Vinny Green Balls Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Jesus fucking Christ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Already sick of players not quickly pinging a ball over when he makes a run in behind. it's an odd one now, though he's not the best midfielder for the team as a whole i'd say that shelvey would likely be the best midfielder to play with almiron by a mile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nattfare Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 To me he looked like the only player who had any idea what to do in West Ham's half yesterday. West Ham were better than us, we were shit. Almirón was probably the least shit and there is only so much you can do against such a solid defence when it doesn't work for the rest of the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 The two West Ham central defenders nullified Rondon so he had no knock downs to run on to and Perez had an off day, Richie was to busy defending to help him out so basically he had no service and when he did there were no runners to pass to Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 I'm really worried this is going to be Thauvin Part 2 with some of our less able fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest covmag Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 He’s had 3 fucking games and already some have the knives out ffs. He’s had 2 outstanding games, he’s a 20m player which is a very average footballer price in truth but some seem to want Messi for that money Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 He’s had 3 fucking games and already some have the knives out ffs. He’s had 2 outstanding games, he’s a 20m player which is a very average footballer price in truth but some seem to want Messi for that money i think anyone that isn't a raging fuckwit can see right from the off that any issues with almiron currently stem from our ability to get him involved in the right ways/areas...he seems to have the pace and attributes to be a success Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 He’s had 3 fucking games and already some have the knives out ffs. He’s had 2 outstanding games, he’s a 20m player which is a very average footballer price in truth but some seem to want Messi for that money Haven't bothered looking, but if true some of our fans are even thicker than I give them credit for. Edit: had a look...is it just James? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Am I missing something? I don’t think he was even that bad yesterday, they’re just a better team than us and he (alongside Diame was our best player) struggled to make an impact. He was always trying something though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest covmag Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Am I missing something? I don’t think he was even that bad yesterday, they’re just a better team than us and he (alongside Diame was our best player) struggled to make an impact. He was always trying something though. The whole team struggled, just take it on the chin and beat the teams around us, that’s our level in truth. However I thought we had something after the last 2 games because we were so dominant that we could go to the likes of West Ham and win.In truth we are well behind teams in the top half.we conceded 2 defendable goals and didn’t get steamrollered, the only plus in truth.This defending at the far post leads to nearly all our goals conceded and needs sorting out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Shows how much work there is left to do on the squad that the same team was played yesterday despite the obvious fatigue of a number of players, and that putting Ritchie at right wing and bringing atsu on were the attacking changes to chase the game. We've got the bones of a half decent team, but need to upgrade a few first team positions and the back up. Only thing is £10m isn't enough to spend on attacking back up players these days, as Murphy and Muti shows. Not writing them off, but they mustn't have made enough of an impact to get in the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alijmitchell Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 His positioning movement and decision making was poor yesterday especially in the first half. When West Ham has us under pressure trying to get the second goal they were pressing Schar and Lejeune and Longstaff which left responsibility to Hayden and Lascelles to get the ball out. However on occasion when trying to regain control of the posession they needed a short option towards the edge of our third. Almiron was one second there, the next he was already bursting forward, forcing Hayden and Lascelles to make riskier more speculative passes. Ultimately that failure to end West Ham’s dominance was down to Almiron’s decision making which in turn indirectly led to the second goal. I’m sure he’ll improve this under Rafa’s tutelage, but if he doesn’t there is going to be a problem. What the fuck is this utter shite. Goal 1 - poor marking Goal 2 - central defender making a sliding challenge in the box Aye okay, Almiron's fault Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 His positioning movement and decision making was poor yesterday especially in the first half. When West Ham has us under pressure trying to get the second goal they were pressing Schar and Lejeune and Longstaff which left responsibility to Hayden and Lascelles to get the ball out. However on occasion when trying to regain control of the posession they needed a short option towards the edge of our third. Almiron was one second there, the next he was already bursting forward, forcing Hayden and Lascelles to make riskier more speculative passes. Ultimately that failure to end West Ham’s dominance was down to Almiron’s decision making which in turn indirectly led to the second goal. I’m sure he’ll improve this under Rafa’s tutelage, but if he doesn’t there is going to be a problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonArmy1892 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Think he will benefit from not having Ritchie behind him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Think he will benefit from not having Ritchie behind him. aye gonna be great with dummet's wand of a left foot behind him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magorific Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 His positioning movement and decision making was poor yesterday especially in the first half. When West Ham has us under pressure trying to get the second goal they were pressing Schar and Lejeune and Longstaff which left responsibility to Hayden and Lascelles to get the ball out. However on occasion when trying to regain control of the posession they needed a short option towards the edge of our third. Almiron was one second there, the next he was already bursting forward, forcing Hayden and Lascelles to make riskier more speculative passes. Ultimately that failure to end West Ham’s dominance was down to Almiron’s decision making which in turn indirectly led to the second goal. I’m sure he’ll improve this under Rafa’s tutelage, but if he doesn’t there is going to be a problem. Is "bore off" still a thing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelveys Hair Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Seems to get ignored a lot when wanting the return pass, saw Ritchie a few times check his run and then pass it backwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest covmag Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Seems to get ignored a lot when wanting the return pass, saw Ritchie a few times check his run and then pass it backwards. Not noticed it tbf, however it’s been mentioned in all his games so it seems a Ritchie problem.Difficult to sort as it seems a habit Ritchie has got into rather than malice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Since when has a post from James justified a page full of serious responses Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Seems to get ignored a lot when wanting the return pass, saw Ritchie a few times check his run and then pass it backwards. The thing is he wants the ball all the time, which in itself is a great thing but other players have to exercise their better judgement if they don't feel it's right to pass to him in certain situations. If Almiron got the ball every time he wanted the ball he'd have 1000 touches every match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 He has literally played 4 games after coming from a much weaker league, he will need time to adapt and get used to this league but he is a much better option than anyone else in our team, no need to pass judgments on him now, keep it till next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyne81 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Thought the service to him was poor and he really didn't have much to work with. He'll do well for us and will only get better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 His thinking seems really quick and he's 5 seconds ahead of Perez. That miss by Perez early in the second half against West Ham just sums him up. Give him time to think and he's stuffed. I would like to see Almirion playing as a number 10 off Rondon with an extra attacking midfield player for support. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Although he's been utter shite this season I actually think Kenedy at left wing back rather than Ritchie would benefit Almiron - Ritchie's instinct is to go down the line and cross the ball in. If you watch the games again, the times when Ritchie ignores Almiron are when he's asking for the ball down the line, where Ritchie himself wants to end up. Kenedy is more comfortable coming inside onto his 'weaker' foot and makes less linear, formulaic runs, so that flexibility of movement would probably see Almiron getting the ball more. Having said all that, Rafa might want Ritchie to make those down the lines runs, in which case Almiron needs to find space elsewhere which will come in time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Thought he was absolutely fine on Saturday. Slightly bemused as to why people would be in any way concerned by his performance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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