Hey Lads was having a heated discussion with my mates over who u would rather have on your team, me being a newcastle fan am delighted in having gordon and think he has been exceptional for newcastle at the start of the season and really had a breakthrough u21’s euros with england and was arguably their best player in the tournament. However haven’t seen enough of cole palmer to really intrigue me is a great talent for sure and my friends were adamant he is better than gordon but want to get second opinions on it.

  • robster9090@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Gordon now but palmer has a ton of potential aswell he’s only just started to play so we haven’t seen him yet and what he can do consistently. Eddie has got Gordon playing really really well though

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    10 months ago

    Cole Palmer is more unique of a player and has something that a lot of teams could do with. Gordon is direct and is obviously a good wide player but wouldn’t be that hard for Newcastle to replace or even improve on.

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    10 months ago

    Trippier Gabriel Guehi (Cash Taylor)

    Saka Salah Son Gordon Palmer

    Watkins Haaland (Archer)

    problem? ;)

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    10 months ago

    Do people here actually watch football? How can anyone who’s watched Gordon this season say pace is his only attribute? He’s skilful, technically excellent and has a good eye for a pass, as well as working extremely hard defensively. On this seasons form there’s not many wingers in the world I’d swap him for.

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      10 months ago

      Thank you. This is exactly the comment i was looking for . Yes Gordon has pace , but he’s really really good on the ball , gets into the right positions and can put a dangerous through ball in when needed. As far as the comparison goes , both r young and talented , but it’s too early to draw a comparison between them

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      10 months ago

      He’s been the one constant threat we’ve had this season through all the injuries. Brilliant player.

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    10 months ago

    Cole Palmer is getting a lot of praise for being a pen merchant. I can’t work out if it’s over hype or the British pundits and media doing their usual “build ‘em up to drag em down” stunt.

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      10 months ago

      It’s not his goals he is being praised for watch football with your eyes he is a creative spark for our team and already has 4 assists

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      10 months ago

      If you watch us play you’d see that’s not the case, for example the first half against Brentford everything basically went through him and we should’ve gone into HT with the lead. He gets plaudits because he’s good a people, you then get lazy people like yourself who just assume he scores penalties hence the plaudits.

      Plus considering Bruno was getting similar plaudits when he first joined for the same thing as you’re suggesting it wouldn’t then be a British thing.

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    10 months ago

    Palmer. Although Gordon is a crack of a player, love his tenacity. Palmer oozes confidence and is very smooth. He’s gonna be a star they both are

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    10 months ago

    It depends on what your team needs.

    For Newcastle I think Gordon is a much better fit because we play with that high tempo high press system that suits Gordon perfectly.

    For England, I can see why Palmer’s been selected ahead of Gordon, because we need someone who can slot into that #10 type role in the absence of Madison and Bellingham. If those 2 were fit and the injuries had been to wide players (especially on the left) then we might have seen Gordon get a callup instead

    • The-Real-Legend-72@alien.topB
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      10 months ago

      Palmer is one of the best pressers i’ve seen. he’s not that athletic but he seems to create a chance solely through his own pressing intelligence at least once a game.

      But i do agree they’re different players and this is kind of a silly comparison

    • you-will-never-win@alien.topB
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      10 months ago

      Strange to say that with so much confidence, if Gordon had taken like 5 penalties too I feel like it wouldn’t even be a discussion