Aiston Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 (edited) Too injury prone, too little end product. Might be time to sell him unfortunately. Edited April 28, 2023 by Aiston Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 I’d hate to lose him. Amazing player when fit which, granted, is his biggest issue. Guy would tear up the UCL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 The thing is though this season he has started to get the assists. It would be a shame if he leaves, but I can see us cashing in on him. As much as he can be brilliant on his day, he’s probably reached his ceiling in ability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 I think we should sell - seen a huge improvement in the team since Eddie came with the exception of ASM. Just hasn't shown much progress. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, duo said: I think we should sell - seen a huge improvement in the team since Eddie came with the exception of ASM. Just hasn't shown much progress. Think is a bit harsh, it's pretty clear that he's trying to play with the team a lot more. And work harder running back. He also creates loads of chances, just other people tend to miss them. Obviously after a game like last night it seems like we don't need him, and maybe ultimately we won't, but I definitely think he has tried to come along for the ride. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 1 minute ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Think is a bit harsh, it's pretty clear that he's trying to play with the team a lot more. And work harder running back. He also creates loads of chances, just other people tend to miss them. Obviously after a game like last night it seems like we don't need him, and maybe ultimately we won't, but I definitely think he has tried to come along for the ride. I echo what others have said - I think he's hit his ceiling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 (edited) Think his style of play is suited for the European stage tbh. He would have more time and space to do his thing. A player of similar talent would cost far more than we could generate from selling him, given his injury record. Give him next season to see if he can stay fit. Edited April 28, 2023 by Klaus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 34 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: He's been really trying to get on board the Howe train IMO, maybe his body just can't take the strain. I'd probably give him a full pre-season working on strength and stability etc. But even as I'm typing that I'm wondering whether it will really make any difference :/ He needs this badly. He is not conditioned well enough for the football we play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 (edited) Some fans are so harsh on him. If he had the work rate and robustness, he’d be a ball d’or contender. He’s rarely disappointed when he’s played; injuries are obviously a massive issue for him though. Edited April 28, 2023 by McCormick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 One more year, aye, but I wouldn't be that arsed if we cut our losses. We'll be able to attract better in the summer, surely? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 47 minutes ago, Smal said: Last season he made 35 PL appearances. I think he's just been unlucky this season and it will take time for someone with his physiology to adjust from training once a week under Bruce to what Howe has them doing. We didn't really play this style of high press until this season though didn't we? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 It's a shame, on his day he's a match winner, but not convinced he's cut out for the sort of lifestyle he would need to maintain to stay injury free. Either that or his body's just not up to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 By the way, it seems like Craig Hope has led with his clickbaity bullshit (again - my god I can't stand that bloke)... Eddie quite clearly says in last night's pre-Southampton press conference that he won't play Sunday... maybe OK for next week, but you never know with hamstring injuries. See here starting at 3:10... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 14 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: We didn't really play this style of high press until this season though didn't we? No, and that's kind of the point. For someone with his explosiveness, going from doing low intensity training to very high intensity training immediately will be destroying his muscles. I think a full pre-season with focus on flexibility, strength and conditioning would do wonders for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 11 minutes ago, Shadow Puppets said: By the way, it seems like Craig Hope has led with his clickbaity bullshit (again - my god I can't stand that bloke)... Eddie quite clearly says in last night's pre-Southampton press conference that he won't play Sunday... maybe OK for next week, but you never know with hamstring injuries. See here starting at 3:10... You're right. Pure clickbait from Hope. Definitely a bit of a bellend these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, Smal said: No, and that's kind of the point. For someone with his explosiveness, going from doing low intensity training to very high intensity training immediately will be destroying his muscles. I think a full pre-season with focus on flexibility, strength and conditioning would do wonders for him. Surely we'd have done that last summer? I'd love him to be able to do it, I'm just not sure. If he was happy to take a Wilson type role at the club then brilliant, but can't see that at his age when he could play every week for a counter-attacking team.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Yorkie said: You're right. Pure clickbait from Hope. Definitely a bit of a bellend these days. He's a clickbaiter. Every YouTube video he posts he talks like he's writing a headline... "Exclusive news"... "I've said it before and I'll say it again" (as if anyone really hangs on what he says). Ideas far above his station. Edited April 28, 2023 by Shadow Puppets Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 1 minute ago, Optimistic Nut said: Surely we'd have done that last summer? I'd love him to be able to do it, I'm just not sure. If he was happy to take a Wilson type role at the club then brilliant, but can't see that at his age when he could play every week for a counter-attacking team.. I dunno, maybe they didn't see it as a problem last season seeing that he'd managed to play in 35/38 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 I'd be gutted to see him go in the summer, especially with European football. Good chance we'll be playing some counter attacking football if we get into the CL and he brings a different option to anything else we have, not an easy type of player to replace either. A load of players should be on the chopping block before Maxi if we're looking to balance the books too, unless someone comes in with a mental offer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Issue with the journos is that while all the takeover shite was happening and the years of angst around the previous ownership, club generated clicks were sky high, the journos didn’t need to embellish anything. Now that the club is finally being run well. We see all we need to really from either club media accounts or by the football on the pitch. So either side of a transfer window, they’re in a full on drought when it comes to their usual clicks. Eddie Howe has said before he sees a future here for Maxi and unless Maxi isn’t happy to play a squad game, I don’t see any reason for him to leave. Why would he abandon CL football? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 We'd be mad to sell him unless we were bringing in a talent on the level of Kvara or Leao imo. Even then I don't see why ASM couldn't operate from the right in this system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Shame. Want him to stay, love the bloke but not sure his body can take it so expecting him to move on elsewhere. Going to need all hands on deck and available next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Wilson said: Shame. What's a shame? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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timeEd32 Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Obviously it’s been a good week, but I haven’t once thought about him, how he’s missing, or anything. It feels like he’s had his moment with us, which unfortunately mostly consisted of him being a ray of light in an otherwise depressing situation. He’s the most obvious player we could sell for meaningful money and I think we have to if it helps us bring in a more transformative player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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