Jacob Murphy

[mosstef]

The 7th player in the squad to bag a brace for us this season. Hopefully not the last 

[Conjo]

5 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Are we 100% sure he hasn't swapped places with Josh?

 

Difficult to say, but no matter which of them played for whom, one of them played in a 2-0 loss against Barnsley for Oxford on Saturday.

[wormy]

22 minutes ago, Conjo said:

 

Difficult to say, but no matter which of them played for whom, one of them played in a 2-0 loss against Barnsley for Oxford on Saturday.

 

The one that got away. 

 

I am curious as to how their respective careers would've panned out had we bought Josh over Jacob, though.

 

Fuck it. Get him in and see what Eddie can do with him.

[KaKa]

Wasn't there a brief period after we signed Jacob that Josh was doing well, and we thought we'd gone and bought the wrong one!

[loki679]

10 hours ago, Mike said:

 

Mods can't make smileys.

 

Nobody is interested in excuses, Michael.

[The College Dropout]

17 hours ago, KaKa said:

 

Why is he weird man? 

His mannerisms lol.

 

Weird is maybe not the right word. He doesn't have any of the indentikit footballer patter.

18 hours ago, TK-421 said:

 

Interesting he's said he scores goals like the second often in training. I've heard people say that he's rated by all the coaches technically but he doesn't apply it on matchday - that confidence or big stage, he doesn't believe himself to be a top class PL player. 

 

Also good piece about putting the first one high. That was precisely the finish needed from him, Joelinton and Gordon (who went low). That bit of knowledge and composure when it really matters to just lift it over dangling legs and desperate touches. I hear Ian Wright talking about how good finishers know which finishes to choose from at the right moments.

[The College Dropout]

He's got to be in the squad next season isn't it?

[Mike]

:murphy:

 

[Mike]

:juicy:

 

[Big River]

@Mike

 

Spoiler

[Shak]

In a way it's nice that the forum also has its own Murphy that we keep around for meme purposes.

 

Hopefully you can one day take the step forward and actually start producing like Jacob has, Michael.

[Lish007]

Quickly becoming a favourite player of mine. 

 

Tbh I've probably said that about a fair few players at this point such is the improvement over the last year. 

 

 

[Mike]

3 minutes ago, Big River said:

@Mike

 

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Rot starts at the top, boss. :juicy:

[Big River]

@Mike

 

Spoiler

 

[Mike]

7 minutes ago, Big River said:

@Mike

 

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[Slim]

1 minute ago, Mike said:

 

 

[Ste]

pull ya maddest cowie face

[OverThere]

The only thing holding Murphy back is Murphy himself. If Eddie can continue to build his confidence who knows what he can achieve. He's a quirky dude and very likeable. I really hope he can continue to improve.

 

 

 

Edited April 24, 2023 by OverThere

[Kanj]

3 hours ago, The College Dropout said:

His mannerisms lol.

 

Weird is maybe not the right word. He doesn't have any of the indentikit footballer patter.

Interesting he's said he scores goals like the second often in training. I've heard people say that he's rated by all the coaches technically but he doesn't apply it on matchday - that confidence or big stage, he doesn't believe himself to be a top class PL player. 

 

Also good piece about putting the first one high. That was precisely the finish needed from him, Joelinton and Gordon (who went low). That bit of knowledge and composure when it really matters to just lift it over dangling legs and desperate touches. I hear Ian Wright talking about how good finishers know which finishes to choose from at the right moments.

 

Think it was the Athletic (or some paper/website) that mentioned a key to Miggy's finishing has been that Howe has been working on him to shoot high on the goal, so its interesting to see the same from Murphy as well. I think the best finishers can afford to shoot low and hard (see: Isak, Wilson). But none the less very interesting. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Isak actually shoots high a fair bit as well, guess he’s selecting the right finish in each case. Did it quite a bit in the warmup. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

25 minutes ago, OverThere said:

The only thing holding Murphy back is Murphy himself. If Eddie can continue to build his confidence who knows what he can achieve. He's a quirky dude and very likeable. I really hope he can continue to improve.

The Obertan comparison is still the most obvious one I can think of.
 

But Obertan either didn’t have the coaches, willingness or the ability to grow his confidence to use the physical and technical attributes he had, where Murphy does. 

[nufcjb]

More than anything, I.love how direct he is. Our players and also many players these days to be honest, like to dilly dally on the ball out wide or near the edge of the box. Not ts lad though. He'll.either try a shot or get a cross in to the box. So refreshing.

 

 

Edited April 24, 2023 by nufcjb

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Just now, nufcjb said:

More than anytbing, I.love how direct he is. Our players and also many players these days to be honest, like to dilly dally on the ball out wide or near the edge of the box. Not tbis lad though. He'll.either try a shot or get a cross in to the box. So refreshing.

Yeah, he’s playing on the same side as his favoured foot as well, which is really unusual in football at the moment. 

[The College Dropout]

4 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Isak actually shoots high a fair bit as well, guess he’s selecting the right finish in each case. Did it quite a bit in the warmup. 

Isak is cold and decisive. Same thing with Cal.

 

Less natural finishers maybe need the help. 

4 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

The Obertan comparison is still the most obvious one I can think of.
 

But Obertan either didn’t have the coaches, willingness or the ability to grow his confidence to use the physical and technical attributes he had, where Murphy does. 

Yeh i'll die on this hill that Obertan was a good footballer in terms of ability. Decent touch, dribbling, clean striker of the ball, quick. But didn't have it mentally at all. At all. Players with worse technical and physical attributes have 10x the careers.

[Coffee_Johnny]

Great to see this lad coming good. Epitomises EH’s faith in the collective and our team spirit this season.