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Alfa Semedo

Alf-engelos Mindminackers

Alf-engelos Mindminackers

The Artiste formally known as "Wanksy"
Master Yates

Master Yates

John Robertson
Heisenberg said:
I’m not sure about you lot but I still want to know if Semedo is Portugese or not this is the real issue
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He’s from Guinea-Bissau, a former Portuguese colony in West Africa. I presume he has spent most of his life in Portugal.

Edit: moved there at 16 to join Benfica. He’ll have Portuguese citizenship by now

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Francis Benali (on loan)

Guest
So whether that makes him Portuguese or not is another divisive forum subject only worth raising if you're bored and you've a couple of hours to troll.
 
Alf-engelos Mindminackers

Alf-engelos Mindminackers

The Artiste formally known as "Wanksy"
Thank f*** they didn't do a Carvalho on us and get 25m from us for this kid too.

Got talent, got drive, got goals, but so clearly learning his trade still it's unreal.

Fine for the odd goal from the bench. Hope we don't have to rely on him starting too much.
 
Green Jumper

Green Jumper

"Nottingham Forest Are Premier League"
Semedo wasn't great tonight and needs a hell of a lot more work done before he's up to scratch at Championship level, let alone anything higher.

In fairness to him though, he's the only one of the loans who've come close to performing at an acceptable level.
 
MASE

MASE

Up-Front
Guilty as anyone first half with the f*** ups. Shaky throughout, I dont see the player I saw in his early time here.

What sets him apart is his ability to run at players box to box, think he made one run tonight. Didn't impose himself at all.
 
Bob Fossil

Bob Fossil

Nottingham's dirty secret
Has the ability to do something special but in general his first touch, passing and positional awareness are far too erratic for him to be a starter in a team going for promotion.

Makes the midfield look disjointed whenever he plays.
 
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Steve Stone's Mullet

John Robertson
He doesn't have the discipline you want from him. I like his rangey style, he competes. But he's probably best off being an option with 30 to go, at the tip of a midfield three, driving against tiring legs, pinching balls and carrying the ball.

I like Samba Sow, and he's important. But it's another example of poor recruitment from us. Having someone we rely on so heavily, who's only played more than 30 times in a season three times out of ten. It's such an important facet. The core of your team needs to be reliable for 40 games a season or so.
 
Otis Redding

Otis Redding

Try A Little Tenderness
Sharpness and timing-wise, he looked like someone who had been thust into a tough Championship game having played barely any football for two months. Can't think why?
 
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garibaldi

Jack Armstrong
Otis Redd'un said:
Sharpness and timing-wise, he looked like someone who had been thust into a tough Championship game having played barely any football for two months. Can't think why?
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I was about to say the same thing, cut him some slack.

However, it further highlights the quality of Yates in his instant impact coming back from similar layoffs as Carvalho and Semedo.
 
Alf-engelos Mindminackers

Alf-engelos Mindminackers

The Artiste formally known as "Wanksy"
As an impact sub I think he's fine. But we look SO much more vulnerable with him starting.

As Mullet says, he lacks positional discipline and our game's based around that to a large degree, which makes him a liability until he brings that up to speed.

Throw in the fact he's not super robust & off back to another club next season, and 3rd choice impact sub is about right for him at the mo.

Similar to Carvalho, clearly has talent, long way from taking that from the bedroom to the big stage yet.
 
GreeksBearingGifts

GreeksBearingGifts

Stuart Pearce
Rumours in the Greek press that he might make the trip from Nottingham to Piraeus.

It makes some sense, I guess. Extremely talented, in my view, but still very rough around the edges, and you need solid midfielders, while we only need a fourth choice midfielder to make up numbers in case of an injury.

The funny thing about it is that we already have Rúben Semedo (excellent CB) and we just agreed terms with Lisandro Semedo (winger). So we could have three Semedos, one in each line.
 
Green Jumper

Green Jumper

"Nottingham Forest Are Premier League"
Semedo has all the attributes to be a decent player and with good coaching, he'll likely have a good career.

Destined for Champions League squad player/UEFA Cup starter level in my book.
 
Bob Fossil

Bob Fossil

Nottingham's dirty secret
I remember watching a clip of his time at Espanyol where he looked terrible and was confused at his supposed £25 mill price tag and the supposed high esteem he's held in.

Turns out the clip was fairly representative of his general play for us barring his first game or two. He's erratic and positionally all over the place. I'd be glad to see him go in January if we can source another decent cm.
 
GreeksBearingGifts

GreeksBearingGifts

Stuart Pearce
Of course, if Semedo goes, you need two midfielders instead of just one.
 
Alf-engelos Mindminackers

Alf-engelos Mindminackers

The Artiste formally known as "Wanksy"
GreeksBearingGifts said:
Rumours in the Greek press that he might make the trip from Nottingham to Piraeus.

It makes some sense, I guess. Extremely talented, in my view, but still very rough around the edges, and you need solid midfielders, while we only need a fourth choice midfielder to make up numbers in case of an injury.

The funny thing about it is that we already have Rúben Semedo (excellent CB) and we just agreed terms with Lisandro Semedo (winger). So we could have three Semedos, one in each line.
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Good summary.

He's a 3rd/4th choice handy option amongst another 4 or 5 handy options. Out of all the loans he's been the best, simply coz he's got goals in his locker.

I like seeing him come on late in games when we need a goal scored, or we're showboating ala QPR, but I don't like seeing him start games. He's too easy to exploit.
 
Danga

Danga

Formerly JLingz
Green Jumper said:
Semedo has all the attributes to be a decent player and with good coaching, he'll likely have a good career.

Destined for Champions League squad player/UEFA Cup starter level in my book.
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Reminds me of Steven N'Zonzi when he first came over to Blackburn and then Stoke.
 
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MaxiRobriguez

Bob McKinlay
Green Jumper said:
Destined for Champions League squad player/UEFA Cup starter level in my book.
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Meh, don't see it yet personally.

Decent engine but passing is often poor, positional play needs development and decision making is subpar.

He's not even a decent Championship midfielder yet so to claim he'll go on to play in Europe seems a bit far fetched for what we've seen from him so far.
 
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