Perth to Paisley Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) Fabulous player. Pleasure to see him play. Edited November 27, 2022 by Perth to Paisley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 19 minutes ago, Perth to Paisley said: Fabulous player. Pleasure to see him play. That is the level out players are being tested at , and it do them wonders in terms of development Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS86 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 I wondered why Amrabat suddenly seemed to occupy a more defensive role for Fiorentina and it's only when i've seen the title of this thread i've realised this guy is Nordin Amrabat's younger brother 🙃 . I thought it was the same guy ffs. Both very good players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 22 minutes ago, RS86 said: I wondered why Amrabat suddenly seemed to occupy a more defensive role for Fiorentina and it's only when i've seen the title of this thread i've realised this guy is Nordin Amrabat's younger brother 🙃 . I thought it was the same guy ffs. Both very good players Is he ? I thought it was the same guy too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lithuania Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) Quality player. Very early in the home leg I said to my pal that he was controlling the game for them. Really like him. Out of all the players we saw on our Euro adventure he was the standout. Edit - apparently not the same guy. But the point still stands. Wonderful player. Edited November 27, 2022 by Captain Lithuania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie wallace Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 According to the line ups it was Soufran from Fiorentina who was playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, willie wallace said: According to the line ups it was Soufran from Fiorentina who was playing. Definitely looks like the same player to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sooks Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Definitely the guy that played against Hearts then , I thought so . Top player Sorry @RS86 I think I misunderstood your post . You were never suggesting it was not the same player that we played in the conference league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS86 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Yeah I'm wondering who said it wasn't tbh, because my point was that I wasn't even aware there were 2 brothers so had assumed Nordin (who I was familiar with already from his time in Spain) was at Fiorentina 😒🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Him and the Serbian guy for Istanbul strolled it against us. Top players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lithuania Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 7 minutes ago, Jeff said: Him and the Serbian guy for Istanbul strolled it against us. Top players Was most impressed with Traoré for Istanbul. The boy is some athlete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fxxx the SPFL Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Jeff said: Him and the Serbian guy for Istanbul strolled it against us. Top players Jovic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, **** the SPFL said: Jovic Nah he was the forward. Aleksic I think he was called Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 2 hours ago, RS86 said: Yeah I'm wondering who said it wasn't tbh, because my point was that I wasn't even aware there were 2 brothers so had assumed Nordin (who I was familiar with already from his time in Spain) was at Fiorentina 😒🤷♂️ :thumbs up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Montpelier Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 The guy was class at Tynecastle . Kept it simple, moved the ball quickly, always found a bit of space to take a pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarrysRightFoot Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 I was joking to a mate after the Croatia game I wasn’t surprised he had Modric in his pocket as I’d saw him do the same to Grant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Jack Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 We all love Sofyan at Fiorentina as he always puts in a shift (usually picking up a booking) but capable of an exquisite pass or assist. Thought he controlled the midfield in the Tynecastle leg. The President explicitly wanted him from Verona and we payed 20 million so these kind of guys don't come cheap to anyone! Since Torriera left, who we miss badly, he's played recently in a more deeper 'director' role to compensate which isn't his natural position but adapted well. I missed the Morocco game but heard he did well? Pic from him arriving at Edinburgh Airport...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fxxx the SPFL Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 40 minutes ago, Jeff said: Nah he was the forward. Aleksic I think he was called 🤙 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 So not signing him then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmfc_liam06 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 He absolutely bossed the midfield at Tynecastle. Really good player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 You have to get these players really young and be willing to gamble, even for clubs twice the size of us. Scouting is so good these days, unless we get pots of cash, you are going to have gamble and early. Aberdeen likely to lose another very young player because there are no secrets now at any level. Really don't know how we could ever get our hands on players from these countries. Neilson identified him as Fiorentina star player before a ball was kicked in our group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 8 minutes ago, Lord Beni of Gorgie said: You have to get these players really young and be willing to gamble, even for clubs twice the size of us. Scouting is so good these days, unless we get pots of cash, you are going to have gamble and early. Aberdeen likely to lose another very young player because there are no secrets now at any level. Really don't know how we could ever get our hands on players from these countries. Neilson identified him as Fiorentina star player before a ball was kicked in our group It is some thing that has taken a lot of the romance out of the game really . All clubs know of the talent at other clubs academies and they can just snatch them up before they sign professional contracts . We seem to have lost a fair few this way . Gone are the days where you can bring through a gem that nobody else is aware of . Every good young player in our academy will be on numerous excel sheets in the computers of a great many clubs It was the one avenue left open to clubs who do not have the finances to buy these players once established , and now it is almost impossible to hold on to the ones we nurture ourselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_T Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 He looked to be a slightly above average defensive midfielder to me. I still maintain that if we'd had our strongest team available we could have done something at home v Istanbul and Fiorentina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Martin_T said: He looked to be a slightly above average defensive midfielder to me. I still maintain that if we'd had our strongest team available we could have done something at home v Istanbul and Fiorentina. Slightly above average? I suppose making it look piss easy could give that impression Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_T Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 46 minutes ago, Lord Beni of Gorgie said: Slightly above average? I suppose making it look piss easy could give that impression Reality is probably somewhere between my quoted post and the hyperbole further up the thread. He's