Cronky Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Too often, it feels like he only passes the ball when there's no other option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 ASM has been very frustrating of late, has to be said. Looks devoid of confidence and not in a happy place. Not sure if I'm imagining it but whenever he gets the ball there is a real lack of support for him in terms of giving him an option for a pass. Almost like the other players know he's going to run down a blind alley and don't bother getting near him to help out. Anyway it exacerbates the problem as yes he's frustratingly running into brick walls but often there isn't a pass on for him. Hopefully it'll start clicking for him in the next few games because currently it's a painful watch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 With his style of play its all about confidence, any hesitation and you end up losing the ball or not producing and he clearly is lacking confidence these days, but he ran his socks off for the team today and gave it everything, hopefully this will help him get back on track, no question we are a better a team with him in the side than without him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) There’s lingering trust issues in our team atm. Players don’t look at the shirt and pass but rather the player they’re passing too. It’ll heal over time but it’s going to be a frustrating period. Edited April 8, 2022 by Astroblack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Keep Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Hopefully we'll replace Almiron and Murphy this summer with far better options for the first team. That'll either make or break ASM at NUFC - it'll spur him on to prove he should be the main man in the side or he'll go in a huff and fade away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 I want him to be involved in the journey, but it's evident he can't actually pull off a telling pass,which is obviously a major drawback Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Give him time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Its more of a team effort now which doesn't appear to suit him, he's more the 10 playing off the forward in a free-role of days of yore. If that's what were going to be going forward, gonna be tricky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Colos Short and Curlies said: He's overthinking things at the moment. Almost like the pressure has got to him in being a cog and not the whole machine He needs to be loved like The corner started singing his name and you seen it instantly boosted him Football needs players like him even if he is infuriating as fuck sometimes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Maximin Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 I’ll happily admit he was frustrating me tonight, but I find some of the criticism he gets very harsh. He’s been excellent for most of his time here - some poor recent performances having potentially not been fully fit firstly shouldn’t detract from that, but also I think we’re used to him being so good that we judge him much more harshly. Granted he is frustrating given his ability, but his ability is actually ridiculous - I don’t know how many of the best attacking players in the world have the combined pace and dribbling ability that compares with his, yet he plays for us and not a CL club, so he’s obviously going to be inconsistent and make bad decisions etc. Pretty sure I’d almost always take that kind of player (who is also clearly out of form) than one of those wingers you can “trust” but ultimately just isn’t very good (thinking Ritchie, Gouffran, Jonas etc.). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 I've looked at him differently since Trippier (and now Bruno) came in. It sort of reminded me what a truly quality player looks like and ASM isn't that, imo. I actually think he lacks some real fundamentals to his game. He's not brilliant at anything other than dribbling. Touch can go from sublime to ridiculous, his striking technique is very inconsistent, not exactly a stellar passer of the ball, very patchy decision-making. We're by no means a fantastic attacking unit but he's part of that problem, imo. Maybe he's holding some injuries and needs a proper break. He was a really useful talisman for us for a while when things were bad but I think he's been a bit shown up since we started to look like a functioning team. Give him another year but if it's more of the same then I'd look to get rid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqen Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 We've not really seen him play with competent attackers yet other than Wilson who he provided some good assists for. The calls for him to be dropped or sold before he's had a chance to play in a proper side after carrying us since he got here is a bit daft. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 He had a poor game in that his dribbles weren't as a successful as they usually are, his passing was poor (that one that was meant for Burn but went out of play was bad) and his shooting was crap but he was trying, don't think his decision making was an issue but the execution of the dribbles, passing and shooting wasn't great I'll never be overly critical of a player that tries things and that's what he certainly did tonight Give me that ASM performance over your bang average wingers that run to the full back and then just pass it back And that touch in the build up to the penalty was lush Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) You can get wingers who track back while also contributing well going forward. They're not the rarity they once were. Edited April 8, 2022 by Gallowgate Toon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 When trippier is back I'd like to see ASM on the right. I think Trippiers leadership and attacking ability would really help him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khalidao Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Overall, he played a bad game today. But that's the point, he produces something at his worst. I'm convinced he'll reach his peak when Newcastle sign a creative midfielder and a solid striker next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 I'm not sure I'd call today one of his worse performances. A lot of things didn't work, possibly due to a lack of sharpness, but his desire never faded. If anything his desire overwhelmed him at times. But that's not a bad thing. Looking forward to see him next season, after everything has calmed down a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed210 Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 I’m genuinely starting to think he’s a bit of a one trick pony with zero footballing brain. So frustrating every time I watch him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, Ed210 said: I’m genuinely starting to think he’s a bit of a one trick pony with zero footballing brain. So frustrating every time I watch him. He’s clearly not. Of course dribbling his biggest weapon but his clever pass for big Joe created the overload which got us the penalty. he’s far from perfect but he’s clearly our most productive attacking player, he’s makes a lot of mistakes of course but which of our lot doesn’t. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 He was frustrating last night, but as others have said let's see how he does in Newcastle 2.0. Part of the issue is our team sometimes fail to anticipate his movement and he ends up alone after skinning 3/4 players. He's a valuable asset, we just need to tone him down a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 I really feel we will see the best of him when he isn’t out only real attacking threat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Also, he’s not 100% match fit yet. His head wants one thing, and knows that he can (usually) beat his man but when he doesn’t have that proper spring in his step then things don’t quite work out because it’s all about that millisecond of difference. He wants it and tries to force it but it will only come with time when he’s proper super fit again and then the confidence will come too and he will be unplayable again at times. You could argue that he should play it more simple and all that, I agree. Having said that it’s not quite that easy for a player of his style. He’s desperate but he will become good with time and patience. He can be frustrating as fuck I agree. He has a few things that he needs to work on no doubt. Get fit and co Disney again with better players around him and he’ll be good again. Totally different player but Tiote was a player who took time to get proper fit too, and needed to be. Rip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Think he puts a lot of pressure on himself to be some sort of human highlight reel. Really needs to just play it simple more often. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 (edited) On a side note, this guy must get kicked/shirt pulled etc at least 10 times a match without getting a free kick awarded. It's so fucking frustrating. Edited April 9, 2022 by Klaus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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