jack j Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I thought he was the best of the 3 in there to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) 30 minutes ago, jack j said: I thought he was the best of the 3 in there to be honest. Tonali was far better than him today, without him today they would have scored 6 or 7 Edited January 18 by Ronson333 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 8 minutes ago, Ronson333 said: Tonali was far better than him today, without him today they would have scored 6 or 7 By some margin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Why was he trying to chin a group of about 6 Bournemouth players after they scored their 3rd? Was over there on his own starting on them 🤣 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Poor today and seemed completely rattled by the fact that some of their players matched him physically. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 When we play poorly he's the first name to get rattled and it's incredibly frustrating the amount of fouls and nonsense he gives away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, jack j said: I thought he was the best of the 3 in there to be honest. Today? He was terrible man. Tonali was the only player in our team coming out of that with credit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUHRLYASLEEVESUP Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Evans had him rattled from early on today, really needed to step back from it all & pick his moment, got sucked in & hopefully Eddie guides him through games / moments like this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I thought he was the worst of the 3 midfielders, tbh. He was very loose with the ball (either holding on too long or passing to nowhere), not effective with his physicality, and capped it off with poor finishing. A fantastic player but you see his technical limitations against well organised pressing sides. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Tonali was comfortably our best player on the pitch today, never mind being the best of the midfield 3. Joelinton and Bruno were terrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghandis Flip-Flop Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, Donut said: Poor today and seemed completely rattled by the fact that some of their players matched him physically. I'm not sure they did, I think he got rattled because they were allowed to consistently get away with fouls, which he got picked up over. Lewis Cook in particular had a couple of tackles that were lucky not to injure someone, he had a habit of making it like a scissor challenge or having another swing with his trailing leg all game. It wasn’t why we lost but as mentioned in the ref thread, Atwell was utter bobbins Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I would rest him next game, bring Miley in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 thought miley might have come on for him today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I'm sure he wasn't always as sloppy as he has been recently. It feels like every game the ball bounces off him a couple of times or his short passing has been well off the mark. I adore the guy but when you consider the outrageous quality next to him in that midfield, you wonder how much longer his strength and athleticism is going to keep him in the side despite his (occasional) lack of ability on the ball. It's not like Bruno and Tonali lack physicality so Joe might have a job justifying his inclusion if there comes a point where we can invest again at CM. (Probably nothing to worry about for about four transfer windows then ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, Yorkie said: I'm sure he wasn't always as sloppy as he has been recently. It feels like every game the ball bounces off him a couple of times or his short passing has been well off the mark. I adore the guy but when you consider the outrageous quality next to him in that midfield, you wonder how much longer his strength and athleticism is going to keep him in the side despite his (occasional) lack of ability on the ball. It's not like Bruno and Tonali lack physicality so Joe might have a job justifying his inclusion if there comes a point where we can invest again at CM. (Probably nothing to worry about for about four transfer windows then ) I think next season the scouts will be looking for a left footed centre mid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Small headache incoming in that Joey is now 2 bookings in 10 games away from a 2 game suspension. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 It’s getting close to the point where Miley should be given a shot there, for me. Joe does clearly have talismanic qualities and is held in the highest regard by his teammates, but Miley looks like he can offer what he does and more in terms of output. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 12 minutes ago, Nucasol said: Small headache incoming in that Joey is now 2 bookings in 10 games away from a 2 game suspension. Petition to rename this The Joelinton Law. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 He's just played in 8 of the last 9 straight wins, not many managers mess with a side that is winning matches consistently. He's had a poor game yesterday along with seven others, and people want him out of the side. I'm just glad Eddie Howe is the manager and not the superior beings on Nufc Online. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Individually, he's had about five really good games this season out of 27, and almost as many stinkers, though I do appreciate he's often doing a load tactically for the team that negates his direct output. Still, I'd argue that across the season he's been average compared to the heights he's reached previously since the positional switch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Beefcake Miley does feel like an interesting option as the season progresses. I was surprised Willock was on over him yesterday. I think Howe felt we needed legs - not untrue but we also needed more cuter thinking to get forwards in the game. Willock hasn't shown much of that at all over the last few months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 39 minutes ago, Rich said: It’s getting close to the point where Miley should be given a shot there, for me. Joe does clearly have talismanic qualities and is held in the highest regard by his teammates, but Miley looks like he can offer what he does and more in terms of output. I agree in some ways. But I don’t think he offers ‘what he does and more’ or a similar profile. The output in terms of passing, chance creation things like that, I agree. I’d like him to get a chance as whilst he doesn’t have the power and drive that Joelinton does. Along with all of his unquantifiable qualities. I think he might bring a bit more calm to proceedings and some quality on the ball. Joelinton is often playing at a 100MPH and like a bull in a china shop. It’s not really going to happen with Gordon always on the left and Murphy doing so well of late on the right. But it does feel like he is at his best in that hybrid LCM/LW role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Miley needs a start or two to demonstrate what degree of influence he can have at this level. And with big Joe looking slightly leggy and the yellows mounting , the Southampton game has come at a good time to have a look at it imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 3 minutes ago, Holloway said: Miley needs a start or two to demonstrate what degree of influence he can have at this level. And with big Joe looking slightly leggy and the yellows mounting , the Southampton game has come at a good time to have a look at it imo Ironically it might’ve been better against Bournemouth where we were under a quite intense press. His technique and passing is the third best in our midfield options. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) FWIW it’s possible that Howe might have a word with Joelinton after how angry he got against Bournemouth. Helps nobody when he takes it that far and it breads a chaotic feeling. Edited January 19 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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