Lenny Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Great feet, good technique, good passer - no engine. Delighted so far however as he cost very little and will be a player who can grow and develop especially with KK's tutelage. Very good debut. Sorry what do you mean by no engine? He had to be very disciplined today due to the opposition. He didnt looked any more tired than anyone else come the end of the match either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 very impressed with this lad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Kept up his impressive pre-season form today. Looks a beautiful passer of the ball. Promising. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Him and Barton could be a very good partnership I reckon. Love the way he never panics and has that canny ability to wriggle away and make a yard for himself when under pressure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 great debut. very composed, very good on the ball, and doesnt give it away cheaply. happy so far! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Great feet, good technique, good passer - no engine. Delighted so far however as he cost very little and will be a player who can grow and develop especially with KK's tutelage. Very good debut. No engine? Can't judge that from one game mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiMag Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Keegan called him his man of the match Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Luque Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Him or Gutierrez my MoM. Very tidey player. Good at defending and attacking and in a few years I'm confident he could be a complete CM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 quite content for him to be in our starting Xl this season tbh, as long as he isn't joined by Butt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 I'm beginning to like this new rectruitment team more and more these days. Cracking player. Must admit, when he first signed I thought "wtf?" but now, he looks so composed and so cool, and at OT! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Tbf I know what HTT means and I have mentioned before how he has dropped away as the game has gone on. Something that can be worked on though. Thought he did very well today. Maybe our scouts do know more than some of us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Michael Carrick doesn't have much of an engine, but he gets himself in the right positions and uses the ball well. Very impressed by Guthrie so far, looking forward to the Bolton game a lot more after today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 The key with Guthrie is to put in front of him and alongside him a player who has the legs, pace and drive etc. so he can sit and dictate play and generally keep us ticking over while always providing cover to the back-four. That player is not Butt. Nor Barton or Geremi or any other combo in there such as Milner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Don't want to be too much of a downer, especially on this early, challenging day, but I thought he was too indiscriminate with his passing. It often looked like he felt he had to have passed the ball within two seconds of receiving it. Didn't lose the ball too much (either through being tackled or making bad passes), but I would like to see him be more confident in possession - which will in turn allow him to be more frequently positive and incisive with his play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Great feet, good technique, good passer - no engine. Delighted so far however as he cost very little and will be a player who can grow and develop especially with KK's tutelage. Very good debut. Agreed, played well today but tired badly towards the end, didn't help we only only had Geremi and Enrique on the bench of note. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Him and Barton could be a very good partnership I reckon. Love the way he never panics and has that canny ability to wriggle away and make a yard for himself when under pressure. That quality should never be under-rated as most good passing sides are built around it. He's still a work in progress, but a few of our midfielders could learn from him in this regard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpeth mag Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Thought he was excellent today especially the first half. Not sure how Butt was MoTM ahead of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 very impressed, looks very comfatable on the ball. Looking forwad to seeing more of this fella. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Was he named in the England Under-21s this week? Milner was named once again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 looked excellent, great awareness of what was around him at all times Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Was totally under-whelmed when we signed him. First time I saw him today and I though he excellent. His touch and passing were superb, hope he gets forward alot more against lesser opposition. Could be a real steal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Was totally under-whelmed when we signed him. First time I saw him today and I though he excellent. His touch and passing were superb, hope he gets forward alot more against lesser opposition. Could be a real steal. Agree, great performance. In Keegan we trust! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufc_geordie Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Can tell he was schooled at Liverpool. Comfortable in possession, kept the ball moving about quickly. A tidy debut. Thought Butt did all of the donkey work but Guthrie hassled the Man Utd midfield a bit as well. The midfield actually appeared well balanced. I want to see how he cops next week against weaker opposition and if he will push on a bit and try and influence the game a bit more. If he can, Keegan has picked up a gem of a player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Can tell he was schooled at Liverpool. Comfortable in possession, kept the ball moving about quickly. A tidy debut. Thought Butt did all of the donkey work but Guthrie hassled the Man Utd midfield a bit as well. The midfield actually appeared well balanced. I want to see how he cops next week against weaker opposition and if he will push on a bit and try and influence the game a bit more. If he can, Keegan has picked up a gem of a player. Yeah agree with this, the midfield looked pretty solid yesterday, but just as importantly its how we fair against the lesser teams particularly at SJP when we need to break them down. Hopefully Jonas, Guthrie, Butt and Milner are good enough to do that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 His corners are excellent. Both Martins' goal and late chance in the 2nd half came from his deliveries. He should take them all tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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