Sean Longstaff

[Dokko]

2 Longstaff starts, 2 clean sheets. He brings that bite back into the side, it's attitude more than anything else. 

[jack j]

4 minutes ago, Rod said:

I thought Longstaff was the best out of our midfielders for clarity.  Sorry if I didn't make myself clear.  I think we all know who's having a "hissy fit".

Why not just say you thought he was better than bruno

Why the superstar bit?

[Rod]

1 minute ago, jack j said:

Why not just say you thought he was better than bruno

Why the superstar bit?

I did.  I said "he was certainly better than superstar Guimares".

[Pata]

Thought he was a lot better today in possession and back to last seasons form. Has to quit the embarrassing dives though, he’s really bad at them.

 

 

Edited September 19, 2023 by Pata

[STM]

 

Looks like he's holding back tears.

 

[nemtizz]

Looks like Murph is holding back ejaculation

[TRon]

32 minutes ago, Rod said:

He was certainly better than "superstar" Guimares.

 

He wasn't. He did put a shift in though, no complaints from me.

[Myleftboot]

He was nowhere near as good as Bruno but he did what he does well.

[KaKa]

1 hour ago, The Butcher said:

Added a few continental dives to his games. Class.

 

Probably cost us a goal tonight. Thought it was ridiculous.

[Chapo]

Thinks he’s our best midfielder personally 

[Lush Vlad]

I think he’s outstanding off the ball and really important in those wide areas. Makes that underlapping run all the while and often times it well. Positionally he is great and his workrate is unmatched. He’s an important player and I bet he is a coach’s dream the way he follows instructions and how tactically aware he seems to be.  
 

But I honestly feel I am watching a different game to others at times? I think he is severely limited on the ball and struggles with any sort of positive passing. His touch is poor and he takes an age to do anything in possession. 
 

He certainly needs to be in the team at present, based on who is available. But when we have the Joe combo fit. I think in time, he will become more of a player for certain games and situations. Not a starter. 

[lovejoy]

I thought he was excellent tonight.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I really wish I rated the lad but I just can’t. 

[Pilko]

He was good I thought. He needs to be in the side in the short term, he's dependable and puts in the yards. 

[Heron]

Take a bow. Outfield MotM tonight.

[Holloway]

was good as anyone out there bar Trippier tonight, but he continues to disappoint in his touch and distribution

[Ikon]

I like him and he works hard but imo he doesn’t have enough quality. 

[The College Dropout]

12 hours ago, Lush Vlad said:

I think he’s outstanding off the ball and really important in those wide areas. Makes that underlapping run all the while and often times it well. Positionally he is great and his workrate is unmatched. He’s an important player and I bet he is a coach’s dream the way he follows instructions and how tactically aware he seems to be.  
 

But I honestly feel I am watching a different game to others at times? I think he is severely limited on the ball and struggles with any sort of positive passing. His touch is poor and he takes an age to do anything in possession. 
 

He certainly needs to be in the team at present, based on who is available. But when we have the Joe combo fit. I think in time, he will become more of a player for certain games and situations. Not a starter. 

He's key because he makes the midfield more functional. He covers for Bruno a lot. And is great defensively. But he was pap on the ball again today.

 

Similar performance to Brentford. Key in the clean sheet. Covered every blade of grass. Movement was good. Poor on the ball. That's Sean init.

[Displayname]

21 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

He's key because he makes the midfield more functional. He covers for Bruno a lot. And is great defensively. But he was pap on the ball again today.

 

Similar performance to Brentford. Key in the clean sheet. Covered every blade of grass. Movement was good. Poor on the ball. That's Sean init.

Milan`s attackers were key in us keeping the clean sheet.

[The College Dropout]

1 hour ago, Displayname said:

Milan`s attackers were key in us keeping the clean sheet.

Ultimately that's true. But Longstaff and the team made sure there would be no tap ins or lots of space to shoot. We were committed and hard-working. Epitomised by Longstaff.

[TRon]

1 hour ago, Ikon said:

I like him and he works hard but imo he doesn’t have enough quality. 

 

He doesn't, but he does a lot of running and can do a job defensively. It's a tricky one to solve, because it's probably the other way round for Tonali, who has a bit more quality but maybe not quite as effective at closing down.

[Displayname]

5 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

He doesn't, but he does a lot of running and can do a job defensively. It's a tricky one to solve, because it's probably the other way round for Tonali, who has a bit more quality but maybe not quite as effective at closing down.

Wasnt Tonali known for running all the time at Milan? Thought that was one of his strenght. 

[The College Dropout]

Just now, Displayname said:

Wasnt Tonali known for running all the time at Milan? Thought that was one of his strenght. 

Yeh but it looks like running forward. Not backwards from what we've seen. And Longstaff makes intelligent defensive movements. Tonali doesn't seem to know where to move.

[Displayname]

1 minute ago, The College Dropout said:

Yeh but it looks like running forward. Not backwards from what we've seen. And Longstaff makes intelligent defensive movements. Tonali doesn't seem to know where to move.

I agree that he seems a little lost at times. Must be something that can be worked on though.

[TRon]

Just now, Displayname said:

Wasnt Tonali known for running all the time at Milan? Thought that was one of his strenght. 

 

He hasn't been here that long, maybe it's just a case of getting used to how we set up. Right now he seems to be more effective bombing forward than sitting in or chasing back.