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Felt like he was used a lot to play the ball into midfield and he does it so well

 

It's only a concern when he plays it to Longstaff if he has players around him as his touch isn't great and it can often lead to trouble

 

Had a quick check of the stats and he completed 104/113 passes, next highest was Schar with 82/93

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7 minutes ago, wormy said:

Getting back into a rhythm? Sounds like code for half-arsing it which we don't have time for. Fingers crossed we see a full-blooded performance from Paully D today in the place of this waste of space.


Half-arsing it? What like he doesn’t really care that much?, howay man. He was out for a lengthy period due to injury. Clearly been feeling his way back with fitness and sharpness. Have a word ffs 

 

 

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8 minutes ago, wormy said:

Getting back into a rhythm? Sounds like code for half-arsing it which we don't have time for. Fingers crossed we see a full-blooded performance from Paully D today in the place of this waste of space.

 

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5 minutes ago, Interpolic said:

Glad we're paying him loads of money to get back into rhythm. Didn't realise we were the opposite of a music school. 

 

Bit too snarky this, tbh. 

 

 

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4 hours ago, PauloGeordio said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nah Sven, you were bullied by Solanke (Championship-level striker according to some on here :lol:) all match and looked slower than ever before. 

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Yeah in the balance of fairness...Sven has been really poor since returning from injury. Understandable maybe given he's so young still and had a bad injury. But he's looked just as slow as Burn and can't really remember anything from his performances that make him look like the high ceiling potential player we signed. 

I guess their absence has shown to those that might have doubted it, just how important the likes of Joelinton and Willock were to protecting the back 4 last season. 

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37 minutes ago, Kanji said:

He did his knee ligaments and somehow has come back playing this season, I’d venture to say it’s gonna take some time. 

Yeah, it was a bad one and he's reintegrated into the team in some of the worst of circumstances. He's not up to par, but at least he knows it and has time on his side.

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His passing was off for a lot of yesterday I thought. Even when it wasn’t to Bournemouth. A lot of the time it was fizzed in about waist height to someone who had a man marking them :lol: 

 

I know pace is an expensive commodity and perhaps it’s a lazy and obvious comparison. But whilst I think Botman is a better technician and ‘defender’. We could really do with someone like van De Ven on that side. Especially when Burn plays. That is such a slow left sided pairing. He has been noticeably and understandably sluggish since the injury. 
 

We really need some pace adding to the back 4 in the summer. Not sure who comes out? As Schar and Botman have been quality and Trippier is our talisman. I’m not sure we’d spend a good chunk on yet another left back, either. Plus we know Howe, and most managers for that matter. Are not keen on rotating the back 4. 
 

But this season really highlighted the need for more depth and genuine options. Across all positions. 

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