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Shelvey has improved lately but this guy looks like he's gonna slot into his position easily.

 

Looked very classy with every touch and his closing down was better than anything we have had all season even in just a few minutes. 

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His little cameo there might suggest hes capable of playing higher up the pitch in place of Willock rather than it being either him or Shelvey, if this is how Howe sees it then we could see him start next game.

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We need people in midfield that can dictate the pace of the game, press, progress the ball up the pitch with passes and possession and look to get forward to support Wood and co. To help with chances and goals. As we don’t have many in this team and Wood looks poor as a lone striker.  
 

I’m not sure Shelvey offers any of that. He is static and slows our play down whilsy sitting deep. Yet somehow not screening the back 4. He only wants the ball when he is 70 yards from goal with nobody pressuring him. 100% should be out the team for Bruno. But I can’t see it. He’s a Howe favourite, I think. 

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7 minutes ago, Nine said:

His little cameo there might suggest hes capable of playing higher up the pitch in place of Willock rather than it being either him or Shelvey, if this is how Howe sees it then we could see him start next game.


I think we might end up with Bruno in Joe’s position, and Joe in Fraser’s position, which is where he impressed with his pressing in Howe’s first few games. 
 

You’re right though, Bruno G. looks like he wants to go and win it up the pitch rather than wait for the attack to breach our midfield line and reach the defence. He’s not a shield he’s a sword!

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1 minute ago, ManDoon said:

He should have been sent off as well, he was very lucky imo. Minging tackle 


Yep. Then he also disappears even further from the game when he is on a yellow. As he can’t risk any more lunging slide tackles. 
 

He has improved under Howe and he has been one of our better players in a few games. But he is just so immobile and poor off the ball. He is a passenger for large chunks of the game. 

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16 minutes ago, ManDoon said:

What’s mental is he was on the pitch for what 3 mins. Created the same amount of chances as Shelvey, and won more tackles. 

 

:lol: He did so much in 5 minutes. Should have been given the chance to have a shot on goal as well. Im a little annoyed he didnt get it.

 

 

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1 hour ago, alexf said:

Shelvey has improved lately but this guy looks like he's gonna slot into his position easily.

 

Looked very classy with every touch and his closing down was better than anything we have had all season even in just a few minutes. 

 

In his 5 minutes he played high up, pressed his opponent, dispossessed and then played a through ball.

 

Playing in the Shelvey role (single deep pivot) means he can't do that as he'll expose the back 2.  At Lyon he played the higher of two midfielders in a 3-4-3, his partner Caqueret mopped up a lot of balls but the two of them were like terriers in the middle of the park, winning high up and releasing their team mates.

 

If we stick to 4-3-3, he takes Willock or Joelinton's place - to be fair, Willock doesn't start playing til the second half anyways. I think Howe might play 3-4-3 against Villa and put Burn as part of back 3 against Villa but we'll see.

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1 hour ago, nemtizz said:

Ball rolls, backheel, interception and a tackle. And the move that started off ASMs chance, too, of course. Ridiculous.

 

 

 

Looks alreet doesn’t he [emoji38]

 

He was riling up the gallowgate 1 min after he came on as a sub, absolute onions on this lad.

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