Langstaff move

The question is he as good as say Morgan Rogers?

I don't know I have not seen him play, just highlights of goals.

When does his contract end?

He maybe is worth a punt on a Bosman, say offer him more than Notts County can (£8k to £10k a week) and a boyhood dream.
 
Anyone suggesting him as a signing has ZERO knowledge of tactical nuance in football. Just because a player scores goals, creates assists etc at one level in one system in one tactical set up doesn't mean he will replicate it anywhere chuba/Giles etc etc

I'd absolutely love to be wrong and langstaff bang 20 a season at championship level bit i can't see it.

League 1/2 poacher at best
 
MickaelDebevePhenomenal said:
Anyone suggesting him as a signing has ZERO knowledge of tactical nuance in football. Just because a player scores goals, creates assists etc at one level in one system in one tactical set up doesn't mean he will replicate it anywhere chuba/Giles etc etc

I'd absolutely love to be wrong and langstaff bang 20 a season at championship level bit i can't see it.

League 1/2 poacher at best
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A point worth considering is that Langstaff is 27 in under three weeks and, this season, is his first ever playing at Football League level.
 
Slaven 25. when signed for Boro. Previously played for Morton and Albion Rovers. Different times though then. Need more tactical nuance now
 
'Just because a player scores goals, creates assists etc at one level in one system in one tactical set up doesn't mean he will replicate it anywhere...'

True, but neither does it mean he can't. Slaven was a good example, trapped by self- fulfilling prophecy. It just needs someone to make the right assessment, as did Willy Maddren..
 
Based on the recruitment this season(with generally some very good signings at low prices), I trust our scouting team to have identified strikers that can fit our system. I've no idea whether that's Langstaff or not, but I'm sure we'd have at least looked at a lower league striker who has scored a number of goals.
 
Watched Havertz today against Liverpool scuff a shot 8 yards out. He cost Chelsea and Arsenal both £60M+. Strikers have different roles nowadays. We just need a “poacher” who can finish off our moves. Nobby mentioned Sorba Thomas a few days ago. He had two one on ones with the Man City goalie today. Didn’t score.
 
Aztec chimera said:
Being disappointed with signing a league 2 player? Just, why? It doesn matter what league they are playing in. Like the old saying about young players. The same goes for what league they are in surely?
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From what I have seen I’d be disappointed with signing Langstaff as I would with signing Paul Mullin.

We need to be aiming a hell of a lot higher.
 
Quicksilvera said:
From what I have seen I’d be disappointed with signing Langstaff as I would with signing Paul Mullin.

We need to be aiming a hell of a lot higher.
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You said, you'd be disappointed in signing a league 2 player. You didn't say anything about who that player was.
 
Imagine football manager was real and you could put a number against every player's attributes 1-20. You could have a player with 20 for finishing but if the rest of his attributes are 5s and 6s then there will be a level where he's playing against defenders that are 5s and 6s so he will get chances and due to his finishing being exceptional he will score goals. Move up the leagues and those defenders are much better so the chances don't come and the goals dry up. It doesn't matter how good you are at finishing if you are up against much better defenders that find it easy to stop you getting space and time to attempt a shot you never get a chance to use that finishing attribute.

The majority of lower league players that really stand out are players with 1 great attribute, usually pace, and that lets them stand out against poor players but they step up against players that have more rounded overall ability and that one attribute isn't enough.

I know very little about Langstaff other than his numbers. Is he a one trick pony or is he a rounded player just playing below his true level? Those players are much more rare but they do exist.
 
Aztec chimera said:
You said, you'd be disappointed in signing a league 2 player. You didn't say anything about who that player was.
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I would be yes, unless they were very young with bags of potential which isn’t going to be Langstaff.

I thought my post would be obvious as to who I was referring to considering this is a thread about Macauley Langstaff.
 
Quicksilvera said:
I would be yes, unless they were very young with bags of potential which isn’t going to be Langstaff.

I thought my post would be obvious as to who I was referring to considering this is a thread about Macauley Langstaff.
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Which is why I said my reply had nothing to do with the original post, nor did yours.
 
Quicksilvera said:
Strange post to dig up considering it’s from November and not have anything to do with the thread at hand.
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Oh, I do apologise. I'm not on here every day and don't tend to look at dates. I just read it today and thought what you posted was very strange. The first one I disagreed with on the thread and felt the need to comment. I'm sorry, I'll refrain from posting unless what I'm reading is posted that day from now on. It's not like it wasn't at the top of the board or anything like that.
 
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