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Personally I've always enjoyed watching him for us, just don't see this supposed lack of effort at all. In fact, he's always looked like the one trying to make things happen. If we do stay up I suspect he'll have a large part in it.

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Personally I've always enjoyed watching him for us, just don't see this supposed lack of effort at all. In fact, he's always looked like the one trying to make things happen. If we do stay up I suspect he'll have a large part in it.

It's not a lack of effort, he's just extremely naive defensively both in his decision making and positioning.

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Rafa plays 4-2-3-1, I strongly suspect we'll see Shelvey as part of the deeper 2 in midfield, alongside tiote if he's fit, if not then colback or anita (needs must). Ahead of him, either sissoko or wijnaldum. I agree that building a team around him isn't a bad idea, the same way wenger did with fabregas. I'm not saying shelvey is as good as fabregas, but his passing vision and ability is incredible and he's still so young, so who knows how good he can become?

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He was OK, his pass completion must've been terrible with the amount of impossible long balls he tried.

 

Don't recall many at all to be honest, kept it simple most of the time and won the ball back himself more than any other player today.

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Several places reporting that he’s getting axed from the England squad which is announced today for the Germany and Holland friendlies for Drinkwater

 

If true it seems that whoever moves to the north east can kiss goodbye to the England careers.

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Several places reporting that he’s getting axed from the England squad which is announced today for the Germany and Holland friendlies for Drinkwater

 

If true it seems that whoever moves to the north east can kiss goodbye to the England careers.

Eh? Drinkwater absolutely deserves a call up. Especially as him and Shelvey play in the same position then he should be in ahead of him.

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Several places reporting that he’s getting axed from the England squad which is announced today for the Germany and Holland friendlies for Drinkwater

 

If true it seems that whoever moves to the north east can kiss goodbye to their careers.

FYP

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Mental that Drinkwater isn't about 35.

Even more mental that he got man of the match the other night. I thought he was very average. But he's had an excellent season and therefore deserves an International call up.

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Mental that Drinkwater isn't about 35.

Even more mental that he got man of the match the other night. I thought he was very average. But he's had an excellent season and therefore deserves an International call up.

 

Should have been Kante by a mile.

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Shelvey can't have too many complaints. A couple of very good homes games, one average home game and 3 poor away games don't exactly scream out 'call up'.

 

Agree on the Drinkwater MoM award, it was Kante by a million miles.

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Not convinced by him at all, he does a lot of pointing but his own positioning is often woeful, be presses when he shouldn't and leaves so much space behind him.

 

When he has the ball be often slows the game down whilst he figures out which long pass to attempt, great when they come off but when they don't it leaves players like Janmaat way out of position with Shelvey unable to cover the space.

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