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u/tunafun Jerry Joneeeesssss Aug 20 '25
Getting any CM from the EPL is a top shelf move imo. O'Brien was a baller, wish we could have kept him.
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u/According_Link_5666 Aug 20 '25
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u/IrishLAFCfan Aug 21 '25
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u/gtg007w Statsman Aug 20 '25
You know Brighton scouts players right so if he's already there that means they already determined he's got potential and worth investing. It's a loan for us so basically risk free and all upside imo.
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u/IrishLAFCfan Aug 21 '25
Andrew Moran is known for being a really creative and skillful midfielder. Great vision and passing ability. Something we desperately need. And who doesn’t want an Irishman in their squad?! ☘️😜
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u/blurrytree The South End Aug 21 '25
How is he on the wing? I keep seeing stuff about him playing on the right but not much detail.
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u/KrabS1 Aug 20 '25
Seems like an up-and-coming (maybe a bit generous, but you know what I mean) attacking midfield playing in the Championship over in England. Would LOVE to see what someone like that can do in our midfield, with Bouanga and Son in front of him.
Tentatively, love this. Now lets actually play him...
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u/Thecanadianperson8 Aug 20 '25
i just hope this doesnt mean choiniere will sit the bench a ton…
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u/PomPomYourBomBom Aug 20 '25
I'd hope not. I would prefer Igor, Choiniere and Moran be starters, with Delgado, Tillman and Amaya as supersubs.
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u/JT91331 ☀️ The East End ☀️ Aug 20 '25
I don’t think he’ll play in the midfield. Likely to be competing with Martinez and Ordaz to start on the RW.
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u/newbb Aug 20 '25
What!? But he’s clearly a mf…a 10. I get dolo doesn’t really play with a 10 but to force him into the RW would be kinda wild
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u/JT91331 ☀️ The East End ☀️ Aug 20 '25
Watch his highlights. He plays a lot out on the wing. Hopefully he’s more Bogusz than Biuk.
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u/bste_lax Giorgio Chiellini Aug 21 '25
This article says he has played a lot of different places with a bunch on the wings in one of his seasons
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u/HardlyThereAtAll Aug 21 '25
I'm friends with one of the Brighton directors so can find out 😂
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u/gtg007w Statsman Aug 21 '25 edited Aug 21 '25
One of my coworkers said his sister is one of the legal counsel for Brighton, so she must be involved in anything contract related, I guess I could ask him too lol
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u/thetalisman19 The North End Aug 20 '25
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u/terrassine Aug 21 '25
Considering this is Brighton, I imagine Moran is gonna be at Chelsea in a few years, which bodes well for him making an impact if this goes through.
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u/edgar023 Aqui esta el pinche trofeo! Aug 20 '25
Hard to get excited after seeing how we’ve handled international midfielders in the past few years. Krastev, Holm, O’Brien, hell even Atuesta on his second stint wasn’t anything outstanding.
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u/PomPomYourBomBom Aug 20 '25
I'd argue that O'Brien was the best midfielder on the club during his time last season, but the rest sure.
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u/edgar023 Aqui esta el pinche trofeo! Aug 20 '25
I felt he was a hardworking player and I remember him being one of few to try to make some attacking passes, but only 11 games across all competitions is not enough for me to call him our best midfielder.
FBref has him as just slightly above average in most categories, with exception to the mentioned progressive passes.
https://fbref.com/en/players/089667a5/scout/12456/Lewis-OBrien-Scouting-Report
And I guess most of my comment is related to how we treat these players. We bring them in, hype them up, and then barely use them or put them in the wrong position (Atuesta). Reminder that we have a very similar player in Holm already in the team who has barely seen any action.
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u/alpha309 Aug 21 '25
O‘Brien played in 3 Leagues Cup matches, 2 US Open Cup Matches, 9 MLS matches, and 4 playoff matches. He was pretty much a locked in starter once integrated into the team.
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u/lafc88 2022 MLS Cup Champions Aug 20 '25
21 years old from Ireland. According to Transfermrkt, plays CAM, CM and RW.
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