mrmojorisin75 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Surprised so few have mentioned (JP did above) that he was everywhere yesterday, Kanté style. Wherever the ball was, he was close. Didn't matter if it was in attack or in our own half. You could always see the number 23 shirt. He ran way more than anyone on the pitch, was up at 10.5 km with more then 10 min left of the game. In the last 10 min, when they kicked the ball away he was first one to get down to help Elliot and Clark to get back up again. Seconds later he was helping our attack. He did a few mistakes during the game, but you can clealry see we have a class player at hand if he continue to work the way he did yesterday. Agree with this, he was all over the place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Despite getting caught in possession a couple of times late on. He really came into the game the last half hour or so. I thought it was a promising performance after a nervy and TBF, pretty poor start. I was surprised to read he was getting slated and that Souness was calling him shite. Not surprised, mind. That dour cunt is the most miserable, negative pundit in the game and to top it off, he hates us. Pisses me off he is always on for our games. Agree with this. After we conceded, he seemed to wake up and started bossing the whole park. He was everywhere, breaking up play and spraying passes all over the pitch. I see a ton of promise in this lad, along with some concerns, but he's still young and learning. Already light years beyond Colback. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Is he 21? Gonna be quite some player when he gets to 27/28 imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Not by the time we've finished with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Not by the time we've finished with him. This is so true. Turning out for Burton in 3 years time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Not by the time we've finished with him. This is so true. Turning out for Burton in 3 years time. With Rafa as his coach? I don't think so people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Not by the time we've finished with him. This is so true. Turning out for Burton in 3 years time. With Rafa as his coach? I don't think so people. Rafa jejeje. Try Mark Warburton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Not by the time we've finished with him. This is so true. Turning out for Burton in 3 years time. With Rafa as his coach? I don't think so people. You misspelled Gerry Francis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Man of the match in the Ronnie Gill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 In the Spanish u21 squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmymag Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Needs to pick up the pace of the game and not dwell on the ball this week. Bilic will have him targeted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 ? He seemed composed on the ball and despite the tenacity of the Huddersfield players he didn't panic and spread the ball about well. If you're going to bash him I reckon you'll need a better stick to do the job with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Dwell on the ball? Quite the opposite for me. Kept the ball moving. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Needs to pick up the pace of the game and not dwell on the ball this week. Bilic will have him targeted. He's really good on the ball and moves it well, excellent first touch. He got caught out once last week when he tripped over the ball, otherwise he was fine in this regard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmymag Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 OK, I can see Merino's undoubted quality but, for me, he was caught out by how quickly he was closed down last week and, on several occassions, he put himself needlessly under pressure by not moving the ball quickly enough. No doubt he'll learn, but he's got to learn quickly. No easy task for the lad and that's why Bilic will have him targeted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 OK, I can see Merino's undoubted quality but, for me, he was caught out by how quickly he was closed down last week and, on several occassions, he put himself needlessly under pressure by not moving the ball quickly enough. No doubt he'll learn, but he's got to learn quickly. No easy task for the lad and that's why Bilic will have him targeted. It happened once. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenige Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 He's in my fantasy team this week, so that shows how much I rate him. Or how bad at Fantasy Football I am. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinoasprilla Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 i dont think that he is helped by how we are set up to contain teams. We sit too deep and often when we get the ball there are no options for the player on it. Ritchie and perez come short too much. Gayle hides (for me) id like to see him with atsu and aarons wide who will stretch teams. Plus a player at number 10 who will run past the cf. Which rules ritchie out! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papavasiliou Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 He's already shown he's perfectly capable of controling and releasing the ball quickly. Whether or not the rest of our team can give him an option is the issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Merino alongside Shelvey could be quite tasty in terms of possession and distribution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Lacks the passion of a certain ginger one, if you ask me. And the DNA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Lacks the passion of a certain ginger one, if you ask me. And the DNA. Ah yes, absence of the grabby-hands gene. Tiz a shame for Mikel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Legend. Worthy of the shirt number he inherited. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Legend. Worthy of the shirt number he inherited. Don't be disgusting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 This one's got some potential. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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