madras Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Whitley mag said: I think the difference is there’s a clear improvement from Wood to Wilson. St Max is clearly the most skilful individual at the club, but in terms of team balance Howe obviously thinks the balance is better without him currently. I suspect protecting Dan Burn at LB is a big part of Howe’s current mindset aswell. He's not like. He's the best at dribbling. His distribution is average, as is his shooting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 I'll caveat all this, there may be nothing in it but after that social media post earlier is does seem suspicious and I dont think there's been a game in Eddie's time that he's been happy with Maxis off the ball display. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Are we reading too much into him not being in the squad? Particularly when we've got 2 games coming up in the next 7 days and Wilson/Pope aren't there either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 minute ago, madras said: He's not like. He's the best at dribbling. His distribution is average, as is his shooting. I think in terms of natural ability he’s untouched, clearly football intelligence is lacking at times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 “ill” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, madras said: I would definitely think it would be disruptive to come out and say it. It’s disruptive for a player of his ability to suggest he’s capable of 10-15 assists per season? Howay man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FLUMPO235 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 16 minutes ago, Conjo said: Not 100% comfortable making conclusions based on instagram activity analysts. Wish he was there with the team so I could get a more reliable opinion from the body language experts. Is anyone checking flight radar for private jets out of Newcastle heading for France? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Just now, Unbelievable said: It’s disruptive for a player of his ability to suggest he’s capable of 10-15 assists per season? Howay man It's disruptive to say I'm good enough it's my team mates fault I don't get the numbers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Is he leaving ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Let’s just hope if it is a bust up, it doesn’t disrupt the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLUMPO235 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 minute ago, tgarve said: Is he leaving ? Had a major bust up and he’s off or not well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Jack27 said: More believable than the ITKs. Pretty much everyone in the North East is either ill or knows someone loaded with flu. Can’t ever remember a time where everyone was so poorly. We need quarantining Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcQuillan Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Just now, St1pe said: More believable than the ITKs. Pretty much everyone in the North East is either ill or knows someone loaded with flu. Can’t ever remember a time where everyone was so poorly. We need quarantining Yeah. It took me a month to get over it, and my partner even longer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 minute ago, madras said: It's disruptive to say I'm good enough it's my team mates fault I don't get the numbers. I don’t see how. I imagine Chris Wood is long since aware he’s no world beater. It’s true for every player that their stats would improve if paired with better team mates. Fact is ASM at that point in time was one of our better players (probably still is on natural ability) and he had every right to be confident in his own ability to make the grade of playing for his NT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Unbelievable said: I don’t see how. I imagine Chris Wood is long since aware he’s no world beater. It’s true for every player that their stats would improve if paired with better team mates. Fact is ASM at that point in time was one of our better players (probably still is on natural ability) and he had every right to be confident in his own ability to make the grade of playing for his NT. We'll have to agree to disagree. Yes Wood will know he's no Haaland. But I don't hear Wood saying 'hey Maxi if you were De Bruyne I'd get better service" in the press. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 35 minutes ago, St1pe said: It’s impossible to speculate without context but if he has been left out because of a rift it’s just thoroughly disappointing. Unplayable on his day but struggled to adapt at times. Given we’re pushing for Europe he could be essential to us. If it results in him moving I don’t think there’s many teams that would pay the money we could have got for him. His was always overinflated in our fans eyes taking into consideration his lack of end product a lot of the time and his injury record. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Quite a lot of smoke around this tbh, really hope it's a mix-up. I've felt for a while he'll be gone in the summer anyway but it would be a bit of a blow in the second half of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 7 minutes ago, ChrisMcQuillan said: Yeah. It took me a month to get over it, and my partner even longer. Same. Horrendous! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 I'm not in the North East but am coming off Covid, so am well ready to believe stories about others being ill. Dubravka has been welcomed back and thrown him straight back in the team despite half the fanbase writing him off as being a petulant wanker and/or afraid of competition. This suggests Howe and his staff are more pragmatic than we fans are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon_Geordie Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 One good game in 20. Whats the drama, he's not a team player - the reason we are top 3 is due to the team. Get some money in and move him on for someone that can dribble, do step overs and understand team tactics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, madras said: We'll have to agree to disagree. Yes Wood will know he's no Haaland. But I don't hear Wood saying 'hey Maxi if you were De Bruyne I'd get better service" in the press. True, but then Wood is a boring as fuck Kiwi lump up front whereas Saint Maximin is a flegmatic and energetic French winger. Horses for courses. We’ve had our fair share of flair players and as long as they perform you’d normally allow them some level of indulgence. Specifically I don’t remember that quote leading to a ruptured changing room. In fact, it’s been more tight knit then ever recently, so no idea where you’ve taken the notion from that players have taken objection to it..? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejaxer Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Baffles me people saying he's not a team player. Have we not been watching the recent games where he's been subbed on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon_Geordie Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Just now, mikejaxer said: Baffles me people saying he's not a team player. Have we not been watching the recent games where he's been subbed on? Watched them all. Looks like he's trying, but with no much idea of what he's actually doing. It's alien, and unnatural to him, and tbh it looks like he doesn't really understand it himself. Granted, he's trying more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, mikejaxer said: Baffles me people saying he's not a team player. Have we not been watching the recent games where he's been subbed on? I think he has to try really, really hard to play the correct way. And even then, he breaks down in phases, losing concentration and positional discipline. Think I'm revelling a bit in this, which will piss people off. I've said for a long time that we could be a better side without him. Obviously, it has taken a Howe revelation and £200m worth of players, but I think we are definitely at the point where him not being available is not an issue. Under Bruce, yeah, we needed his bit of magic. And yes, he absolutely has the ability to take teams apart - like the Man City game - but he is nowhere near consistent enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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