Sean Longstaff

[HawK]

Deserves a call-up. 

[KaKa]

1 minute ago, TRon said:

 

Tonali was immaculate when he came on mind, although by then the game was dead and buried.

 

But Longstaff's running, like Willock was crucial to our press last season. So aye, it is a conundrum.

 

It's not really a conundrum tbh. 

 

Once Tonali gets more accustomed to the system and what is required, he will start.

 

Longstaff has been working in this system and with this manager for two years now and knows exactly what is required.

 

For the meantime Longstaff is doing his thing though and kudos to him.

 

Ultimately they will both still play lots of games and contribute to the team.

[HawK]

I just can't see a midfield without him starting, if we're playing 3 in the middle, it's Longstaff and Bruno plus one right now. 

[TRon]

3 minutes ago, KaKa said:

 

It's not really a conundrum tbh. 

 

Once Tonali gets more accustomed to the system and what is required, he will start.

 

Longstaff has been working in this system and with this manager for two years now and knows exactly what is required.

 

For the meantime Longstaff is doing his thing though and kudos to him.

 

Ultimately they will both still play lots of games and contribute to the team.

 

Yeah spot on.

 

[chapdelaine]

I’m not sure he starts for any other top 8 team but damn I’m glad he’s ours.We are sooo hard to beat when he starts

[Big Geordie]

Great performance in the engine room today.

[OverThere]

Very good today. Bruno and he is the midfield of choice with Anderson or one of the Joe's 

[gbandit]

23 minutes ago, HawK said:

Deserves a call-up. 

Better player by some distance than Jordan Henderson these days and plays a fairly similar role 

[TRon]

1 minute ago, OverThere said:

Very good today. Bruno and he is the midfield of choice with Anderson or one of the Joe's 

 

I actually think this is pretty much on the money. Longstaff, Willock, Joelinton and Anderson all offer a lot of running and ground coverage, I think that brings the best out of Bruno who then gets to dictate the tempo from his pivot role.

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

Buzzing for him. He linked up brilliantly with pretty much everyone today. His awareness to drop in when Bruno goes roaming is impressive too. And that cross field raker was a beaut. 

[clintdempsey]

Fucking love Longstaff. Him and BDB are all of us. He’s got so many excellent attributes and is vital for our ballers to express themselves. 

[Gaztoon]

Growing into a top player.. needs stop bloody diving like though.

[Vinny Green Balls]

He is just a very intelligent player. Most teams would be proud to have him in the squad.

[toon25]

Genuinely, we'd be lost without him

[Mike]

World Player of the Year, surely.

[McCormick]

Impressive that he’s managed to play with this intensity for 3 games in a week. 

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

Would be a good foil for Rice and Bellingham in a midfield 3.

[Gawalls]

1 hour ago, TRon said:

 

Tonali was immaculate when he came on mind, although by then the game was dead and buried.

 

But Longstaff's running, like Willock was crucial to our press last season. So aye, it is a conundrum.

No conundrum for me personally - 2 wins and a draw with 3 clean sheets since longstaff came back in and we’ve looked more up a gelled team. Longstaff has to stay in for me personally 

[TRon]

4 minutes ago, Gawalls said:

No conundrum for me personally - 2 wins and a draw with 3 clean sheets since longstaff came back in and we’ve looked more up a gelled team. Longstaff has to stay in for me personally 

 

I don't know who coined the phrase, but there are levels. When we play the top teams we'll really find out which players can step up. Some fans were expecting us to roll over AC Milan last week despite their pedigree. I think we managed one shot in the entire game.

 

 

[Gawalls]

Just now, TRon said:

 

I don't know who coined the phrase, but there are levels. When we play the top teams we'll really find out which players can step up. Some fans were expecting us to roll over AC Milan last week despite their pedigree. I think we managed one shot in the entire game.

 

 

We played those teams last year with him in the team and he stepped up - spurs or Chelsea never managed to beat us alongside Man U in the league, Man City only beat us when playing at home and all this was with longstaff in the midfield.

 

 He has nothing to prove and Tonali is the one to prove something, the place in the team has to be Sean’s to lose.

[The College Dropout]

Tonali’s best route into the team is LCM while Joe is out.   

[Toon No9]

Longstaff has been really good the last few games. Our midfield is so much better when he and Bruno plays together.

[Heron]

One of the first 5 on the team sheet nowadays.

[TRon]

1 hour ago, Gawalls said:

We played those teams last year with him in the team and he stepped up - spurs or Chelsea never managed to beat us alongside Man U in the league, Man City only beat us when playing at home and all this was with longstaff in the midfield.

 

 He has nothing to prove and Tonali is the one to prove something, the place in the team has to be Sean’s to lose.

 

Just keep some perspective. If it was that simple we'd put the same team out against Man City and breeze through to the nezt round of the Carabao Cup.

[Gawalls]

6 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

Just keep some perspective. If it was that simple we'd put the same team out against Man City and breeze through to the nezt round of the Carabao Cup.

Perspective is fair enough but the sentence I had an issue with is “we’ll find out which players can step up” when longstaff has proved he can and deserves people getting off his back.