Baldricks Cunning Plan Posted September 1, 2022 Visiting Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2022 He's a useful squad option and can perform well if he's played to his strengths. He's primarily a sitting defensive midfielder and performs the role well when in the Belgian side or when filling in if Neves/Moutinho are injured. He also performed competently when used as one of the back three. He gets stick from Wolves fans when he's used in positions that don't suit him which is more the managers fault than the player himself. You don't want him to be a midfielder who gets into advanced positions as he's got no composure when his energy gets him into good goal scoring positions and often will halt attacks by looking for the safe options. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyVillans Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 He can play at CB aswell right? I imagine he will be both the CB + CM signing... the other in will be a wide player/winger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLillis Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Don't see much wrong with this. If hes used correctly he will be an effective player. The bit in bold is the bit that worries me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Upgrade on McGinn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 Just now, NoelVilla said: Upgrade on McGinn. So am I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Just now, NoelVilla said: Upgrade on McGinn. Might as well just buy my Nan on that basis 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadlyDirk Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Belgian International though, not bad for £12m and provides depth in an area we are sorely lacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 34 minutes ago, KevinRichardsonsMoustache said: Is he a 'winner' though? Will he help our 'emergency area'? What about his 'technical side' of things? How will he respond to crippling criticism from a tactically inept coach? Yeah course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 I quite like him. A busy player which we need in the middle. £12m is a good price and he's not the sort of player to piss off from his position to cover the full backs and leave us with just Kamara to protect the defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 No issues with Dendonker coming in. Adds physicality to the midfield. Do I trust this coaching team to use him wisely? Not a chance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 If we signed him and a winger like Sarr / Moura then we can play proper 4 2 3 1 / 4 3 3 with width from wingers/wide forwards. We can have the full backs defend more than overlap in attack. Dendoncker / Kamara as two of our midfield 3 or as a double pivot in a 2 works well for me. Right combination then we get 4 attacking players in ahead of them instead of just 3 in current system 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, stewiek2 said: I quite like him. A busy player which we need in the middle. £12m is a good price and he's not the sort of player to piss off from his position to cover the full backs and leave us with just Kamara to protect the defence. If Gerrard tells him to cover the full backs, that's what he will do. You expect him to refuse to follow instructions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wict01 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 I think he's alright, always looked decent to me doing the basics and covering as the DM in a midfield three with Neves and Moutinho - Wolves have played their best football with that midfield combination, in my opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Considering our average starting midfield height is 5'87" then adding a 6ft+ midfielder isn't the worst thing. Mind it'll be 6ft Ramsey dropped to keep 5'8 McGinn in the starting lineup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Where are we going to play him? He's pretty average in midfield and not a first choice for Wolves Can do o.k if you drop him in at the back but that's always been a back 3 which we don't play. Sounds like another clueless signing to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 1 hour ago, rodders0223 said: £12m for this donkey. Staggering. What did Wolves sign him for? Please don't say 7m. They could be making profit on guy who's warming bench for good part of a year while we can't sell players like Traore and El Ghazi for anything even though they have good prem seasons for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Seems like this will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldricks Cunning Plan Posted September 1, 2022 Visiting Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2022 26 minutes ago, VillaChris said: What did Wolves sign him for? Please don't say 7m. They could be making profit on guy who's warming bench for good part of a year while we can't sell players like Traore and El Ghazi for anything even though they have good prem seasons for us. Approx £12m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted September 1, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2022 Never really took any notice of him tbh. But I welcome a bit of physicality to our team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 A lot being made of Dendoncker being able to play CB a lot for Wolves. They played a Back 3, Coady and Boly were very good for them in a Back 3 too in a very defensive team. All 3 being shipped out the moment they move to a Back 4 and Dendoncker being down the pecking order at both CM and CB has me concerned. Fine for cover, but so was Chambers for the same positions, it's the XI that needs solving in both. Hopefully he proves me wrong, he was talented and promising once. Maybe we can find that player but I'm highly nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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