Josh King

[StuinSalop]

Thought he was outstanding on the 90 minute re-watch.  What a talent we have.

[Neutral Zone Ultra]

For all my moanings at the club's business this summer, signing him on was key so very pleased we have him tied down and it's not going to be another O'Riley/Elliott situation.

[StuinSalop]

Interesting he sort of played the 8 rather than 10 and looked brilliant.

[SerbianLad]

Interesting he sort of played the 8 rather than 10 and looked brilliant.

Really? I thought he was clearly the one furthest forward in the midfield three and often appeared on the wing too. I'm fairly certain that Berge was 6, TC 8 and King 10. I do agree, however, that he played well.

[hovewhite]

He was really effective and made a great impact on the team.

[BestOfBrede]

Thought he was outstanding on the 90 minute re-watch.  What a talent we have.

What game is this?

[Tabby]

Thought he was outstanding on the 90 minute re-watch.  What a talent we have.

What game is this?

Forest friendly I assume.

[BestOfBrede]

Thought he was outstanding on the 90 minute re-watch.  What a talent we have.

What game is this?

Forest friendly I assume.

I did too, but can't see a 90 minute replay on the offal?
Thanks

[StuinSalop]

Interesting he sort of played the 8 rather than 10 and looked brilliant.

Really? I thought he was clearly the one furthest forward in the midfield three and often appeared on the wing too. I'm fairly certain that Berge was 6, TC 8 and King 10. I do agree, however, that he played well.

The truth is he was everywhere, which is what an 8 should do.  Berge was 6 but TC doesn't have the legs to get up and down like King did.

[StuinSalop]

Thought he was outstanding on the 90 minute re-watch.  What a talent we have.

What game is this?

Forest friendly I assume.

I did too, but can't see a 90 minute replay on the offal?
Thanks

90 mins is on the Offal.

[BestOfBrede]

Thanks Stuinsalop, I've just rechecked and found it!
Seems the layout has been changed/updated?
Anyway great thanks I'll take a look tomorrow!
 

[SerbianLad]

Interesting he sort of played the 8 rather than 10 and looked brilliant.

Really? I thought he was clearly the one furthest forward in the midfield three and often appeared on the wing too. I'm fairly certain that Berge was 6, TC 8 and King 10. I do agree, however, that he played well.

The truth is he was everywhere, which is what an 8 should do.  Berge was 6 but TC doesn't have the legs to get up and down like King did.

Imo he played exactly the way a no 10 plays in our system. I don't think he tracked back nearly as much as an 8 in our system does. He played in a pretty similar way to AP in the first two seasons. TC was very clearly the 8, in my opinion.

[Pavel Dempsey]

Reminds me of a young Luka Modrić.

[Tabby]

The big thing is that he is very confident in receiving and moving with the ball. He runs into dead ends sometimes but you need to have some players that have to composure to recieve the ball and not be in a hurry to get rid of it in forward positions.

King seems to have the best first touch of him AP and ESR, but that may also be because AP and ESR get rustier in off-season as King had the youth euros to play.

[iansthailand]

The big thing is that he is very confident in receiving and moving with the ball. He runs into dead ends sometimes but you need to have some players that have to composure to recieve the ball and not be in a hurry to get rid of it in forward positions.

King seems to have the best first touch of him AP and ESR, but that may also be because AP and ESR get rustier in off-season as King had the youth euros to play.

He just needs experience and he'll be miles better than AP who is very limited but has a great engine. ESR we don't know his potential big season for him.

[alfie]

The big thing is that he is very confident in receiving and moving with the ball. He runs into dead ends sometimes but you need to have some players that have to composure to recieve the ball and not be in a hurry to get rid of it in forward positions.

King seems to have the best first touch of him AP and ESR, but that may also be because AP and ESR get rustier in off-season as King had the youth euros to play.

He just needs experience and he'll be miles better than AP who is very limited but has a great engine. ESR we don't know his potential big season for him.

I think we know ESR's potential, what we don't know is can he reach it 🤔

[Bassey the warrior]

I hope we move on AP, he's a more obvious blocker for King than ESR given ESR can play on the wing. ESR also scores more goals and has more room to develop.

[Bassey the warrior]

The big thing is that he is very confident in receiving and moving with the ball. He runs into dead ends sometimes but you need to have some players that have to composure to recieve the ball and not be in a hurry to get rid of it in forward positions.

King seems to have the best first touch of him AP and ESR, but that may also be because AP and ESR get rustier in off-season as King had the youth euros to play.

He just needs experience and he'll be miles better than AP who is very limited but has a great engine. ESR we don't know his potential big season for him.

I think this is harsh on AP, he's not very limited,  you don't play for Brazil if you're very limited. However, he just doesn't offer enough in attack for me and he's not going to improve in that respect. ESR has time on his side.

[StuinSalop]

Another strong King performance and a goal.  This boy is playing himself into the starting 11.

[Drewry66]

Another strong King performance and a goal.  This boy is playing himself into the starting 11.

Absolute quality. Good shout for being our best player in these two friendlies. The kid is frigging 18. Honestly looks like he has the ability to play for England one day if he keeps developing over the next few years and then we have a £100m player on our hands. Obviously has a hell of a long way to go to get to that level but really does look like we have a ridiculously good talent on our hands from the small bits we've seen so far. Imagine where he could be at 20 after two prem years?! Let's hope he keeps showing this ability and keeps improving as he continues to develop.