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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2024 15:51:15 GMT
I love nothing more than the default “he needs to bulk up” comment from a bunch of beer bellied middle aged blokes.
The guy is barely a streak of piss is he? He quite stocky and footballers do get knocked off the ball sometimes unless you want a team of Akinfenwas running around.
Anyway if he can improve on his shooting and start bagging a few more goals he’s gonna be in the prem sooner rather than later, hopefully with us but he’s destined for a very good career.
Also with his culture he ain’t going to be ruining a career with heavy partying like lots do. Unless the freedom he has away from home has encouraged him to start feeding his love length to every slapper in Hanleys cultural quarter.
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 8, 2024 15:56:39 GMT
I love nothing more than the default “he needs to bulk up” comment from a bunch of beer bellied middle aged blokes. The guy is barely a streak of piss is he? He quite stocky and footballers do get knocked off the ball sometimes unless you want a team of Akinfenwas running around. Anyway if he can improve on his shooting and start bagging a few more goals he’s gonna be in the prem sooner rather than later, hopefully with us but he’s destined for a very good career. Also with his culture he ain’t going to be ruining a career with heavy partying like lots do. Unless the freedom he has away from home has encouraged him to start feeding his love length to every slapper in Hanleys cultural quarter. His latest insta story has him winning teddies from a claw machine in South Korea. He’s friggin adorable.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2024 15:57:37 GMT
I love nothing more than the default “he needs to bulk up” comment from a bunch of beer bellied middle aged blokes. The guy is barely a streak of piss is he? He quite stocky and footballers do get knocked off the ball sometimes unless you want a team of Akinfenwas running around. Anyway if he can improve on his shooting and start bagging a few more goals he’s gonna be in the prem sooner rather than later, hopefully with us but he’s destined for a very good career. Also with his culture he ain’t going to be ruining a career with heavy partying like lots do. Unless the freedom he has away from home has encouraged him to start feeding his love length to every slapper in Hanleys cultural quarter. His latest insta story has him winning teddies from a claw machine in South Korea. He’s friggin adorable. He’s too innocent for Stoke on Trent.
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Post by clarkeda on May 8, 2024 19:15:41 GMT
Exactly. Especially when it can potentially lead to loss of agilty, quick feet and explosiveness. I remember Arnie after a full season added a lot of muscle, and to be fair he just seemed to be even better. Very different players and physiques.
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Post by Olgrligm on May 8, 2024 19:46:59 GMT
I can think of four players in my lifetime where I've genuinely thought that it's a privilege to watch them in their pomp, and that we really have no right to see them lining up for our team.
Peak Fuller. Peak Arnautovic. Peak N'Zonzi. Peak Bojan.
All players who really should have been playing at a much higher level than us had it not been for certain circumstances. N'Zonzi is the exception as he was with us as part of an upward trend and later won the World Cup.
He's not there yet, but Bae is starting to have the same aura as those players. They all have a way of just gliding through teams effortlessly.
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Post by a on May 8, 2024 20:18:46 GMT
I remember Arnie after a full season added a lot of muscle, and to be fair he just seemed to be even better. Very different players and physiques. Does it matter? The expectation is more important. As I've already posted he himself has admitted he's added muscle so as to benefit them in this league so I trust him over any armchair oatie any day, if love to hear anyone argue against the player themselves lol 😊
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Post by cja103 on May 10, 2024 10:06:21 GMT
Glad he's got a break this year.
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Post by a on May 10, 2024 12:48:27 GMT
I love nothing more than the default “he needs to bulk up” comment from a bunch of beer bellied middle aged blokes. The guy is barely a streak of piss is he? He quite stocky and footballers do get knocked off the ball sometimes unless you want a team of Akinfenwas running around. Anyway if he can improve on his shooting and start bagging a few more goals he’s gonna be in the prem sooner rather than later, hopefully with us but he’s destined for a very good career. Also with his culture he ain’t going to be ruining a career with heavy partying like lots do. Unless the freedom he has away from home has encouraged him to start feeding his love length to every slapper in Hanleys cultural quarter. True, I often use supporters as a benchmark when discussing the physicality of footballers. Fair point compared to the average supporter he’s positively minuscule.
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Post by FullerMagic on May 10, 2024 13:02:11 GMT
Season highlights
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Post by pavel on May 10, 2024 13:08:50 GMT
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Post by a on May 10, 2024 13:10:45 GMT
Quality player. Definitely benefits from players running the channels to collect his through balls, his vision is very good.
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Post by a on May 10, 2024 13:11:45 GMT
Why are so many obsessed with this? Have you not bothered to read his interview saying he’s done exactly that? I assume not.
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Post by femark on May 10, 2024 13:14:56 GMT
Watch from about 2:50 to decide if he's weak as piss...
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Post by dirtclod on May 10, 2024 13:19:43 GMT
Yeah that Bruce Lee guy was weak as piss. He didn't "bulk up" either.
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Post by pavel on May 10, 2024 13:21:07 GMT
Why are so many obsessed with this? Have you not bothered to read his interview saying he’s done exactly that? I assume not. There’s a difference from doing some weights than bulking up. It’s been a constant on this board for ever. Every time we have a small skilled player it’s just the same lazy arsed response. Having said that its present at all levels of the game, my son is smallish and he used to get it from coaches and parents all the time, 99% of the time nobody could get near him and when he left the club the coach admitted he was the best player they had had at the club. And yes I’ve read the quote.
