Elliot Anderson (now playing for Nottingham Forest)

[David Edgar]

He looked confident and did a lot right. 

 

You could tell he hadn't prepared to start the game.  There was very little understanding shown between himself and the other players, outside from a couple of nice give and goes with Isak.  

 

Other players definitely didn't trust him to receive passes in tight areas as much as they would Joelinton or Willock.  And that is understandable. 

 

All that meant we weren't quite as fluid down the left as usual.  It was stark when compared to the right wing, where you had 3 players who were practically telepathic in the way they passed and moved.

 

Definitely seen enough to say he has a future at the top level.  And as many have said, he just needs lots of game time now.  Do think he should've played in the Championship this season.  Probably stunted his development. 

[Gallowgate Toon]

Howe said he's playing with a bit of a knock so, all in all, that was a decent showing.

[MrRaspberryJam]

I thought he was canny, ran out of steam second half but overall canny enough.

[Matt1892]

I thought he had a decent game and did what was expected of him, I don’t think he was any better or worse than Longstaff who also had a decent game.

 

The benefit Longstaff had is that he had Trippier and Almiron to the side of him who know their roles and have great interchanging link up play, you can put Bruno in to that too as when we are on possession he links up better down the right.

 

Compare this to the left hand side which was all over the place, Burn doesn’t really get forward and even when he does he offers little, Isak is wasted out there and is rarely played in behind instead constantly having the ball to his feet at a standstill before he tries to run forward. It was predictable and the same over and over again.

 

Watching Elliott last night I could see him potentially working well with Joelinton or Willock when they occupy the left side of the team and constantly rotate position, he was looking to go out wide left at times but Isak wasn’t moving in field meaning there was little space with the bus parked.

[Dokko]

He faded hard, but was good 1st half and there's a player in there. 

[gbandit]

3 minutes ago, Dokko said:

He faded hard, but was good 1st half and there's a player in there. 

Yeah, saw him trying to stretch off cramp in the late 60’ minute spot shortly before he went off

[arnonel]

Was playing with an injury apparently

[STM]

What's clear is that the "rawness" has disappeared. He now looks in tune with the rest of the team....

 

However, with that, he's lost a touch of his individualism. It's a fine balance.

 

It's like he's slightly afraid of taking people on etc. 

 

He's certainly moved up a level and can now take that into next season.

[Rich]

Randomly ended up chatting with the club doctor and head physio well into the early hours last night, they said there's no way he should've been playing but he was insistent.

 

What a lad.

[r0cafella]

8 minutes ago, Rich said:

Randomly ended up chatting with the club doctor and head physio well into the early hours last night, they said there's no way he should've been playing but he was insistent.

 

What a lad.

And what else did you talk about you tease. 

[Lotus]

We’ll I don’t want to be ‘that guy’ but…..I thought he was very average. That’s way better than bad. No real mistakes and never put the team in trouble. I think his attitude and application are top notch. Good engine too. You can tell the game wasn’t too fast for him. That’s a mental thing. He wasn’t rushed. That was all good.

 

I thought his touch and skill level were below what we need. Perhaps he’ll develop into a decent squad player but I think, comparing him to S Longstaff as an example. Even early on you could see SL had a certain ability with the ball which meant he had a better chance than most academy products. Not a better chance of being a world beater just a better chance of making the squad.

 

Really wish the best for Anderson. Terrific attitude. Can’t be faulted. Just think that ultimately, he has  couple of deficiencies that can’t really be fixed.

[r0cafella]

Just now, Lotus said:

We’ll I don’t want to be ‘that guy’ but…..I thought he was very average. That’s way better than bad. No real mistakes and never put the team in trouble. I think his attitude and application are top notch. Good engine too. You can tell the game wasn’t too fast for him. That’s a mental thing. He wasn’t rushed. That was all good.

 

I thought his touch and skill level were below what we need. Perhaps he’ll develop into a decent squad player but I think, comparing him to S Longstaff as an example. Even early on you could see SL had a certain ability with the ball which meant he had a better chance than most academy products. Not a better chance of being a world beater just a better chance of making the squad.

 

Really wish the best for Anderson. Terrific attitude. Can’t be faulted. Just think that ultimately, he has  couple of deficiencies that can’t really be fixed.

