Donyell Malen

[darren woolley]

I also think he will only get better with us.

[edgysatsuma89]

From the limited bits I’ve seen of him, what I like is he has an eye for goal and he plays in quite a high risk and energetic way. Plus he has pace which is something we lack.

I would worry about his chances of being a regular starter, because I think in Unai’s style he seems like more of a game breaker type. But I might be wrong.

When Dortmund were playing shite they weren't bothered about letting him go so my expectations for him have always been tempered. If we have to rely on him regularly from the start I'd be a bit worried.

Seems a bit harsh.

[DrGonzo]

See Tielemans, Maatsen, Duran... Used sparingly until Senor is certain they understand the system (obviously Duran didn't have the patience to see the job to the end).

[Toronto Villa]

Two outstanding crosses last night that led to goals. He looked sharp, quick and precise overall. He could be very important this season.

[Dante Lavelli]

Last season he looked better through the middle.  If he can do both, then he’ll be a busy boy most games. 

As a minimum that makes him a very useful squad player, and as a 2-for-1 option, keeps wages down.

[Somniloquism]

I think he was planned to start on the right to give Bailey competition, but then one of the early matches he didn't track the full back and he seemed to then be ignored in the winger position after that.

[dcdavecollett]

Against West Ham, I think.

[TCFKAE2]

Controversial opinion... If he played the season through the middle I think he'd score more than Watkins. That said the team would score fewer overall (losing Watkins assists/overall contribution.) A great player to have in the squad who appears to have a good attitude too. I like him.

[paul_e]

Controversial opinion... If he played the season through the middle I think he'd score more than Watkins. That said the team would score fewer overall (losing Watkins assists/overall contribution.) A great player to have in the squad who appears to have a good attitude too. I like him.

His scoring record as a centre forward (albeit not in the premier league) is pretty similar to Watkins so I don't think that's controversial take. He also has a decent scoring record from the right though, so I suspect we'll use him in both over the season. I think we'll add another player who can play RW/10 as well though so we've got options in all the front 4 spots.

[eamonn]

Two outstanding crosses last night that led to goals. He looked sharp, quick and precise overall. He could be very important this season.

Missed a sitter too, mind!

[paul_e]

Two outstanding crosses last night that led to goals. He looked sharp, quick and precise overall. He could be very important this season.

Missed a sitter too, mind!

I think that was tougher than it looked, seemed to be waist high and pretty close to him so no easy way to bundle it in from outside the post. I think the bigger mistake he made was in the first half when he got put clean through and seemed unsure what to do and the defender got back to clear for a corner. If he'd been a bit sharper that was a great chance.

He did really well for both assists though and generally his pace and movement worked brilliantly against them. Wing backs often work well against a 442/4231 but Malen was a big part of why our shape seemed to trouble them so much.