ToonArmy1892 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 North Shields. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Another super, mature performance from the lad. Brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 So pleased he's growing each game, now chipping in with goals. Hope he is something special for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 North Shields. Delish I lived in North Shields for a while. Gan on lad! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 He's a proper player like. So composed and looks as if he's been playing at this level for years. Great finish too, delighted for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonArmy1892 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Kid has everything for a midfielder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divun Naa Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Especially impressed that he didn't let the knuckledraggers from Burnley get him sent off. Keep it up fella. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Too many long rangy passes, no Thundering tackles, only scored once. Lucky to be in the squad. (Keep his feet on the ground) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 There was one moment (after he'd been booked) where he showed real composure not to jump into a challenge after losing the ball. Funny enough I was never worried, just knew he'd be too clever for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 He really has been outstanding pretty much every game he played, i really loved that Blackburn game as it was what started all of this, hope he can keep this up and he might just find himself in the full England Squad. Too bad it's not a tournament summer - be lovely to get a "bolter into the England" squad story about him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 There was one moment (after he'd been booked) where he showed real composure not to jump into a challenge after losing the ball. Funny enough I was never worried, just knew he'd be too clever for that. Yep, I noticed that, fair play to the lad, showed a lot of maturity to not jump in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonArmy1892 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 There was one moment (after he'd been booked) where he showed real composure not to jump into a challenge after losing the ball. Funny enough I was never worried, just knew he'd be too clever for that. Thought exactly the same..he is cold as ice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 He really has been outstanding pretty much every game he played, i really loved that Blackburn game as it was what started all of this, hope he can keep this up and he might just find himself in the full England Squad. Too bad it's not a tournament summer - be lovely to get a "bolter into the England" squad story about him U21 Championships this summer - he'll be brought through for that before stepping up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FustinoSolano Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Looks like he's been bossing premier league games for years! Class, composure and ability in absolute abundance paired with a great attitude and grounded mentality. Took his goal really well, a very clever and subtle first touch to set it up perfectly for a crisp strike into the bottom corner. It's easy to get carried away with young players coming through sometimes and get hopes up unrealistically high but it's difficult not to get excited by this lad, he doesn't only have the ability but he has the footballing nous and intelligence to go along with it, that's a rare quality in young footballers these days, plenty have ability, power, athleticism, pace etc but Longstaff reads the game extremely well and can therefore dictate and control play and contribute far more than most midfield players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate End Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 There was one moment (after he'd been booked) where he showed real composure not to jump into a challenge after losing the ball. Funny enough I was never worried, just knew he'd be too clever for that. Thought exactly the same..he is cold as ice. Seems to have a great temperament about him Looks the real deal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1tche Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Gone from 5th choice to 1st choice in such a short space of time, the pairing with Hayden works so well. Made me go from hoping Shelvey gets fit quickly to thinking he has no place in this system unless he massively changes his game. We have an absolute gem on our hands, keep it up young man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paullow Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 absolutely spunking all over him on talksport - andy townsend and Adrian durham. they absolutely love him. Is there a link to this? https://talksport.com/radio/listen-again/1551110400/1551115800/ 3 mins in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest covmag Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Amazing how things progress, when I first came aware of him he never stood out for me and I don’t mean that in a derogatory way just that he was nothing spectacular. However the last few performances have been top drawer, his composure and presence in midfield have been a joy to watch at home and the hype is justified for me . Talk of England is great for the lad and his boss seems intent on keeping him out the limelight, we have “stumbled “ on a terrific talent in the modern game of playing......good luck to the lad. He will be worth a few quid now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 He doing great. He was understandably a little reserved in the first game or two, but now he's hitting so many confident forward passes. He also repeatedly wins the ball back high up the pitch. He's playing like he's been in the first team for years, not ten games. Just a little theory, but I reckon our season turned when Shelvey went off injured in that Watford home game. Ki came on and started playing 10 yards further forward than Shelvey had been. Unlike Shelvey, this allowed Ki to hit shorter passes to feet. Since then, we've been playing much better football, even when Ki went off to the Asian Cup. Lejeune has also come back and we now have Lejeune and Schar serving as deep-lying distributors, the main responsibility that had fallen on Shelvey. This means the role of our center mids has changed and it is now one that Longstaff and Hayden have taken to with relish. Given the holistic approach Rafa takes, I think it is fair to assume that our midfield is now getting to do what Rafa wanted it to do all along. The plan was never to have a midfielder take it off Cieran Clark or Lascelles and ping it somewhere with no-one to collect a second ball or offer an option to a lone forward with the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 What a player this kid is going to be. Composure, stamina, anticipation and an eye for a pass. He’s got it all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 His style reminds me a little of Ki, good touch and moves the ball so well. On level 7 I sometimes mix him an Lejune up due to the boots and their silky touches/passing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 His style reminds me a little of Ki, good touch and moves the ball so well. On level 7 I sometimes mix him an Lejune up due to the boots and their silky touches/passing. i actually thought we could have done with Ki in at times yesterday (not instead of longstaff mind) as their midfield did a decent job of pressuring ours when the ball went into them often forcing them to pass back to schar/lejuene or horizontally to the wingbacks...ki has a very useful knack of being able to turn out of pressure and into space that would have opened the game up a bit more for us i feel i mean you can't complain, just something i noticed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 The brimful of asha chant is great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Sam Fender needs to write a song about him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 https://www.football365.com/news/f365s-early-winner-lovely-surprise-sean-longstaff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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