Thiago Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Interesting. As others have said him and Bruno are the midfielders with an eye for a pass, but I think Bruno is more short smart passes and Shelvey is those range finders. Having that combination is ideal on nights like this to test the defence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 FWIW I think Howe picking the right players for each match is the right way to go. It definitely wasn't Joelinton or Willock's night tonight, but the front 3 were bad, even Fraser, so that'll have had a knock on effect as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: Maybe he'll be a bit less underappreciated now. Maybe. On the other hand we should probably have won both the last two games, and I'm not sure we didn't because he was missing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 We've missed him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitude20 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Having him and Bruno play together will definitely improve our possession, and that is something we missed yesterday. Joelinton and Willock don’t have the technical skills for a possession-type play. Before you jump on me, see Willock’s stats here: https://editfootball.co.uk/wyayescout-player-analysis-joe-willock-20-21/#:~:text=Compared to other central midfielders,shots on target (57.1%). he is better at shooting and defending, poor at passing. Once Shelvey is back, playing him with Bruno and Joelinton will definitely improve our command of midfield instead of the blind crossing we saw yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Not sure he would've added much yesterday. It felt like we were pretty decent in the first 2/3s of the pitch for large spells but the balance in the final third felt lacking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWTL Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Definitely a miss yesterday, Bruno looked class but with Shelvey there he would have been able to thread passes higher up the pitch and they both are calm on the ball. Just not sure how you would fit them both in a team and then be without Joelinton's strength and work rate but a big miss for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Not having a go like as I’m delighted we won and there’s nothing particularly to criticise him about but I barely remember him touching the ball all game. Did I just miss it or was he barely involved apart from deep in our own half a few times Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) Was expecting a post praising him. Thought he was really good and had what looked like a 100% success rate with his long balls out to ASM and Almiron. Edited April 8, 2022 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, gbandit said: Not having a go like as I’m delighted we won and there’s nothing particularly to criticise him about but I barely remember him touching the ball all game. Did I just miss it or was he barely involved apart from deep in our own half a few times He’s just not good enough and needs replacing in the summer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 I thought he did quite well tonight, the midfield looked solid all game and played some great passes to drive us forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 He did play some nice long balls tonight. Thought he should have been hooked instead of Bruno though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Keep - as an option Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Thought he was pretty quiet bar the balls over the top. Lots of him and Bruno moving into the same areas for the ball off the centre backs which is sort of to be expected I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumbheed Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Like this version of Shelvey and he did well tonight tbf, but he's in an absolutely key position and improving on him ought to be a high priority. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) He wasn't called upon to do much, but when he was he stepped up. An unremarkable performance, but nothing to complain about. Somebody mentioned, before the game that there might be the risk of Shelvey and Bruno stepping on each others toes, and I think Jonjo's instructions may have covered this. He basically allowed Bruno to take control. Edited April 8, 2022 by Happinesstan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofo Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Did he NOT take the knee yesterday? I wasn't paying special attention but when I looked over I'm sure he was the only one standing?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, mofo said: Did he NOT take the knee yesterday? I wasn't paying special attention but when I looked over I'm sure he was the only one standing?? He did not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Got shown up yesterday with how quickly Leicester are able to move the ball. Thankfully we’ve got a maestro who could do the work for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 If Bruno is the box to box or more deep lying midfielder and Joelinton is the destroyer then we need a proper number 10 for next season. Shelbey still a good option to come in though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 I thought Shelvey played pretty well yesterday. He’s slow, we all know it. He got his foot in though and used the ball pretty well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 25 minutes ago, mofo said: Did he NOT take the knee yesterday? I wasn't paying special attention but when I looked over I'm sure he was the only one standing?? he never did properly. Always done some random old man squat who has knackered knees and can’t get down on them. He didn’t even bother doing that yesterday and just sort of bent a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) Clearly gagging for “all lives matter” or “all balds matter” Edited April 18, 2022 by gbandit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Dubs doesn't do it as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outremont Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 1 hour ago, mofo said: Did he NOT take the knee yesterday? I wasn't paying special attention but when I looked over I'm sure he was the only one standing?? Does it matter? I don’t blame him. It’s a virtue signalling gesture. More meaningful and practical things to do than this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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