a Moroccan international playing for a mid table Serie A club, not Zidane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, Martin_T said: Reality is probably somewhere between my quoted post and the hyperbole further up the thread. He's a Moroccan international playing for a mid table Serie A club, not Zidane. Zidane was a megastar, not sure anyone suggested he was a megastar, simply a very good player levels above what we play week in week out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyRightPeg Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 On 27/11/2022 at 15:06, Captain Lithuania said: Quality player. Very early in the home leg I said to my pal that he was controlling the game for them. Really like him. Out of all the players we saw on our Euro adventure he was the standout. Edit - apparently not the same guy. But the point still stands. Wonderful player. Definitely the same guy from Fiorentina. Go out on a limb and say he’s the best central midfielder I’ve seen playing at Tynecastle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmfc_liam06 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 12 hours ago, RustyRightPeg said: Definitely the same guy from Fiorentina. Go out on a limb and say he’s the best central midfielder I’ve seen playing at Tynecastle. Behave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_T Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 14 hours ago, RustyRightPeg said: Definitely the same guy from Fiorentina. Go out on a limb and say he’s the best central midfielder I’ve seen playing at Tynecastle. When did you first go to Tynecastle, August this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyRightPeg Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 7 hours ago, hmfc_liam06 said: Behave 5 hours ago, Martin_T said: When did you first go to Tynecastle, August this year? He was very close to moving to Spurs in the summer. Antonio Conte rates him very highly and he’s a £25/30M player. De Bruyne anonymous against him. Tielemans came on and did nothing. Stand out at the World Cup for Morocco but if that’s not enough then I’d be quite happy to hear your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_T Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, RustyRightPeg said: He was very close to moving to Spurs in the summer. Antonio Conte rates him very highly and he’s a £25/30M player. De Bruyne anonymous against him. Tielemans came on and did nothing. Stand out at the World Cup for Morocco but if that’s not enough then I’d be quite happy to hear your thoughts. 25m is about average for an EPL starting midfielder. Depends on how long you have been watching Hearts for, of course, but there was nothing particularly great about his performance at Tynecastle against a 10 man Hearts team, deprived of several key players since August. I've been going since 1989 and the likes of Gascoigne, Tugay, Van Bronckhorst, Collins, Petrov, Lambert were all arguably of a different class to Amrabat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyRightPeg Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Just now, Martin_T said: 25m is about average for an EPL starting midfielder. Depends on how long you have been watching Hearts for, of course, but there was nothing particularly great about his performance at Tynecastle against a 10 man Hearts team, deprived of several key players since August. I've been going since 1989 and the likes of Gascoigne, Tugay, Van Bronckhorst, Collins, Petrov, Lambert were all arguably of a different class to Amrabat. Well I was born in 1994 so that’ll close that off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmfc_liam06 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Martin_T said: 25m is about average for an EPL starting midfielder. Depends on how long you have been watching Hearts for, of course, but there was nothing particularly great about his performance at Tynecastle against a 10 man Hearts team, deprived of several key players since August. I've been going since 1989 and the likes of Gascoigne, Tugay, Van Bronckhorst, Collins, Petrov, Lambert were all arguably of a different class to Amrabat. Could also include Reyna, de Boer, van der Vaart, Moravcik, Nakamura. And ok it wasn’t Tynecastle, it was Murrayfield but we played a Barca side that included Xavi, Iniesta and Toure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAlim Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 3 hours ago, RustyRightPeg said: Well I was born in 1994 so that’ll close that off. So Paul Hartley’s the best midfielder you’ve seen surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBett365 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 So he’s the best midfielder to ever grace the Tynecastle turf but also only slightly above average. 🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boag1874 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Aye he totally controlled the game v us, fantastic player & this just shows the quality we had to contend with in Europe. Conference league is certainly no diddy competition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyRightPeg Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 49 minutes ago, JimBett365 said: So he’s the best midfielder to ever grace the Tynecastle turf but also only slightly above average. 🤪 The best in my eyes - doesn’t look like many (any) agree and that’s fine. Just how I seen it on both occasions we played them. He played with wing mirrors on. We didn’t press him much at Tynecastle but when we did he’d already moved the ball and was on the move to get on it again. Not every midfielder needs goals and assists to make them stand out to some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perth to Paisley Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 Absolutely magnificent v Spain 👏👏👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyRightPeg Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 🤷🏽♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedBoy Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 How can people remember either game v Fiorentina? Surely I couldn’t have been the only pished Hearts fan? 🤣🍺 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRiver Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 26 minutes ago, ShedBoy said: How can people remember either game v Fiorentina? Surely I couldn’t have been the only pished Hearts fan? 🤣🍺 I mind we played an Italian team at some point....🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Mikey Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 28 minutes ago, ShedBoy said: How can people remember either game v Fiorentina? Surely I couldn’t have been the only pished Hearts fan? 🤣🍺 The people who can remember weren't there. 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheatfieldWarrior Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 28/11/2022 at 21:45, RustyRightPeg said: Definitely the same guy from Fiorentina. Go out on a limb and say he’s the best central midfielder I’ve seen playing at Tynecastle. Better than Perry Kitchen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckies1874 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 6 hours ago, RustyRightPeg said: 🤷🏽♂️ Just for you. You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Martin_T Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 He's certainly been very good in this tournament. Was excellent against Spain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hmfc_liam06 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 56 minutes ago, Martin_T said: He's certainly been very good in this tournament. Was excellent against Spain. As the saying goes, never buy someone off the back of a good WC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Bang average apparently, only on Kickback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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