Hakan Çalhanoğlu appreciation thread

[RealGunner]

One of the best talents in football. Only 21 but dominates games like a 28 year old. Will be a complete AM in few years

[Hapless_Hans]

Probably the best free kick scorer in football too.

[farfan]

Germany went with the wrong turco-german.

[urbaNRoots]

He's not THAT good.

Brilliant set piece taker though, maybe the best in the world right now.

[RealGunner]

A lot of similarities with Juninho

[farfan]

A lot of similarities with Juninho

said he studied his free kicks on youtube .

as any aspiring free kick taker should .

[Hapless_Hans]

I had to think of Juninho too.

The frequency with which he scores those freekicks from all distances is astonishing, it's also astonishing how rare great free kick takers are.

[Gil]

Not that good. Just a set piece of merchant really.

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

A lot of similarities with Juninho

Only the free kicks really, it's easy to forget that even without the free kick Juninho was still absolutely brilliant.

[RealGunner]

So Hakan is average at everything but freekicks?

[Casciavit]

Best set piece taker in the world, but he's still yet to convince in open play IMO. However, nonetheless he's talented, won't be too long until he starts impacting the game.

[McAgger]

Probably the best free kick scorer in football too.

No need for probably, he is the best freekick scorer in the world hands down.

He's also very good at one touch passing, I'm always in awe of how good he combines with his teammates. But lacks great vision or creativity that top AMs have imo. Disappears in games a lot. He seems to have good work ethic and good technique on the ball top top it off.

This is my opinion solely based on CL matches I've watched of him last season.

Since he's only 21 I think he can become really really good.

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

So Hakan is average at everything but freekicks?

Wouldn't go that far but Juninho was quality at absolutely everything offensively, he doesn't do anything else which even comes close to resembling him.

[McAgger]

So Hakan is average at everything but freekicks?

Wouldn't go that far but Juninho was quality at absolutely everything offensively, he doesn't do anything else which even comes close to resembling him.

Yeah his style is nothing like Juninhos. Just for discussions sake (it's obviously not this simple) if you were to simplify the AM position into 3 categories 'Passers', 'Dribblers' and 'Runners' Hakan would to be in runner category whereas Juninho would be in the passer category imo.

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

Just as a disclaimer i really rate him lol.

His free kicks are great though, even the ones that don't go in end up as penalties

[FilthyLuca]

Probably the best free kick scorer in football too.

No need for probably, he is the best freekick scorer in the world hands down.

He's also very good at one touch passing, I'm always in awe of how good he combines with his teammates. But lacks great vision or creativity that top AMs have imo. Disappears in games a lot. He seems to have good work ethic and good technique on the ball top top it off.

This is my opinion solely based on CL matches I've watched of him last season.

Since he's only 21 I think he can become really really good.

He's no Pirlo. and im sure Mijahlovic could walk on the field and punch it in better than him

[FilthyLuca]

This is going to be one of those incredibly expensive players who is going to be worth every penny

[Kaladin]

Based on this thread he seems like a Honda, freekicks being his only saving grace

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

No he's better than Honda who has always been a scrub as all Russian league players are.

[Hapless_Hans]

Based on this thread he seems like a Honda, freekicks being his only saving grace

Yes. Exactly like Honda. Nothing to see here, move along and turn your focus elsewhere

[Kaladin]

No he's better than Honda who has always been a scrub as all Russian league players are.

Would walk into NUFC's alltime XI

Based on this thread he seems like a Honda, freekicks being his only saving grace

Yes. Exactly like Honda. Nothing to see here, move along and turn your focus elsewhere

I'm never focused when it comes to Bundesliga bar Bayern don't even know who got promoted, Ipswich? or Ingolswich? Can't remember

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

Wouldn't even walk into the current XI

[Hapless_Hans]

I'm never focused when it comes to Bundesliga bar Bayern

Good. Then don't worry, he'll enter your field of focus all by himself in a couple of years.

[iftikhar]

[Hapless_Hans]

Maybe we'll spare you

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