sushimonster85 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 13/03/2023 at 09:22, Lush Vlad said: He is still held to ridiculous standards and despised by plenty of our fans. Heard all of these around me yesterday. “Waste of skin.” ”Fucking shite. Useless.” ”Get him off and sold. He’s shit.” . Heard similar stuff. Boils my piss. A) He is held to insane standards, more so since Howe came in and people now get on at him about his pressing/tracking back as well as the usual. B) Short memories. Remember when Bruces' idea of tactics was 'give the ball to Maxi halfway inside his own half and pray.' He was the only bright spot in the darkest days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 The eye test should tell you whats going on, but Maxi passing stats this season and last season per 90 minutes played 2021/22 24 attempts per 90, 17 completed 2022/23 36 attempts per 90, 24 completed For context and to indicate our improved possession, Bruno 21/22 45 att, 38 completed, 22/23 53 att, 43 completed So we have the ball maybe 20% more, but Maxi's passing the ball 50% in the average game. In other news, Maxi has crossed the ball less than Matt Targett this season. Trippier's crossed it 256 times (!!!) The rest of the squad added together is 229. Targett has crossed it twice as much as BDB in one fifth of the time on the pitch. To go down the rabbit hole of stats analysis, start here. https://fbref.com/en/squads/b2b47a98/Newcastle-United-Stats Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 He doesn’t look like he can run as well as he did any more. Not as fast and as jinky as he was anyway. Still did well, but he seems….. different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magvicar Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Maxi's class half the time and a loose cannon the other half. I think Eddie Howe's adding more to his armoury and making him more of a hardworking team player. It shows at times when he's on his game like against Wolves but there's still a few things to iron out and I think it's been difficult for Maxi to take earlier on. I think he's starting to understand the full meaning of team player first and luxury skill when the time's right. I think Howe's system has been a shock to a good few but most have taken to it after gaining the spoils from the hard work and seeing them come to fruition on the pitch. I think Maxi is getting near full benefit from it now. I think Anthony Gordon's likely got a bit of a shock as to how long it takes to get up to speed, the Howe way. Remember before Howe came Maxi was the main man, basically running his show. Now we have much more than that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Would be awesome if Maxi learned to pass and move inside like Miggy does. Use his absolutely brilliant ball skills to create something, if not working, pass inside and dart past the fullback into space. If not received, get back outside and get the ball back and create something on his own, etc. Would be deadly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papavasiliou Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 I think the space he can create round the back of the defence just by dancing on the edge of the box is brilliant and with anyone other than BDB (or Dummett) playing LB we'd be seeing a fuck load more dangerous crosses going into the box from the left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Wish he would make more runs off the ball. Loves it to feet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 I'm a bit of a critic of his but thought he played well vs Wolves. Funnily enough, it was whenever he released it early, and even then he didn't do it as often as he maybe should have. Still cannot help but feel it's all ifs, buts and maybes for him becoming a top drawer player like. He's got it in his locker, it's just whether he chooses to unlock it on a more regular basis, like he did vs Man City. Think he could be a big player in these next 4 or 5 though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 On 13/03/2023 at 09:33, sushimonster85 said: Heard similar stuff. Boils my piss. A) He is held to insane standards, more so since Howe came in and people now get on at him about his pressing/tracking back as well as the usual. B) Short memories. Remember when Bruces' idea of tactics was 'give the ball to Maxi halfway inside his own half and pray.' He was the only bright spot in the darkest days. And wasn’t it just last season when he had more assists than any other Newcastle player? Now we find ourselves struggling for goals a lot and he’s changed the way he plays to not do that so much anymore. Maybe he’s changed too much the other way? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Statsbomb are big advocates of Maxi but even this is quite surprising. Given the absolute quality of the other players as creators just below him here, there must be relevance to this. The mitigating factor may be the limited time Maxi has played compared to the others. I've said it probably a dozen times, but if Maxi had better shooting boots, he'd be a 100M pound player. It's a skill that can be practiced to an extent. Wayne Rooney learnt to head the ball. The young Rooney couldn't do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 He can hit the ball well, he has the power, we've seen that from previous goals. We also know he can jink his way into really dangerous areas of the pitch. It's just lack of awareness or judgement once he gets there which stops him from having far more impact. The extra touch, or the extra check back to fool his opponent quite often just give other defenders time to surround him and cut off the avenues to get the shot or pass off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soyt Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I love him but he has to start delivering something now. It's a big half for him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Doesn’t look like he’s moving right to me tbh. He’s a lot quicker than he’s been in the last couple of games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Just now, soyt said: I love him but he has to start delivering something now. It's a big half for him He put the ball through to put Willock away, who assists the goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Just now, soyt said: I love him but he has to start delivering something now. It's a big half for him You mean like a perfectly weighted ball into limited space in order to set up an attacker down the wing, that then leads to a goal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Just now, 54 said: You mean like a perfectly weighted ball into limited space in order to set up an attacker down the wing, that then leads to a goal? It's why I hated forwards when I played. You can be shit all game. Hit the ball correctly once and you're a fucking hero. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobS Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 pulled at half time - injured? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenC Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Hauled off I reckon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I don't think him and Eddie's style dovetail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Who would spend the reported 40m plus we want for him? Can't see anyone spending anywhere near that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggy_Keagal Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Think we've just one of the biggest indications that Asm will be moved on in the summer. Offered little first half and Graeme Jones was apoplectic with him. It seems with Maxi it's one step forward and two steps back. Looked good at times last week but when Murphy's offering far more to the side and with a fit Joelinton due back it's looking like cameos at best in future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyn davies Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 11 minutes ago, RobS said: pulled at half time - injured? Polite way of putting it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, The Butcher said: Who would spend the reported 40m plus we want for him? Can't see anyone spending anywhere near that. I think we'll just take what we can get. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 54 minutes ago, OpenC said: Hauled off I reckon Graham Jones was furious before HT - had to be at ASM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Probably finished here after the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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