The College Dropout Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 First start in some time. Let him get up to speed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 they were all pretty poor last night. maxi has had to change his natural game. it may work for him, it may not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 No one, apart from Pope and Trippier, came out of yesterday looking good. He'll always have both matches when he's unplayable and matches where he's frustrating, but we've now got other creative outlets and we're both not reliant on him any more and he's less likely to be man-marked out of games. He's worth the frustration for those times when he's unplayable, which I think will probably increase now he's not the focal point of our creativity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Err how about take some time and watch the Man City game again? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choppy Chop Chop Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Just support him while hes wearing a Black & White strip, quit winging for no good reason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I have only seen the highlights, but he appears in a few chances as the main creator with a few good crosses and bests a few of their players on the dribble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soyt Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 First start in ages in an very flat game overall. He will be very important for us rest of the season, no doubt about that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 4 hours ago, NEEJ said: People making outlandish negative comments in here as if his start to the season didn't happen. Good grief. Recency bias rules most emotional football fans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 minute ago, Nine said: Recency bias rules most emotional football fans Truer words, my friend. Problem is he’s highly skilled and capable of pulling off the absurd, so expectations get elevated he does that whenever he’s on the ball. Similar to Ben Arfa, where fans want to see his Everton goal happen when the ball is at his feet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, The Bonk said: Truer words, my friend. Problem is he’s highly skilled and capable of pulling off the absurd, so expectations get elevated he does that whenever he’s on the ball. Similar to Ben Arfa, where fans want to see his Everton goal happen when the ball is at his feet. Ah the classic vicious cycle of football, do well and achieve and then it’s always expected of you to maintain or better your previous. If you don’t you quickly become judged as shit and/or over rated. It’s never going to change. The question on if he’s a Howe type of winger is one for another day, I feel it will be answered in the coming summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqen Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 He always takes a few games back from injury to get back into any sort of decent form. I guess that's always going to be the problem for Howe when he's here. Under Bruce you'd start him whenever fit because those games he was unplayable more than made up for all the poor/rusty displays. Much harder to justify when the team is performing at a top 4 form without him. I love him but his fitness problems are a huge issue. It doesn't mean you hate football or any sort of flair player if you acknowledge we will be better off not starting him against Chelsea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 will be better with better players around him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 He was poor on the ball last night, but there were many occasions where he was the only outlet trying to break past Palace’s lines either by running in behind or moving into central areas. Wood’s lack of mobility really hurts Maxi’s ability to find pockets of space I think. Anderson also looked quite uncomfortable on the other flank which didn’t help with forming a cohesive attack with the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Yes, Wood really doesn't compliment Maxi, so I don't think things were especially set up for a great performance last night, in fairness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I think he'll leave in the summer to 'balance the books' a bit. Probably £30-40m from someone like West Ham or Crystal Palace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 What's going on in here right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 14 minutes ago, Mike said: What's going on in here right now. Weirdos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big River Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 he was absolutely shite last night, previous performances don't change that he wasn't the only one, but I'm not sure anybody is saying he was Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenlau88210 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 With the way we are progressing, I am not convinced he is good enough to start. Hope he will prove me wrong and shows that he can put in good performances on a consistent basis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankpingel Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 There's at least 8 outfield players we need shifting from our club before he's even in the conversation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes23 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) Very premature to be writing him off considering the form and fluency he was showing before injury. Rest of the season after the World Cup break will be really important for him though, as we may look to strengthen out wide in the summer regardless. See no reason to think he should be sold in the immediate future though. Edited November 10, 2022 by Barnes23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Joelinton and Willock have struck up a nice little understanding down the left, where one provides width while the other drops in to midfield. Maxi is great on his day and a proven match winner, but like everyone else he'll have to wait for his opportunity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 The front three of Maxi, Wilson and Almiron IMO is our strongest attack. They've created plenty of chances for each other in previous games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Disappointed he didn’t get on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 1 minute ago, The College Dropout said: Disappointed he didn’t get on. When it went 1-0 - it was right to bring on Murphy instead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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