blockhseagull
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Correct regarding Murray, Gross chance was cross from Montoya.
Your spot on about March’s defensive work but he just isn’t good enough going forward for me.
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Correct regarding Murray, Gross chance was cross from Montoya.
Your spot on about March’s defensive work but he just isn’t good enough going forward for me.
Having looked at the post again, fair point!
Hughton out.
Yes it looked that way from my sofa. Bissouma (that run aside) looked more suited to a more traditional midfield role rather than the number 10 position. May change in time but for now I'd prefer Propper pushed forward instead.
I know we were shite all round in the first half but Bissouma seemed to be dropping far too deep, passing backwards when there were better options etc quite a lot for someone who was supposed to be in the Gross role.
Jimmy Grimble
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Does he take full backs on? Looks a tidy player with good technique but I’ve yet to see him run at a defender...
I was quite surprised by the criticism he received yesterday.
I thought he played well enough with the look of a player who has more to give, a la Bissouma.
I thought he played well enough with the look of a player who has more to give, a la Bissouma.
My observations from yesterday's game were that he has a great touch and good technique, as you say. But at times he looked a little hesitant and lacking in confidence. Hopefully, with game time that'll come. There's definitely a player in there. Strange that so many seem to be writing him off so quickly. Actually, it's not strange but entirely predictable and not without precedent.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
I think most have said 'Jury's out' rather than writing him off. Still, how long he gets to prove himself is another matter, a lot was spent so we cannot wait 4 seasons for an impact.
Agreed. Needs more game time.........next season will be key as long as he gets a good run this season. He’s been either injured or absent for a lot of this term too.
As opposed to the Derby number 11 who in the 2nd half put in cross after cross, beating Bernardo for fun. I watched him and thought “that’s what I want to see from a winger”.
macbeth
Dismembered
If you look at his stats from pretty much every club he's played at you'll see that he tends to do a lot lot better in his second season at that club. So I certainly think we'll see the best of him eventually. He just needs to get off the mark and then I reckon he'll go from strength to strength
But not necessarily what Mr Hughton wants from all his wingers.
Mayonaise
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Too easily knocked off the ball for me but we were saying that about Bernando early on so there is still hope AJ can grow into English football.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Jury still very much our for me, he's done very little that you could call productive so far. Yes he needs time to adapt to the game over here, but he's a fully fledged International, and we can't really afford passengers in our situation. He needs to start producing and having an impact soon.
portlock seagull
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Be nice to have players worth £15m plus that didn’t always have 12month adjustment periods though wouldn’t it? You know, go straight into the side and immediately start playing quality football. Like in the old days.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
When did we sign £15m plus players in the old days?
Relatively speaking, we bust the bank with purchases such as Lawrenson. I don't recall NSC displaying his shortcomings back then.
JJ McClure
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Not sure what good that would have done considering there was no one for our wingers to cross to. The reason Ali and Knocky had to keep cutting inside was that Locadia was the only Albion player in the middle and was being marked out the game by Keogh.
If it had existed, the usual suspects would've done.