Sean Longstaff

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Proper soldier.

[et tu brute]

I actually thought he was pretty poor today and our worst player. 

[Shearergol]

3 minutes ago, et tu brute said:

I actually thought he was pretty poor today and our worst player. 

Can’t fault a single player out there today. Hadn’t even tried to think who the “worst” was until seeing your post. Still wouldn’t know. 

[LiquidAK]

So glad he's turned it around. Was well and truly Bruced for a while there, looks closer to the player we thought we had when he first broke through

[Ste]

Reaping the benefits of quality coaching. He’ll come up short quality wise at times, but he gets in the right positions and he’s developed a good engine to cause teams problems. He might not be the one to play the killer ball but the off the ball movement allows others to deal the damage. 
 

I can imagine he’s a joy to coach. 

[Kid Icarus]

Grafted his arse off. Him Willock and Bruno were brilliant off the ball.

[simonsays]

He played well.  He still wants too much time on the ball on occasion though.

[Klaus]

5 minutes ago, simonsays said:

He played well.  He still wants too much time on the ball on occasion though.

 

Yup. Always gets caught on the ball in the DM position. He's much better further forward. Can't fault his work rate either.

[et tu brute]

1 minute ago, Klaus said:

 

Yup. Always gets caught on the ball in the DM position. He's much better further forward. Can't fault his work rate either.

Don't think anyone can. For me (today also a few times), he's guilty of misplaced passes and losing the ball, which lead to dangerous attacks. He's twice the player that we saw under Bruce though. 

[JNK]

Great game today, only thing I know about him is that he is decent in FM  

 

 

Edited December 26, 2022 by JNK

[Mountain]

On 15/11/2022 at 04:29, kenlau88210 said:

its nice you are enjoying the success of the team and the individual players but like many of us here you probably need to focus on your own life more e.g. building relationships, career, helping people. Dont just focus so much on NUFC/football haha.

 

Odd thing to say, it's a Newcastle united forum why are you giving out "life advice" cringey stuff

[Mountain]

On 15/11/2022 at 05:37, Groundhog63 said:

Ps I've had a pop at Longstaff & his, occasional, lack of urgency but he doesn't half put a shift in. 

As stated above, if you watch him closely he's everywhere. 

Our current midfield must be a fucking nightmare to play against 

 

I can't believe how well he's playing, it's lightyears difference

[madras]

On 15/11/2022 at 05:37, Groundhog63 said:

Ps I've had a pop at Longstaff & his, occasional, lack of urgency but he doesn't half put a shift in. 

As stated above, if you watch him closely he's everywhere. 

Our current midfield must be a fucking nightmare to play against 

Midfield ? The entire team are irritants, just fucking annoying. From the furthest forward to the last man at the back. Opposition players are at home having meals with their families and twitching and flinching worried that Miggy will sweep in to steal their last Roastie or Dan Burn will be in their wardrobe waiting for them.

[PauloGeordio]

7 hours ago, madras said:

Midfield ? The entire team are irritants, just fucking annoying. From the furthest forward to the last man at the back. Opposition players are at home having meals with their families and twitching and flinching worried that Miggy will sweep in to steal their last Roastie or Dan Burn will be in their wardrobe waiting for them.

? Mrs just nipped upstairs for a lie down, Big Jow in there too! 

[kenlau88210]

14 hours ago, Mountain said:

 

Odd thing to say, it's a Newcastle united forum why are you giving out "life advice" cringey stuff

Yes probably bit strange for me to say those things in a football forum. At that time i just thought someone needed to hear it. Anyway pardon me and keep enjoying these great times as NUFC fans. I certainly am right now!

[Coffee_Johnny]

Think I have a negative bias re young Sean. Don’t know why; love local lads doing well. Dawns on me I only ever seem to notice when something doesn’t come off—miscontrol, not quite making a pass, too ponderous in decision making. I know he puts in admirable effort. Always great to see.
 

New Year’s resolution, I’m going to try and shift focus and notice the good on the ball moments, the contributions he makes in possession. 

[King HTT III]

He’s had a decent season, but for me it’s like how Shelvey performed last season once Howe was appointed. Better than previous form, contributed, but still not of the required higher standard needed (eventually). I’m happy for him though and off the ball he seems relentless in his pressing and work rate, but in attacking positions when passes get played into space or to run onto he just lacks the pace or final touch to make things happen. I do like, and it is now noticeable, how he like many of our players interchange positions and roles. 

[astraguy]

Needs to learn from big Joe on getting the ball back or how to stop attacks 

[Andy]

He is underrated and has been integral to recent form. Not always amazing on the ball, but his work ethic is outstanding and his tactical understanding and positioning goes almost entirely unnoticed. 

 

He reminds me a bit of a young Jordan Henderson, one of those players that improves a team even if you can't always see what he's bringing. 

[andyc35i]

The late runs he continually makes into the penalty box on the right hand side are great for us. He opens up the space for Almiron and Trippier and offers a positive outlet. It’s just a shame that we seem to struggle a lot of times in finding a decent enough pass for him to get on to

[Kid Icarus]

35 minutes ago, Andy said:

He is underrated and has been integral to recent form. Not always amazing on the ball, but his work ethic is outstanding and his tactical understanding and positioning goes almost entirely unnoticed. 

 

He reminds me a bit of a young Jordan Henderson, one of those players that improves a team even if you can't always see what he's bringing. 

 I've noticed recently that he's attempting the same underlapping runs on the right that Henderson used to make for Liverpool as well.

[Kanj]

Occupying the half spaces too, which is what Gundogan and De Bruyne do at City. He’s got some real top class movement - his tactical awareness is really underrated. 

[Gawalls]

Good article… Unsung hero

[Cronky]

On 28/12/2022 at 10:43, Coffee_Johnny said:

Think I have a negative bias re young Sean. Don’t know why; love local lads doing well. Dawns on me I only ever seem to notice when something doesn’t come off—miscontrol, not quite making a pass, too ponderous in decision making. I know he puts in admirable effort. Always great to see.
 

New Year’s resolution, I’m going to try and shift focus and notice the good on the ball moments, the contributions he makes in possession. 

 

I would like to see some stats on how often Sean gets dispossessed, or misplaces a pass. I don't think the figures will be any greater than those for Bruno or Joelinton. However, he did go through a phase where his confidence was shot and he was playing in a very indecisive and fragile way. So I think that when he loses the ball now, it feels like he's reverted to type, rather than just made the usual kind of error which every player is prone to.

 

Bruno and Joelinton will produce more spectacular moments, and so it's perhaps inevitable that they get more accolades. But Sean can pass the ball, he can shoot and his reading of the game and his defensive work are improving all the time. 

[Lush Vlad]

I tend to agree, that because he isn’t as fancy or as talented as our other midfielders. He does get criticised more when he is ponderous on the ball or misplaces an easy pass. It is understandable, whilst also being a bit unfair. 
 

Not sure about his shooting, mind. He’s scored a couple from distance, from memory. But he seems to get a massive rush of blood, often hurries his shot and blasts it into row Z.