Mahoneys Tache Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Coffee_Johnny said: Maybe the bizarre looking double wrist bandaging was a novel weight loss technique! Has anyone heard anything about that? Channelling Peter Withe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Don't want to keep banging this drum, but the two goals down the right with interchanges between Miggy and Trippier are exactly the sort of thing you don't get on the left with the solo dribbling efforts of St Max. Granted Targett isn't Trippier, but we have to work out a way to get some more collective play going on down Maxi's side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Zero tracking back and the pass to the winger on his side is ALWAYS on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 He just isn’t a good fit any more, team mates don’t even seem to pass to him now unless he is a counter attack option or we are pressing around the box. Murphy received more passes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I love him, but maybe hes just looked good in a bruce team where hes was the best player. now hes been sussed out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 On 25/07/2022 at 19:06, STM said: I don't think there is anything mystical about ASM and his future. I'm sure Howe sees it clearly too. He understands how good ASM can be, I'm sure he also understands where the squad is at right now and the fact we can't afford to lose our best creative outlet (without a serious replacement). So for the time being ASM is a key part of our squad and Howe will work him to the bone to try and get him doing all the things he wants him to do on the football pitch. Time changes everything though. This season is not only key to ASMs future at NUFC but also his future in football. By this time next year, we will know whether he's the elite player he claims he is or whether he's another decent but flawed winger. My instinct, and it's just my opinion, is that ASM won't like the workload that Howe puts on him and wont like the restraints he has on the pitch. In 12 months time, he will look for a move and won't get the move he wants. I think this is a pivotal season for me. Like you I envisage him leaving next summer and a replacement coming in but it’ll be interesting to see what happens this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEFAFWISP Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Shite this lad, get rid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthyaddiction Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, GEFAFWISP said: Shite this lad, get rid. I like ASM but 'shot involvements from carries' seems like such a weirdly specific and pointless stat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEFAFWISP Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 It's indicative of what he brings to the team, many other stats show similar. The company he's in is also of interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 What the fuck does that stat even mean. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Tbf, when he picks the ball up, he's usually looking to get a shot off at the end of his run anyway. He's not really looking to put anyone else in unless he gets blocked off completely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperFlat Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 It's not about the stat, it's about the names around him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, GEFAFWISP said: It's indicative of what he brings to the team, many other stats show similar. The company he's in is also of interest. 63 wasted opportunities? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) I can't stand stats like that, not least because they often backfire and hint at the opposite of what they're trying to prove. eg high up in terms of carries to shot involvements paired with low assists and goals suggests towards a player having no end product. Edited July 27, 2022 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEFAFWISP Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Alternatively, Chris Wood being the end point of his passes. Football statistics are hard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperFlat Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I heard that he's got the same amount of nice jackets as Salah. Should definitely keep him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 More headbands than Hanson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I heard he parks his car better than Mbappe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Harry Kane 55. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 I still get the feeling we will sell him All of the players we are linked with seem to play on the left Personally I would like to see him stay and get to play with better players but have a nagging feeling he isn’t a (Howe) player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 The more I think about how we play i.e. high press and highly organised positioning, the less I think that maxi fits our model. He just doesn´t seem to have it in him to press, tackle or at least block the passing angles. At the moment he is a luxury at the expense of the other ten on the pitch. Love him when he is attacking with the ball at feet Hate him when the opposition right back or winger has the ball and he is STROLLING towards them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Imagine selling ASM with Almiron, Murphy and Fraser as back up. It would be insanity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 certainly brings into perspective our attacking fret (aaargh.... think of Pardew every time I write that) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 13 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Imagine selling ASM with Almiron, Murphy and Fraser as back up. It would be insanity. Would be but if it meant Barnes coming i'd be for it. Plus a purchase of a right winger also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 I’ve definitely noticed him tracking back a lot more and attempting tackles near our penalty box more than ever this preseason. Not that he’s effective at it but he’s def trying Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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