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Re: Hannibal

Post by Culmclaret » Fri Apr 25, 2025 11:00 am

I thought Hannibal was moved out right to replace Edwards to make room for Laurent

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Re: Hannibal

Post by Claret Till I Die » Fri Apr 25, 2025 11:03 am

Culmclaret wrote:
Fri Apr 25, 2025 11:00 am
I thought Hannibal was moved out right to replace Edwards to make room for Laurent
Shows how we all look at the game differently

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Re: Hannibal

Post by PremierLeagueClass » Fri Apr 25, 2025 11:10 am

Bin Ont Turf wrote:
Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:39 pm
He'll never be a cult hero.

Only Steve (not including Barnes) will be a cult hero in this side.
He’s well on the way already. Interested to know why you think he will never be a cult hero?
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Re: Hannibal

Post by Juan Tanamera » Fri Apr 25, 2025 11:26 am

Bin Ont Turf wrote:
Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:39 pm
He'll never be a cult hero.

Only Steve (not including Barnes) will be a cult hero in this side.
I'd say that any skilful player (and he is) that has a bit of devilment in them (he has) is well on the way to becoming a cult hero.
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Re: Hannibal

Post by Bin Ont Turf » Sat Apr 26, 2025 10:57 pm

PremierLeagueClass wrote:
Fri Apr 25, 2025 11:10 am
He’s well on the way already. Interested to know why you think he will never be a cult hero?
He whines too much and has got the shithouse style of a continental player rather than Barnes' style say.

And although he's been great, he's not done much (yet) for cult status.

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Re: Hannibal

Post by appleton » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:16 am

Hannibal's French speaking dad was quite poorly here in Britain earlier in the season and this might have made him more emotional.

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Re: Hannibal

Post by appleton » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:16 am

Hannibal's French speaking dad was quite poorly here in Britain earlier in the season and this might have made him more emotional.

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Re: Hannibal

Post by IanMcL » Sun Apr 27, 2025 1:37 pm

He is full on and made another huge contribution yesterday. Very skilful too.

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Re: Hannibal

Post by superdimitri » Tue Apr 29, 2025 5:03 am

You can see what Manchester United saw in him. Very nifty and is surprisingly quick. Reads the game well. Very limited range of passing but he makes up for it in other areas. He encourages players to make runs and open play around him.

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Re: Hannibal

Post by Goalkeeper » Tue Apr 29, 2025 7:27 am

Limited range of passing? The ball between the right back and centre half to Anthony at QPR was the pass of the season.

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Re: Hannibal

Post by Culmclaret » Tue Apr 29, 2025 8:55 am

Earlier in the season he needed too long on the ball and was repeatedly caught in possession. I don’t think it was the quality of the passing that was missing so much as the choice and timing. Like so many young players he needed game time and of course he needed to get himself under control. We are now seeing the benefits of that in the dynamism he has added to our midfield. A real talent and a joy to watch. As others have he is quick too.

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