Simeone might even turn him in to a Centre-Back ! ! You heard it here first.
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Simeone might even turn him in to a Centre-Back ! ! You heard it here first.
He’ll be speaking with a Spanish accent in no time that lad. Scorchio!!
So this accent will be from Cricklewood to Castilla La Mancha.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Still waiting on his Atletico debut after three games as an unused substitute
Finally made his debut tonight, 12 minutes against Sevilla with Atletico 5-1 and a man up. Ended up 6-1.
Can't be too sure I guess.
I see Atletico's regular right wing-back was suspended for that game, but instead of starting Doherty, Simeone moved a mid across to play out of position. Balls.ie (referencing The Athletic) suggesting Doherty was signed because his agent has strong links with Atletico and not because Simeone wanted him - https://www.balls.ie/football/diego-...-madrid-545337
None of that is particularly encouraging
Christ on a bike. Time to move again?Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Seems to me Matt is in full wind-down mode in terms of his career ambitions. Don't think I could blame him either, got the big contact in Spurs, took the contract pay-out and got a chance to get another big contract in Spain for a couple years. Probably not overly concerned about how many games he'll get there. Come back to England after, into Championship level and coast to retirement.
He only has a contract in Spain until the summer. He'll be back in the Premier League next year I'd say, just with a team lower down the table than Tottenham. Or possibly a lower profile team in one of the major European leagues.
A few months under Simone wouldn't do anyone any harm. You have to make the best of these chances / experiences.
Wouldn't be surprised if he ends up in Italy. As for PL teams is there anyone that plays a back five consistently who'd sign him. Brentford are the only team which I can think of that 3-5-2 is their formation of choice. Don't think they'd be looking to sign him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
If Sheffield United get promoted would be a cracking signing for them and they need to strengthen at WB but will be favourites to get relegated. So couldn't see him going to them.
13 minutes of league football since the 4th of February,would have been better off staying at Spurs probably,I’d imagine he might have been starting a few games considering where they’re at currently!
Yeah, him and Nathan Collins and Shane Duffy all haven't started a league game since the January window ended. Really not ideal...Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Both Collins and Doherty were excellent against France though so Im not too worried about it yet. If by next season neither are still starting games it could be a big problem
Released by Atletico according to the Sun
What a disaster that turned out to be.
was he loaned there?
No - his Spurs contract was paid up to allow him move permanently. Either Spurs or Atletico had too many loan deals so it had to be a permanent move.
Doherty is still good enough to get a good Premiership move.
I assume Matt Doherty has done very well financially out of this.
Hopefully he gets a good move presuming he still wants one.
If nothing else, Spurs appear to have paid his contract up to the end of next season, so while at Atletico he was basically on double time, and would be on double time again next season if he can get a half-way decent deal.
It was Spurs who hadn't bothered to keep track of their loans so Doherty went on a permanent deal with Spurs paying his contract off.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Even if he got minutes I reckon he was better off out of there and 6 months of experience with Simeone will surely stand him in good stead. I don't think there was a week where he wasn't on the bench. That's no mean feat.
Trippier is considered by many to be Newcastle's best player due to his experience at Atletico turning from good to great.
One positive here is that as a free agent at this point, he should be able to square away terms soon enough to get a full pre-season wherever he winds up.
Given the concerns about Aaron Wan-Bissaka's attacking prowess (he's done better recently, but probably isn't right long term), Dalot's injury record, and their regular need to move Shaw to centre half, would Doherty be a tempting option for Machester United? He'd probably do better in a more attack-minded team anyway. Arsenal spent much of the season with a centre half at right back too, and are short of squad depth.
Granted, it's probably better for us if he winds up somewhere he starts every week.
i cannot imagine a scenario in which utd would even consider him. he'll want decent wages and a 2 year contract before wrapping things up - forest maybe if he's lucky. otherwise the championship beckons.Quote:
Originally Posted by John83
And the fact he likely needs to be playing WB rather than FB to be effective. Doubt any top half PL will look at him. More likely to join Sheffield United or Nottingham Forest. Doherty should look and see what interest might be there in Italy. Think he'd do well in Serie A.Quote:
Originally Posted by zero
I wouldn't mind being in his position. He should get a very good deal somewhere.
doherty is poor in possession , he;d be useless at utd. his best attribute is his off the ball runs. dont think he'd get a lot of mileage out of them at a team that'd be expected to have most of the ball in like 80% of their games
Villa are in Europe, they will need to deepen the squad if their league campaign isn't to suffer ( as West Hams did for example ) & brings that bit of experience. Wishful thinking probably but it would suit him them & us well.
Mendes is his agent, he has contacts all across Europe, he'll get something for Doherty
Maybe one of the club's in Portugal, sporting are playing in the Europa League next season. Would be a good move for him.
I couldnt disagree more. Doherty is excellent in possession. Its the thing that stood out most in his game against France. There were a few times, especially in the first half that he got the ball and kept it at times we needed it. In an Ireland team where we have been trying to build with possession I think it was massively understated when we missed him through injury in the last campaign. I just think hes an all round very good footballer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jd2793
If I were brighton, I’d offer him a deal. I love Lamptey but he’s injury prone and has a lot to learn and they spend a lot of last season playing a centre back (Veltman) or a centre midfielder (Caicedo) there
Please no..
Set to re-sign for Wolves.
https://www.expressandstar.com/sport...-matt-doherty/
Good move for Ireland isn't it? The Saudi league is obviously seeing an influx but can't compare in terms of competitiveness. Hopefully he gets a good share of games there and a bit of form.
Has to be seen that way, but I think Wolves will struggle this season. They've already sold Collins, Coady, Neves, and Kilman. That's a lot of first team players to lose in a short space of time, including their club captain.
And, despite bringing in north of £75 million in transfer fees for those four, they've only spent money in one transfer so far - £9.5m on turning Traore's loan from Metz into a permanent contract - with four other arrivals signing on free transfers, as well as Doherty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E...ason#Transfers
(From last September)Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
"Wolves have signed exciting Mali midfielder Boubacar Traore on a season-long loan, subject to visa and work permit.
As part of the deal, Wolves hold an option to turn the move permanent next summer, which will also happen automatically should certain clauses be triggered."
https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/mens-f...ns-for-wolves/
Apparently those clauses were triggered, meaning they had no choice but to buy him. Which would fit with the general picture from Molineux i.e. that Wolves are beyond skint.
In talks to re-sign for Wolves apparently
https://www.teamtalk.com/wolves/excl...-palace-target