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  • Sage
    Sage Posts: 7,302
    He’s my age and one of my friends at university knows him as he used to play with him a couple of years back. My mate is decent himself and plays semi-pro. Said he was always way above everyone else ability wise and isn’t surprised to see him doing well.

    Just really hope we managed to keep him beyond the summer because he is only going to get better and is definitely the real deal. I do however think we will either need promotion or to give him a bigger contract and incentives to tie him down. There’s going to be plenty of clubs sniffing around.

    He has pace, flair, strength, positional awareness and a fantastic ability of scoring goals.

    9 in 26 this season when he has taken a bit of time to get going again since his bad injury is nothing short of brilliant for a young wide midfielder.

    Had he not got injured, I really think we would be top 6 already and he would have around 14 goals by now.

    Well done Tariqe. And well done to the club and recruitment for getting him in. It’s now up to us to get the job done and keep Fosu.
  • Sage
    Sage Posts: 7,302

    did we get him on a free?

    Not quite, Reading got a development fee I believe
    Which most likely has a sell on % as well which makes it even more important to tie him down to a longer contract. Even if it is that summer 2019 we do end up selling him, we get a good fee.

    (Hope that doesn’t happen, except the new contract)
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,980
    I was excited by him in Dublin pre season. Managed a brief chat with him and he was really humble and down to earth.

    As much as Robbo talked a lot of shit he definitely has a good eye for talent
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,822
    Very few players have the instinct to know when the challenge is coming in and be extra strong at the point you need to be. He has this and it is what the very top class players have. I saw it after only 20 minutes in our friendly against Barnet and it was a jaw dropping moment for me.

    We will have to sell him at some point, but we need to use him to get us as high as possible and thus in a position to sell him for the big bucks when we finally do. He will play for England.
  • drewman
    drewman Posts: 1,105

    No doubt there'll be a Driesen tweet at some stage.

    Where is that tool these days?
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,462
    What i liked, other than his skills at beating players. He got proper kicked around all game but gets up and keeps going at them, that is very hazardesque, obviously a bit OTT but it shows a great attitude when teams are going to come after him as they cant get near him.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,187
    I recognised his potential even before he was born.
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491

    I recognised his potential even before he was born.

    I recognised it before I was born
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,990
    drewman said:

    No doubt there'll be a Driesen tweet at some stage.

    Where is that tool these days?
    Sitting in his underpants playing Football Manager.

  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,562
    Hope the injury is minor.

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  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,822
    yes, he didn't look two bad walking off but must be a doubt for the next two games at least!
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,735
    Any word from the club on Fosu’s injury yet?
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,900

    Any word from the club on Fosu’s injury yet?

    Nothing as far as I'm aware other than Bowyers post match comment of:

    'All I know is he’s got a bad groin-come-thigh type muscle so I don’t Kmow'.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,822
    I am guessing it would be a mild groin strain, but that is normally a couple of weeks for recovery unless it is very mild. A severe strain and he could be out for the season, but the fact that he walked off was promising.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,428
    Scoham said:
    Great news as long as he is completely over his injury. Thursday isn't do or die, we still have potentially 2 more matches to go.
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Agreed, I’m hoping we can nick a win Thursday without having to use him.

    Potentially then bring him on for half hour Sunday when we will hopefully be on course for the final!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,049

    Scoham said:
    Great news as long as he is completely over his injury. Thursday isn't do or die, we still have potentially 2 more matches to go.
    Depends how we're doing at Half-Time, if we're already 3-0 down it might well be
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,153
    Charlton star Tariqe Fosu returns to training ahead of Shrewsbury games

    http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/936834288?-11197:833

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  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,707
    Really good news to have Fosu back, also notice they’ve got a price drop at PC World on washing machines, according to the OS, crazy times...
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,230

    Scoham said:
    Great news as long as he is completely over his injury. Thursday isn't do or die, we still have potentially 2 more matches to go.
    Stick him on the bench. Make sure there is someone else there who can be brought on in that position if we suffer an early injury - Joe Aribo, or KaiKai, or Marshall, for example, and only use Fosu if it's an emergency, like we're 4-0 down at half time and need a major rescue job to still be in with a chance on Sunday.

