huss9 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 that ball for isak for the second goal - inch perfect through a small gap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 13 hours ago, Bunk Moreland said: 9 goal involvements in 8 games. Incredible stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunk Moreland Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 4 minutes ago, Lush Vlad said: 9 goal involvements in 8 games. Incredible stuff. Must be one of Europe's most in form attackers at the minute Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kocunar Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Why is nobody talking about this beast of a man? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Who needs a new RW again? (We do, but credit to him and Howe for this sweet run of form) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Just now, kocunar said: Why is nobody talking about this beast of a man? Was just about to post the same. Thread almost dropped to page 3 ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Had some dodgy moments where he held onto the ball a bit too long, but otherwise, blown away by how well he continues to play. Seems to have really got a good sense of what his strengths and weaknesses are and so doesn't try to do too much for the most part. Gets into really good positions and looks to deliver the ball into dangerous areas early and often. Been a massive part of the turn around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Part of me is feeling like if we brought a new RW now to replace Murphy, it'd just be a Tino Asprilla upsetting the squad balance situation all over again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Just now, Emotic said: Part of me is feeling like if we brought a new RW now to replace Murphy, it'd just be a Tino Asprilla upsetting the squad balance situation all over again. People overlook the squad harmony aspect of buying/selling players far to much Its a very relevant point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) I highly doubt the RWs we're looking at are dating porn stars and shouting "Fuck you Keith Gillespie" on Facetime though. Edited January 15 by Alberto2005 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Oddly thought he was our best attacker today albeit Ait Nouri can’t defend and they were overloading on the other side which allowed him space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Keep the powder dry. Sell a few to add to the summer. Keep this crew cooking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Thought oddly he put great balls into the right areas tonight and yet we had no one in the right areas to finish. Which means he should have got his head up and played to the right positions but also means the players expecting to receive the balls should have also ran to the right areas. I'd generally side with the former on that latter point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqen Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 There's something quite refreshingly simplistic about his game. I guess because nearly every side plays with inverted wingers these days you don't really see just that ball out of feet create half a yard for a cross or shot across goal much anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Love the way he always looks to pass the ball forward. Can see him constantly looking for Isak and Gordon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 25 minutes ago, Heron said: Thought oddly he put great balls into the right areas tonight and yet we had no one in the right areas to finish. Which means he should have got his head up and played to the right positions but also means the players expecting to receive the balls should have also ran to the right areas. I'd generally side with the former on that latter point. Aye, an old school-ish centre forward (a certain C. Wilson comes to mind, but let's not go there) would have filled their boots on the back of those deliveries tonight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 He’s fucking class. I used to hate seeing him play, thought he was absolutely fucking useless after some terrible performances, but good god, he’s a fucking player and a great personality Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 It's great to see him play these days. Still remember when he first joined, he looked so nervous/insecure. He's always had the talent and physicality to make it, which I assume is what convinced Rafa to commit such a big percentage of the transfer budget on him at the time. Like with Longstaff, Bruce completely ruined him. Howe should take a lot of credit for building these guys back up again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Only a month ago since he hoyed a wobbler at the crowd for being on his case again Funny old game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis H Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 No intended hate towards Almiron but the more Murphy plays the worse Almiron looks in hindsight. It feels like Murphy offers more offensively in 1 game than Almiron does/did in 20. Overall, It’s likely Howe has just told him to keep it simple and try to find Isak whenever possible. It was him who passed it to Isak for the first goal tonight but probably won’t get the assist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 It's good to have a player who is (somewhat) comfortably two-footed on the wing. Right now we have Gordon cutting in on the left flank; and then Murphy playing a proper outside right, but as seen yesterday, still has the ability to cut in and get a shot off with his left foot if circumstances permit. This sort of unpredictability makes it so hard to defend against, unlike an Almiron, who you know will always cut in. Even Mbuemo will cut in if given the chance, although he's objectively a much sharper player than Miggy. Fair play to the coaching staff for teaching Murph to add more dimensionality to his attacking play. He seems so much more confident nowadays. Really struggling to see who we could reasonably buy who'd be an obvious improvement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 He is a beast. His pace and directness is refreshing. The minute he gets it he's beating his man and putting it in dangerous positions. Keep it up Murphy lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 7 hours ago, Ellis H said: No intended hate towards Almiron but the more Murphy plays the worse Almiron looks in hindsight. It feels like Murphy offers more offensively in 1 game than Almiron does/did in 20. Overall, It’s likely Howe has just told him to keep it simple and try to find Isak whenever possible. It was him who passed it to Isak for the first goal tonight but probably won’t get the assist. People forget Murphy is a two way player tactically now as well - plays the RWB role quite well now too in away games Guys always had the raw talent but is the kind of player that works well under a 1 v 1 coach which Eddie is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 7 hours ago, jack j said: Only a month ago since he hoyed a wobbler at the crowd for being on his case again Funny old game I don't remember that who was that against? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 8 hours ago, Disco said: Oddly thought he was our best attacker today albeit Ait Nouri can’t defend and they were overloading on the other side which allowed him space. First time in a while I wasn't annoyed when the ball went wide right. He offered us some real balance and width, and he was playing in some pearler crosses from the right even if they didn't always find their man. He was a menace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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