Elliot Anderson

[The College Dropout]

Oh i'm thinking more about Anderson in for Tonali. Longstaff back in, 2 clean-sheets. He seems to bring a better level from Bruno. I assumed he'd start.

 

I prefer Tonali. But the midfield ran themselves into the ground on Tuesday. Good amount of rest though.

 

 

Edited September 21, 2023 by The College Dropout

[54]

8 minutes ago, SEMTEX said:

I do not agree that he played well when he came on at the San Siro . My recollection was that he was rather headless and got dragged out of position leaving significant gaps and putting Burn on a hiding to nowt.

I've not watched the game back and my memory is a bit hazy as I was a nervous wreck at the time but from what I remember he looked pretty solid defensively, looked comfortable on the ball (bar one lose pass), but in two really important blocks, and almost set up the winner with really good close control into space and having the vision lay it off to Longstaff. He certainty didn't play badly, even if you disagree that he played well. 

 

Also, in terms of the gaps for Burn, Tonali was much more of a culprit then Anderson. Obvs Tonali played longer. 

[The College Dropout]

For a defensive LB, Burn should be ok going 1v1 with the winger.

[SEMTEX]

16 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

For a defensive LB, Burn should be ok going 1v1 with the winger.

what about 1 v 2 with the winger and that stumpy lad who came on at the half

[HawK]

Won't get the headlines, but I think he's had a fantastic game. 

[toon25]

2 minutes ago, HawK said:

Won't get the headlines, but I think he's had a fantastic game. 

Absolutely agree. Said he needed a performance, and as @54 said, he's been very much integral to that midfield 3

[The College Dropout]

Best game yet.  Learning that LCM role.  Won’t have a better opponent to play against at this level though.  But good game. Justified the start. He may even be rested midweek to play on the weekend again. 

[GEFAFWISP]

He's getting the minutes, will only improve from here.

[arnonel]

Outstanding today 

[KaKa]

Brought a lot of patience and composure to the midfield today. Often the key man in finding spaces, keeping things simple and ticking things over. Very classy performance.

[Gallowgate Toon]

Could tell he started to feel some real confidence at the end there. Started rivalling Bruno for sexy turns.

[54]

If he's going to make it to be an elite player, its going to be his intelligence that gets him their. He's was so good today at finding little pockets of space, and the recycling possession. Seemed to have a good relationship with Gordon as well. 

[gbandit]

1 minute ago, Gallowgate Toon said:

Could tell he started to feel some real confidence at the end there. Started rivalling Bruno for sexy turns.

Did one beautiful turn when the ref blew up, was gutted 

[GlenMag]

He has the best first touch in our squad, love it

[gbandit]

His touch and close control does make him a very creative player on the ball, can find space so easily and sees great passes. Think he’ll have a very good career 

[TRon]

37 minutes ago, HawK said:

Won't get the headlines, but I think he's had a fantastic game. 

 

His running off the ball was as important to our performance as any flashy trick or stepover.

[Elliottman]

2 minutes ago, GlenMag said:

He has the best first touch in our squad, love it

Trippier by a country mile. Anderson might not be far behind though. 

[KaKa]

6 minutes ago, 54 said:

If he's going to make it to be an elite player, its going to be his intelligence that gets him their. He's was so good today at finding little pockets of space, and the recycling possession. Seemed to have a good relationship with Gordon as well. 

 

Indeed. Like him best when he is passing and moving and only really driving with the ball when he's in space. Looks fantastic when playing that way.

[54]

 

[Smal]

from previous showings I’ve thought one of the things he could improve on is his ball retention and just being safer in possession. He was excellent at it today. Pass completion was 93% from 46 passes which is great considering how far forward he generally plays.

[KaKa]

2 minutes ago, Smal said:

from previous showings I’ve thought one of the things he could improve on is his ball retention and just being safer in possession. He was excellent at it today. Pass completion was 93% from 46 passes which is great considering how far forward he generally plays.

 

Agree 100%.

 

So much better when moving the ball on quicker and finding space to receive it again.

 

When he allows himself to be pressured in midfield he doesn't tend to hold onto the ball. 

 

Should limit his holding onto into the ball to when he drifts wide and can then take on players there.

[HawK]

Always has both hands in the air demanding the ball. As teammates begin to trust him more he's going to become so important to us in retaining possession. 

[Pilko]

Definitely belongs at this level like. His ball retention and awareness seems to have much improved since the early stages of last season.

 

If he could add a few goals ala pre-season that'd be nice but for now I'm enjoying the fact he's growing into a really dependable player. Dependable will hopefully then turn into a difference-making in time which he has bags of on his side.

[TRon]

2 minutes ago, Pilko said:

Definitely belongs at this level like. His ball retention and awareness seems to have much improved since the early stages of last season.

 

If he could add a few goals ala pre-season that'd be nice but for now I'm enjoying the fact he's growing into a really dependable player. Dependable will hopefully then turn into a difference-making in time which he has bags of on his side.

 

Not really bothered about the goals, you know he's got that in his locker. More important will be his ball retention, he was excellent today, the next step will be to do it against the top half teams.

[Newcastle Fan]

Wonderful today, he's getting better in his position and looked really confident from the start, great touches and great defending too when required.