Lazarus Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Was hoping that Wikipedia had been edited with some witty comments about his new found form but no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Lovely watching his reaction to Sean's kind words. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 13 minutes ago, nemtizz said: Lovely watching his reaction to Sean's kind words. The interviewer though - "didn't know you were that good" - bit harsh to say to his face Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 minute ago, duo said: The interviewer though - "didn't know you were that good" - bit harsh to say to his face Yes. More than harsh, exactly what sort of question was that? With what other player would it be acceptable to say something like that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 It's not a good look and is very belittling. Sadly it's just another detail about the coverage the "other" teams get. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Amazing turnaround from this God. Although we shouldn't rewrite history - he truly was horrific for a while - there's nothing wrong in now saying his recent performances have been brilliant. Confidence goes a long way in football and he could just keep getting better and better, which is a season-changing thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Sincerely think he's the best centre mid in the world right now, willing to fight anyone who disagrees. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 3 hours ago, ManDoon said: 3 hours ago, Disco said: Fred, Fabinho and Rafinha He’s better than Fred. Better than the fucking lot of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Quote "When we initially came in we thought Joelinton would play as a number 10, a second striker," Howe, who succeeded Steve Bruce in November, said after the draw with the Red Devils. But that changed when Ciaran Clark was sent off after nine minutes against Norwich in Howe's first game in the home dugout in November. "We went down to 10 men against Norwich and reshuffled and played Joelinton as an eight [central midfielder] and he was brilliant defensively," said Howe. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59806163 We have to thank Clark then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 5 hours ago, Rafalove said: Socrates is my favourite Brazilian midfielder so I. Happy with the thread change Would love special dispensation for this title to remain after @Rich wakes up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Do not bring Willock back into the team. Its Big Joe's position now. Get a proper striker to partner Wilson and Joe will take care of midfield. Absolute beast this guy. Love him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 He’s surely only going to get better as he learns this role? Genuinely can’t get over it. That interview was mint despite the interviewer, too, he looked touched by Longstaff’s words. Love to hear that from him too, good lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 He was never going to be a prolific goalscorer. What works in this role is his tenacity, ability to read the game, strength and willingness to push forward, technical ability especially close control. Has the right attitude also. Still only 25. That's surprisingly one half of our midfield woes solved. Just need a proper midfielder alongside him and the team will improve massively. Good lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Rich said: He’s surely only going to get better as he learns this role? Genuinely can’t get over it. That interview was mint despite the interviewer, too, he looked touched by Longstaff’s words. Love to hear that from him too, good lad. It’s a weird one for me, is this a flash in the pan or have we genuinely got a world class midfielder on our hands. I’m leaning towards the latter based on his undoubted work ethic, he seems to have gone out of his way to get a personal trainer and clearly analysed his own game. In Germany Nagelsmann seemed to rate him and used him in a withdrawn role, I like to think he has always been a 40 million player who has been criminally mismanaged under previous regime. Time will tell but looks very promising. Edited December 28, 2021 by Whitley mag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 If he continues to reinvent himself as a dynamic BBM, we may have a real player on our hands. Needs to keep working hard. 👍 I imagine that he will be one of the first names on the team sheet ag the moment. However given Wilson’s injury, I hope how doesn’t switch him back to centre forward v Everton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 I really hope we don’t shove him up front now Wilson’s injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Doubt we will based on his recent performances in midfield but our options are dire. And ASM is injured. Hopefully one more match before we get another striker in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 I love him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Wikipedia has him at 22 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joelinton This bbc article has him at 25 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59806163 Official site has him at 25 - https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/joelinton/ Not like wikipedia to get something wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 10 hours ago, Fantail Breeze said: In response to this I was trying to Google a photo of Big Joe and stumbled across this: Not only is this a genuine item you can buy for £13.50. Apparently, it’s not a one of a kind and there is a whole website for it: https://footballerswith.com Pardew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 6 hours ago, LRD said: We have to thank Clark then. We have Howe to thank for picking Clark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Great yesterday. What remains baffling is that we bought the lad and tried for over a season, nearly 2, to make him into a striker when it was patently obvious very early on he wasn’t a striker or a goal scorer. He showed this again last night, he can’t finish and he doesn’t have the instinct, there was a great chance late on when there was a cut back to him in the middle of goals and the defender got in front of him. Anywhere else on the pitch and he’d have got there. If you look at the lads size, mobility (limitations) and his willingness to cover ground it’s pretty amazing it’s taken until now to find his position. WTF have they been doing in training, I’d kinda assumed they’d messed around with positions and that he’d been caught in possession and given the ball away constantly in practice. He was motm by a distance last night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 When you look at who played him there for the most part, it becomes a lot less baffling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUHRLYASLEEVESUP Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Another Bruce masterclass unfolding right in front of our eyes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 What position is he? Has he created a role of his own? A sort of defensive number 10? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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