duo Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 He's f***ing ace. Could be a defining signing for us this year. Shelvey can f*** off. This ^ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 What a performance. Just watched the full match now and he was imperious, always wanting the ball, making interceptions and threading passes all owa the shop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 He can replace Mo Diame in the Rafa song. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 What a performance. Just watched the full match now and he was imperious, always wanting the ball, making interceptions and threading passes all owa the shop. There we're several time he was surrounded by two or three West Ham players and he managed to get the ball out and take the players out of the game, all while passing the ball with precision. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 What a performance. Just watched the full match now and he was imperious, always wanting the ball, making interceptions and threading passes all owa the shop. There we're several time he was surrounded by two or three West Ham players and he managed to get the ball out and take the players out of the game, all while passing the ball with precision. Exactly, he was just so composed. He's only 21 ffs, very promising. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_b Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I actually thought he was better last week and was amazed (probably shouldnt be) by the reactions of people on here when i got back from Huddersfield. Really hope we have an option which takes it out of the hands of Dortmund to keep him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I actually thought he was better last week and was amazed (probably shouldnt be) by the reactions of people on here when i got back from Huddersfield. Really hope we have an option which takes it out of the hands of Dortmund to keep him We are obligated to buy him if he plays a certain amount of games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 He can replace Mo Diame in the Rafa song. Do you mean fuck off Wijnaldum? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Last time a midfielder looked this obviously good so quickly was Hamann, that ended well Was my favourite player for us too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Would jerk Merino senseless. Pretty much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 From twitter: No player played more total passes, forward passes, produced more successful dribbles or won back possession more than Mikel Merino. Guessing that's just for us? https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1190199/Live/England-Premier-League-2017-2018-Newcastle-United-West-Ham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 From twitter: No player played more total passes, forward passes, produced more successful dribbles or won back possession more than Mikel Merino. Guessing that's just for us? https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1190199/Live/England-Premier-League-2017-2018-Newcastle-United-West-Ham Dunno, from twitter so take it with a pinch of salt obviously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Him and Hayden just 21 and 22. Could be a great long-term midfield partnership/trio with someone else in there with them if they both continue to improve, which I'm sure they will under Rafa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SuperFlat Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Important not to get too carried away this early on, mind. He's young, playing in his third game in the league and looking every inch the part. However, he's bound to be inconsistent over the course of the season. Hopefully he's bought himself a bit of leeway today, as I think the knives were out a bit with some after last week. Lovely player to watch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Absolutely dominated the midfield today, exactly the sort of player we were looking for in that position, Shelvey should have a hard time coming back into the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 No fucking way you play this lad and Shelvey together as a two imo. Lunacy. Merino has the spot and Shelvey should wait for his chance to get it back for being a fucking dickhead liability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 3/10 pic there, surely he could have found a better one than that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Lad was class today like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Brilliant that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Why shouldn't fans get carried away? isn't that the point As long as the player doesn't and i doubt he will it's all good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh74 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 He's everything Viana could have been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 If Hayden and Merino do well in the next game I don't think Rafa will be in a rush to drop either for Shelvey straight away after being let down like that. As captain too. You'd think with the emphasis now being placed so much us needing to use our squad, nobody will walk back into the side if the team is playing well. As much as I like Lejeune and think he's very likely to be head and shoulders above our other defenders, he should start on the bench for the next one, unless there's a big tactical reason to play him. Same goes for Shelvey, Gayle etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 No f***ing way you play this lad and Shelvey together as a two imo. Lunacy. Merino has the spot and Shelvey should wait for his chance to get it back for being a f***ing dickhead liability. Why? Merino isn't a soft touch, it'd be just like playing Hayden and Shelvey together but with someone who can pass better than Hayden (not a slight on Hayden, he's a good player). There are definitely matches where Shelvey/Merino could be brilliant for us, but I wouldn't break up the current partnership yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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