Player topic: Eliaquim Mangala (2014/15)

[BenLlewellyn]

I thought he played well after the initial unsteadiness,but that was a team thing and certainly not confined to him.He needs regular games and a regular partner and he also needs to learn the language......I think communication is a key issue for him and maybe responsible for the occasional misunderstandings and lapses.

The lad has bags of ability and a great attitude - he'll be a star for us.

Watch his interview on the OS he seems to be speaking English pretty comfortably, if I can find a comparison it will probably be similar to the standard Pellers was speaking it when he first joined but maybe he can't comprehend whats being said on the pitch with all the crowd noise.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

I thought he played well after the initial unsteadiness,but that was a team thing and certainly not confined to him.He needs regular games and a regular partner and he also needs to learn the language......I think communication is a key issue for him and maybe responsible for the occasional misunderstandings and lapses.

The lad has bags of ability and a great attitude - he'll be a star for us.

He speaks fluent English

Echo the sentiment though (:

 

[super_city_si]

I thought he played well after the initial unsteadiness,but that was a team thing and certainly not confined to him.He needs regular games and a regular partner and he also needs to learn the language......I think communication is a key issue for him and maybe responsible for the occasional misunderstandings and lapses.

The lad has bags of ability and a great attitude - he'll be a star for us.

Great point. His attitude is what I believe will enable him to achieve the levels the club expected when they forked out so much for him. He is making mistakes but he doesn't hide. I think using this season as a learning curve he will be so much better next year.

 

[cyberblue]

He had a rough start put doing well now ,next season we will see how good he really is

 

[Stoned Rose]

I thought he played well after the initial unsteadiness,but that was a team thing and certainly not confined to him.He needs regular games and a regular partner and he also needs to learn the language......I think communication is a key issue for him and maybe responsible for the occasional misunderstandings and lapses.

The lad has bags of ability and a great attitude - he'll be a star for us.

Completely agree.

+1

 

[Deleted member 58678]

Very mixed bag of a game. One minute looks like we've just pulled him out of a pub after a ten hour session to play for the first team, next minute looks like he might be a professional footballer of you squint a bit and look away fast, next minute looks really decent.

 

[kupest]

Goal just voted him in the Worst XI of the BPL this week. Idiotic stuff from goal.

 

[Bruun]

Goal just voted him in the Worst XI of the BPL this week. Idiotic stuff from goal.

I wonder if the media is paid to create a smear campaign towards Mangala.

 

[Damocles]

Goal just voted him in the Worst XI of the BPL this week. Idiotic stuff from goal.

Amazing

 

[Sir peace frog]

MDM got the same ,not actually watching the games just presuming he had a bad game ,its the same with this lad , there's no getting away from it he was poor at the start of the season ,but over the last few games he looks powerful and commanding ,of course there are a few mistakes and these are highlighted because of his poor start with us ,he will do the business with us of that im certain .