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One thing last year that p*ssed me off was his sloppy distribution. While he will misplace a pass now and again, he very rarely gives the ball away these days. Unbelievable improvement in every area of his game.

 

This :thup:

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From an NUFC point of view I'd rather he didn't go and his performances are not really recognised, just so we can keep a hold of him. That is at least until we have been taken over with ambition who would want to build a team with him, rather than one who will be counting his worth going up and up.

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Looking more and more like the player that he was predicted to be in that Michael Calvin book - basically has all the raw attributes you could want in a centre half.  And he couldn't have a better manager to develop under.

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From an NUFC point of view I'd rather he didn't go and his performances are not really recognised, just so we can keep a hold of him. That is at least until we have been taken over with ambition who would want to build a team with him, rather than one who will be counting his worth going up and up.

Based on absolutely nothing except the way his game has developed under Rafa's guidance I think he's seen as the cornerstone around which Rafa wants to build his team. If the fat one tries to profit from the sale of Lacelles I think that would push Rafa over the edge .

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I think I could only be happier by a turnaround had it been Joselu tbh. Chuffed for Diame after all the over the top stick he's had.

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The form he's in, and the way he's outplayed others vying for their place for the Cup - he's got to be included in the squad and should be challenging for a playing role. He's simply outstanding.

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Jones as in Phil Jones?? As Neville pointed out last night he was absolutely terrible against us yesterday. When he was last decent? I'd take Jamaal over Smalling and Jones any day. And Keane's been absolutely woeful for Everton all season.

 

Stones

Cahill

Maguire

Lascelles

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Smalling and Jones aren't good enough on the ball, as indeed Neville pointed out. One of them is ok but we lack for confident technical defenders. John Stones is the best with ball at his feet by a country mile but he is also a massive idiot.

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I love the lad and love his outspoken attitude, but I do wish he'd keep it to solely about NUFC, there's no real need to talk about other teams like that in public.

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I love the lad and love his outspoken attitude, but I do wish he'd keep it to solely about NUFC, there's no real need to talk about other teams like that in public.

 

Headline a little misleading I thought. It doesn't sound bad at all taking into context all of his quotes in that article. Certainly doesn't seem to me that he is purposely having a go at the opposition.

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'You could see their centre-halves on the ball and they didn't really know what to do with it.'

 

Not individuals, just two individuals. :lol:

 

Again, love his approach, but he doesn't need to say stuff like that. Just my opinion on it.

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Aye but he's making the point that the way we played didn't allow them to settle and led to errors. His comment is largely focused on us and not them, despite the headline of the article.

 

"We were aggressive..."

 

"We set up really well..."

 

"The manager got it spot on..."

 

"...but it was down to our pressing"

 

Think you're misinterpreting the focus of his comments a bit by saying he's focusing too much on the opposition.

 

 

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