I only saw the second half and he did well today. He was involved in many of the good chances in the second half. I wish he would try to run a bit more with the ball at his feet. He's a little bit too unselfish sometimes.
Yeah... about time to see him take on people. I think part is his willingness to take on defenders, and the other is putting himself where he can get the ball in space... and his teammates delivering the ball. But great to see him back on form in the 2nd half. Unclear why the whole team was out of it in the first.
http://www.footkorean.net/lee-chung-yong-helps-bolton-to-win-over-spurs Match report, full highlights and the Marseilles turn.
The scary part is that they have a very winnable schedule going forward. I'm sure that they will find a way to flub it up, but I imagine the Bolton faithful are getting pretty excited about the season so far. Hopefully LCY gets a few more cracks at the net before the break.
Seriously. I can't believe this is pretty much the same team that blew leads all season long last year.
Heh, out of all the contenders for 5th we're one of the weakest in terms of squad versatility, calibre and depth. Not saying we shouldn't be aiming for it but 8th-10th will be a good effort in a very competitive middle table.
Don't get too excited. Bolton won't get 5th... It'd be considered a major success for this season if they were at least 12th. However, I feel like they'll have a good run this year and get 8th or 9th. I feel like there will be surprises with Lee this season. I feel it coming...
I agree...that was probably their best match this season yesterday. Before that they were drawing even almost every week. They need a few more yesterdays in order to convince me but it was a great sign nonetheless.
How amazing would a Europa League berth be, even if it came via the 6th/7th spot. You could consider it a massive overachievement, or rather Bolton returning to their European ways.
meh need another match or two to evaluate bolton. tottenham probably exhausted their squad with all the euro competitions.
I wonder how that would work out? I don't think they have the squad to handle all the matches. Could turn out to be like a Fulham/outperform but most likely do a Everton or Aston Villa and woefully limp out of the competition.
Am I wrong in thinking that the Europa League would bring additional revenue to Bolton a-la Champion's League? Considering that this season's success has been bought for basically next to nothing, I think the owner of the club would invest if European competition was on the plate for next season. The club also has some potentially large transfer fees coming from the sale of Gary Cahill, if that happens. Considering that the 'price' for Cahill was around 17m pounds before the season even started, I would say the figure could be a bit higher come season's end.
I read that they might offload Elmo to Fenerbache in January for £3M... If they did make it to a Europa League spot (still looks a bit difficult), I see them going out for more value buys. They still have debt and can't seem to sell out the Reebok... Stu Holden has been an unbelievable signing considering he was on a free. LCY is going to make them at least an 800% profit one of these days too... Wouldn't be a bad idea for them to return to the golden pot to raid some U-21 talent from the US and Korea...
Haha it must certainly be weighing on the mind of Coyle and Gartside, considering how swimmingly those two signings turned out. Holden has been absolutely massive in his first season (Dirty de Jong ended his season before it even got started last year), I'd say on par with the impact that LCY had in his first season. BTW that fee for Elmander is based on the assumption that he isn't tied down to a new contract. It would really suck if Elmander decided not to re-sign with Bolton, at the least ensuring that the club got a nice transfer fee. After all, he's only been horrible the last couple of seasons, it's the least he could do for his employers. Oh and I forgot to mention this before, but has anyone noticed how good LCY has gotten at knocking down headers for teammates? Must be taking some lessons from Kevin Davies! edit: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11979_2705370,00.html Holden #1 in the EPL in the tackles category, followed by Muamba at #2! Not bad for an unknown dude who came on a free from a MLS team!
That or it's the Yong ramyun he's been promoting and eating. [Btw, has anyone gotten their hands on this??? I want to try it. Is it any good? Hope it packs some weight onto LCY!] Btw, Holden's twitter page is a gem! Had the funniest pic of Kevin Davies in an ice tub after the match on it yesterday. http://twitter.com/stuholden