Jacob Murphy

[BonesJones]

33 minutes ago, JigsawGoesToPieces said:

 

Lets be honest, he isn't getting anywhere near the England squad

 

Yeh you're probably right. I've been an idiot.

[Cookie1892]

i made this up on the bus to man utd

 

oh jacob murphy

you are the love of my life

oh jacob murphy

id let you shag my wife

oh jacob murphy

i want a twin brother toooooo

[Ronson333]

‘Gonna throw it far’

 

 

[Newcastle Fan]

Jacob Murphy was also being Jacob Murphy with his performance on the pitch, all over the place but got himself a goal.

[CPL]

Plays terrible but scored again. Gave the ball away too easy but I applaud him for not hiding away from the crowd. 

 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by CPL

[RS]

He’s shit and lucky. Strange combo. 

[gbandit]

Wouldn’t call him shit, he’s fast, he can kick a football hard and keep it down and he can cross a ball very well. He is not technically gifted at all, he can’t shield the ball against a press and he has a limited range of passing, he has no particular dribbling skill. So, it comes down to the fact he has his uses in the final third and he’s maximised these. He deserves a lot of credit for that but he’s not good in the other areas of the pitch 

[David Edgar]

He is absolutely brilliant at a very small part of the game, which happens to be very important, and very mediocre at a lot of other stuff. We've been here a million times. 

 

 

I've found peace with how he plays. I know he is going to give the ball away under pressure - and I've stopped getting wound up by it. I know he isn't going to score regularly (even if he did score today). I know he is going to create chances in the final third at a ridiculous rate - and it isn't a purple patch because he's been doing that for years.

 

For now, he's our RW and there isn't a player at the club who could play the role any better.

[alexf]

Game to forget really. It's why he struggled so much earlier in his career here, has all the attributes but mentally weak. Knew after that fuck up for the first goal his confidence would drop. Pretty much every time he touched the ball for awhile after that he messed up. 

But thankfully the older more mature Murphy kept going and managed to bag a goal. But there wasn't much else to show for his performance. 

 

His form has seemed to drop off a little since the Almiron sale. It's weird cus Almiron was getting nowhere near a start but he was still something of competition for a place, now he only has Osula if Howe wants to put him there, but we all know he isn't starting Osula in the league unless desperate. 

 

I am just a little nervous in the final that a shithouse like Robertson is going to smash in to Murphy and rough him up in the final and chat shit to him all game to put him off. What should happen is Murph should be realising that Robertson's powers are waning and he should get after him as much as possible. 

[huss9]

8 minutes ago, alexf said:

Game to forget really. It's why he struggled so much earlier in his career here, has all the attributes but mentally weak. Knew after that fuck up for the first goal his confidence would drop. Pretty much every time he touched the ball for awhile after that he messed up. 

But thankfully the older more mature Murphy kept going and managed to bag a goal. But there wasn't much else to show for his performance. 

 

His form has seemed to drop off a little since the Almiron sale. It's weird cus Almiron was getting nowhere near a start but he was still something of competition for a place, now he only has Osula if Howe wants to put him there, but we all know he isn't starting Osula in the league unless desperate. 

 

I am just a little nervous in the final that a shithouse like Robertson is going to smash in to Murphy and rough him up in the final and chat shit to him all game to put him off. What should happen is Murph should be realising that Robertson's powers are waning and he should get after him as much as possible. 

dont agree with that bit.

plenty of times he's started shit and had rumblings from the crowd, only to stick at it and get a goal or an assist.

its the likes of longstaff and willock i feel lack some resilience mentally.

[Lush Vlad]

I’m not sure you’ll see a worse 20 minutes from a player in the league this season. 
 

Scored, never hid, worked hard. Can’t really complain. 

[TRon]

1 hour ago, RS said:

He’s shit and lucky. Strange combo. 

 

 

He's the reason we win, and he's the reason we lose. Plays like a lucky dip bag.

[Slim]

2 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

 

He's the reason we win, and he's the reason we lose. Plays like a lucky dip bag.

Not sure ever seen a game he plays shit be the reason we lose.

 

 

[Heron]

[Heron]

I get it's a forum and football is all about opinions etc. but I honestly find it a bit strange how much folk go out there way to criticise certain players like

 

He shares the same number of goal involvements as Gordon this year and I think it's pretty unanimous who folk think the better player is (ability wise). That suggests to me that Murphy is actually performing at a higher level to achieve the same, and yet Gordon gets zero shit.

[David Edgar]

Gordon has had plenty of (warranted) criticisms this season. Mainly in the first couple of months before his form notably picked up.

 

Also, nobody is criticising Murphy for his creative play. Everyone agrees he's great there. It's other parts of his game that get specific criticism. The same as how Gordon's ropey finishing gets pulled up now and then. 

[McDog]

1 hour ago, RS said:

He’s shit and lucky. Strange combo. 

 

 

If he is shit then Eddie is a moron, no? He has Barnes to play there or Gordon. Why would he play someone who is shit? My answer is he isn't shit, he's just not a top EPL player, he's a squad player doing a job.

