thenige Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Would rather see Muto given the opportunity but judging from what Rafa said in the past, not entirely sure he sees him as capable of filling that wide support role. Atsu seems like a lovely bloke from his charitable stuff and has decent ability but realistically don't think he's cut out to be a consistent PL standard player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Muto doesn’t strike me as wide player. He’s best spelling Ayoze as that second striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Muto’s more like the Pérez role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Almiron and Perez both come inside and act as some sort of second striker, the latter especially hence all of the goals he gets. Almiron stays wide a lot more than Perez though, probably due to the fact that he has 2 men on him every time he receives the ball with the defending team in front of him, so it pulls 2 defenders out towards him creating space behind for a runner. I can't see Muto having that same effect if he goes into Almiron's role so we'd have to rely on Ritchie getting forward a lot more for putting crosses into the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Noticed this on Twitter, why are people making out that Perez and Almiron play in different positions? They play in different styles obviously, Perez doesn't have the pace to get in behind like Miggy but he's a better poacher. Ultimately, Muto should be fine coming in but I just think Atsu is next in line. God knows why, he's offered nowt recently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Atsu's fine, I think. End product poor more often than not but he's been okay when he's come in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Atsu's fine, I think. End product poor more often than not but he's been okay when he's come in. Really, he couldn't hit a barn door? He has a bit of pace but really does anything with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Our third tier neighbours who are obsessed with him should read this thread! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Atsu's fine, I think. End product poor more often than not but he's been okay when he's come in. Really, he couldn't hit a barn door? He has a bit of pace but really does anything with it. When we went to a sort of 5-3-2 with him with more of a free role in that midfield behind Rondon and Perez before Almiron arrived I thought he was alright. Nowt more or less though. We need a quick(ish) player to carry the ball forward either on a break or to relieve pressure. I haven't seen Muto too much to know if he's quick enough to perform such a role but Atsu can, quality actually on the ball aside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Atsu's quality on the ball is generally absolutely fine until it comes to kicking it quite hard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Atsu's quality on the ball is generally absolutely fine until it comes to kicking it quite hard. he's the new jigsaw, perfectly fine until about 20 yards from goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Our third tier neighbours who are obsessed with him should read this thread! Sorry mate, the usual suspects have decreed he's a waste of money. Not only that but they've repeated it frequently on social media, so it's a fact. Also by applying the same logic, it's now a well established fact on Wearyside that Simon Grayson and Jack Dross are better coaches than Rafa Benitez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Atsu's fine, I think. End product poor more often than not but he's been okay when he's come in. Aye people forget that we had already had a big upturn in form when Atsu came into the team when we changed system Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Made an Unsung XI in the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/07/from-foster-to-mitrovic-my-premier-league-unsung-xi-of-the-season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Only included to satisfy the PC brigade, no doubt. Typical vile lefty shitrag. Only one proper English in, I note, because they despise our country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Strange inclusion imo, pretty high-profile signing and lots of focus & analysis has been done on him from opposing fans & the media since. Same with a few inclusions in there such as Anderson & Fraser, both pretty highly praised this season. Of our players, Hayden, Schar & Lejeune/Dummett are the unsung heroes. In fact, you never hear Lejeune mentioned by anyone but our fans despite being easily one of our best players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 I think a lot of people just take their clues from commentary and after match punditry, which is usually as skewed as fuck. In short they wouldn't recognise an unsung hero if they sat watching game after game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate End Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Back in training already Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 If Rafa stays I'm very excited to see him next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Yourtub "Miguel Almirón | Season Review 2019" and compare that with Atsu since his injury. He changes us as a team so incredibly much. Can't wait to see him next seasaon (if Rafa stays). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixx Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Excited to see more of him. He's a lot more physically capable than I anticipated. Lightning quick and can really take a strong challenge without folding. Going to be a quality player for us for years to come of Rafa stays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heake Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Yourtub "Miguel Almirón | Season Review 2019" and compare that with Atsu since his injury. He changes us as a team so incredibly much. Can't wait to see him next seasaon (if Rafa stays). If not, welcome him at left back with an almost certainly new clownlike incumbent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Hope he gets the number 10 shirt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Will his injury rule him out of the Copa America? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest covmag Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Will his injury rule him out of the Copa America? Selfishly hope so Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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