Miguel Almirón

[Guest]

Nice goal.

 

 

[Wallsendmag]

Good finish there. Sad fact though is that he is lacking in many key areas to ever be a Premier League footballer and at 27 years old he isn't getting any better either. Think he'll be one of 6 or 7 players moved on this summer.

 

 

Edited March 25, 2022 by Wallsendmag

[Holmesy]

If his decision making improved 25% he'd be a very productive PL player. He has pace, technique and a decent shot on him but i've seen kids with better decision making at the crucial moments. It looks shittest when he's on the wing, so maybe being played out of position has something to do with it. Shame really, seems like a top lad

[TRon]

It was a nice finish but even then the ball was passed into the net. The lack of any real shooting power is his biggest weakness IMO, he'd score a lot more goals if he could really leather it.

[huss9]

he nearly got the winner at home to manu accept for a worldie from de gea.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

He’s hit more good shots in the last couple of months than ever before, not that it was a high bar. Quite unlucky not have a goal or two. 
 

He’ll never be a thunderbastard merchant, granted. 

[STM]

Keep pushing your value up kidda. I like him but I'd take anything above 10m to reinvest, especially since we got Burn and Trips for 12m each.

[TRon]

47 minutes ago, huss9 said:

he nearly got the winner at home to manu accept for a worldie from de gea.

 

I said in the match thread, that's the hardest I've ever seen him strike the ball. It was the exception that proved the rule.

[Thiago]

16 hours ago, Wallsendmag said:

Good finish there. Sad fact though is that he is lacking in many key areas to ever be a Premier League footballer and at 27 years old he isn't getting any better either. Think he'll be one of 6 or 7 players moved on this summer.

 

 

 

Pop him in Southampton and he'd be grand. 

[HaydnNUFC]

He's had his best games both in terms of output and performance when played in the number 10, where he played for Atlanta. But we've seldom played with one. Bruce went to a 4-4-1-1 just before COVID in 2019-20 and we had a run of games after the restart where he played well and scored a few goals.

 

Burnley (h) D 0-0

West Brom (a) W 3-2, scored twice, played a key part in our third, Bruce then took him off and that's when we almost fell to bits

Southampton (a) W 1-0, along with Gayle spurned a few chances but was in the right areas

- COVID - 

Sheff Utd (h) W 3-0, can't remember much of this tbh

Villa (h) D 1-1

Bournemouth (a) W 4-1, scored an unreal goal for 0-3

West Ham (h) D 2-2, scored again, finished off a lovely move for 1-1

 

Then he was never played in the 10 again until Southampton (h) last season where we won 3-2 and he scored twice and covered loads of ground when we went down to both 10 and 9 men. He shouldn't be played on the wing and if Howe wants to keep this 4-3-3 next season I'd cash in tbh.

 

 

Edited March 26, 2022 by HaydnNUFC

[Wallsendmag]

6 hours ago, Thiago said:

Pop him in Southampton and he'd be grand. 

 

Don't think he has the attributes to succeed in the Premier League. You need more than pace and a stack of enthusiasm these days.

[Thiago]

11 hours ago, Wallsendmag said:

 

Don't think he has the attributes to succeed in the Premier League. You need more than pace and a stack of enthusiasm these days.

He has more than that.

[Wallsendmag]

1 hour ago, Thiago said:

He has more than that.

 

He's been here 4 years and I've never seen any of it. 8 goals and 3 assists in 108 appearances is shameful for an attacking player. He needs moved on.

[JonBez comesock]

3 minutes ago, Wallsendmag said:

 

He's been here 4 years and I've never seen any of it. 8 goals and 3 assists in 108 appearances is shameful for an attacking player. He needs moved on.

Agreed 

 

he runs fast / works hard …offers nothing else 

[Thiago]

4 hours ago, Wallsendmag said:

 

He's been here 4 years and I've never seen any of it. 8 goals and 3 assists in 108 appearances is shameful for an attacking player. He needs moved on.

He spent two years under Bruce playing pretty much every role but the one he was signed for. If he'd at all played consistently as an attacking midfielder you'd have my agreement. 

