Jacob "The Juice" Murphy

[huss9]

clearly still not fully fit.

struggled to sprint today.

[PauloGeordio]

 

let’s see some juice tonight! 

[Pilko]

Thought he was very good today, used the ball well, dangerous cross that led to the second goal, tracked back well. 

 

Just needs to try and be a bit more consistent, seems as though one week he'll be crap and the next excellent, but he's a very useful option to have.

[gbandit]

I think the best part of his game is his crossing, he whips a cross in that is angled with pace really well. It’s something Miggy can’t do and it’s something that no one else tends to do. Trippier tends to go more aerial whereas Murphy’s is flatter. I don’t rate him when it comes to interchanging passes in tight areas, he messed up a few times either because he was too slow to read the play or because he was just complacent but his crossing ability is a nice feature 

[Vinny Green Balls]

2 minutes ago, Pilko said:

Thought he was very good today, used the ball well, dangerous cross that led to the second goal, tracked back well. 

 

Just needs to try and be a bit more consistent, seems as though one week he'll be crap and the next excellent, but he's a very useful option to have.

some of his passes were fantastic and caused the Wolved backline to completely shit themselves

[SUPERTOON]

I’d start him simply because I think Miggy is better of the bench for us.

[TRon]

Great game today, worked tirelessly, and some great early balls in which caused Wolves real problems.

[Ronson333]

Makes such a difference being able to play first time crosses from the right wing.

[Newcastle Fan]

For all his limitation he's a far better option than Almiron on the right.

[TRon]

Mixed bag tbh, but he hit that beautifully. When it was 1-1 I thought he was pretty clumsy with the ball. Once the game was gone he seemed to loosen up a bit and produce some better stuff.

[Pilko]

Would start him instead of Miggy every week tbh. Almiron looks better off the bench against tired legs and Murphy tends to cross balls into the box and actually shoot and stuff which helps.

[Big Geordie]

Great hit for his goal and I agree that he offered more of a threat than Miggy.

[aussiemag]

His crossing is very good. Murphy is a great squad player to have in this form. Hes been good for at least 18 months now. 

[St1pe]

Would play him in that right wing position for the rest of the season. He’s limited, he’s a squad player but I guarantee he gets more g/a contributions than Almiron who’s currently stealing a living here. 

[gbandit]

Completely disagree about the “stealing a living” quip. Miggy always gives everything and he has an impact defensively and in attack. The issue is he can’t cross a ball and almost never gets an assist and he fluffs chances. He still does a lot of good work in build up play and his defensive work is almost unmatched in a wide role.

 

Murphy will get more assists because he can cross the ball, he’s nowhere near as good defensively and I think their goals would be almost identical. Miggy is much better at carrying the ball than Murphy. 
 

They’re just two very different players with completely different strengths and weaknesses. Murphy is more a traditional winger, Miggy (when he’s on form) is a fairly unique wide option who offers more to the team even though he spurs chances a lot 

[Newcastle Fan]

37 minutes ago, gbandit said:

Completely disagree about the “stealing a living” quip. Miggy always gives everything and he has an impact defensively and in attack. The issue is he can’t cross a ball and almost never gets an assist and he fluffs chances. He still does a lot of good work in build up play and his defensive work is almost unmatched in a wide role.

 

Murphy will get more assists because he can cross the ball, he’s nowhere near as good defensively and I think their goals would be almost identical. Miggy is much better at carrying the ball than Murphy. 
 

They’re just two very different players with completely different strengths and weaknesses. Murphy is more a traditional winger, Miggy (when he’s on form) is a fairly unique wide option who offers more to the team even though he spurs chances a lot 

 

 

Murphy can and did play right back when required, he's quite good in defence and i would argue can also carry the ball better than Miggy.

[gbandit]

16 minutes ago, Newcastle Fan said:

 

 

Murphy can and did play right back when required, he's quite good in defence and i would argue can also carry the ball better than Miggy.

Disagree on the ball carrying. Miggy does suffer from stopping and passing backwards when he doesn’t have any space to run into. However, if he can run into space he can do it at pace either down the line or inside. I’d say Murphy is very average at ball carrying although I haven’t looked at his stats. There’s absolutely zero question that Miggy is one of the best defensive wingers in the league 

[mighty__mag]

A few praising his crossing, last night I don't think he managed one delivery that was met from god knows how many attempts. 

 

Another thing he lacks is decision making, often will be selfish shooting instead of passing, seen many times his colleagues fume at him for this.

Saying that though Almiron has done the same on numerous occasions, the answer is a solid signing on the right. 

[TRC]

Jacob Murphy has been an absolutely shocking footballer for 90% of his time with us, he's just very likeable, but he's a championship standard player.

[gbandit]

Think I might prefer him at RB over RW. would be happy to see him there more 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, gbandit said:

Think I might prefer him at RB over RW. would be happy to see him there more 

 

If Tino and Trippier are out, I'd pick him there over Krafth. Only problem is we might be Almiron down plus Gordon's injured so we might have to play him RW on Tuesday dur to no alternatives.

[St1pe]

Weird

[Dr.Spaceman]

A four yard sideways pass that anyone could have played can equal a chance created, right?

[Cf]

Murphy is similar to Almiron in that he can put a shift in and produce some good stuff but overall is below the standard required to be at the top. 

 

Like Almiron it's hard not to like him so long as he isn't getting too many minutes at which point we'll start to be sick of the sight of him. For a current example see Sean Longstaff. 

[BUJ]

Annoys the fuck out of me when they cross straight to the keeper. I mean when they should be cutting it back to the penalty spot from the goal line. Murphy (not just him TBF) did it a few times v WHU.