Holloway Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Completely ineffective for me today, hasn't done a lot since his return Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 I think he is overrated on here like many others are at times. He’s a good player for games when there’s tons of transitions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatwax Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 I think that Willock, like a number of other players, are all part of a greater thing that just hasn’t had the chance to run this year. Willock and Joelinton are so effective when both in midfield. Like how Murphy plays better with Trippier behind him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 2 hours ago, Newcastle Fan said: Looked overly eager today, needs to get some composure back in his play. I think that's fair. He brings a lot of assets to our game like pace and skill, but he does still lack the composure of a truly top player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Doesn’t look match fit to me, needs a run of games and feels like he’s missing Big Jo. But Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Looks like a player who hasn’t gotten into his grove yet versus being overrated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Shows glimpses. But still not fully at it and a bit infuriating in the final third. I love his casual, languid style. Just seems to stroll about, whilst actually being incredibly fast without looking like it. But it’s annoying when it comes to making a decision in and around the box. He usually doesn’t make one in time or it’s the wrong one. Really important player for us. Hope he is back firing soon. Arguably my favourite player in the squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 I think a problem is that all of our good footballers were on the left today for a lot of the game with Tino, Gordon and Willock. And when the ball goes over to the other side it was Longstaff, Krafth and Murphy So it put a lot of emphasis on our left side being really intricate as we had extremely little threat on the other side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 5 minutes ago, joeyt said: I think a problem is that all of our good footballers were on the left today for a lot of the game with Tino, Gordon and Willock. And when the ball goes over to the other side it was Longstaff, Krafth and Murphy So it put a lot of emphasis on our left side being really intricate as we had extremely little threat on the other side That was very noticeable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Massive fan of his but thought he was poor tonight and actually lowered our overall level of quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) He's always been a streaky player , never got why some thought him coming back into the team was suddenly going to make us class again. Edited April 2 by Geogaddi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Way off it once again. Going to go with he’s not fully fit and playing injured, because he shouldn’t be this way off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Did nothing really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobS Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Felt like we were down to 10 when he was on, offered nothing and gave them more space on that side. Would rather of had Ritchie on I think! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 This lad got a lot better when he was injured, like. Can't give him too much stick; this is the thing with long term injuries, players can sometimes take a good while to find their feet again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 I thought he was like a lot of our players tonight. Just bang average at best and nothing that really stood out as good or bad. Never got going or got into the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 doesn't seem that motivated at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Just now, Smal said: doesn't seem that motivated at the moment. Getting dropped and taken off before Longstaff will do that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Reactionary I know but based on recent performances and the "relatively" small fee considering age and English tax, we paid for him. If we have to sell, would anyone be happy to move him on in the summer to free up funds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaj Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Really shit today but there is clearly a good squad player there and he should not be sold before the likes of Longstaff! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 1 minute ago, nufcjmc said: Reactionary I know but based on recent performances and the "relatively" small fee considering age and English tax, we paid for him. If we have to sell, would anyone be happy to move him on in the summer to free up funds. I know he wouldn’t fetch much. But Longstaff has to be first to get moved on for FFP purposes. Home grown counts as pure profit or some shite? No idea who would be interested in Willock or what his value would be after a long term injury. But I’d rather lose him than Joelinton. Even though he is one of my favourite players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 His strengths as a player really rely on him being sharp. Quick feet in tight areas, that change of direction and burst of pace to beat a man. Him looking increasingly like he's a bit injury prone doesn't bode well IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 23 minutes ago, nufcjmc said: Reactionary I know but based on recent performances and the "relatively" small fee considering age and English tax, we paid for him. If we have to sell, would anyone be happy to move him on in the summer to free up funds. Taking wider things into consideration such as likelihood of clubs wanting to sign him compared to Longstaff, then maybe yeah. But I'm not enthusiastic about the idea. He's having a bad time at the minute but I think he just needs to hit his stride again. These injuries have disrupted a key moment in his development as a player, but I don't think we should be abandoning hope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 42 minutes ago, Yorkie said: This lad got a lot better when he was injured, like. Can't give him too much stick; this is the thing with long term injuries, players can sometimes take a good while to find their feet again. Also his best spells in the side were with Joelinton, they seemed to interchange down the left very effectively. He's not been so effective this season, but might still be working his way back into the team. He was out for a long time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Just now, 80 said: Taking wider things into consideration such as likelihood of clubs wanting to sign him compared to Longstaff, then maybe yeah. But I'm not enthusiastic about the idea. He's having a bad time at the minute but I think he just needs to hit his stride again. These injuries have disrupted a key moment in his development as a player, but I don't think we should be abandoning hope. I agree that longstaff is the first out the door above the other outfield players but if you don't have a buyer you cannot sell. Also with long term injuries they sometimes don't come back the same player. I guess thanks to ffp maybe gone are the days of 40m for bog standard English prem players so he wouldn't attract a hefty fee anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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