What type of role do you think he’d play at Bournemouth? A goal nearly other game suggests he’d be more in an advanced position? Eddie typically likes his playmakers out wide (like Brooks). Is that a role he could play?
As we generally play with just 2 in midfield we don’t allow them to get forward much. If he is a goalscorer, would he be comfortable in a deeper role? Our squad is crying out for a continental style no. 10, but Eddie usually prefers asking strikers to play deeper rather than advanced midfielders.
The buzz around him would suggest he is a typical Eddie signing. My instinct says he’d be a couple of years from regular first XI given he might not fit exactly into our system and he’s going to be a 19 year old lad moving a long way from home.
Morning. Motherwell fan here (yes, another one. Sorry).
I was having a nose around this thread and thought I'd chip in here. I wouldn't go as far as the more excitable 'Well fan a few posts up but Turnbull has a ton of potential.
You're right, he's probably not going to go straight into your first XI.
Where does he fit in? He's probably somewhere between an '8' and a '10'. Despite the goals he's not a particularly advanced player. With us he's been playing as part of a midfield 3 with one holding, one doing the running and him generally #balling his way around the park.
Surprising as it may seem for a Scottish player he's an entirely 'continental' style. He's composed, retains the ball well, has an excellent touch and can ping a ball. The main thing about him is that he's a natural footballer, he has that sort of quality where he knows when to hold the ball an extra half second and let the game develop.
There's clearly a massive gulf in quality between where we are and the level you guys play at and yes your Nans could be top scorers up here and all that but to put Turnbull into a bit of context:
He's scored 15 goals in 30 league games for a side that finished 8th in the league.
Only 2 other centre mids (which is what he is) have managed the same/better numbers in the league since 2000 both of them in teams that won the league:
Stuart Armstrong for Celtic in 15/16 - 15 in 31
Barry Ferguson for Rangers in 02/03 - 16 in 36
Gary McAllister at Fir Park was before my time but I'm entirely comfortable saying Turnbull's the most natural footballer I've seen at the club. He's better than Lambert when he left for Borussia Dortmund and a better all round player than McFadden when he left for Everton.
I'd be absolutely delighted if he ended up at Bournemouth as he definitely deserves a crack at that sort of level.
Anyway here's a link to some clips: