' CORNELIUS SIGNS FOR CARDIFF CITY £8 MILL '

Someone that doesn't play?! Despite being the clubs record signing?!

SO FAR!

Hey guys. I'm a Danish Cardiff fan, and has been following Andreas Cornelius during the last year, as I am also a football journalist.

Andreas Cornelius is a very talented player, but he has his limitations as well.

Strengths: Physically strong, quite good technique, good finishing, positioning in the opponents area, nose for goals, heading. In addition it is worth mentioning that he seems like a lad with both feet on the ground. He doesn't whine when he is brought down, which I know is popular in British football.

Weaknesses: Speed, lack of routine, has a tendency of falling out the game.

All in all, I think he can be a good signing. My only scepsis is, that Cardiff currently holds six forwards?

Thanks! Great analysis!! And I loved the old Premier manager games, too!

You're welcome. Good news for me is that Cardiffs matches will be shown on Danish TV now. Bad news is that we will problably see a tendency that the number of young Danish Cardiff-fanboys will grow now. Obv. most annoying for me since I have supported CCFC since 97 genuinly. Oh well, the love of modern football.

I am sure that will be a huge bonus for you!! That's not always a bad thing, everyone has to start somewhere

Good quality player.
first of many.

He was in world soccer magazine this month as someone to look out for, genuinely a good player at that level. Can he up it for us. If he bags double figures this season the transfer fee pays itself.

He was in world soccer magazine this month as someone to look out for, genuinely a good player at that level. Can he up it for us. If he bags double figures this season the transfer fee pays itself.

i agree,
where going to have plenty of firepower next season.
goals win games.

Looks something special.

sounds like a great buy

Great stuff , so will Ince now not come, don't care though this boy looks good

This guy is brilliant. I am friends with Lithuanian FM researcher/scout and he linked me to Danish guys and they were raving about him.

Keep in mind his price tag and the fact that he is 20 years old. He is the present AND the future. He is no Kenny 'Donkey' Miller.

This guy is brilliant. I am friends with Lithuanian FM researcher/scout and he linked me to Danish guys and they were raving about him.

Keep in mind his price tag and the fact that he is 20 years old. He is the present AND the future. He is no Kenny 'Donkey' Miller.

Um the thing is this guy and Kenny Miller are about as different you could get in terms of the way they play.

Just got on the forum and this is what I see. This player looks brilliant for the team!

Good old MM. No-one knew about this at all- he is so discrete with transfers.

Looks a cracking signing

city spending 8 mill on a player ,who would have believed it? happy days

I just hope he doesn't turn into a Velikonja type signing

Someone that doesn't play?! Despite being the clubs record signing?!

Chopra is our record signing

This guy is brilliant. I am friends with Lithuanian FM researcher/scout and he linked me to Danish guys and they were raving about him.

Keep in mind his price tag and the fact that he is 20 years old. He is the present AND the future. He is no Kenny 'Donkey' Miller.

Um the thing is this guy and Kenny Miller are about as different you could get in terms of the way they play.

hence 'he is no kenny miller'....................

gutted to see him in your jerseys; delighted not to play against him in the danish "superleague"

Would call him a younger verion of Benfigas cardoza, but faster - could despite of his pricetag turn out to be a bargain (although I hope not )

GL with him

I'm glad you said that mate. I said to my mate today that he reminds me of oscar cardozo

Seen on youtube that the Gunners & Milan were also interested in him.

Has he put pen to paper yet?

Fair play. What a cracking signing.

I've been aware of this player for a wee while and am chuffed to bits as Everton we in for him as well as Stoke. Its good to see us compeating (and beating) established premier teams to transfers and not scrapping it out with Hull and Palace for good Championship quality players.

Cardiff City agree deal for Danish striker Andreas Cornelius

Cardiff City are set to break their transfer record to sign Denmark international striker Andreas Cornelius from FC Copenhagen for £7.5m.
The 6ft 4in forward will sign for the Premier League newcomers provided he passes a routine medical examination.
Analysis:
"He's a big guy, but actually when he was a youth player he wasn't that big, so he developed his technique and needed to survive on his technique and suddenly he just flew up and got big. So he has the technique and the physicality. He broke through instantly and scored a lot of goals and got to the national team, so he's been a great story this season in Denmark."

- Tommy Kjaersgaard of TV3 Sport in Denmark

Cornelius, 20, was top scorer in the 2012-13 Danish Superliga, scoring 18 goals in 32 appearances.
The fee would smash the previous record of £3m paid to Sunderland for Michael Chopra in July 2010.
Cornelius is highly rated in Denmark having represented his country at under-18, under-19 and under-20 before making his full international debut against the Czech Republic in September 2012.
He scored his first international goal in the 1-1 draw with Mexico on 31 January this year.
The Dane will be manager Malky Mackay's first signing since leading the club to the Premier League.

Welcome

When I read about the news earlier,it brought a big smile to my face, so typical Malky!

I had hoped all the Wanyama talk over the last few days would act as a smokescreen and then bang, one Andreas Cornelius!
Gotta just love it, I'll be totally honest don't know a huge amount about him, but those who do seem to hold him with very high regard.
He'll need our best support and patience as he's still young and untried in a foreign country.
Welcome Andreas, do the

This appears to be a great signing by Malky, and fits his pattern of buying YOUNG promising players with a lot of potential that he blends into a team with a few aging veterans. The future looks bright for the Bluebirds.

This appears to be a great signing by Malky, and fits his pattern of buying YOUNG promising players with a lot of potential that he blends into a team with a few aging veterans. The future looks bright for the Bluebirds.

Young promising player = Jordan Rhodes

How did thid signing slip under the radar of those in the know?

Manchester United hero Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has urged his former club to sign FC Copenhagen striker Andreas Cornelius, who he believes has the ability to go “as far as he wants.”

Cornelius, 19, signed for Copenhagen in April this year and has enjoyed a remarkable start to life as a professional footballer, scoring 10 goals in his first 11 appearances, and has already been awarded his first cap for Denmark.

The teenager scored his first European goal on Thursday against Solskjaer’s Molde in the Europa League, and the former United striker is clearly impressed with what he saw from the talented striker, going as far as claiming he has all the right attributes to succeed at Old Trafford.

“Yes, he’s definitely an option (for United),” Solskjaer said. “He has the qualities to play at the top level if he continues his development.

interesting.....



also, who is Cult of Personality posting under now?

Manchester United hero Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has urged his former club to sign FC Copenhagen striker Andreas Cornelius, who he believes has the ability to go “as far as he wants.”

Cornelius, 19, signed for Copenhagen in April this year and has enjoyed a remarkable start to life as a professional footballer, scoring 10 goals in his first 11 appearances, and has already been awarded his first cap for Denmark.

The teenager scored his first European goal on Thursday against Solskjaer’s Molde in the Europa League, and the former United striker is clearly impressed with what he saw from the talented striker, going as far as claiming he has all the right attributes to succeed at Old Trafford.

“Yes, he’s definitely an option (for United),” Solskjaer said. “He has the qualities to play at the top level if he continues his development.

interesting.....



also, who is Cult of Personality posting under now?

PartyWithOle

What happened to my posts here?

Its a blast from the past thread, no need to delete. Almost 4 years to the day. Very interesting reading some of the posts here regarding the feeling at the time about the signing, may make for a decent debate on the transfer policies etc and what you feel went wrong.

Unless you deleted it on the instructions of the former mod that said A-corn was the real deal... deleted his post... then forgot to delete the post on page one of someone quoting him?

What happened to my posts here?

Its a blast from the past thread, no need to delete. Almost 4 years to the day. Very interesting reading some of the posts here regarding the feeling at the time about the signing, may make for a decent debate on the transfer policies etc and what you feel went wrong.

Unless you deleted it on the instructions of the former mod that said A-corn was the real deal... deleted his post... then forgot to delete the post on page one of someone quoting him?

This whole episode was the beginning of the end for Malky Mackay, & unfortunately, the opening up of a can of worms,,,,its all well documented.

Fortunes in football can change very very quickly, for the better or for the worse.
There are plenty of big clubs, some ex Premiership, now in the lower leagues, who would testify to this!

This whole episode was the beginning of the end for Malky Mackay, & unfortunately, the opening up of a can of worms,,,,its all well documented.

Fortunes in football can change very very quickly, for the better or for the worse.
There are plenty of big clubs, some ex Premiership, now in the lower leagues, who would testify to this!

There was plenty of positivity around this signing at the time though. looking through the comments it seems most if not all were in favour.

This whole episode was the beginning of the end for Malky Mackay, & unfortunately, the opening up of a can of worms,,,,its all well documented.

Fortunes in football can change very very quickly, for the better or for the worse.
There are plenty of big clubs, some ex Premiership, now in the lower leagues, who would testify to this!

There was plenty of positivity around this signing at the time though. looking through the comments it seems most if not all were in favour.