Joao Paulinha

[Bullet]

It annoys me that people call him Paulinha rather than Palhinha.
Even this thread title is wrong.

At the Reading game the Spurs fan behind me was talking about "Kudos".
Predictably he didn't know who Devine and Donley were.

That's another one, Donley, not Donely nor Donelly nor Donnelly.

 

[Lilbaz]

Good old Graeme Bailey Forgetting about the fact he is unreliable at the best of times, I'd love to know what 'Working on a potential bid' looks like....

Sure it involves a whiteboard and red string.

 

[Lilbaz]

It annoys me that people call him Paulinha rather than Palhinha.
Even this thread title is wrong.

At the Reading game the Spurs fan behind me was talking about "Kudos".
Predictably he didn't know who Devine and Donley were.

That's another one, Donley, not Donely nor Donelly nor Donnelly.

Donley not Donley, got it.

 

[mudshark]

That's another one, Donley, not Donely nor Donelly nor Donnelly.

All of which, ironically, are Anglophone corruptions of Ó Donnghaile

 

[Gutter Boy]

The loan noise coming out today sounds encouraging. It's a good way to manage the Gray situation.

 

[spurspinter1]

The loan noise coming out today sounds encouraging. It's a good way to manage the Gray situation.

Not always we agree on football matters but that would be a class move imo..

We need some experience in midfield, the future may be looking rosy and now is kind of important too. This would plug a bigger gap than MGW.

 

[Gutter Boy]

Not always we agree on football matters but that would be a class move imo..

We need some experience in midfield, the future may be looking rosy and now is kind of important too. This would plug a bigger gap than MGW.

The onlý thing i worry about is his ability with the ball. He's a bit 'better Hojbjerg' rather than a Carrick. But it would be a different option, in the mix with Gray and Bentancur for that position

 

[Bedfordspurs]

The onlý thing i worry about is his ability with the ball. He's a bit 'better Hojbjerg' rather than a Carrick. But it would be a different option, in the mix with Gray and Bentancur for that position

He is very good at being physical
He isn’t strong at the other sides of his game and IMO Hojbjerg is a better passer
As a stop gap for a year it’s a good idea

 

[Lilbaz]

He is very good at being physical
He isn’t strong at the other sides of his game and IMO Hojbjerg is a better passer
As a stop gap for a year it’s a good idea

We talking palhinha? He's very good at passing according to his stats.

 

[Lilbaz]

Also if he is joining we might want to start spelling his name correctly.

 

[Bedfordspurs]

We talking palhinha? He's very good at passing according to his stats.

And that’s the issue with stats

 

[billyiddo]

He is very good at being physical
He isn’t strong at the other sides of his game and IMO Hojbjerg is a better passer
As a stop gap for a year it’s a good idea

Paulinha must be absoloutely terrible at passing then

 

[Bedfordspurs]

Paulinha must be absoloutely terrible at passing then

He isn’t very good imo at passing
It’s part of the reason why he isn’t starting at Bayern

 

[Muttley]

Also if he is joining we might want to start spelling his name correctly.

I spell it Joao Gomez

 

[Bedfordspurs]

I spell it Joao Gomez

Isn’t that Gomes?

 

[Muttley]

Isn’t that Gomes?

lol - too funny.

It actually is Gomes

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

Didn't have that problem back in 60/61

 

[braineclipse]

My preference definitely would be more of a playmaker type, but if we can't get that I think Palhlinha makes a lot of sense. Good age profile for our young squad assuming not massively expensive. A natural "DM". A real pain to play against in more ways than one.

Would perhaps struggle a bit with ball progression, but if we do get MGW/someone similar, we already signed Kudus and hopefully Bergvall and/or Gray will continue to step up. Should leave us stronger with regards to ball progression than last season at least.

Would be a slight concern for Sarr if it happens imo. Next to a Wharton style playmaker I think Sarr could really thrive, next to a destroyer type he's not the best fit imo.