Jacob "The Juice" Murphy

[Toonjam88]

1 hour ago, Keggy_Keagal said:

Never again. He's Championship at best, his better games last season were when he was employed as a sort of wing back. Offered nothing , at least Miggy would have protected Livramento more. We have to upgrade this position if we're being ambitious.  

He kept moving into midfield didn’t he? Absolutely baffled me 

[Holloway]

Same level as Miggy really, couple of energetic wet farts 

[Mikky]

13 minutes ago, Toonjam88 said:

He kept moving into midfield didn’t he? Absolutely baffled me 

As in a 4 in mid? That was down to EHs tactics in fairness 

[TRon]

He's like Longstaff, can do the hard work bit and for that you can never fault him. Wasn't surprised at all that his pre-season heroics weren't repeated once the serious games came around. He can whip in the odd great cross or hit the odd decent shot, but ultimately he's not very good in possession.

[KDT]

1 minute ago, TRon said:

He's like Longstaff, can do the hard work bit and for that you can never fault him. Wasn't surprised at all that his pre-season heroics weren't repeated once the serious games came around. He can whip in the odd great cross or hit the odd decent shot, but ultimately he's not very good in possession.

 

I'm not saying he's a world beater but I think last season he proved he was at least worth the odd start and definitely a good enough squad member. It's good to hear someone having their season wrote off after playing 30 minutes in our first game before he was taken off because we went down to 10 men and also after an away game against a team we've struggled against in recent years. 

[TRon]

Just now, KDT said:

 

I'm not saying he's a world beater but I think last season he proved he was at least worth the odd start and definitely a good enough squad member. It's good to hear someone having their season wrote off after playing 30 minutes in our first game before he was taken off because we went down to 10 men and also after an away game against a team we've struggled against in recent years. 

 

He's not going to be a squad player though, there were many on here who seemed to think that a RW is not crucial because between him and Miggy we have good options. Of the bench maybe, but if they are our go to starting RWs then I expect to see more patchy football.

[JigsawGoesToPieces]

27 minutes ago, TRon said:

He's like Longstaff, can do the hard work bit and for that you can never fault him. Wasn't surprised at all that his pre-season heroics weren't repeated once the serious games came around. He can whip in the odd great cross or hit the odd decent shot, but ultimately he's not very good in possession.

 

Fixed

[Geordie_once_removed]

Can we finally accept he's got a really important role to play this year? 

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

Yankuba Murphy 

[David Edgar]

Strange player. Genuine liability a lot of the time when we are struggling to maintain possession. Also one of the highest ranked players in the entirety of Europe for chances created and assists. 

 

  

[Newcastle Fan]

He was totally shit and did almost everything wrong then boom he gets the winning assist

[TRon]

8 minutes ago, Geordie_once_removed said:

Can we finally accept he's got a really important role to play this year? 

 

We have to as we haven't been able to get anyone in who is genuine class.

[Jackie Broon]

Great mental strength to keep his head up after a poor first three touches and the crowd getting on his back.

 

He might be frustrating at times but he makes things happen.

[Aiston]

Terrible outside of the assist, absolutely great ball from Joelinton to set him off and away from the Spurs defence.

[Wolfcastle]

He's a very poor player at this level but there's nothing we can do about it.  We cant sell him. The bent rules make it a false economy to spend on the position.

Running Gordon, Barnes etc. into the ground only begets more Murph.

[gbandit]

Breathtakingly poor apart from his run and assist. Couldn’t believe how bad he was at helping us retain possession and build attacks, was excruciating

[KaKa]

3 minutes ago, David Edgar said:

Strange player. Genuine liability a lot of the time when we are struggling to maintain possession. Also one of the highest ranked players in the entirety of Europe for chances created and assists. 

 

  

 

 

I think I've said this before.

 

This guy has unreal pace and decent movement. If you can play him in behind or into space, and all he has to do is either shoot or pass then fine.

 

Anything other than that and he is astonishingly limited.

 

If anyone is in front of him he's passing the ball backwards. If he tries to dribble he's getting pushed off the ball as he has no physicality.

 

It is a huge risk playing him without Trippier behind him to play him in behind all the time.

 

Joelinton despite looking like he was playing with Timberland's on all game, did excellent to turn Maddison in the centre and finally play in Murphy with a perfectly weighted pass.

 

And it got us the three points today. Thank God.

[Nine]

1 hour ago, Nine said:

Murphy doesn’t handle being on the back foot of a game well, he isn’t the player you want to bring in when chasing or trying to see out a game. Hes looking extremely out of his depth here.

 

From the match thread, I think he’s a player that is okay when the side is on the front foot and can play to his strengths (ball in behind, play for his pace basically). 
 

But when the game becomes more complicated than that he struggles, his work rate is decent but there’s not enough industrious quality there to usually make the most of it. Hes a decent squad player and has moments of quality in front of goal, an okay option for certain opponents.. 

 

 

Edited September 1, 2024 by Nine

[Kilcline]

20 minutes ago, KaKa said:

 

 

I think I've said this before.

 

This guy has unreal pace and decent movement. If you can play him in behind or into space, and all he has to do is either shoot or pass then fine.

 

Anything other than that and he is astonishingly limited.

 

If anyone is in front of him he's passing the ball backwards. If he tries to dribble he's getting pushed off the ball as he has no physicality.

 

It is a huge risk playing him without Trippier behind him to play him in behind all the time.

 

Joelinton despite looking like he was playing with Timberland's on all game, did excellent to turn Maddison in the centre and finally play in Murphy with a perfectly weighted pass.

 

And it got us the three points today. Thank God.

Said almost the exact same thing about playing him into space after the Sela games - encapsulated this today 

 

[Menace]

I genuinely can't even describe that performance - he was awful yet was the reason we won.. how does that make sense

[Heron]

Think he lost the ball like 75% of the times he had it but got the assist for the winner

 

Did some alright defending too. Canny lad is Jacob.

[jack j]

Lesser men would have went hiding after the crowd reaction he got 3 times. Fair play to him

[Roids]

Persisting with Murphy and Almiron at RW over the last 3 seasons has been tragic. 

I don't fault the players for their expected poor performances but rather the scouts/management for not rectifying such a glaring issue.

[Geordie Ahmed]

He was absolutely terrible, not just bad but felt like he was actively playing against us

 

But then he was brilliant for the winning goal, he showed Isak what he should have done earlier in the half 

[geordie_b]

1 hour ago, Menace said:

I genuinely can't even describe that performance - he was awful yet was the reason we won.. how does that make sense

 

He came on like he used to before Howe got hold of him, mentally not ready to contribute as a substitute. Thankfully he stuck at it today as he made big contributions at both ends of the pitch