Miguel Almirón (now playing for Atlanta United)

[Guest chopey]

His poor form is 100% down to Bruce, reminds me of the time pardew misused two Argentinian lads at West ham.

[steve_69]

His poor form is 100% down to Bruce, reminds me of the time pardew misused two Argentinian lads at West ham.

 

And one enigmatic but genius frenchman at Newcastle United

[huss9]

get him away from the right wing.

[Gallowgate End]

get him away from the right wing.

[Minhosa]

Bruced.

[Guest]

Awful for the chance through on goal, pathetic dive, but the bit of play while clearing their corner won us that match. That was quality. Won’t go down as an assist or anything so to David Edgar it won’t count for anything but any other player there would have booted it away first time and the goal doesn’t happen.

[xLiaaamx]

Some shocking moments, but seemed better in general for having Max there to work with.

[TRon]

I hope he gets some time and patience from the fans. Yes his finishing has been weak, but he is making great runs and he needs that first goal. It would have been great to have Rafa here to look after him like he did with Perez when he was on the barren run. Bruce is more likely to throw him under the bus when we lose though.

[xLiaaamx]

I hope he gets some time and patience from the fans. Yes his finishing has been weak, but he is making great runs and he needs that first goal. It would have been great to have Rafa here to look after him like he did with Perez when he was on the barren run. Bruce is more likely to throw him under the bus when we lose though.

 

To be fair thats about the only thing Bruce has done okay so far. Hasn't scapegoated him.

 

Probably realises him and Max are his only chance

[Guest]

I’d like to see him left and Maxim right. I know it’s not ASMs best position but I think he’s got more about him to use a trick to make it work. We saw how good Almiron is playing from the left.

[Guest neesy111]

Still our best player by a distance, just terribly short of confidence.

[Amir_9]

Fantastic until he turns into dogshit in the opposition box

[Guest Howaythetoon]

Still our best player by a distance, just terribly short of confidence.

 

This, he showed that last season in my eyes. Dunno how good/bad the new lads are of course so as I have t seen them in action, but I rate Almiron. Not a winger though, he needs a more central position he can go left or right from with his head up, facing forwards, ball at feet, 30 yards or more ahead further up. I’d be happy to see him get a few goals I won’t lie.

[Guest covmag]

The new jigsaw

[ToonArmy1892]

He played quite well apart from finishing.

[Gallowgate Toon]

Glad he actually got the ball in some decent areas again today, as he's been so deep in so many games this year - don't think it's a coincidence that happened with Saint-Maximin on the other side taking some of the pressure off to move the team forward.

 

He's definitely more of an inside forward/playmaker, so I'm optimistic that having a proper wide man consistently in the side will allow him to play more of his natural game.

[Klaus]

He worries me. The lack of confidence in front of goal seems to be getting worse. If only he had scored in his first match with that cheeky lob.

[La Parka]

He's a bit like iwobi, an enabler. With maximin in the side he now has someone to enable.

[TRon]

He worries me. The lack of confidence in front of goal seems to be getting worse. If only he had scored in his first match with that cheeky lob.

 

It's a lot more worrying for me when we are starting Atsu.

[Guest neesy111]

He worries me. The lack of confidence in front of goal seems to be getting worse. If only he had scored in his first match with that cheeky lob.

 

It's a lot more worrying for me when we are starting Atsu.

 

Exactly.

[Guest]

Hoping he does a Jenas. He went ages before his first goal then scored something like 6 in 10.

[Yorkie]

I've not seen every game this season and I could be talking shite but today seemed like the first time he's been within 30 metres of the six-yard-box; so if he gets more chances he'll find the net eventually. His finishing has been woeful on the whole so far, like, undoubtedly, even last season; it certainly ain't his forte regardless of how many chances he does or doesn't get.

 

Thing is, he was purchased by a manager who wanted him, specifically, and with a defined role in mind. He was the perfect foil for Perez who, whilst he was a perfectly capable dribbler and would get into dangerous positions, was required through the middle because he was the best finisher at the club and because he needed to be close to (the less-mobile) Rondon so that his movement would open-up space for him. But as the only one in support of the target man, Perez was easier to mark out of the game. Almiron comes along and, with his pace and outrageous stamina, could zip about all over the final third (as in, including through the middle, not excusively operating from the touchline with the occasional drift), thus taking some of the load off Perez and cumulatively making the trio more dangerous. It really worked because it was intentionally manufactured by a manager who knew what he was doing.

 

He is versatile though and Rafa did use him defensively as well, undeniably. In games where we were gonna have less of the ball, he'd stick him on one wing so - when out of possession - he could hassle opponents and then - when we've won it back - he can carry it for a while and take some of the pressure off. This season, until today, that latter job was the only thing he'd been used for. The entire attacking set-up has just been a total mess because the manager's not only poor but has had fuck all to do with its construction. No one will fluorish.

[Guest neesy111]

Hoping he does a Jenas. He went ages before his first goal then scored something like 6 in 10.

 

Hang on, Jenas was shite after that.

[Guest]

I just mean I hope a goal kickstarts a goal spree that’s all.

[Guest]

 

The little pause instead of whacking it aimlessly, then the quick look before passing it out to ASM. Clever play. Great goal all round from the 4 involved.