STM Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 He was involved in everything we did. Ran at them, went looking for the ball, worked hard. Had our best effort in the first half too. He's no HBA like but he's a good player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Was seriously impressed with him, hardly put a foot wrong and caused lots of problems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Did well, dragged them out wide gave space for Mitrovic. Good game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Showed more than I ever saw from Thauvin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Showed more than I ever saw from Thauvin. What a slut. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Time to judge him is against better opposition. No point singing his praises against a shower of shite. Didn't know we were a top half table team pushing for Europe, these are normally the games we struggle to win. All that mattered today was the result but sounded like we play well also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bailey Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Keep it up then son. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Apart from the shot that hit the post I don't understand why people are raving about him. I didn't think he was poor but he wasn't great either. My thoughts exactly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 He was involved in everything we did. Ran at them, went looking for the ball, worked hard. Had our best effort in the first half too. He's no HBA like but he's a good player. He wanted the ball but didn't do a lot with it. Lost it quite a few times when taking people on. He was far from MOTM -- That'd be Tiote for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I think people underestimate the value of hard work. His end product might not be all that, but he offers genuine width and pace and will put in a shift at both ends of the pitch. Cabella and Thauvin might be better individual players but they weren't for the team because they just couldn't handle the pace of English football. Oh and he nearly produced the end product as well btw, that effort that came off the post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 His problem has always been his end product, he runs a lot and tries to take players on but doesn't score or assist nearly as much as you would like him to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Might help him by being at a club where he doesn't have to be an 8 out of 10 when he starts just to keep his place in the team. Today was a solid 7 and should be what we get from him most weeks. Hopefully he knows that and doesn't try to overdo things to impress the manager just to have a chance of starting the next game. I'll take the Everton performance 2 in 10 games if we see this 5-6 out of 10 games and a couple of stand out performances thrown in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I think people underestimate the value of hard work. His end product might not be all that, but he offers genuine width and pace and will put in a shift at both ends of the pitch. Cabella and Thauvin might be better individual players but they weren't for the team because they just couldn't handle the pace of English football. Oh and he nearly produced the end product as well btw, that effort that came off the post. He also almost bagged an assist. Like you say, him being in the team will mean we arn't just relying on the right side to attack from, which in itself will make us be able to stretch teams easier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I thought he looked good, he's not amazing on the ball but he worked hard and forced the issue a few times, I think him and Shelvey will grab a couple of goals each before the end of the season too which we really need. I don't think he has enough about him to be a permanent starter like, it'd be daft if he permanently takes Perez' place in the side. He'd a far better option than we've had for some time though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Today wasn't amazing or anything, but was a marked improvement from his first match. He played well, and was involved in a lot of our attacks. As Disco pointed out it gave us a lot more threat on the opposite flank instead of just expecting Sissoko and Janmaat to create everything out wide as has been the case nearly all season. I'm hopeful once he gets a bit more up to speed and in tune with his teammates he'll be a worthwhile addition to the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Apart from the shot that hit the post I don't understand why people are raving about him. I didn't think he was poor but he wasn't great either. My thoughts exactly. When was the last time Gouffran / Obertan / Thauvin / Sammy / Cabella hit the post? He's no world beater but he's better than anything we have had on the left wing recently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Had another decent shot near the start as well go out for a corner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 And brought a decent save out of Foster in the first half, also with his right foot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 His problem has always been his end product, he runs a lot and tries to take players on but doesn't score or assist nearly as much as you would like him to do. He would have got an assist if Wijnaldum had scored that header rather than putting it over. Sissoko would also have quite a few assists this season if his decent deliveries weren't wasted most of the time. Harsh to judge our players on assists when our other players waste glorious chances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I thought he looked good, he's not amazing on the ball but he worked hard and forced the issue a few times, I think him and Shelvey will grab a couple of goals each before the end of the season too which we really need. I don't think he has enough about him to be a permanent starter like, it'd be daft if he permanently takes Perez' place in the side. He'd a far better option than we've had for some time though. I can understand perfectly why Spurs sold him, he's not good enough for a CL side. But we are at the other end of the table and we need someone who can do a job and provide shape and threat from wide positions consistently, not when they feel like it. I would far rather have him here than him go to our relegation rivals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I think he's a very solid, know-what-you-are-gonna-get kind of signing. He's never going to be a worldbeater but he'll always be involved because of his physical attributes and general positive attitude. You couldn't say about Cabella and Thauvin (particularly the latter). It's very much a shift from signing long term potential for profit and signing a safe domestic player for the level we're at and the needs of the team. In the situation we are in, that's a very welcome shift in the short term IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 MOM for me today. Tireless, took people on and had a couple of good digs at goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Looked better than I gave him credit for in the past to be honest. Wouldn't say I'm totally convinced by him but there were some encouraging signs. Aarons is the better left winger like, no doubt in my mind. Ignoring fitness issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I think he's a very solid, know-what-you-are-gonna-get kind of signing. He's never going to be a worldbeater but he'll always be involved because of his physical attributes and general positive attitude. You couldn't say about Cabella and Thauvin (particularly the latter). It's very much a shift from signing long term potential for profit and signing a safe domestic player for the level we're at and the needs of the team. In the situation we are in, that's a very welcome shift in the short term IMO. Very fair post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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