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Post by a on May 10, 2024 13:25:52 GMT
Why are so many obsessed with this? Have you not bothered to read his interview saying he’s done exactly that? I assume not. There’s a difference from doing some weights than bulking up. It’s been a constant on this board for ever. Every time we have a small skilled player it’s just the same lazy arsed response. Having said that its present at all levels of the game, my son is smallish and he used to get it from coaches and parents all the time, 99% of the time nobody could get near him and when he left the club the coach admitted he was the best player they had had at the club. And yes I’ve read the quote. I think the term is just that, its meaning can be misinterpreted which seems to be constantly happening on this board. For those who’ve not bothered to read it (and fair play to you for actually reading it): “Speaking to South Korean media, external after the 1-0 win at Southampton, the 20-year-old opened up on how he feels he's taken to life with the Potters: "First of all, I think the Championship is a league that is a bit better physically. "That part was difficult, but on the other hand, it was a time when I could make up for my physical weakness. My performances have improved little by little.” The words from the player himself “physical weakness” and “difficult” If that isn’t an admission of wanting to be the physically stronger by the player himself then I give up. But as always, people have their own interpretations of things.
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Post by a on May 10, 2024 13:26:13 GMT
Yeah that Bruce Lee guy was weak as piss. He didn't "bulk up" either. Awful footballer though
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Post by pavel on May 10, 2024 13:39:30 GMT
There’s a difference from doing some weights than bulking up. It’s been a constant on this board for ever. Every time we have a small skilled player it’s just the same lazy arsed response. Having said that its present at all levels of the game, my son is smallish and he used to get it from coaches and parents all the time, 99% of the time nobody could get near him and when he left the club the coach admitted he was the best player they had had at the club. And yes I’ve read the quote. I think the term is just that, its meaning can be misinterpreted which seems to be constantly happening on this board. For those who’ve not bothered to read it (and fair play to you for actually reading it): “Speaking to South Korean media, external after the 1-0 win at Southampton, the 20-year-old opened up on how he feels he's taken to life with the Potters: "First of all, I think the Championship is a league that is a bit better physically. "That part was difficult, but on the other hand, it was a time when I could make up for my physical weakness. My performances have improved little by little.” The words from the player himself “physical weakness” and “difficult” If that isn’t an admission of wanting to be the physically stronger by the player himself then I give up. But as always, people have their own interpretations of things. As I said there’s a difference between strengthening and “bulking” up, it’s a catch all phrase that is thrown at smaller players a lot of the time without understanding other factors. Perhaps it just the phrase itself that annoys me but I find it a bit lazy arsed and misses out that for some technical, fast footed and quick players, bulking up is the last thing they need.
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Post by Northy on May 10, 2024 13:42:21 GMT
Yeah that Bruce Lee guy was weak as piss. He didn't "bulk up" either. Awful footballer though Great scissor kicks
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Post by a on May 10, 2024 13:42:56 GMT
I think the term is just that, its meaning can be misinterpreted which seems to be constantly happening on this board. For those who’ve not bothered to read it (and fair play to you for actually reading it): “Speaking to South Korean media, external after the 1-0 win at Southampton, the 20-year-old opened up on how he feels he's taken to life with the Potters: "First of all, I think the Championship is a league that is a bit better physically. "That part was difficult, but on the other hand, it was a time when I could make up for my physical weakness. My performances have improved little by little.” The words from the player himself “physical weakness” and “difficult” If that isn’t an admission of wanting to be the physically stronger by the player himself then I give up. But as always, people have their own interpretations of things. As I said there’s a difference between strengthening and “bulking” up, it’s a catch all phrase that is thrown at smaller players a lot of the time without understanding other factors. Perhaps it just the phrase itself that annoys me but I find it a bit lazy arsed and misses out that for some technical, fast footed and quick players, bulking up is the last thing they need. Fair enough bud I get what you’re saying. I don’t see any benefit of bulking up in the modern game, maybe at a push for a CB especially when they’re younger if it gives them the ability to fend off a bigger CF, but even then you don’t want to lose agility or balance. I was certainly a bit too critical of Bae’s strength but as I say even he has admitted he’s worked on it during the season so it must be at least partially true if he/the coaches have made him stronger.
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Post by a on May 10, 2024 13:43:21 GMT
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Post by pushon on May 10, 2024 15:25:01 GMT
Yeah that Bruce Lee guy was weak as piss. He didn't "bulk up" either. Awful footballer though He was an entertainer wasn't he, a movie character actor.
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on May 10, 2024 16:01:44 GMT
Absolutely terrific little fella. Is he left footed or right footed?
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Post by ashtonstokie on May 10, 2024 16:11:47 GMT
Watching that video. He'd have had about 15 assists if we had someone who could bloody finish.
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Post by idle on May 10, 2024 16:20:42 GMT
If our strikers weren't so shit, he'd have a bazillioon assists this year
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Post by cheadlepotter on May 10, 2024 16:34:32 GMT
Market value €1.5m 😂 The stadium would be burned to the ground if we sold him for that much!
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Post by a on May 10, 2024 16:38:30 GMT
He was an entertainer wasn't he, a movie character actor. I suppose. Still. Crummy footballer
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Post by chell_rosey on May 11, 2024 7:55:24 GMT
Interesting.
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Post by xchpotter on May 11, 2024 8:08:30 GMT
I think there will be some interest in him, he looks like he could be a top player in time. Just a case of whether he’s steady and gets another twelve months under his belt with us that should make him a very easy fit for the premier league, or whether he chases the money and is happy to be a bit part in a lower premier league team next season. I’d like to think he’s got his head screwed on right and it will be the former, but I’d be gutted if he ended up somewhere like Bournemouth. I could see him at Brighton or Brentford.
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Post by GeneralFaye on May 11, 2024 8:12:22 GMT
That's one club I'd refuse to sell him to, fuck Arsenal.
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