Lush Vlad Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Small sample size. But he looked like the Joe Willock of 22/23. Was direct, pacey and purposeful. More of that please Joe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Got his Achilles scraped quite early when he came on. Seemed to disappear for a few minutes after that but really came into it when it mattered. Will be a big game for him on Wednesday. Quite an exciting prospect of having him and Tonali in the midfield again for that match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 13 hours ago, cubaricho said: I'm excited to see him start against Forest this week. He offers something none of our other CMs offer. I love Big Joe but I think our best midfield pairing when all fit/available are Tonali, Bruno, and Willock. Well... Has Joelinton ever played on the right? (sorry) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 2 minutes ago, gazza ladra said: Well... Has Joelinton ever played on the right? (sorry) He played rcm after Willock came on, but im guessing you mean right wing? Could be an interesting suggestion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 1 minute ago, Displayname said: He played rcm after Willock came on, but im guessing you mean right wing? Could be an interesting suggestion. Yeah, that's what I getting at. I know he played LW quite a bit. Just wary of being called an out-of-position nonce (or whatever the term was). I'd rather see Gordon or Barnes or Joelinton out of position than Miggy or Murphy every week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 My first feeling yesterday was, can Willock not play RW? He has pretty much all the attributes to, and would give him more opportunities for goals. 🤷♂️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 1 minute ago, Shadow Puppets said: My first feeling yesterday was, can Willock not play RW? He has pretty much all the attributes to, and would give him more opportunities for goals. 🤷♂️ We want to play with inverted wingers so we really need a left footer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Just now, r0cafella said: We want to play with inverted wingers so we really need a left footer. We're currently playing Murphy though. In anycase my guess is we're hoping Murphy takes his pre-season form into the season. We could play Joelinton, Willock, Isak or Gordon out there if necessary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 1 minute ago, Hanshithispantz said: We're currently playing Murphy though. In anycase my guess is we're hoping Murphy takes his pre-season form into the season. We could play Joelinton, Willock, Isak or Gordon out there if necessary. I think that’s out of Hobson choice tbh, I think the archetype is clearly an Olise type from that flank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 (edited) I think that's the plan but unless we bring someone in we'll have to change it up. Willock and Joelinton formed a great partnership down the left for example, and I'd like to see Howe explore more with our frontline if needs be. Edited August 26 by Hanshithispantz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 7 hours ago, Mazzy said: Got his Achilles scraped quite early when he came on. Seemed to disappear for a few minutes after that but really came into it when it mattered. Will be a big game for him on Wednesday. Quite an exciting prospect of having him and Tonali in the midfield again for that match. absolutely shit mesel when he went down clutching his achilles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Hopefully they've been injecting adamantium into his bones during the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 10 minutes ago, Skeletor said: Hopefully they've been injecting adamantium into his bones during the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Howe could technically still play the two Joe partnership on the right if he was absolutely mad, and wanted to experiment. With Tonali playing LCM (like he did v Paris) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 8 hours ago, Mazzy said: Got his Achilles scraped quite early when he came on. Seemed to disappear for a few minutes after that but really came into it when it mattered. Will be a big game for him on Wednesday. Quite an exciting prospect of having him and Tonali in the midfield again for that match. I got a heart attack when he went down holding his achilles.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellars Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 20 hours ago, Shadow Puppets said: My first feeling yesterday was, can Willock not play RW? He has pretty much all the attributes to, and would give him more opportunities for goals. 🤷♂️ To me, this is one of the reasons we haven’t been credibly linked with too many wingers. In a pinch, Joelinton and Willock can play in those forward positions. Add the return of Tonali to CM, and suddenly pushing either one of them further forward up field doesn’t seem so surprising. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellars Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 14 hours ago, Erikse said: I got a heart attack when he went down holding his achilles.. 100% Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bally21 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Love in energy and ability this lad brings to the team. After the subs on Sunday we looked loads better with him being on the pitch. Barnes left, Gordon right and a midfield of Willock left, Bruno middle, Joelinton right could be the way forward ( I don't think Howe will start Tonali for a few games, he will come off the bench ). For me we have to find a way of getting Willock into the starting 11 (full fitness dependant of course). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 What position did he play when he banged them goals in and basically saved us from relegation when stoivey Broose was manager? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 SS/AM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 His position was “win us the game because we don’t have a plan”. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 43 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: His position was “win us the game because we don’t have a plan”. See also, ASM. Wilson played in the 'stand up there for long enough and you might get a chance to nick us a result positon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Gutted for him like, but like Wilson.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Made of glass. Sell him to Saudi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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