Joe Willock has not trained yet but is making 'good progress' (Howe)

[Guest]

Think he’s been good the last 3 games. He’ll score soon.

[Guest HTT II]

He was better in both 45s which is good as he has been poor many a first-half and better in the second under Howe.

[Menace]

He's a confidence player, he has grown to games every second half last few matches. I think there's a player in there but he seems a very delicate flower. I suspect with a completely reformed team around him he wouldn't be a bad player at all. Not worth writing him off just yet.

[LRD]

Happy that he got his goal, and he was doing well before that too. Hopefully this gives him the confidence to contribute more of them.

[joeyt]

Given Rice the run around that half, deserved his goal. Keep it up and he looks a real asset

[Flip]

Been good today. Been critical of him lately, but our best player today. 

[Hanshithispantz]

He's been class since Leeds. He carries the ball forward effortlessly. Grafts his cock off too.

 

 

[Guest HTT II]

Chuffed for him, we need Wood to get a similar ‘fluke’ goal…

[Smal]

Loves the second half of the season like. 

[ElDiablo]

Has a knack of getting a touch he shouldn't in and around the box, really good anticipation in the box and in general.

[Guest HTT II]

He’s been decent on and off the ball today like, keep it up son!

[Happinesstan]

i wonder if his parents are there today.

[Superior Acuña]

Class.

What a sweetheart too, love to hear him happy again in his interview.

[joeyt]

Another excellent performance

[Skeletor]

Hopefully he'll go on a scoring run again.

[DJ_NUFC]

He was absolutely brilliant today. Didn’t look too happy to be subbed off, I think Shelvey or Big Jow should have come off instead, but it’s a good sign when a player doesn’t wanna come off. 

[Lush Vlad]

So good at dribbling. He is by no means slow, but he is a master at drawing the challenge with a touch and slowing down slightly. Then just pushes it into space,  drops the shoulder and accelerates away.
 

Looks like a skilful 10 or winger at times. But he is pretty much up and down the pitch all game and presses well off the ball. 
 

He is also good at buying a yard on the turn and getting out of tight areas. Which all the good midfielders do. Just needs to work on his passing a bit. As it is often behind his man or underhit. 

 

Really happy he is turning it round. I think that is 4 games in a row where he has been one of our top 3-4

performers. 
 

I love him 

 

 

 

Edited February 19, 2022 by Lush Vlad

[GWN]

Welcome back Joe

[Newcastle Fan]

Man of the match today for us and deserves it, he also gave us a crucial goal as the front three never looked like scoring all game.

[toontownman]

Absolute quality today. He is having a resurgence of Big Joe proportions over the last few games. Hope it continues. Confidence is coming back and some outrageous dribbling at times. 

 

This team wants it and that extra % we are seeing from every player will be pivotal keeping us up.

 

My only concern is Howe maybe thinking it's Willock or Bruno and Shelvey is untouchable. It's a hard one as Shelvey is playing a different role and doing well but I'd drop shelvey for Bruno before willock on this form.

[The Butcher]

Should be in the England squad on current form. 

[Kid Icarus]

Has lovely feet at times, he's got that one touch to take a player out of the game down to a tee at the moment. Love to see it.

[Andy]

Immeasurable improvement from him in the last few weeks like, top performance today.

[Stottie]

Back to his best and easily MoM. Great to see him break the long duck and hope there are more goals to come.

 

He looked far more like an England international than Declan Rice.

[r0cafella]

If we go towards a more possession oriented style he could do a lot of damage as a 10. Excellent feat, agile and has a knack of wrong footing his opponent. 
 

his game has become more rounded since the Gaffa came in.