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Jonjo Shelvey (now playing for Burnley)


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I know it's opinions, but I swear some people are watching a different player or re-writing history.  When the fat, lazy slob can be bothered to get up the pitch.  He'll play, or at least attempt through balls or passes round the corner, that most players in our team wouldn't even see, never mind try. 

 

It's like people only remember him sitting deep and zinging 60 yarders that look pretty, yet rarely come off or come to much.

 

I think he is more of a low percentage/high reward type passer and one of the only midfielders we have that even try anything positive, passing wise.  Which is why I find this argument so odd, especially when Ki is mentioned as anything other than someone that is a bit more mobile. Longstaff is probably going to be a better player overall, he might already be, even.  But still early days there.  Hayden is good at what he does  and I hope he stays, TBH.  After that, shite.

 

I actually think my main gripe with Shelvey is his shooting and set pieces.  So talented and accurate with the ball a lot of the time.  But shits himself when he shoots and blazes it over.  His set pieces are usually crap, as well.

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Shelvey's Hollywood balls are amazing when they come off but no one in the league surrenders possession as much as he does. He has an amazing technical ability but his decision making is often woeful.

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Guest Yerdas El Savon

Shelvey's Hollywood balls are amazing when they come off but no one in the league surrenders possession as much as he does. He has an amazing technical ability but his decision making is often woeful.

 

Be amazed if this is even remotely true.

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Shelvey's Hollywood balls are amazing when they come off but no one in the league surrenders possession as much as he does. He has an amazing technical ability but his decision making is often woeful.

 

Be amazed if this is even remotely true.

 

It is true.

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Guest chopey

I think he could be finished as a first team starter for us, he's not mobile enough and doesn't cover enough ground to be effective anymore

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We look and always looked a better team without him in the team.

 

bruce should have known this, arguably p*ssed the first two games away with him forcing shelvey into the team

 

probably got told to play him because hes the highest earner

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He's good if we tailor our entire system towards him, but he's not good enough to warrant that. The last few months of our first seasons back up were probably his best. His long passing ability matched with Gayle's movement really helped us bring Ayoze and the fullbacks into play.

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He's good if we tailor our entire system towards him, but he's not good enough to warrant that. The last few months of our first seasons back up were probably his best. His long passing ability matched with Gayle's movement really helped us bring Ayoze and the fullbacks into play.

 

i don't think there's a coach around who could make that work tbh, you'd need crazy amounts of pace and quality around him for it to amount to anything

 

that loon was in the almiron thread saying he's a luxury we can't afford, basically defines shelvey

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