    There is a precedent for us missing a huge player like this in the play-offs - Mendonca missed the second leg vs Ipswich in 98. We still won and what Mendonca did next is the stuff of legends.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,428

    Scoham said:
    Great news as long as he is completely over his injury. Thursday isn't do or die, we still have potentially 2 more matches to go.
    Stick him on the bench. Make sure there is someone else there who can be brought on in that position if we suffer an early injury - Joe Aribo, or KaiKai, or Marshall, for example, and only use Fosu if it's an emergency, like we're 4-0 down at half time and need a major rescue job to still be in with a chance on Sunday.

    There is a precedent for us missing a huge player like this in the play-offs - Mendonca missed the second leg vs Ipswich in 98. We still won and what Mendonca did next is the stuff of legends.
    Robinson after injury was only on the bench at Wembley, while Mortimer missed the squad completely. Sometimes you have to make tough decisions, and go with the players who are fit.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,230
    edited May 2018

    Scoham said:
    Great news as long as he is completely over his injury. Thursday isn't do or die, we still have potentially 2 more matches to go.
    Stick him on the bench. Make sure there is someone else there who can be brought on in that position if we suffer an early injury - Joe Aribo, or KaiKai, or Marshall, for example, and only use Fosu if it's an emergency, like we're 4-0 down at half time and need a major rescue job to still be in with a chance on Sunday.

    There is a precedent for us missing a huge player like this in the play-offs - Mendonca missed the second leg vs Ipswich in 98. We still won and what Mendonca did next is the stuff of legends.
    Robinson after injury was only on the bench at Wembley, while Mortimer missed the squad completely. Sometimes you have to make tough decisions, and go with the players who are fit.
    In the days of 3 subs, to be fair, I'm sure Morts would have made the bench if they allowed 7 subs back then, but yes agreed. I think Fosu has the potential to have such an impact on how dangerous we are in attack, he has to be on there if he is fit enough to be involved, but we use him as a last resort, at least on Thursday. I was gutted Morts didn't make it at Wembley and Neil Heaney started but Heaney played well, and all three subs made big contributions from the bench, Jones and Robbo with assists, Stevie Brown with the greatest tackle in the history of football, and Robbo and Brown both scoring penalties so it was all good in the end.

    If we're going to do it this year, we'll need more than just Fosu to be a hero, they'll all have to play their part. Maybe even Kaikai.
  • To_Be_Franck
    To_Be_Franck Posts: 1,095
    edited May 2018
    Nissan. Bollox
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,428

    Nissan. Bollox

    Is that your new car?
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,876
    edited May 2018
    Or maybe he won’t be available for Thursday but it’s better for the oppo to think he will be?

    Or maybe he is definitely ready but it’s better for the oppo to have doubts.

    Or, if you are reading Paul Hurst* I’d think about the fact that we have a well functioning team as long as we leave Kaikai out of it even without Fosu.

    Have some of that.

    *edited
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,355
    edited May 2018

    Or maybe he won’t be available for Thursday but it’s better for the oppo to think he will be?

    Or maybe he is definitely ready but it’s better for the oppo to have doubts.

    Or, if you are reading Paul, I’d think about the fact that we have a well functioning team as long as we leave Kaikai out of it even without Fosu.

    Have some of that.

    I am reading
    And thanks for that
  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    edited May 2018

    Or maybe he won’t be available for Thursday but it’s better for the oppo to think he will be?

    Or maybe he is definitely ready but it’s better for the oppo to have doubts.

    Or, if you are reading Paul, I’d think about the fact that we have a well functioning team as long as we leave Kaikai out of it even without Fosu.

    Have some of that.

    I am reading
    And thanks for that
    Paulie. Don't think this was aimed at you but another Paul from Wales, who because he is a big bloke offers out anyone who disagrees with him. I reckon he has threatened violence against more Charlton fans than an entire Millwall home crowd.