80 Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 How could I miss you if you never went away? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 I guess he proved a point today without playing much, we are a better side in midfield with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Everyone who didn’t start this game has come out looking better. Targett, Longstaff, ASM, Miggy etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 The midfield pressure is close to non-existant today, and missing Longstaff might be a factor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 On this day I pledge never to underestimate how important to the team he is again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 I really doubt Longstaff would have made a difference to outcome of the game, we were off it all over the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Alberto2005 said: I really doubt Longstaff would have made a difference to outcome of the game, we were off it all over the pitch. I think we would have lost as we were shit all over but we looked so unbalanced. Longstaff knows his job and does it and that alone would have made us better today IMO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Alberto2005 said: I really doubt Longstaff would have made a difference to outcome of the game, we were off it all over the pitch. I think it was worth trying this midfield, but now with hindsight he would've made quite a significant difference imo. Trippier was badly exposed, didn't have the same passes available and Bruno needs someone to drop in for him when he goes wandering, which just didn't happen today. Edited April 15, 2023 by Smal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 I am not saying we must start him every game, but then seems someone need to do his job when we are not playing him. Something was obviously broken today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Just now, Zero said: I am not saying we must start him every game, but then seems someone need to do his job when we are not playing him. Something was obviously broken today He's crucial, it seems. We do need to go out and buy the best DMC we can get our hands on though. Ugarte. Make it happen, Amanda. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubteam Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Longstaff is the sort of player you don't really notice when he's playing, but he cuts so much out and covers a lot of ground. We missed him massively today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 5 minutes ago, pubteam said: Longstaff is the sort of player you don't really notice when he's playing, but he cuts so much out and covers a lot of ground. We missed him massively today. Was just about to post this same thing. He never seems to stand out or get much praise, but we clearly missed something in the middle today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Our midfield looked disjointed without him in it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 I’ve slated him enough times on here in the past, so feel like a hypocrite, but I definitely feel we missed him today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Probably wouldn't have have changed the result, because we were shit everywhere, but he was blatantly missed. We lost the midfield battle and the midfield three were all to a man terrible. Longstaff covers a massive amount of turf and does the less glamorous work. I sometimes wonder if he's underrated because of his local roots. He has been missing sitters, which is frustrating, but if he was Brazilian, I think fans would love him for what he does do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, ohmelads said: Probably wouldn't have have changed the result, because we were shit everywhere, but he was blatantly missed. We lost the midfield battle and the midfield three were all to a man terrible. Longstaff covers a massive amount of turf and does the less glamorous work. I sometimes wonder if he's underrated because of his local roots. He has been missing sitters, which is frustrating, but if he was Brazilian, I think fans would love him for what he does do. I don't think it's to do with him being local, but 100% effort and tactical discipline do get overlooked as qualities. People assume that they're achievable by everyone, but they're not, and it means his specialisms get treated as standard fare. Edited April 15, 2023 by 80 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 16 hours ago, 80 said: I don't think it's to do with him being local, but 100% effort and tactical discipline do get overlooked as qualities. People assume that they're achievable by everyone, but they're not, and it means his specialisms get treated as standard fare. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 (edited) I think I need to watch a few games back just focusing on Longstaff, because I really don’t see all of this unsung hero work he does. Happy to admit I’m a little biased against him though, so I’m probably wrong. I definitely notice all his mistakes Edited April 16, 2023 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 The appreciation of his workrate and getting into great threatening positions is on a par with the frustration of his often wayward distribution and erratic finishing for me. Which probably falls into the 'quite' category Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 14 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: I think I need to watch a few games back just focusing on Longstaff, because I really don’t see all of this unsung hero work he does. Happy to admit I’m a little biased against him though, so I’m probably wrong. I definitely notice all his mistakes I don't know what the stats are now, but earlier in the season he had covered more ground than anyone else in the league. He might not be the best on the ball, but he is always available for it whether it's in deeper areas or further up the field. His understanding of the press is probably the best in the side. He is much, much better at running back than Willock is. Maybe these aren't overtly obvious things, but they were all missing yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 5 hours ago, Smal said: I don't know what the stats are now, but earlier in the season he had covered more ground than anyone else in the league. He might not be the best on the ball, but he is always available for it whether it's in deeper areas or further up the field. His understanding of the press is probably the best in the side. He is much, much better at running back than Willock is. Maybe these aren't overtly obvious things, but they were all missing yesterday. They were missing when he was on the pitch in the first half against Brentford as well, then we improved dramatically once he was taken off. We've struggled in the last couple of games in midfield, just might be a case of hitting a block after an intense couple of weeks, not necessarily one individual out of the midfield options. There might even be a case for taking Bruno out of the midfield if his ankle is affecting him. Very difficult to press as a team if one player is at 80%. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 ♥️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Looks like he learnt a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Absolutely fucking class this lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 See, you put him in and you score six goals, simple. For real though, how about that little backheel for the fifth goal, delightful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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