Joe Willock

[Interpolic]

Sunshine on a rainy day. 

[ATB]

7 minutes ago, Beth said:

No idea. Is his injury that bad? If so it was another masterstroke by our medical team and/or management to throw him back in when he was clearly miles away from being fit.

Was half serious and half joking. But his injury situation the last 12 month (and earlier) doesnt fill me with confidence. A good player for his role though when healthy.

[Dokko]

Next season is about getting him fit to fight for his place or sell. No chance anyone is putting down decent money (what we paid) for him in this state. He's unsellable for the wrong reasons.

 

Great player when flying though. Let's hope last season was a one off and not the future for the lad.

[Kanj]

You're just never going to find a player with his dynamic skill set at anything of an affordable price, nor is there really a market for the guy at the moment given the injury ravaged year he had. Our best bet is to get him back to being the force we saw end of CL qualifying season where there were very few dynamic 8's like him. 

[Dr Jinx]

We all know he’s good enough to be in this side, the question is his fitness.

 

I think a 6 month loan would do him wonders.. build up his fitness in a side that doesn’t quite demand as much as here. Give his body a chance to adjust.

[Kid Icarus]

Your suggestions are mad like

[Joelinton7]

Just an absolutely preposterous opinion. 

[Interpolic]

Get him on national service for a year, see how it goes. 

[Upthemags]

31 minutes ago, Dr Jinx said:

We all know he’s good enough to be in this side, the question is his fitness.

 

I think a 6 month loan would do him wonders.. build up his fitness in a side that doesn’t quite demand as much as here. Give his body a chance to adjust.

We're stretched far too thin to be shipping off bona fide first team players who, when fit, could start in almost any premier league side, bar a few at the top, without batting an eye.

 

Imo, Howe needs to just 'handle with care' for the next half year or so to build up his fitness slowly. Use him as a super sub next season or something along those lines.

[Holloway]

Keep him for now, see if he can recover his health and form he was showing pre injury. He's not the finished article by any means,there's more to come from him imo

[Geordie Ahmed]

Hopefully with a more available squad and less fixtures we can be extra careful with his recovery

 

A fully fit Willock is most definitely an asset, we just need to give him the time to get back to his best 

[Dr Jinx]

1 hour ago, Kid Icarus said:

Your suggestions are mad like

Of course they are but doesn’t mean I’m wrong. I don’t see him regaining fitness here.

[timeEd32]

Rotate managers annually and in the Eddie Howe years loan out Willock, Wilson, and Targett because they can’t handle the intensity. 

[Lush Vlad]

I know he didn’t play much for Arsenal. So hard to gauge. But it certainly feels a bit early to call him injury prone or massively worry about his fitness overall. 
 

Hasn’t it been pretty much a hamstring and achilles problem, possibly linked (no idea) that kept him out this season just gone. But a decent injury record with us, otherwise?

 

Obviously hamstring problems for someone with pace like him can be problematic to say the least. But it’s bit early to be loaning him out for 6 months to Glue Factory FC or Knackers Yard United. 

[Beth]

1 hour ago, Dr Jinx said:

We all know he’s good enough to be in this side, the question is his fitness.

 

I think a 6 month loan would do him wonders.. build up his fitness in a side that doesn’t quite demand as much as here. Give his body a chance to adjust.

Insert Benny Hill confused gif here.

[TRon]

22 minutes ago, Dr Jinx said:

Of course they are but doesn’t mean I’m wrong. I don’t see him regaining fitness here.

 

Why, does he have a history of long term injuries? Was it not just one really bad season last year?

 

 

[Guest]

6 hours ago, ATB said:

Will he ever play again though?

Of course. Then get injured again

[Mahoneys Tache]

Willock = modern Gillespie (minus the gambling)? 
personally I think he’s fucking excellent and we’d be mad to get rid. 

 

 

Edited May 28, 2024 by Mahoneys Tache

[cubaricho]

He’s literally the only midfielder we have that can carry and run with the ball and everyone wants to sell him. Madness.  

 

 

Edited May 28, 2024 by cubaricho

[Dr.Spaceman]

So we can sign a better one. If joe Willock's level is our skill ceiling then we're cattled.

[cubaricho]

15 minutes ago, Dr.Spaceman said:

So we can sign a better one. If joe Willock's level is our skill ceiling then we're cattled.

I think y’all are just forgetting how good and effective he can be because he’s been out most of the season. He transforms our midfield when he’s fit. 

 

 

Edited May 28, 2024 by cubaricho

[Pilko]

I'd give him another season, absolutely love him as a player, but if he has another one where he's constantly injured or in and out we might need to move him on to make room for someone more reliable in terms of availability, sadly.

 

When he's fit and in full flight he has the ability in absolute bucket loads. Do think he'd be in the England mix if he could stay healthy.

[Dr.Spaceman]

13 minutes ago, cubaricho said:

I think y’all are just forgetting how good and effective he can be because he’s been out most of the season. He transforms our midfield when he’s fit. 

 

 

 

 

He's not a bad player, yeah. Transforms our midfield? Nah. He's not on the level of Joelinton or Bruno. I've no idea how good Tonali is, can't remember anything he did other than his debut goal.

 

 

Edited May 28, 2024 by Dr.Spaceman

[Kid Icarus]

It's not really about better or worse, it's about different. No one else we have is anywhere near Willock for ball carrying in transition. 

[Andy84]

Had 2 serious injuries this season and never right when he came back