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18 hours ago, Newcastle Fan said:

Absolutely terrible today on the ball, don't think he's done anything right :lol: but did a very good job tracking back and defending when needed.

 

 

I said in the match thread at half time that his main contribution seemed to be as a body on the pitch. Personally think he's had his purple patch and has dropped off in the last couple of games, but despite his football being a bit clumsy at times, he can still strike a ball really well. Not the worst option to have.

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On 31/12/2024 at 05:34, r0cafella said:

He did a really valuable job defensively yesterday, obviously he has his limitations but upgrading him won't be so easy because his commitment is second to none. 

It’ll be the kind of profile Eddie and the team will look for, hardworking but has the quality in the final third a la Gordon. Might take time to identify such a player that is available which is why it might not happen in January?

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37 minutes ago, black_n_white said:

It’ll be the kind of profile Eddie and the team will look for, hardworking but has the quality in the final third a la Gordon. Might take time to identify such a player that is available which is why it might not happen in January?

Agree, it might not happen this month, but they’ve had 5 months to identify transfers. 

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Absolute bollocks he doesn’t get that assist like. Who was he passing it to? Isak. Who did it go to? Isak. Surely irrelevant that the defender got a tiny touch on it first. 
 

Like putting every slightly deflected shot down as an OG.

 

I understand (to a point) instances like the Isak worldy ‘non-assist’ at Everton, cos he was probably passing that to Wilson and it ended up with Murphy. But if it goes to the player you’re passing it to…

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10 hours ago, joeyt said:

Give me Jacob Murphy over Brennan Johnson any day of the week

The difference in defensive contribution alone is massive. We started to struggle defensively once Murphy tired. Given this you can really see why we haven't replaced him as quickly as some might like. Sure we can find someone with more quality but can the output be matched? Particularly defensively. 

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