Sean Longstaff

[London Mag]

1 minute ago, Newcastle Fan said:

Good thing is we have a 70m midfielder in his positon back on wednsday.

 

Although last year he looked like an upgrade on that same midfielder.

£70mill?? Is there someone I've missed.

[Andy]

1 hour ago, midds said:

At one point in the first half he carried the ball about 50 yards and Isak is screaming to be played in. Not once did I have any faith in him being able to slot a fairly simple ball into his path, just sat back and waited for him to eventually lose possession. Which he promptly did. 

 

Sick of watching him and sick of the excuses people make for him. We know he's a lovely lad and he's a grafter and he's had injuries and he's low on confidence and he's tired and he gives his all... Ultimately he's just not very good and is still starting. To be honest it's Howe that I've got the main issue with as he's the one who picks him regardless every fucking week

 

Aye. He's okay as a backup, but he shouldn't still be starting games for us in 2024. I don't think there are many other teams in the league he starts regularly for, if any tbh. Certainly not in the top 10. 

[Joelinton7]

I love him as a guy, but we can do so so much better

[HayDen Traces]

He shows decent movement at times but his passing ability and vision are so frustrating. He regularly passes backwards when we're trying to build our attack and we lose momentum. 

[Guest]

Isak was explaining what a a through-ball was to him at one point.

[Stifler]

1 hour ago, vexred said:

It'll get him sacked if he continues to have his favourites. He needs to be more ruthless. 

Think if he argues against Mitchell he’ll be gone.

Staveley and Ghodoussi were the ones backing him previously. He doesn’t have anyone in the boardroom to back him up now. Performances this season, and the refusal to play options when he had them last season will be mounting against him now.

As others have said, he needs to be more ruthless, and playing players who are not good enough or ready in games to try and encourage them to invest in that area of the squad over others won’t work. 

[gbandit]

Can we not play baseless speculation bingo. None of us have a clue what the power dynamic is like behind the scenes and who’s on whose side etc

[ExiledGeordie]

He’s a grafter but he’s a squad player. 

[KaKa]

6 minutes ago, OCK said:

Isak was explaining what a a through-ball was to him at one point.

 

I was watching that sequence thinking to myself, what is the point of having Isak, if this calibre of player is on the pitch with him?

 

If we screw up the next few days we will have to start preparing ourselves to lose him next summer.

[dave s]

you’d think he will end up as back up with tonali and willock available. solid squad player though, regardless of shortcomings 

[gbandit]

Willock’s never been ahead of Longstaff though has he? They’ve played together a lot and haven’t really played in the same position as Willock normally plays LCM or wide left. I’d play Willock over Longstaff any day irrespective of position though but it’s clear Willock is best on the left 

[RS]

Love a local lad but he must feel like a Lottery winner. I’ve seen Sunday league players have more about them. Must be a training ground messi. 

[dave s]

yeah but with tonali, willock, joelinton, bruno available you’d think he would be benched a fair bit now 

[PauloGeordio]

1 minute ago, dave s said:

yeah but with tonali, willock, joelinton, bruno available you’d hope he would be benched a fair bit now 

[JonBez comesock]

6 minutes ago, gbandit said:

Willock’s never been ahead of Longstaff though has he? They’ve played together a lot and haven’t really played in the same position as Willock normally plays LCM or wide left. I’d play Willock over Longstaff any day irrespective of position though but it’s clear Willock is best on the left 

I would play Tindall ahead of Longstaff 

[duo]

2 hours ago, midds said:

At one point in the first half he carried the ball about 50 yards and Isak is screaming to be played in. Not once did I have any faith in him being able to slot a fairly simple ball into his path, just sat back and waited for him to eventually lose possession. Which he promptly did. 

Isak was crying to be played in - he did well last weekend, closing down, and doing the dirty.  But he offers very little going forward - just doesn't have the vision to pick a pass.  When Miley was 17 he had more vision.

 

 

Edited August 25, 2024 by duo

[midds]

4 minutes ago, duo said:

Isak was crying to be played in - he did well last weekend, closing down, and doing the dirty.  But he offers very little going forward - just doesn't have the vision to pick a pass.  When Miley was 17 he had more vision.

 

 

 

Agree with every word but I'd swap your 'vision' for 'ability'. Or maybe it's both?

 

So frustrating to watch him try and create anything. He's capable of digging in and working hard like last week but nothing constructive at all unfortunately

[duo]

1 minute ago, midds said:

Agree with every word but I'd swap your 'vision' for 'ability'. Or maybe it's both?

 

So frustrating to watch him try and create anything. He's capable of digging in and working hard like last week but nothing constructive at all unfortunately

Yeah it's both for sure. 

[ATB]

3 hours ago, Skeletor said:

 

Aye. Eddie's loyalty to players who are not up to scratch is quite annoying. Murphy being another. Think he needs to be more ruthless. Although what's going on transfer wise is anyone's guess at this point, but ruthless it definitely isn't.

 

 

 

One of the biggest disappointments of all. Instead, the crap players get 1000 opportunities and even a new contract. It's crazy.

[Cronky]

On 25/08/2024 at 18:28, dave s said:

yeah but with tonali, willock, joelinton, bruno available you’d think he would be benched a fair bit now 

 

Hopefully Tonali will step up, but I'm not convinced that Willock offers a better package. Yes, he's better going forward, but defensively he's very weak.

 

I think that Longstaff has become the new Shola Ameobi. All the attention seems to go on his limitations and none on his strengths.

[gbandit]

Cronky, you’ve outdone yourself 

[Cronky]

1 hour ago, gbandit said:

Cronky, you’ve outdone yourself 

 

Looking at the BBC viewer player ratings after Bournemouth, Longstaff got 1.66. The rest ranged from Barnes (6.67) to Joelinton (4.99). A similar thing seems to happen every week. 

 

Now come on, he's not that much worse than his team-mates. 

 

 

Edited August 28, 2024 by Cronky

[Guest]

I've put £10 on him being selected by England for the Ashes in 2028

[gbandit]

5 minutes ago, Cronky said:

 

Looking at the BBC viewer player ratings after Bournemouth, Longstaff got 1.66. The rest ranged from Barnes (6.67) to Joelinton (4.99). A similar thing seems to happen every week. 

 

Now come on, he's not that much worse than his team-mates. 

 

 

 

I’m not saying he’s a 1.66. I’m saying that your point about Willock not being a better package is a flawed claim. Willock is a far better footballer than Sean and is better physically. He’s also far better at the defensive side of his game than he’s given credit for. Sean does get a lot of stick and sometimes it’s unwarranted but he’s the poorest starter we have. I say that as someone who really appreciates the work he does off the ball but that only really helps us when our press is there. We’re no longer pressing like we did and he’s close to pointless when we don’t play that way 

[Geordie Boyo]

Some days his limitations outweigh his strengths. That obviously happens to some degree with everyone, but like Shola you’re either really poor or simply play your part. We’ve got players who not only play their part more consistently, but their ability is on a different level.