Juma Bah

[neph27]

I have a hunch, and this is just a hunch

Physically, he looks ready for the Prem. 6'5, very fit. Strong. The stats back this up. Dominant in the air. Looks solid on the ball.

His rise has been meteoric. how quickly he's gone from relative obscurity to "signing for man City" to "excelling in La Liga/Ligue 1" is unusual, to say the least.

I have a feeling he gets a shot at the team. I have a feeling he's not going to be out of place.

We might have a real gem.

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

Whats the story with our loanees can they play CWC? Or is it a 23 man squad named only can play?

 

[richards30]

I have a hunch, and this is just a hunch

Physically, he looks ready for the Prem. 6'5, very fit. Strong. The stats back this up. Dominant in the air. Looks solid on the ball.

His rise has been meteoric. how quickly he's gone from relative obscurity to "signing for man City" to "excelling in La Liga/Ligue 1" is unusual, to say the least.

I have a feeling he gets a shot at the team. I have a feeling he's not going to be out of place.

We might have a real gem.

He looks the bollocks to be fair doesnt he?

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Whats the story with our loanees can they play CWC? Or is it a 23 man squad named only can play?

On loan till 1st July, so will miss it most likely.

 

[decmancity]

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I have a hunch, and this is just a hunch

Physically, he looks ready for the Prem. 6'5, very fit. Strong. The stats back this up. Dominant in the air. Looks solid on the ball.

His rise has been meteoric. how quickly he's gone from relative obscurity to "signing for man City" to "excelling in La Liga/Ligue 1" is unusual, to say the least.

I have a feeling he gets a shot at the team. I have a feeling he's not going to be out of place.

We might have a real gem.

What’s his passing like?

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

What’s his passing like?

Keeps it very very simple.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Keeps it very very simple.

Sounds like that is what he’ll need to improve if he wants Pep to notice him.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Sounds like that is what he’ll need to improve if he wants Pep to notice him.

Gut feeling is he goes out on loan again, we're seeing twitter just upload the good stuff, was radio silence in the two loses etc. Lots too like about the potential though, size, power, positioning, blocking and ariel machine at just 19 so far

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Looks very, very raw. As expected given his age and experience. Let's re-evaluate after a full season in France.

 

[oldius]

His stats are absolutely elite.
I have watched him several times now and he is exceptional defensively. Like many out-and-out defenders, he would (in our system) benefit from a footballing brain alongside him. He has enormous potential and has the time to develop the skills required as long as he spends time in the right environments. I did read that he has been told that he will get opportunities at City next season due to departures, though I am wary of believing much that appears.

 

[WallyA]

 

[Ajm1985]

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Definitely seems like that 'Yugoslav' style defender

 

[oldius]

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Those interceptions, blocks, and aerial dominance is something we don't have.
I hope what I have read about opportunities becomes reality.

 

[oldius]

Definitely seems like that 'Yugoslav' style defender

Based on what I have seen, he is potentially and absolute wall of a defender.

 

[bluemanc16]

His stats are absolutely elite.
I have watched him several times now and he is exceptional defensively. Like many out-and-out defenders, he would (in our system) benefit from a footballing brain alongside him. He has enormous potential and has the time to develop the skills required as long as he spends time in the right environments. I did read that he has been told that he will get opportunities at City next season due to departures, though I am wary of believing much that appears.

Was told on Sunday, by a very good source, that one definitely and another possible defenders will be leaving the club at the end of the season to free up squad place(s). I pushed him for names but he wouldn't tell me

 

[Asa's left peg]

Even if John and Nathan go, and Reis goes on loan to Girona maybe, that leaves Manu, Ruben, Josko, Kusanov and Bah. We could probably cope with that.
Agreed that Bah looks the business in the French league.

 

[WallyA]

I can easily see him integrated next season.

Ive had some doubts about whether Pep does this double wide fullback next season long term.

I suspect, he may tilt only 1 fullback, and hence play a more CB on the other side for a back 3,

OR

Go back to 4 defenders with one CB into midfield.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

I'm think he gets a loan or is at best a backups backup next season here. He's clearly great in a defensive setup but we dominate the ball for 90% of the game and his passing stats are even more raw than the rest of his game

 

[WallyA]

I'm think he gets a loan or is at best a backups backup next season here. He's clearly great in a defensive setup but we dominate the ball for 90% of the game and his passing stats are even more raw than the rest of his game

He would be perfect if we went to a system like last years where we morph into a back 3 with him in the centre.

He just needs to offload the ball tot he wide CBs for passing, while he clears stuff up at the back.

Looking at your passes statistics that you linked, it shows he doesn't do alot of passes, but that's not really a knock against him as that is simply the system not requiring him to do it.

Instead I like that his medium passes (typically line breaking ground passes) at around 95% is encouraging.

His long passing % is quite low, but we probably just don't need him to do that as much if its a weakness.