happy howe's masters of the early goal, wembley bound warriors v misery moyesy's relegation haunted , olympic stadium squatters

[PaddockLad 19013]

19 hours ago, Renton said:

 

Yeah, but we missed out on Francis Jeffers iirc. I guess that piece of Robson serendipity was more than  evened out by us ending up with fucking Hugo Viana rather than Ronaldo. 

We signed Viana the year before Ronaldo went to Man Utd but yeah..both from Sporting Lisbon… I’d never connected that before  

[The Fish 11322]

I love a moody French Winger, I think my record on that is manifest.. however, for this manager, in this team, with our current situation, we need to be starting Gordon in the next game.

 

The way we're set up, the way we savage opponents with our intelligent pressing, it just doesn't work if the left side is not 100% on it. Saint-Maximin needs confidence, a run of games and to see a lot of the ball in those games and without Bruno on form and on fire in the middle, we don't create the right kind of possession to get the most out of ASM. Way better as an impact sub right now. But, when he is introduced as an impact sub, we have to actually use him to make an impact. Last few games he's come on with 25 minutes to go and not really impacted the game because we're not releasing the balls to the flank quickly enough. We're still looking to play it through the centre first then out wide, or trying to hit through balls for the central striker. Neither get the most out of him. He needs to receive the ball closer to the half way line, so he can commit defenders, drag them out of their shape and create opportunities with a pass, or for himself. 

 

Instead he's receiving the ball high up the pitch when the opponents are entrenched in their area. 

 

Honestly think we've been unfortunate that we've never really had a run of games with ASM, Bruno, Isak and Wilson all fit and available at the same time. 

[Dr Gloom 23641]

3 minutes ago, The Fish said:

I love a moody French Winger, I think my record on that is manifest.. however, for this manager, in this team, with our current situation, we need to be starting Gordon in the next game.

 

The way we're set up, the way we savage opponents with our intelligent pressing, it just doesn't work if the left side is not 100% on it. Saint-Maximin needs confidence, a run of games and to see a lot of the ball in those games and without Bruno on form and on fire in the middle, we don't create the right kind of possession to get the most out of ASM. Way better as an impact sub right now. But, when he is introduced as an impact sub, we have to actually use him to make an impact. Last few games he's come on with 25 minutes to go and not really impacted the game because we're not releasing the balls to the flank quickly enough. We're still looking to play it through the centre first then out wide, or trying to hit through balls for the central striker. Neither get the most out of him. He needs to receive the ball closer to the half way line, so he can commit defenders, drag them out of their shape and create opportunities with a pass, or for himself. 

 

Instead he's receiving the ball high up the pitch when the opponents are entrenched in their area. 

 

Honestly think we've been unfortunate that we've never really had a run of games with ASM, Bruno, Isak and Wilson all fit and available at the same time. 

 

agreed. there were signs that he was linking up well with isak when they played together. i also think he would look better with targett behind him than burn, who doesn't overlap in the same way. 

 

it doesn't defend his performance on saturday, which was piss poor. 

[Alex 36713]

On 04/02/2023 at 21:17, wykikitoon said:

🤣

 

 

Not often you see a CDM spending the whole match stood on the left wing 👍🏻

[Isegrim 10350]

 

[PaddockLad 19013]

PROCEED WITH CAUTION: the following article contains a reference to the metric known as “xG” and may be unsuitable for those of a nervous disposition 😱

 

https://theathletic.com/4156312/2023/02/06/saint-maximin-gordon-newcastle/

[wykikitoon 22858]

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trying to make team-mate Joelinton laugh

 

Try make Joe cheer when you do something decent on the pitch eh?