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What’s the forum thoughts on this lad?

 

He was absolutely shit in the first half yesterday. Slow, safe passes, dispossessed, bullied by their cm, bottled a header. Second half he played a couple of nice cross field balls and went on that good driving run through the middle and I remembered  that was what he was about under Rafa. He pressed high, made those leggy runs through the middle of the pitch.

 

Is it a coaching thing? Confidence? Or he just a bit short of what you need at this level?

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What’s the forum thoughts on this lad?

 

He was absolutely shit in the first half yesterday. Slow, safe passes, dispossessed, bullied by their cm, bottled a header. Second half he played a couple of nice cross field balls and went on that good driving run through the middle and I remembered  that was what he was about under Rafa. He pressed high, made those leggy runs through the middle of the pitch.

 

Is it a coaching thing? Confidence? Or he just a bit short of what you need at this level?

 

I fell asleep in the first half and barely watched any of it while I was awake, so my opinion that I didn't even realise he was playing is useless.

 

I did see a close up of Hendrick, at a corner I think. Did we have any 1st half corners?

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He seems to have recovered confidence a bit with his passing. There were occasions last night when he was releasing the ball quickly and accurately.

 

I think this often happens with emerging talents. They make a big impact, then take a step back when the pressure mounts and opposition players suss them out a bit. Then hopefully they toughen up and learn to impose themselves again.

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I think SL could learn a bit from watching Hendrick.  Hendrick does a good job finding space between the lines and that would serve Longstaff well.  I just don't see him as a regular 10.  Pair him with Hayden in a holding role but let him get forward a little bit and then arrive at  the box for a longshot option.

 

 

 

Fucking hell, this aged well :lol:

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