timeEd32 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Thought he was one of our best players today. He's stronger in possession than I thought. Also, he really seems to care which is refreshing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 We needed to get him on the ball more today. Looked lively when he had it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Didn't do much Imo, it was the townsend of spurs, one trick to beat a man and that's about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Didn't do much Imo, it was the townsend of spurs, one trick to beat a man and that's about it. Didn't seem to have a problem beating his man at all and, once again, put in some good crosses. One with his left and one with his right, in particular. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Looked our most dangerous player imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Didn't do much Imo, it was the townsend of spurs, one trick to beat a man and that's about it. Very unfair IMO, i have never rated him but he was dangerous everytime he got on the ball and with better movement and finishing he could have had an assist or two as he put in some decent crosses which should have been taken advantage of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMTW Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Created at least two decent chances (one for Mitro near post and another for Sis back post). His shot could of lead to a goal if someone had the sense to follow it in. There was a similar cross he put in from a weird angle where if someone gambled near post would have resulted in a good chance. Think it's harsh to say he didn't have a good game. In a game of few chances he looked our most creative outlet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Offers us a threat moving forwards, which nobody else seems to do at times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMTW Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I was going to suggest he doesn't link as well with Janmaat as others when they play right and Janmaat was a lot less effective going forward. But maybe that's more to the fact that in the past we've been so reliant on Janmaat that we've just given him the ball any time he moves forward. There were times today when it could have went wide to Janmaat and Townsend has just took it on his own. Refreshing to see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 The opposition were shit scared of him when he was running at them. We need to get him attacking teams and going for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Not a fan of him generally BUT thought he has a good game, was very positive moving forward, his touch was much improved in comparison to Leicester and he created a couple of opportunities and had a decent shot after a good run Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 He's the most direct attack minded player we have. No passing to the back, no sideways passing like the others. Need him on the left to swing the crosses in though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samag Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 He's the most direct attack minded player we have. No passing to the back, no sideways passing like the others. Need him on the left to swing the crosses in though. This very much like how direct he is, hopefully he be fit for the rest of the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Taken over from Cabella as the king of the stepovers. He's as poor as I thought he was going to be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Taken over from Cabella as the king of the stepovers. He's as poor as I thought he was going to be. Yet still our best outlet in first half. Give him a chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Taken over from Cabella as the king of the stepovers. He's as poor as I thought he was going to be. Thought he was our best player yesterday, and that he always looked to go forward, and for the most part was causing trouble doing so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dabe Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 His stepovers look really telegraphed, like they're not actually adding any deception to his movements as his legs do a massive arc around the ball instead of a quick, short one. He's got good acceleration and he made life difficult for Van Aanholt / Khazri but outside of his two crosses in the first 5-10 minutes and a shot on target he didn't penetrate too much; but that might be because we didn't really get behind Sunderland on counters where he could damage them. Exactly the kind of performance he'd give for Tottenham really, works for a team like ours more than Spurs though and definitely prefer him on the right cutting inside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Taken over from Cabella as the king of the stepovers. He's as poor as I thought he was going to be. So unbelievably ridiculous Classic case of having an initial view on the player and holding onto it till death. Even in the face of evidence to the contrary. I pity you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Looked lively out there yesterday, can beat a man and put in a couple of useful crosses. Had a few moments that were a bit worrying in terms of how he reads the game though. We had one break where Mitro dropped deep, laid it off to Wijnaldum and then Gini played a ball down the flank into space for Townsend to run on to. Townsend though had inexplicably stopped his run and was looking for it short. I know miscommunications happen all the time but I thought it was particularly bad, there was no way in hell he should have stopped his run. There were a few other times where his teammates had it and I was yelling at him to move too. Hopefully things will get better as he gets more games under his belt. Would prefer him out left at the moment though. We provide no threat down that side and I reckon he's our best bet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OoOGazOoO Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I thought he played well to be honest and was surprised he came off. To me if we were going to score he looked the most likely person to get an assist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I like him. I thought we massively overpaid for him and I never particularly rated him. But TBF, he looks a threat and he is quicker than I thought. When he kept getting isolated with van Aanholt. He had a decent amount of success. I'm not sure if they countered that in the second half, or we just went away from it. But it looked like we were going to score, because of this match up. His touch is pretty shit, mind. When he is facing away from goal, it always seems to be a bit heavy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I like Townsend, agree with the touch comments, its pretty poor, but he's a threat and gets decent balls into the area. Looks like we have someone who can take a corner as well, which is a nice change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Give him a chance man! He's come into a team struggling in the league, which is low in confidence, new manager and he's barely played this season, plus the fact he is adapting playing for a new team after playing with Spurs all his life. What do people expect from him exactly? From the time he was on the pitch, he was our biggest threat and inevitably got tired and was substituted. Any chance we have of staying up will hinge on Andros and a few key players for the rest of the remaining games. Keep the faith, albeit it is getting smaller after every game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Give him a chance man! He's come into a team struggling in the league, which is low in confidence, new manager and he's barely played this season, plus the fact he is adapting playing for a new team after playing with Spurs all his life. What do people expect from him exactly? From the time he was on the pitch, he was our biggest threat and inevitably got tired and was substituted. Any chance we have of staying up will hinge on Andros and a few key players for the rest of the remaining games. Keep the faith, albeit it is getting smaller after every game. Who is that in response to? The last 5 posts before this, are all pretty positive? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Give him a chance man! He's come into a team struggling in the league, which is low in confidence, new manager and he's barely played this season, plus the fact he is adapting playing for a new team after playing with Spurs all his life. What do people expect from him exactly? From the time he was on the pitch, he was our biggest threat and inevitably got tired and was substituted. Any chance we have of staying up will hinge on Andros and a few key players for the rest of the remaining games. Keep the faith, albeit it is getting smaller after every game. Who is that in response to? The last 5 posts before this, are all pretty positive? Me probably!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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