Sean Longstaff

[mouldy_uk]

Come back sweet prince 

 

[Newcastle Fan]

Like the Villa game it really shows when he is not in the team, the midfield just isn't the same without him.

[TBG]

Thought he was shite though?

[Shadow Puppets]

Heard it on the grapevine that he’s going for another scan this week.

[ponsaelius]

Feel like shit just want Longstaff back 

[Viana]

He is our Darren Fletcher. 
 

He doesn’t play the game with a cookie cutter role. He fills in gaps, he balances out what the other midfielders are doing, and he just offers us a diligence that’s hard to get out of our other players.

[Mike]

3 hours ago, Jack27 said:

 Nope don’t like that 

 

At least we got the pen.

[Lazarus]

Were really missing longstaff - his workrate is massively under-rated. Such is the amount of ground he covers that:

 

In defence he often becomes an extra CB almost and sometimes an extra fullback.

 

In midfield he's a press monster.

 

In attack, hes sometimes an extra wide man or he'll make a late run in to the box through the middle.

 

Hes not the perfect midfielder by any means but hes perfect for Eddies system i think.

[Solitude20]

Bruno is just more likely to lose the ball when Longstaff isn’t there, just like what happened before their first goal.

 

The other team could really press hard against Bruno once he receives the ball in front of our defenders but Joelinton/Willock wouldn’t be available near him to help him come out of it, and he eventually would lose the ball. That’s where Longstaff was really helping. 

 

 

Edited May 8, 2023 by Solitude20

[PauloGeordio]

 

[Deuce]

Really impressed with the turnaround in his performance over the past year. Resembles the player we thought we were getting when he first came up.

[PauloGeordio]

2 hours ago, Deuce said:

Really impressed with the turnaround in his performance over the past year. Resembles the player we thought we were getting when he first came up.

Rafa knew. Eddie had to unBruce him! 

[54]

 

[1964]

Good news if true

[80]

Great news, especially if there's anything to rumours about Joelinton being hurt.

[MrRaspberryJam]

Avoids serious injury/nothing major = out until November. 

[LionOfGosforth]

Thanks Tarkowski you jug-eared, thick head clogger cunt

[Skeletor]

On 07/05/2023 at 19:11, Jack27 said:

 Nope don’t like that 

 

Downie going for that cheap heel heat.

[Superior Acuña]

Is this injury the one when he went down and Pickford rolled him off the pitch?

[Hanshithispantz]

Think so, although in fairness I think that was a reaction to him being a few yards off the pitch before rolling back on 

 

 

Edited May 10, 2023 by Hanshithispantz

[TheBrownBottle]

Longstaff's absence has illustrated two things: first, how vital he is to the way we play (as a player he's obviously not in Bruno's class - few are - but his tidiness on the ball and engine are first class); and second, why the McTominay links were so strong for so long.  I can 100% see why Howe would be interested in a player like McTominay to provide direct competition for Longstaff - we're going to need two players for each position who can play Howe-ball.  And I'm also aware that some will be reading that last sentence and somewhat disagree  

[r0cafella]

10 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said:

Longstaff's absence has illustrated two things: first, how vital he is to the way we play (as a player he's obviously not in Bruno's class - few are - but his tidiness on the ball and engine are first class); and second, why the McTominay links were so strong for so long.  I can 100% see why Howe would be interested in a player like McTominay to provide direct competition for Longstaff - we're going to need two players for each position who can play Howe-ball.  And I'm also aware that some will be reading that last sentence and somewhat disagree  

Like for self awareness. 
 

speaking for myself I’ve got no issues with us signing a box to box midfielder I also feel it would be great but my point has always been Mcsauce isn’t very good and we should be aiming for better players and not “project” players. 

[christ]

I’m against McTominay on a point of principle, but it’s evident we’re very light in the centre of the park and need bodies.
 

We’ve alighted on a system that - when fit- we’ve got the players to make it work very well. Any injuries in that position and we’re a shadow of the team we can be.

 

[SUPERTOON]

2 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said:

Longstaff's absence has illustrated two things: first, how vital he is to the way we play (as a player he's obviously not in Bruno's class - few are - but his tidiness on the ball and engine are first class); and second, why the McTominay links were so strong for so long.  I can 100% see why Howe would be interested in a player like McTominay to provide direct competition for Longstaff - we're going to need two players for each position who can play Howe-ball.  And I'm also aware that some will be reading that last sentence and somewhat disagree  

I understand the links to Mctominay In terms of needing a player of that type, but we can 100% sign better than him for that role.

[SUPERTOON]

The actual article from Hope says he appears certain to feature in our final four games.