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Thought his second goal was a superb finish. To take it in his stride and put it exactly where it needed to go, was great tekkers.

 

We've seen players have barnstorming pre-seasons before and do nowt. Recall Damien Duff scoring about a million goals one year, and he was shit.

 

Optimistic about Miggy though.

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Would be great if he can turn it around like Joelinton and Krafth. Think there is some extra levels in quite a few players that can come out. Amazing what some proper training, belief and confidence can do with a player. Keep it up miggy lad.

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Similar technique on the second goal to his goal against Crystal Palace with a lot less lift on the shot. Opened his body up and put some curl on it. Maybe he’s going to turn into our Robben

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3 hours ago, Conjo said:

 

Maybe his performances were forgettable, because he started 9 times in the last 11 matches

 

A lot of his fans have argued he's being played out of position, and his natural role is as a number 10. It might even be as simple as he's getting to understand how we play now and is growing into being a right sided forward in the way that Howe wants him to play it.

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Maybe he's been learning English with Bruno's tutor, and that helps with the on-field communication?[emoji38] I was shocked when I found out how rusty his English was despite him having spent years in Atlanta and Newcastle. Even Bruno was dishing out interviews better than him!

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47 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

Thought his second goal was a superb finish. To take it in his stride and put it exactly where it needed to go, was great tekkers.

 

We've seen players have barnstorming pre-seasons before and do nowt. Recall Damien Duff scoring about a million goals one year, and he was shit.

 

Optimistic about Miggy though.


The 2022 Haris Vučkic

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The two assists were both out of the top drawer btw. The first one needed the exact amount of power and direction to meet him and avoid the defenders; the second was delicate and precise. Miggy still had a lot to do, particularly with the second one, but the passes gave him every chance. Delightfully clinical.

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Trippier is a ridiculously good footballer like. I'm slightly worried he might physically decline quickly in the coming years and it might cost us defensively - but his ability on the ball is lightyears ahead of what we've had for years.

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My thoughts exactly, Sewelly. I'm nervous at the prospect of him getting burned by basically anyone with a bit of pace but on the ball he's a level above what we're used to seeing from players in that position. 

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It’s kind of great that improving the RW is our biggest priority in the market yet it’s the position delivering the best in preseason. Goes to show there’s competition in the squad and underlines Howe’s ability to extract the maximum from average players.

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Did seem to work nicely yesterday though. He's got the work rate to be able to cover the right hand side but if he's going to start popping up centrally like for the chance he created plus the two goals and allowing Trippier to get forward and put crosses in then we might have come across something exciting.

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Would love him to out perform Grealish and shove his disrespectful comment up his arse but it's only pre-season. 

 

However like all our players..he has every opportunity now for this to be his best season so far for us. There's no real excuses for any of them not to perform at their best anymore.

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1 hour ago, sixx said:

It’s kind of great that improving the RW is our biggest priority in the market yet it’s the position delivering the best in preseason. Goes to show there’s competition in the squad and underlines Howe’s ability to extract the maximum from average players.

 

This is the great thing about having a genuine football coach as manager. Yes it's only pre-season, and Miggy might well crawl back into his shell once the season gets underway, BUT he does have all the ingredients to be a very good player, and you have to think if anyone can get him operating at full capacity, it's going to be Howe. There's really no reason why he shouldn't be scoring 7-10 goals a season if he's doing the right things.

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Thought he looked fantastic as one of the number 8 central midfielders today. 

 

If we get in a top right winger, I would not be adverse to seeing him in that role with Joelinton, and with Bruno playing in the middle of the pair of them.

 

That trio would be a menace pressing and recovering the ball and breaking forward to counter.

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4 minutes ago, Bompeter said:

Say goodbye to ever seeing north of 45% possession with Almiron in a midfield three.

 

You could have 100% possession if every player played in their own half and passed backwards tbf.

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1 minute ago, KaKa said:

 

Such a nonsensical statement.


Wouldn’t expect anything more. He’s a pro at it.

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56 minutes ago, KaKa said:

Thought he looked fantastic as one of the number 8 central midfielders today. 

 

If we get in a top right winger, I would not be adverse to seeing him in that role with Joelinton, and with Bruno playing in the middle of the pair of them.

 

That trio would be a menace pressing and recovering the ball and breaking forward to counter.

Wonder if it suggests Howe fancies Willock in the third midfield spot, with Miggy as his understudy? Obviously Miggy and Willock are vastly different players, but the one thing they have in common is that they like to run with the ball forward with pace.

With Bruno and Joelinton as the other two CMs, Howe might like a direct and pacy third option in there.

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