31-07-2019, 01:06
(This post was last modified: 31-07-2019, 01:09 by Slick_Footwork.)
(30-07-2019, 20:33)WBA-Josh Wrote:(30-07-2019, 20:12)Slick_Footwork Wrote: I really enjoyed watching Colak play for Deportivo a couple of years back. Great technical player and entertainer. Bags of skill. His style always reminded me of Bernardo Silva.
I remember reading he went to Saudi after Deportivo were relegated and thought it was a waste of talent. If he's still the player he was at Depor, i'm surprised he hasn't been snapped up by a top flight team. Would love to see us bring in someone like him.
He left Al-Wahda in February and has been without a club since. He's still only 28 so has plenty of career left in him. He was also at Galatasaray when our Slaven was Head Coach at Beşiktaş therefore I'd expect him to at least know of him.
He played as a 10 in most of his matches for Depor and Al-Wadha but over his career he has played left wing many times so is at home in either position, which would be a bonus for us. He's only 5 foot 5 so there'd be a question mark over whether he has physicality to play in the Championship.
Quite bizarre that he has been without a club for so long. Has he been injured or lost love for the game? He was pretty much the standout player whenever I watched Depor in the season they were relegated.
From a physical point of view, I think it really depends on the style of football we adopt.
Under Mowbray in the Championship we had lots of diminutive players who were not particularly fast or physical, but it wasn't an issue because everyone was so good on the ball that nobody could get close to us and we played teams off the park. However, if you put someone like Colak in a more agricultural team who don't support the player on the ball, the lack of physicality could be a problem.