Guest firetotheworks Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 It just goes to show how everyone views things differently. I thought Ritchie was comfortably head and shoulders above everyone against Brighton and that Atsu was shite apart from his touch for the second goal. can't comprehend this though i agree ritchie was excellent Likewise but the other way around. Missed a sitter, constantly walked into players and got tackled, that chop back he tried on the break , he gets no credit for Diame's goal along with Diame , but the touch from Ritchie's pass was sublime like, no doubt about that. As an aside, the player that really stood out for me for Brighton was Tomori at left back, the amount of interceptions and duels him won was really impressive. atsu owned him in the first half however long he was on, second half he'd obviously been told to press high on atsu and hit the ball before he got it to feet and he shut atsu down very well tbh I can't say I noticed Atsu doing anything decent in the first half aside from that dummy through to Yedlin tbh. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 It just goes to show how everyone views things differently. I thought Ritchie was comfortably head and shoulders above everyone against Brighton and that Atsu was shite apart from his touch for the second goal. can't comprehend this though i agree ritchie was excellent Likewise but the other way around. Missed a sitter, constantly walked into players and got tackled, that chop back he tried on the break , he gets no credit for Diame's goal along with Diame , but the touch from Ritchie's pass was sublime like, no doubt about that. As an aside, the player that really stood out for me for Brighton was Tomori at left back, the amount of interceptions and duels him won was really impressive. atsu owned him in the first half however long he was on, second half he'd obviously been told to press high on atsu and hit the ball before he got it to feet and he shut atsu down very well tbh I can't say I noticed Atsu doing anything decent in the first half aside from that dummy through to Yedlin tbh. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ constantly ran at his man and skinned Tomori a few times when he first came on iirc, didn't produce but hey ho that's what you get with that type of player i guess as greg says Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Atsu will keep defenders honest just with his pace alone, it means the opposition can't push up too much because he'll exploit the space in behind. That is Ritchie's only real weakness, he's a clever player, but he needs someone like Yedlin to overlap to get the best out of him because he lacks pace to frighten defences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Shelvey did´nt put a pass wrong, but we didn´t think he did much becuase brighton pressed us so high up the pitch. The defenders were shi* scared to bring the ball out so shelvey dropped in to the defensive line every time, which meant his passes were limited... Ritchie had a bit of a bad patch a few games back but he has been excellent the last few. I also thought Atsu was pretty rubbish until the last twenty minutes, upgrade on Gouff or whoever tho Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Pardewed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 It's not often that I'm a big fan of grafters, but he's a grafter and he's got the craft in his game as well. Love him tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 It's not often that I'm a big fan of grafters, but he's a grafter and he's got the craft in his game as well. Love him tbh. Never gives up, fights for everything. But so much quality to go with it. Love him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 He's a fantastic player and he's made a massive difference to us since New Year when we needed somebody to step up with performances and lifting other players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 He has really stepped up recently. Think he had a poor middle of the season after initially being impressed. Like KI says, he's a grafter and I actually really appreciate it. I think as long as you work hard in addition to talent, it's one of the best attributes out there. To graft as a replacement for talent is one of my least favourite attributes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 He's been our best player in 2017 IMO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 He's a motivator and doesn't give up. About time we had someone like that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 We (and I include myself) are too quick to write players off if they don't start quickly/have a dip in form. We really must be more patient with players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 He's one of the few players who I am convinced Rafa will have no doubts about keeping next season when we go up. He'll be a big part of our squad no matter who we bring in, can't pay him a bigger compliment than that. He must be the type of player everyone wants in his team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 He's fundamental like. What a great signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 He just gets it. The same as Rafa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 He's magic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Ran himself into the ground today. Really like him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 real leader, proper radge. bet the rest of the team are scared shitless of him. seen him dish out the old hair dryer treatment a few times now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 He's magic. Clues in the hat mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 how long does he have this yellow card ban hovering over him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 how long does he have this yellow card ban hovering over him? 2 more games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Not really that worried about losing him for two games after we've picked up six points this week. He'll be a miss, but we've got enough now to go up even with him missing a couple of games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Just a really solid signing for us. Love his passion. Obviously cares. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 He's stepped it up in the second half of the season and massively so. He's a quality player. He works hard, he is a goal threat, he is a decent passer and crosser when need be and has good enough pace and technique. In a better side I think he'd stand out more. He's probably the one player from our entire squad who is more than good enough for the Premier League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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