Guest firetotheworks Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Just out of curiosity who was Rafa’s holding midfielders at his previous clubs? Mascherano then Lucas at Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh74 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Has he always just used 1 or has he used 2 holding midfielders in his 4-2-3-1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Alonso and Mascherano was his best pairing. Alonso intelligent off the ball and stayed deep. Mascherano the enforcer. Stevie G ahead of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh74 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Wonder if thats what he's trying to do here. Merino as one holding midfielder and maybe he bought Hayden in as the other one with the limited money he had to spend. Whereas if he had the funds would those two holding midfield positions be big money signings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Alonso and Mascherano was his best pairing. Alonso intelligent off the ball and stayed deep. Mascherano the enforcer. Stevie G ahead of them. So glad you reminded everybody. They wore red aswell, aye? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Alonso and Mascherano was his best pairing. Alonso intelligent off the ball and stayed deep. Mascherano the enforcer. Stevie G ahead of them. So glad you reminded everybody. They wore red aswell, aye? Eh, did you read the question he was replying to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Alonso and Mascherano was his best pairing. Alonso intelligent off the ball and stayed deep. Mascherano the enforcer. Stevie G ahead of them. So glad you reminded everybody. They wore red aswell, aye? Eh, did you read the question he was replying to? Aye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 You’re a clown Twinport. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Hid behind their defenders avoiding the ball today, all he did managed to do was pull at shirts. Fucking coward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 One decent run down the right. This is the man supposed to be more useful than Shelvey. Doesn't even want the fucking ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 We really improved when Shelvey came on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 We really improved when Shelvey came on. Wanted the ball more than your man did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I swear in the Championship he used to make more forward runs and was more of a box-to-box player. This season he just seems to stand around the middle of the field looking lost. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Pinkman Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I don’t rate Shelvey, but we look so much better in possession as a team when Shelvey is in there. At least Shelvey is alway giving an option. Hayden hides at times and isn’t good enough on the ball to play in a 2 man pairing at this level. You could see the panic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I swear in the Championship he used to make more forward runs and was more of a box-to-box player. This season he just seems to stand around the middle of the field looking lost. Last season he was always flying in with sliding tackles anarl. Ones that got the crowd going, where's that gone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I swear in the Championship he used to make more forward runs and was more of a box-to-box player. This season he just seems to stand around the middle of the field looking lost. Last season he was always flying in with sliding tackles anarl. Ones that got the crowd going, where's that gone? Confidence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 The invisible man once again. Jogs around the centre circle doning absolutely nothing whilst Merino has to do literally everything else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I’m normally such a big fan of his because I like him as a young learning player with potential but he’s got to show something besides letting the ball be passed around him or making the super safe pass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 saivet merino shelvey for stoke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 The invisible man once again. Jogs around the centre circle doning absolutely nothing whilst Merino has to do literally everything else. Yep. He was terrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 One good run and decent cross in the first half. Other than that, ran about a bit. I do like him but when the onus is on us to get the ball and make things happen he's out of his depth at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I want to see Merino, Saivet and Shelvey in the middle somehow - Hayden seems to have lost his mojo this season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I swear in the Championship he used to make more forward runs and was more of a box-to-box player. This season he just seems to stand around the middle of the field looking lost. Last season he was always flying in with sliding tackles anarl. Ones that got the crowd going, where's that gone? Confidence. I think it's mainly that the game is looking a bit too quick for him at this level and is passing him by a bit. Still got hope he'll come good though. Our two centre mids today are so young and inexperienced Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 The invisible man once again. Jogs around the centre circle doning absolutely nothing whilst Merino has to do literally everything else. I don't like him so I've deduced he doesn't try because I'm too thick and angry to work out he mightn't be good enough. What a load of shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Was one of our better players today, not saying much. He needs creativity around him and more presence and then he can be perhaps our Jordan Henderson, someone you rarely ngicw but does the basics well while sitting and always being available. Ideally and this goes for most of them, a massive upgrade is required. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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