AJ

It looks like Mancini is trying to turn him into a more central midfielder, like Nasri/Silva. Did not look to want to change the shape when bringing AJ on in the last third of the season. But even before that, AJ hasn't looked like he could beat a man for the majority of last season.

Looks like he has lost pace to me, even when played wide early on in the season.

More chance of him leaving than staying, but could be deadly if a manager gets him to settle down/work hard/realise his potential.
 
mancmackem said:
It looks like Mancini is trying to turn him into a more central midfielder, like Nasri/Silva. Did not look to want to change the shape when bringing AJ on in the last third of the season. But even before that, AJ hasn't looked like he could beat a man for the majority of last season.

Looks like he has lost pace to me, even when played wide early on in the season.

More chance of him leaving than staying, but could be deadly if a manager gets him to settle down/work hard/realise his potential.
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'Lost pace' ?! Jesus H - thats the only thing the boy had going for him!
 
He will shine in the Europa Cup - Spuds it is then.

AJ will score consistently elsewhere. Cheers Adam.

also,

anyone thinking we shift AJ out on loan, is totally deluded, the lad will make his own mind up, not be pushed around...

shame he's not welsh, could've been a national super hero like Bellers

AJ scores more than Dzeko did this season, is my prediction one way or another
 
ANY1aBLUE said:
mancmackem said:
It looks like Mancini is trying to turn him into a more central midfielder, like Nasri/Silva. Did not look to want to change the shape when bringing AJ on in the last third of the season. But even before that, AJ hasn't looked like he could beat a man for the majority of last season.

Looks like he has lost pace to me, even when played wide early on in the season.

More chance of him leaving than staying, but could be deadly if a manager gets him to settle down/work hard/realise his potential.
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'Lost pace' ?! Jesus H - thats the only thing the boy had going for him!
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AJ is a far better player than you give him credit for. He can beat a man, deliver through balls, score, cross. He's almost the complete attacking player. I don't see the other wide men in the Premiership having his touch and control. Players like Lennon and Walcott are quicker, but they don't have AJ's touch or composure

As usual taking our players for granted
 
Just had a vision of AJ journey manning, almost the Barton route, getting paid not ever quite delivering...

but then in his twighlight years, a stint at Blackpool, where he scores 20 in a season, 3 hatricks, and a brace at The Etihad, unfortunate not to be the winning goalscorer, as City finish 3-2 with an unlikely Savic winning header.
 
Liverpool in for him at 16m , should get 18m (12m profit). Good luck to him I say. Deserves more recognition than he gets on here but still to consistently convince over a full 90 mins in my opinion.
 
Funny how people on here keeps defending Dzeko and saying that we should play him more often, that he's a "confidence" players.

AJ's the same, TBF.
 
Hart of the matter said:
Liverpool in for him at 16m , should get 18m (12m profit). Good luck to him I say. Deserves more recognition than he gets on here but still to consistently convince over a full 90 mins in my opinion.
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The source was CaughtOffside, let's not take any notice of it for the time being.
 
Marvin said:
ANY1aBLUE said:
mancmackem said:
It looks like Mancini is trying to turn him into a more central midfielder, like Nasri/Silva. Did not look to want to change the shape when bringing AJ on in the last third of the season. But even before that, AJ hasn't looked like he could beat a man for the majority of last season.

Looks like he has lost pace to me, even when played wide early on in the season.

More chance of him leaving than staying, but could be deadly if a manager gets him to settle down/work hard/realise his potential.
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'Lost pace' ?! Jesus H - thats the only thing the boy had going for him!
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AJ is a far better player than you give him credit for. He can beat a man, deliver through balls, score, cross. He's almost the complete attacking player. I don't see the other wide men in the Premiership having his touch and control. Players like Lennon and Walcott are quicker, but they don't have AJ's touch or composure

As usual taking our players for granted
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Agree with this. Not always consistent, but he's got all the tools.
 
Hart of the matter said:
Liverpool in for him at 16m , should get 18m (12m profit). Good luck to him I say. Deserves more recognition than he gets on here but still to consistently convince over a full 90 mins in my opinion.
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Their transfer budget is apparently 25 mil only and owners want Rodgers to buy cheap promising players. I can't see them spending that money on AJ, it would be continuing to do it on Dalglish's way.
 
ello_jo said:
lionheart said:
Sick Swan said:
AJ scores more than Dzeko did this season...
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English translation, please.
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Dzeko is slightly less useful than Johnson.
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Say wha?? Insert "not sure if serious" GIF here...

AJ needs to LEARN HOW TO TURN RIGHT, first.

Watching him sometimes you get impression he is disabled. But then you realize he is just one of the most one-dimensional players in football.

Sprint a straight line, then - cut in (and God forbid try anything different). It takes a defender about two minutes to figure him out entirely...and then he is no longer to be found.

People having high hopes for him will be very dissapointed I'm affraid...not a smartest player around...thick as a brick, it seems.
 
The source of the £16million story is CaughtOffside. They have never gotten anything right. Ever. They make things up and it's quite blatant. I say no more except to post this...

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.caughtoffside.com/2012/05/29/manchester-united-to-make-dramatic-approach-for-manchester-city-star-adam-johnson/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.caughtoffside.com/2012/05/29 ... m-johnson/</a>
 
I've thought for ages that we could have something special if he was played through the middle behind the striker.

He can use both feet, is tricky on the ball and has composure.
He reminds me of Peter Beardsley in his hey day.
I imagine he is one of those players if someone put their faith in him and made him feel the main man then he would play out of the skin for them.

Its a traversey that he didnt get taken to the Euro's.
We would have been far more dangerous with England:

------Rooney-----
-Young AJ Lennon-
-Barry/Milner, Gerard-
Baines, Lescott, Terry, Micah.
--------Hart-------
 
EaglesFan said:
ello_jo said:
lionheart said:
English translation, please.
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Dzeko is slightly less useful than Johnson.
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Say wha?? Insert "not sure if serious" GIF here...

AJ needs to LEARN HOW TO TURN RIGHT, first.

Watching him sometimes you get impression he is disabled. But then you realize he is just one of the most one-dimensional players in football.

Sprint a straight line, then - cut in (and God forbid try anything different). It takes a defender about two minutes to figure him out entirely...and then he is no longer to be found.

People having high hopes for him will be very dissapointed I'm affraid...not a smartest player around...thick as a brick, it seems.
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It would appear Robben has made a pretty successful career out of doing the same thing...I've seen AJ cut countless times to the end line and cross in with his right foot, obviously he's not very good on his right foot, but he's a dangerous player for sure and I think you might be selling him a little short.
 
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