triggs Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 ...and being immeasurably better than all of the alternatives, even if he hasn't been great recently. He doesn't do anything in open play so I disagree I disagree with that, but even if I agreed, compared to who? Atsu and Murphy, maybe Aarons. They at least get on the ball and try to drag us forward even if their end product is poor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 ...and being immeasurably better than all of the alternatives, even if he hasn't been great recently. He doesn't do anything in open play so I disagree I disagree with that, but even if I agreed, compared to who? Atsu and Murphy, maybe Aarons. They at least get on the ball and try to drag us forward even if their end product is poor Ritchie is a completely different type of winger though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 ...and being immeasurably better than all of the alternatives, even if he hasn't been great recently. He doesn't do anything in open play so I disagree I disagree with that, but even if I agreed, compared to who? Atsu and Murphy, maybe Aarons. They at least get on the ball and try to drag us forward even if their end product is poor Ritchie is a completely different type of winger though. Aye, one completely unsuited to playing for a team like ours Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 ...and being immeasurably better than all of the alternatives, even if he hasn't been great recently. He doesn't do anything in open play so I disagree I disagree with that, but even if I agreed, compared to who? Atsu and Murphy, maybe Aarons. They at least get on the ball and try to drag us forward even if their end product is poor And yet generally (not recently though) Ritchie's strength over them is his end product and defensive responsibility. Better strikers and his delivery would look a lot better than it is at the moment imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 ...and being immeasurably better than all of the alternatives, even if he hasn't been great recently. He doesn't do anything in open play so I disagree I disagree with that, but even if I agreed, compared to who? Atsu and Murphy, maybe Aarons. They at least get on the ball and try to drag us forward even if their end product is poor And yet generally (not recently though) Ritchie's strength over them is his end product and defensive responsibility. Better strikers and his delivery would look a lot better than it is at the moment imo. Also most of our goals have come from a Ritchie assist be it a delivery into the box or a set piece. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivian Darkbloom Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Slow, permanently angry and not even that good at dead balls. Never understood his popularity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 ...and being immeasurably better than all of the alternatives, even if he hasn't been great recently. He doesn't do anything in open play so I disagree I disagree with that, but even if I agreed, compared to who? Atsu and Murphy, maybe Aarons. They at least get on the ball and try to drag us forward even if their end product is poor And yet generally (not recently though) Ritchie's strength over them is his end product and defensive responsibility. Better strikers and his delivery would look a lot better than it is at the moment imo. He is technically better, yes, but he doesn't get the chance to show it as he doesn't get up the pitch quick enough. His defensive responsibility is no better than Atsu or Murphy based on this season. As I have said, I would start him because of his corners though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Slow, permanently angry and not even that good at dead balls. Never understood his popularity. What? I get that he may not be someone's cup of tea in open play, but that's just wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Slow, permanently angry and not even that good at dead balls. Never understood his popularity. What? I get that he may not be someone's cup of tea in open play, but that's just wrong. Aye it's lucky he didn't the corner for our first goal like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Slow, permanently angry and not even that good at dead balls. Never understood his popularity. He's assisted nigh on all of our goals, most of which have come from set pieces, and he's just scored and assisted from two set pieces tonight. I dunno how you'd draw the conclusion that he's not good at dead balls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 2 assists after I took him out of my FPL team. Same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 2 assists after I took him out of my FPL team. Same. Good job lads Really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 2 assists after I took him out of my FPL team. Same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Max bonus too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 When Matt Ritchie is your most creative player you are going to struggle massively Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 While I like him, I'm starting to see the reasons why Bournemouth decided to sell him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 While I like him, I'm starting to see the reasons why Bournemouth decided to sell him. They didn't, he asked to leave for Newcastle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 He needs to be on set pieces all the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 2 assists after I took him out of my FPL team. Same. I'm hoping Surman doesn't play for Bournemouth tonight, then I'll be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 2 assists? What's that then 6 for the season? Doing really well on that front, still a really valuable player to us despite his slight dip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Would rather rest him and play Rolando. We'll get nowt on Saturday anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 I like him, but he’s very average! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 2 assists? What's that then 6 for the season? Doing really well on that front, still a really valuable player to us despite his slight dip. all set pieces? Might as well play him AM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 2 assists? What's that then 6 for the season? Doing really well on that front, still a really valuable player to us despite his slight dip. all set pieces? Might as well play him AM. I also think he's worth trying there. I think he can do the job Perez does but with a bit more end product. I can't recall him ever playing that role through the middle for us before? Feels like he would fit it, may be wrong though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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