Guest neesy111 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 He was by far our best player in the first half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 As some said he was probably our biggest threat first half, but he bottled out of so many tackles, just like Perez and Sissoko. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Our attacks are normally very predictable, so Townsend is refreshing. Thought he was a big threat yesterday and put a few good crosses in. Not sure if I'd rather have him on the left or right though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Probably the guy i get most excited about being on the ball. He can go past a player & make something happen. Even around the area you know he has a shot on him with either foot. Has to play. Id swap him & Sissoko though if Sissoko plays as the latter can atleast cross from the right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 People saying he was poor just shows how thick our fans are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 How is it at all obvious he's 'always' going to cut inside? We've already seen he's pretty handy with his right foot when crossing. I think he shows a good mixture. He's just come back from a hamstring issue and was already lacking fitness, I don't think he's going to be at full tilt yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 People saying he was poor just shows how thick our fans are. Yup, he was excellent and returning from injury so I feel their is alot more to come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 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 s***, mind. When he is facing away from goal, it always seems to be a bit heavy.  I agree with everything there except his speed...I think he's slower than people give him credit for. He can accelerate well but I don't recall him beating his man much - possibly because he also lacks the strength. To me it's obvious he's always going to cut inside, easy to defend against that when you know it's going to be happening every time.  Agreed on the speed. He's nowhere near as fast as I remembered (imagined?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I think him cutting inside will work with SDJ's movement. I'm not sure Andros has the vision to pick him out though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I like him. 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 s***, mind. When he is facing away from goal, it always seems to be a bit heavy.  I agree with everything there except his speed...I think he's slower than people give him credit for. He can accelerate well but I don't recall him beating his man much - possibly because he also lacks the strength. To me it's obvious he's always going to cut inside, easy to defend against that when you know it's going to be happening every time.  Agreed on the speed. He's nowhere near as fast as I remembered (imagined?).  I think/hope, that he is looking a bit slower, because of the hamstring injury. I thought he looked a bit off the pace against Leicester and he tired fairly quickly, yesterday. But before that, I thought he looked rapid.  Hopefully, with another couple of weeks training. He'll be close to 100%. As the injury has obviously effected him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I was massively against signing him but I've been happier with him that I thought I'd be. Likening him to Cabella is harsh imho. He tends to do one/two stepovers and then look to deliver early into the box. Cabella never got to the delivery stage. I think he's probably frustrated that he's not got much to aim at in there if Mitro's not caught up with the play. Jury is out massively from my perspective but, overall, he's been a bit more of a hit than a miss to date. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I was massively against signing him but I've been happier with him that I thought I'd be. Likening him to Cabella is harsh imho. He tends to do one/two stepovers and then look to deliver early into the box. Cabella never got to the delivery stage. I think he's probably frustrated that he's not got much to aim at in there if Mitro's not caught up with the play. Jury is out massively from my perspective but, overall, he's been a bit more of a hit than a miss to date.  This is where I am too, good post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I like his crosses, they're usually quite dangerous. Hopefully we can make more of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 His stepovers don't look great, but they're more effective because he can genuinely go both directions and be effective. Cabella just does them and carries on the same way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 That bit of space that Wini / Janmeet played him into on the right wing and he looked completely off their wavelength was a bit worrying, but you could see the former player reprimanding him for not reading it, so hopefully he develops a connection with Janmaat as he plays there more. I would still switch him and Sissoko, as the latter has only ever looked good on the right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 His stepovers don't look great, but they're more effective because he can genuinely go both directions and be effective. Cabella just does them and carries on the same way. Â Yep - the fact he is genuinely two footed makes a big difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes23 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Dogshit. Cheers Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 There is a reason why this fucker was rotting in Tottenhm's reserves, had miles of space in the last few minutes and he just kept giving the ball away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 So predictable and brainless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Thick as fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Greediest fucker I've ever seen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Like your average winger, very frustrating and dodgy with his decision-making. At least he tried to be direct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 He'll probably be OK in the Championship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Love how every thread is being bumped for each player to say how shit they were. They're all shit, man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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