OhForAGreavsie 6,091 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 38 minutes ago, CucurellatheCat said: I don't think it indicated much more than hes the best option we have at LW and a tidy good quality player however sweeping statements of any kind before the seasons even started would be wild Like the team as a whole, lets judge at xmas Based on today's display by Gittens, Pedro N starts at left wing vs Palace. Fortunately for Jamie he has a week to show Maresca more than he did today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,527 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 3 hours ago, CucurellatheCat said: That's a ridiculous statement, he showed more in 2 crappy pre season warm ups than any LW we have had for ages, I was shocked to see a Chelsea player actually get past players, wayy to early to make sweeping statements, he was decent he just didn't score Would you like noni back lol?! Simons may end up taking the spot Yes, we worked on Noni and saw him improve every year. I'd continue with him - He is far better than Gittens is currently and had a good understanding with Palmer. Owners saw an opportunity to make a healthy profit on him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CucurellatheCat 23 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 2 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said: Based on today's display by Gittens, Pedro N starts at left wing vs Palace. Fortunately for Jamie he has a week to show Maresca more than he did today. makes no sense, if netos on the left we have no first choice for the right lmao, maybe they will start Estevao You honestly think its better to play a RW at LW and then literally wing it with the rw because Gittens didnt turn up and score 5 goals and look like messi in 2 games at 21?! preferring noni is crazy after 2 pre season games haha Fair enough maybe you have jedi mind powers I'm not judging many brand new very young players until xmas at the earliest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CucurellatheCat 23 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Strike said: Yes, we worked on Noni and saw him improve every year. I'd continue with him - He is far better than Gittens is currently and had a good understanding with Palmer. Owners saw an opportunity to make a healthy profit on him No one I know wanted to keep noni at the bridge hahahaha He's absolute wank best game was against wolves and then was one of the worst wingers we have ever had, he couldn't hit a barn door with a banjo, You cannot say based on 2 pre season games gittens is going to be worse That's nonsensical Edited August 10 by CucurellatheCat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,527 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 Just now, CucurellatheCat said: No one I k now wanted to keep noni at the bridge hahahaha Hes absolute wank best game was against wolves and then was one of the worst wingers we have ever had, he couldnt hit a a banjo with a barn door, You cannot say based on 2 pre season games gittens is going to be worse Thats nonsensical Absolute wank attracting a 50m bid from a team that finished above us? He was super useful vs low blocks and always took on his fullback and constantly beat them. He's further along in his progression than Gittens too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,327 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 gittsen needs time people need to calm down a little bit CucurellatheCat and Chelseafan130 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CucurellatheCat 23 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 6 minutes ago, Strike said: Absolute wank attracting a 50m bid from a team that finished above us? He was super useful vs low blocks and always took on his fullback and constantly beat them. He's further along in his progression than Gittens too He literally lost arsenal a trophy already and youre trying to say a player is crap based on 2 pre season friendlies Chelseafan130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,369 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 1 hour ago, Mário César said: gittsen needs time people need to calm down a little bit You also need time to learn his name 🤝 bigbluewillie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,369 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 1 hour ago, Strike said: Absolute wank attracting a 50m bid from a team that finished above us? He was super useful vs low blocks and always took on his fullback and constantly beat them. He's further along in his progression than Gittens too Why u guys even compare them? Noni RW who would go against Neto, Estevao and Palmer. Literally would be last in packing order. Yes, too early to judge Gittens but my current feeling is even with signing Garnacho and two natural LWs I would still prefer Estevao or Neto on weaker side over them right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,527 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 3 hours ago, CucurellatheCat said: He literally lost arsenal a trophy already and youre trying to say a player is crap based on 2 pre season friendlies Not saying he’s crap but Noni is better than Gittens now. It’s not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,527 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 1 hour ago, NikkiCFC said: Why u guys even compare them? Noni RW who would go against Neto, Estevao and Palmer. Literally would be last in packing order. Yes, too early to judge Gittens but my current feeling is even with signing Garnacho and two natural LWs I would still prefer Estevao or Neto on weaker side over them right now. Because they were traded in the summer. And because Neto plays on both wings - we could have kept Noni and Estevao on the right and signed a left winger to rotate with Neto We can’t fill the squad with teenagers. Noni would be a super useful player this season if we kept him around. guddy6969 and nachikethas 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,823 Posted August 11 Author Share Posted August 11 I would rather have Gittens over Noni. We have two CF that are much better at finishing than Jackson. Gittens is always looking to get the ball to them first. Noni was always looking to score, but he missed a lot. He also turned the ball over a lot. I have not seen Gittens do that anywhere near the frequency Noni did. Gittens has areas to improve but he seems to be a better fit for what Maresca wants at LW. Could you imagine what would have happened with the Delap penalty shot had Noni been out there with Palmer off the pitch. Noni is just never about the bigger picture. He is very selfish. guddy6969, Vesper, cfccrost and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,369 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 1 hour ago, Strike said: Because they were traded in the summer. I don't see it that way. We sold Noni to open space for Estevao. Neto imo and majority would agree won battle against Madueke last season. Gittens can be seen as replacement for Sancho or even Mudryk. Duppy Conqueror and Vesper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmedou 198 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Vesper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guddy6969 204 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 On 11/08/2025 at 00:21, Strike said: Yes, we worked on Noni and saw him improve every year. I'd continue with him - He is far better than Gittens is currently and had a good understanding with Palmer. Owners saw an opportunity to make a healthy profit on him ? He never got any better the whole time he was with us. Rubbish at passing, rubbish at shooting and selfish (same as Nicholas) Glittens doesn't seem to be very good at decision making either, hope he learns but I'm not optimistic yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,527 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 58 minutes ago, guddy6969 said: ? He never got any better the whole time he was with us. Rubbish at passing, rubbish at shooting and selfish (same as Nicholas) Glittens doesn't seem to be very good at decision making either, hope he learns but I'm not optimistic yet. Lazy dismissal of Noni's time here. It is not a surprise a team that finished above us spent 50m on him. He was second only to Doku in progressive ball carries last season and is a useful weapon vs low blocks even if his finishing was iffy. Also, the point is trading Madueke out and bringing Gittens in makes the squad weaker. Madueke is far ahead in his development. It made more sense to sign an elite winger and have Madueke as competition than what we have now - Gittens in a starting role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepower777 37 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 That's why they want Garnacho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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