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Mikel Merino (now playing for Arsenal)


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Doesn't help central mids coming on as subs mind. They have to find the rhythm more than most other positions.

 

If he had started, we probably would have played better but Rafa knows what he's doing.

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He had a poor game by his standards, and misplaced the ball a fair bit, but we did start playing the ball forward more when he came on, and you could tell he was the focal point of the team, and the person people we're looking to do something, and he got a goal. Not sure why people are suddenly jumping on his back after what was his first iffy game.

 

People think he changed the way we played, others think he didn't. That's not jumping on his back.

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How was he ‘fucking awful’? :lol:

 

Couldn’t pass, gave Palace several opportunities to break (which they couldn’t take), failed to tackle them, tried to foul them and he couldn’t even manage that :lol:

I thought he misplaced a couple passes but other than that he seemed fine. He wasn’t great like and neither was anybody else, but when he came on I thought Shelvey noticibly was allowed forward on the ball more whether by instruction or not and we looked better.
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Rafa mentioned post match that Merino had "little issues" coming back from international duty.  Now that could be anything from a niggle to tactical issues and with Rafa, I can't call it. 

 

Explains why he came on from the bench and perhaps why he wasn't at his usual standard.  Although, I do think that it was a torrid game to be in our midfield.  The way the game was ebbing, made it so difficult to get into a rhythm.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5006007/Magical-Mikel-Merino-Real-thing-Newcastle.html

'I certainly see him in a bracket where clubs like Barcelona and Real Madrid come into it, considering his age,' he said.

 

'It's only a matter of time before the very top clubs come looking at him. But we want to be a top club, too. We want him to stay here, we don't want to see any of our top players up for sale again. That is the mentality now.

 

'He's a fantastic signing from the manager and the scouting department and hopefully we'll see him develop as a player and he fulfils all that potential at Newcastle. He's very, very good.'

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http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/newcastle-united-mikel-merino-transfer-news-barcelona-real-madrid-interest-signing-contract-a8014261.html

Earlier this month, to the relief of Newcastle supporters, his transfer from Borussia Dortmund was made permanent. There is every chance Newcastle have pulled off the signing of the season with the entire deal costing the club less than £10m.

 

The only major concern among those supporters, however, is the gnawing sense that at some point Barcelona or Real Madrid will come calling for the Spanish Under-21 star, who scored a fine goal with his left foot against Italy and another with his right against Slovakia for his country.

 

:dowie:

 

I mean, he's a very promising player but come the fuck on.

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