's bang average. Odd good game, but more often poor and with an error in him.

Webster is second best CB in club right now after JPVH

Agree with all of that