Jacob "The Juice" Murphy

[Newcastle Fan]

Good squad player but starting him with the quality we have creates unfair pressure on him.

[papo]

So slow with the ball… 

[nufcjmc]

Link up play with him and Tino just doesn't seem right. He can be sloppy at times especially the balls going backwards. Can't fault his output and work rate and selfishness but happy the club are looking to improve that side. 

[Big Geordie]

I thought he did OK today. You aren't always gonna get the quality from Murph, but you get the graft and he's a good lad to have in the squad. 

[TRon]

Think he tends to look far better coming off the bench or starting once in a while like a squad player. When he plays as a regular he seems to feel the pressure to perform more.

[LFEE]

Football is quite often about combinations. His strengths/weaknesses are well discussed so no need for me to repeat them… but i do feel he plays much better with Trippier behind him. Which doesn’t really get highlighted.

[Maggies]

Shouldn’t be starting, but not his fault he is.

[80]

55 minutes ago, TRon said:

Think he tends to look far better coming off the bench or starting once in a while like a squad player. When he plays as a regular he seems to feel the pressure to perform more.

I think that's exactly right. It's diminishing returns with him, as much as I like him. He has a role to play, but he's not a main man on the pitch.

[Ronson333]

Been decent today 

[Shearergol]

1 minute ago, Ronson333 said:

Been decent today 

He just can never do the final 5% of anything 

[David Edgar]

Gonna keep banging my "he's in the 99th percentile for assists out of everyone playing RW in Europe" drum 

 

 

Edited September 28, 2024 by David Edgar

[TRon]

8 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

He just can never do the final 5% of anything 

 

Yeah he did well everywhere except the final third. Gave us good shape though.

[Aiston]

City didn't even mark him, let him go where he wanted and he fucked everything up still.

 

A good run, a good cross and that is it.

[The College Dropout]

Thought he was good

[RobsonsWonderland]

3 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

Yeah he did well everywhere except the final third. Gave us good shape though.

Isak assist the last home game?

[Fak]

His end product is either the sublime or the ridiculous. Usually the latter. 
 

Everything about his gameplay today up until his final ball was very good. 

[RobsonsWonderland]

If the options were Miggy or Murphy today, what would you go with if you were Howe? 

[nufc123]

Good game

[gbandit]

Such a mixed bag always with this lad. Thank fuck he’s got some pace 

[Holloway]

You sometimes wonder if players have a little improvement in them, with Jacob you don't 

Like him a lot, mind

[TRon]

3 minutes ago, RobsonsWonderland said:

Isak assist the last home game?

 

 

I was talking about this game but ok

[BoSelecta]

Does everything well but create or score; his decision making/final ball/end product is not where we need to be. Top lad though. 

[jackyboy]

Played really well today, made some great runs

[mighty__mag]

This lad does some impressive things, but let's it down with the final product or decision. 

 

 

[Disco]

Cost us the game, again. 

 

Such a shame Sir Ben Thatcher, a real player for real fans, doesn’t play anymore. Would be a treat for the eyes to see Sir Ben take care of this shitstain.