Nucasol Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 1 minute ago, r0cafella said: Aye, he’s another player who wants to be an attacker as he has zero traits suited to the defensive side of the game. on another note, our very small experiment at buying young British players has been an unmitigated disaster. Murphy, Lewis and Wilock all don’t look cut out for the premier league at this moment in time. Other than Woodgate to Madrid, our record of buying and selling British players hasn’t been great for a long time. Missed the boat to sell Dyer for big money, Man Utd and Longstaff, and bought the ones you mentioned plus Owen, Smith, Butt, Duff. Contrast with Sissoko, Cabaye, Wijnaldum and you can see why we went shopping overseas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyc35i Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 I still think there’s some talent with the lad and we just need to find how what issues he has at the moment. I didn’t watch yesterday’s game, but have seen every game he has played since arriving here and he hasn’t been as bad as some make out this year. We just haven’t worked out how to get the best out of him or his position under the new manager. Eddie needs to have a long hard think about where and how he wants the guy to play and then take it from there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUHRLYASLEEVESUP Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 18 minutes ago, andyc35i said: I still think there’s some talent with the lad and we just need to find how what issues he has at the moment. I didn’t watch yesterday’s game, but have seen every game he has played since arriving here and he hasn’t been as bad as some make out this year. We just haven’t worked out how to get the best out of him or his position under the new manager. Eddie needs to have a long hard think about where and how he wants the guy to play and then take it from there Yes, lets build the team around him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmesy Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 He’s been every bit as bad as people have been saying this year. Total fucking non-entity Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Not a fan like but we're stuck with him now so we need to sort out what his issues are and get him playing again. Loads of players are under performing, there's something not right and I had hoped Howe would have sorted it. In some he has, in others it's just not happening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyne81 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Absolute self entitled waster cunt. Filed under Kennedy. Need rid, attitude isn't there, only played under the fat waster who likely let him dick about with training and he tried for us under a loan spell to make him visible and earn coin. Second we buy him, can't be arsed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Got his contract and now can't be arsed. Get rid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Man Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 For all he's been total gash it's a bit of a jump to assume that his rapid decline this season is purely down to having got his bumper contract so now he can't be arsed like, not saying its not the case but we don't know full story. The change in his demeanour between this season and last is night and day, looked like was thoroughly enjoying playing football here last season but has the vibe of a recovering alcoholic at his own mother's funeral this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facundo Ferreyra Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Well said Joe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Shite but I hope he starts ahead of Longstaff on Saturday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Whacked out of it on goofballs this lad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Danh1 said: Shite but I hope he starts ahead of Longstaff on Saturday. Aye, move him further up the pitch as he now has someone to make runs beyond of in Wood. Willock has potential to offer that as we've seen it, whereas Longstaff offers a couple of interceptions and being a complete hinderance to our already shite midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Just now, HaydnNUFC said: Aye, move him further up the pitch as he now has someone to make runs beyond of in Wood. Willock has potential to offer that as we've seen it, whereas Longstaff offers a couple of interceptions and being a complete hinderance to our already shite midfield. The worst thing the new regime have done is not ship the useless fker off to Everton. Would’ve been a great parting two fingers to them by Rafa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 08/01/2022 at 17:48, Thiago said: It's a truly crazy decline. The goals were huge last year, but he was also a good ball carrier, able to press, intercept. All of that is missing this season and I can't for the life of me figure out why. Not that crazy. He was an Arsenal player, trained to Arsenal standards, then he became a Steve Bruce player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiago Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 6 minutes ago, Happinesstan said: Not that crazy. He was an Arsenal player, trained to Arsenal standards, then he became a Steve Bruce player. Right, but he's had a few months of Howe and we've seen no change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Thiago said: Right, but he's had a few months of Howe and we've seen no change. We've seen no change to the facilities. My apologies. We've installed a greengrocer's window next door to the changing rooms. Edited January 18, 2022 by Happinesstan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Can I please remind people that he has been injured since we signed him and is having injections in his foot. he should be nowhere near the team until he recovers but we don’t have enough players. he isn’t shit, he is injured and it isn’t his fault that Bruce and Ashley blew the entire summer budget on an injured player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Under Bruce he said that he was told by Bruce to just run around a lot and get into the box. It would seem by this that he was treated a bit like ASM with no actual positional responsibility Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 There seems to be this general consensus going round that he's not happy in Newcastle, is that based on anything solid, or just because he's not smiling in training shots? Obviously no player is going to be happy if he's not starting regularly, but that's just the game. If he wants to be somewhere else that would be a bigger concern. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I would try him in the midfield 3, like, particularly if we're playing Wood who will occupy defenders in the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Can understand why Arteta was happy to offload this chap; nigh-on useless in a possession based system. Really need to figure out how to effectively counter-attack in a low-block, as our team just fall apart when defending the lead. Can only really see Willock’s utility in that type of setup tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Walnuts Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Doing a Kennedy sadly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, McCormick said: Can understand why Arteta was happy to offload this chap; nigh-on useless in a possession based system. Really need to figure out how to effectively counter-attack in a low-block, as our team just fall apart when defending the lead. Can only really see Willock’s utility in that type of setup tbh. The team have consistently fallen apart from around 70 minutes all season. The fitness and conditioning is so poor, Willock is another example of that. Looks overweight compared to last year, slower, lethargic, clumsy on the ball. If we assume this is down to how Steve Bruce prepared them for the season, how can we undo all of that mid season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 We forget that he is still young at 22. Hopefully he will grown into a decent player even if he is currently shot to bits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 The better teams are able to keep the ball for 20/30 passes without the opposition getting a touch. If we manage 3 passes before losing it it's a miracle. As said before, Willock doesn't seem to fit In with possession based football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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