21 | Rayan Ait-Nouri - 2025/26

Class. He's going to be a weapon down that left side. Great dribbler, aggressive and takes up some brilliant positions.
 
Just been talking to a Wolves season ticket holder who is absolutely gutted they've let Ait-Nouri go and, particularly, at the price we paid. He says there will be times when we get frustrated when he tries a trick that doesn't come off but, generally, he's a brilliant player.

He also said he would have driven Cunha to the rags himself. Says he's a very good player but a complete twat. I observed that he'll fit in well then.

In the past, he told me that most Wolves fans weren't disappointed to see Nunes go and were happy with what we paid. I like Nunes, myself, so it would love to see him succeed here.
 
BlueMoonAcrossThePond said:
Finally we have a left back and Gvardiol can play CB!
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Yeah, and we know Gvardiol is good on the ball. He's basically taking over from Stones as the CB that can play. We love Stones but we need a defence without players who can barely manage half a season. He's done a hell of a job as LB considering it isn't his natural position, so imagine how good he can be at CB with Ai-Nouri at LB.
 
Crooked_rain said:
Yeah, and we know Gvardiol is good on the ball. He's basically taking over from Stones as the CB that can play. We love Stones but we need a defence without players who can barely manage half a season. He's done a hell of a job as LB considering it isn't his natural position, so imagine how good he can be at CB with Ai-Nouri at LB.
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I think he'll play as a wing back with Gvardiol covering in some games. Great to see Ait Nouri play so well on his debut. He looks like he's been with us a while already.
 
Crooked_rain said:
Yeah, and we know Gvardiol is good on the ball. He's basically taking over from Stones as the CB that can play. We love Stones but we need a defence without players who can barely manage half a season. He's done a hell of a job as LB considering it isn't his natural position, so imagine how good he can be at CB with Ai-Nouri at LB.
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Another point...

I think that Gvardiol is a world class CB. HIs defensive abilities in that position are excellent and his range of passing is awesome.

As a left-back, I think that Gvardiol is problematic - he's not great on defense at LB - frequently he's unable to stop crosses or an attacker beats him on-on-one - and I'm not sure that he reads the game well when playing at LB - nonetheless, he's extremely gifted when we have the ball.

Playing Gvardiol at LB weakens our side when going up against top opposition b/c Gvardiol isn't great on defense at LB.

Whereas playing Ait Nouri at LB gives us a natural LB - great on attack and defense - and frees Gvardiol to play CB - in which position I think he's one of the top 5 or so in the world.
 
Goodness me, what a debut that was.

Aggressive in the tackle too which I didn't realise, doesn't shirk away from his defensive responsibilities all while being a joke on the ball going forward.

He seems to make things happen, not just attack space when it's there - he makes the space and drives!
 
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