Dr. TC Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 15 minutes ago, gbandit said: He’s a brilliant player, think we can forget about purple patches or whatever. He’s making the right decisions, his weight of pass is perfect, he’s beating his man almost every time and he’s scored a bunch of worldies. At what point do we accept he’s just a very good player with a much higher baseline than ever before Imagine predicting this a year ago. It's mad isn't it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 This guy is so fucking good. It's mad to see someone who's so good on the ball, dribbling, touch, etc, and also works so fucking hard off the ball. I feel like usually it's one or the other. (ASM and Longstaff for example) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) I don't think the scoring rate was sustainable but yes he does so much right, and I think it has to be said he did always do a lot of teh hard defensive work right but he a) didn't have players in front and behind that supported him properly (or were coached to support him properly) b) was not coached very well, and I think his lack of goals was allowed to get to him, Howe has said he told him not to worry just do everything right and goals will come naturally and c) he deserves so much credit for his attitude, many many good wingers would let their head drop with what he was going through in terms of being in an underperforming team and not delivering the goals and assists he expected to. But he kept going and it has to make a difference to team mates seeing him working so hard despite it all they have all clearly been behind him and willing him to succeed. Edited January 10, 2023 by Tiresias Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 First half he was like prime Robben. I was sitting there just laughing at how good he was. What a guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Adding assists to his game now, thought his passing was better than his shooting tonight. The transformation is almost Joelinton-esque at this point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 You can’t remove him from the team, nobody else puts in that sort of shift, just when you think he’s coming off the boil he goes again. I think the natural move is to play Isak left and Wilson in the middle and drop Joelinton back to midfield. Maxi is going to have to accept being a sub until someone’s form dips.. or he can start if Wilson needs to be rested. Dropping either Willock or Longstaff would be harsh though.. but again, it’s not a bad option to rest players by changing things up for a spell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Excellent play for the 2nd goal like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Anyone else think Miggy has been working on his upper body strength? He seems that bit more solid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWMag Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Saw another side to him tonight with his lovely through balls, if he keeps it up then we really don’t need a first choice RW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Yeah, his cutting in and passing tonight was actually unbelievably exciting. He's really beginning to fully understand what he can do from that right hand side as a left footer coming inside with the ball, along with running in behind like has done so effectively. This man is actually still continuing to improve even further. On the rare occasions under Bruce where he played in the number 10 he did show glimpses of threading through a decent final ball, and that was on full display today. Very very exciting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Need to stop expecting him to turn to shit. He’s class and I need to just accept the fact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Don’t think he did anything wrong today despite a few critical comments in the match thread. He was his usual self with work rate and linking play. He had a couple of strikes on his left from distance which were a bit off and he finally had an effort on his right that was his best chance but at least he got something on it. I’d like us to have another option on the right, more pace and more technical ability to dribble at people and leave them for dead but I love Miggy and he remains vital for us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Just now, gbandit said: Don’t think he did anything wrong today despite a few critical comments in the match thread. He was his usual self with work rate and linking play. He had a couple of strikes on his left from distance which were a bit off and he finally had an effort on his right that was his best chance but at least he got something on it. I’d like us to have another option on the right, more pace and more technical ability to dribble at people and leave them for dead but I love Miggy and he remains vital for us The one criticism (and always has been) is that he cuts back onto his left foot all the time when in good positions to make first time crosses. Can't fault his season though and I know he's playing on the right to link up/give protection to Trippier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Teams have seen half a season of him doing what he does and are looking to defend against it early and firmly. He needs to find another way to affect our scoring opportunities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Regression to the mean. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 We need a RW. 18 months left on his deal? Be interesting to see if he signs a new deal or is sold in the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Apart from 1 fluffed chance I thought he played really well yesterday. Always running, always trying to cause trouble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 5 minutes ago, The Butcher said: We need a RW. 18 months left on his deal? Be interesting to see if he signs a new deal or is sold in the summer. We should definitely be locking him down to a longer contract Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 15 minutes ago, gbandit said: We should definitely be locking him down to a longer contract Would be a decent backup player for a few years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Shadow Puppets said: Apart from 1 fluffed chance I thought he played really well yesterday. Always running, always trying to cause trouble. No doubt he is a huge part of how we play, we rely on his industry and Longstaff’s tbf, and his goal contribution has obviously been incredible. Edited January 22, 2023 by Coffee_Johnny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 We should definitely be extending him. Squad is so thin and we'll almost certainly have European football of some description next season. Miggy can play both sides and could probably play one of the wide CM roles too. Would expect us to go in for Diaby again in the summer but extending Almiron too should be a no-brainer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 We should definitely be looking to keep him. It's not only his end product that's improved this season, practically everything he does is of a significantly higher quality now to the point that he's one of our best and most important players right now. He's playing with a lot of quality even when he's not directly creating/scoring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 I feel like if you used the Snapchat "Shook" filter on Almiron he'd look the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I thought he was outstanding last night. Maybe MOTM. He was popping up all over and dragging Salisu with him. Who had the unenviable task of man marking him wherever he went. His passing in the first half was shambolic at times and it was really frustrating. But as always, he ran himself into the ground and the final ball and decision making was there for once. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infatuation Junkie Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I think Eddie could turn water into wine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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