 

Unfortunately for Almiron he had a strong start under Rafa, who knew what he was buying, and then was basically a glorified water carrier for Bruce that was used to make up for the fact he couldn't organise a team so had Almiron chasing around as a box to box midfielder. He's played more games out of position than he has in position, including on the right wing, which he's never been his entire career. At least on the left wing you could say he was fast and should be able to transition. 

 

https://www.transfermarkt.us/miguel-almiron/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/272999/verein/762

 

Just look at his numbers. He played 30 games as an ACM and scored nine goals and registered three assists. That's more than fine. I don't mind people saying it hasn't worked for him here or that he doesn't have a future, but the ignorance to the role our club has played in all this by forcing him out of position and not doing anything to accommodate him drives me a bit crazy. Hard working and fast does not equal headless chicken.

[et tu brute]

10 minutes ago, Thiago said:

He spent two years under Bruce playing pretty much every role but the one he was signed for. If he'd at all played consistently as an attacking midfielder you'd have my agreement. 

 

Unfortunately for Almiron he had a strong start under Rafa, who knew what he was buying, and then was basically a glorified water carrier for Bruce that was used to make up for the fact he couldn't organise a team so had Almiron chasing around as a box to box midfielder. He's played more games out of position than he has in position, including on the right wing, which he's never been his entire career. At least on the left wing you could say he was fast and should be able to transition. 

 

https://www.transfermarkt.us/miguel-almiron/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/272999/verein/762

 

Just look at his numbers. He played 30 games as an ACM and scored nine goals and registered three assists. That's more than fine. I don't mind people saying it hasn't worked for him here or that he doesn't have a future, but the ignorance to the role our club has played in all this by forcing him out of position and not doing anything to accommodate him drives me a bit crazy. Hard working and fast does not equal headless chicken.

Big difference between the MLS and the Premier League though. It's a shame as you can't fault him for effort, but he's just not good enough for where the club want to be. 

[Wallsendmag]

6 hours ago, Thiago said:

He spent two years under Bruce playing pretty much every role but the one he was signed for. If he'd at all played consistently as an attacking midfielder you'd have my agreement. 

 

Unfortunately for Almiron he had a strong start under Rafa, who knew what he was buying, and then was basically a glorified water carrier for Bruce that was used to make up for the fact he couldn't organise a team so had Almiron chasing around as a box to box midfielder. He's played more games out of position than he has in position, including on the right wing, which he's never been his entire career. At least on the left wing you could say he was fast and should be able to transition. 

 

https://www.transfermarkt.us/miguel-almiron/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/272999/verein/762

 

Just look at his numbers. He played 30 games as an ACM and scored nine goals and registered three assists. That's more than fine. I don't mind people saying it hasn't worked for him here or that he doesn't have a future, but the ignorance to the role our club has played in all this by forcing him out of position and not doing anything to accommodate him drives me a bit crazy. Hard working and fast does not equal headless chicken.

 

I don't even think he managed a single goal under Benitez tbh. He just looks out of his depth as a footballer at this level. Looked good in the MLS and playing against weaker opposition for his country but I dont't see any future for him here. At 27 he's probably not got mich improvement in him either.

 

We won't get our money back for him when we do sell him either.

[Aiston]

The build up in that chalked off goal from Almiron, oh my god it was amazing.

 

He'll probably do fuck all else now mind.

[wormy]

Good shift and linked up well with Bruno more than once. Good game. 

[Fantail Breeze]

Think he suits Howe’s tactics well, shame his end product is so dreadful.

[PlymouthGeordie]

Thought he linked up really well with Bruno and played between the lines really well first half. 

 

Second half not so much but there is a player in there. Whether his future I'd with us I'm not sure.

 

Bruce's "style" of football literally nullified every attribute this kid has.

[Lush Vlad]

He was better on the ball than Fraser usually is. Spotted some nice passes. Always works hard and he is as fit as a flea. Just not really a wide man that will carry the ball or look to get in behind too often. 

[David Edgar]

Him and Fraser are a much of a muchness from what I can see.  Both are limited and need moving on.

[Joey Linton]

Most he's contributed to the team in absolutely ages that. 

[Mattoon]

One of his better performances for us since he first came in under Rafa, some intelligent movement and passes and as has been said seems to have an innate chemistry with Bruno.