As @Richposted he had no business even playing last night due to injury. 

[Ronson333]

1 minute ago, Lotus said:

We’ll I don’t want to be ‘that guy’ but…..I thought he was very average. That’s way better than bad. No real mistakes and never put the team in trouble. I think his attitude and application are top notch. Good engine too. You can tell the game wasn’t too fast for him. That’s a mental thing. He wasn’t rushed. That was all good.

 

I thought his touch and skill level were below what we need. Perhaps he’ll develop into a decent squad player but I think, comparing him to S Longstaff as an example. Even early on you could see SL had a certain ability with the ball which meant he had a better chance than most academy products. Not a better chance of being a world beater just a better chance of making the squad.

 

Really wish the best for Anderson. Terrific attitude. Can’t be faulted. Just think that ultimately, he has  couple of deficiencies that can’t really be fixed.

I would say his touch and skill level are both better than Longstaff’s. He’s a strong boy too, but does seem to lack a yard of pace.

[Zero]

He played the game carrying an injury. End of discussion.

[Disco]

1 hour ago, Rich said:

Randomly ended up chatting with the club doctor and head physio well into the early hours last night, they said there's no way he should've been playing but he was insistent.

 

What a lad.

 

 

 

Thought he was absolutely fine in the first regardless of injury. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

He did play quite conservatively, but so did most of the team. We knew that it wasn't worth risking the ball too much because a draw was good enough. It was a weird sort of game like that. 

[Guest reefatoon]

Thought he played well and was involved. Lovely through ball for Isak in the first half.

 

Just a shame he had to fill in for the irreplaceable beast that is Joelinton, who is so pivotal to how we perform and play. 

 

 

Edited May 23, 2023 by reefatoon

[TRon]

He didn't pull up any trees, but he didn't look out of place in midfield, filled in for Joelinton very well on the whole. Job well done really.

[Mahoneys Tache]

On 23/05/2023 at 10:54, AyeDubbleYoo said:

He did play quite conservatively, but so did most of the team. We knew that it wasn't worth risking the ball too much because a draw was good enough. It was a weird sort of game like that. 

Understandable. He doesn’t want to make mistakes and make a Charlie of himself. 

[Likelylad]

Didn't Howe say he was playing with a slight knock. Could explain why he was a little bit more conservative in his play. 

[The College Dropout]

On 23/05/2023 at 09:58, Lotus said:

We’ll I don’t want to be ‘that guy’ but…..I thought he was very average. That’s way better than bad. No real mistakes and never put the team in trouble. I think his attitude and application are top notch. Good engine too. You can tell the game wasn’t too fast for him. That’s a mental thing. He wasn’t rushed. That was all good.

 

I thought his touch and skill level were below what we need. Perhaps he’ll develop into a decent squad player but I think, comparing him to S Longstaff as an example. Even early on you could see SL had a certain ability with the ball which meant he had a better chance than most academy products. Not a better chance of being a world beater just a better chance of making the squad.

 

Really wish the best for Anderson. Terrific attitude. Can’t be faulted. Just think that ultimately, he has  couple of deficiencies that can’t really be fixed.

I thought this myself. Given he was apparently suffering from injury, I'm going to ignore the performance.

[Conjo]

Any idea what type of injury he was carrying?

[Lazarus]

I thought Billy did well. Had a good shot on goal too.

 

Its also interesting that hes another player new (ish) to the team who was knackered around the 60 minute mark. Howes required fitness levels are insane. Gonna be fun to see our summer signings adapt

[SteV]

51 minutes ago, Conjo said:

Any idea what type of injury he was carrying?

I reckon it was probably ankle-related as the very first thing he did when he came on v Brighton was go into a block challenge near the touch line and he came out of it limping quite heavily

[Sufi]

For someone with almost no game time, who was playing with a knock, against a team that were parking the bus...he did alright. I wish he was in the championship this season..but we needed him in the end. He was kept around for cover in a situation like this. He didnt make any mistakes. I think he should be out on loan to a championship club next season or maybe if we are lucky we can loan him to a newly promoted team where he can get 10-15 games in at this level. Hard to say much about him in such limited minutes on the pitch.