[Heron]

6 minutes ago, David Edgar said:

Gordon has had plenty of (warranted) criticisms this season. Mainly in the first couple of months before his form notably picked up.

 

Also, nobody is criticising Murphy for his creative play. Everyone agrees he's great there. It's other parts of his game that get specific criticism. The same as how Gordon's ropey finishing gets pulled up now and then. 

That may be the case for some on here, not others, but even at the stadium this level of imbalanced criticism exists. The amount of folk who kick off at Murphy by comparison is farcical. As soon as he makes any mistakes "He's fucking shit". Etc. It's bollocks.

 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by Heron

[TRon]

10 minutes ago, David Edgar said:

Gordon has had plenty of (warranted) criticisms this season. Mainly in the first couple of months before his form notably picked up.

 

Also, nobody is criticising Murphy for his creative play. Everyone agrees he's great there. It's other parts of his game that get specific criticism. The same as how Gordon's ropey finishing gets pulled up now and then. 

 

Agree with this. The reason we lose possession is because we have players who struggle to control it when we are getting pressed. Not saying this is all on Murphy, for example, even Bruno has been guilty in a lot of games this season. But ultimately we'll only get better by having a team full of top class players. Murphy's not one of those, and that's not his fault, he's having a great season personally.

[The College Dropout]

2 hours ago, David Edgar said:

He is absolutely brilliant at a very small part of the game, which happens to be very important, and very mediocre at a lot of other stuff. We've been here a million times. 

 

 

I've found peace with how he plays. I know he is going to give the ball away under pressure - and I've stopped getting wound up by it. I know he isn't going to score regularly (even if he did score today). I know he is going to create chances in the final third at a ridiculous rate - and it isn't a purple patch because he's been doing that for years.

 

For now, he's our RW and there isn't a player at the club who could play the role any better.

This. He’s also going to give the ball away under no pressure too. He can strike a ball, he’s quick, works hard and will create. Take the rough with the sublime.  It is what it is. 

[The College Dropout]

49 minutes ago, Heron said:

I get it's a forum and football is all about opinions etc. but I honestly find it a bit strange how much folk go out there way to criticise certain players like

 

He shares the same number of goal involvements as Gordon this year and I think it's pretty unanimous who folk think the better player is (ability wise). That suggests to me that Murphy is actually performing at a higher level to achieve the same, and yet Gordon gets zero shit.

I’m a big Murph fan. But a player that gives the ball away a lot is always going to get groans. Gordon is typically tidy and secure on the ball. 
 

As a fanbase we should try and do better.  

[Ellis H]

It just simply isn’t enough that he’s playing so far above his previously assumed level that he’s got 13 attacking returns in 16.6 league games. It doesn’t matter that he’s saved us at least £50 million, allowed us to sell Almiron for re-investable money and has greatly helped us get to a cup final and be in top 4 contention going into March. He’s the easiest target in the team so we NEED to treat him as such.
 

It’s honestly like moaning about finding £50 in your back pocket. “Why isn’t it £100?!”

(Gordon has 12 attacking returns in 22.4 league games and Mbuemo has 19 in 26 league games for comparison, with 5 penalties between them)

[Rod]

2 hours ago, alexf said:

Game to forget really. It's why he struggled so much earlier in his career here, has all the attributes but mentally weak. Knew after that fuck up for the first goal his confidence would drop. Pretty much every time he touched the ball for awhile after that he messed up. 

But thankfully the older more mature Murphy kept going and managed to bag a goal. But there wasn't much else to show for his performance. 

 

His form has seemed to drop off a little since the Almiron sale. It's weird cus Almiron was getting nowhere near a start but he was still something of competition for a place, now he only has Osula if Howe wants to put him there, but we all know he isn't starting Osula in the league unless desperate. 

 

I am just a little nervous in the final that a shithouse like Robertson is going to smash in to Murphy and rough him up in the final and chat shit to him all game to put him off. What should happen is Murph should be realising that Robertson's powers are waning and he should get after him as much as possible. 

I agree with the mentally weak observation.  He easily goes to pieces at the slightest.

[The College Dropout]

11 minutes ago, Rod said:

I agree with the mentally weak observation.  He easily goes to pieces at the slightest.

Disagree. He often recovers well from a poor start.  
 

He’s just not that good at football  he’s extremely effective in the final third. But his all round game has major weaknesses.  So yeh he’s going to give the ball away a lot. It’s not mental weakness, it’s the lack of ability. 

[Conjo]

2 hours ago, Heron said:

I get it's a forum and football is all about opinions etc. but I honestly find it a bit strange how much folk go out there way to criticise certain players like

 

It's like some people are seeing him play for the first time every week Yeah, his decision making can be questionable, yeah, he isn't the best passer, yeah, he isn't the best dribbler - but he never gives up, works hard both ways, gets into good positions and contributes with a decent amount of end product whether its goals or assists.

 

Turned 30 ~two hours ago too. Happy birthday juicy!