TRC Posted October 20, 2025 Share Posted October 20, 2025 42 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: Nobody would think Burn & Murphy could play in a top 5 team or 7 team 3 years in a row. Every team has players like that though when you don’t have the spending power of the big 6. Semenyo, Cook etc Ismaila Sarr looks incredible now after falling off a cliff. Ryan Yates, Chris Wood. Tonnes of examples of this and all good managers do it. This isn’t a knock on Eddie it’s just part of being a top manager but it’s not unique to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 20, 2025 Share Posted October 20, 2025 1 minute ago, TRC said: Every team has players like that though when you don’t have the spending power of the big 6. Semenyo, Cook etc Ismaila Sarr looks incredible now after falling off a cliff. Ryan Yates, Chris Wood. Tonnes of examples of this and all good managers do it. This isn’t a knock on Eddie it’s just part of being a top manager but it’s not unique to him. None of these players have finished in the top 7 - three years in a row. there’s a timeline where Sarr and Semenyo get moves to top 6 clubs. Still time for Semenyo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 20, 2025 Share Posted October 20, 2025 Howe’s reputation for improving players is justified. He’s got the best out of big talents. The best out of misprofiled or overlooked talents. And he’s got the best out of limited talents. I’ve seen Jamaal Lascelles drill passes through the lines repeatedly. Lascelles, Dan Burn in the CL not looking out of place. Howe would have this Man U squad on the periphery of challenging for the title. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted October 20, 2025 Share Posted October 20, 2025 (edited) 52 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: I think someone showed here that he is underperforming his expected goals over the past year but not by a crazy rate. He should be a 1 in 4 man but he’s a 1 in 5 man. He’s not a crisp finisher or a composed one so that’s not a massive surprise. Loads was an overexaggeration, but for me it's rather the nature of the shots than the fact that he's not scoring them. Atleast make the goalkeeper work for it.. Doesn't look like he will be scoring those type of shots anytime soon. Edited October 20, 2025 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted October 20, 2025 Share Posted October 20, 2025 Scuffed, weak daisy cutters wide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 His goals vs xG stats all comps since joining us according to fbref: 22-23 - 1 goal from 1.7 xG 23-24 - 12 goals from 10.8 xG (11npG from 10 non-pelanty xG) 24-5 - 9 goals from 8 xG (7npG from 6.5 non-pelanty xG) 25-6 - 3 goals from 3.4 xG (1 from 1.8 NpxG) TLDR: 20 non-pelanty goals from 20 non-pelanty xG. His shooting is fine. Not amazing but perfectly fine. https://fbref.com/en/players/2bd83368/all_comps/Anthony-Gordon-Stats---All-Competitions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 Just now, Checko said: His goals vs xG stats all comps since joining us according to fbref: 22-23 - 1 goal from 1.7 xG 23-24 - 12 goals from 10.8 xG (11npG from 10 non-pelanty xG) 24-5 - 9 goals from 8 xG (7npG from 6.5 non-pelanty xG) 25-6 - 3 goals from 3.4 xG (1 from 1.8 NpxG) TLDR: 20 non-pelanty goals from 20 non-pelanty xG. His shooting is fine. Not amazing but perfectly fine. https://fbref.com/en/players/2bd83368/all_comps/Anthony-Gordon-Stats---All-Competitions What do his assists per 90 / game look like? Feel like he doesn’t get a lot of assists Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 1 minute ago, gbandit said: What do his assists per 90 / game look like? Feel like he doesn’t get a lot of assists I'm not convinced the per 90 stats on that site are working properly tbh eg. gives same number of assists and expected assists for him per 90 even though the figures are different and neither quite adds up. so I won't use them - all comps he got 10 assists in 23/24 and 6 last year (from 8.4 and 5 expected assists), his 2 full seasons with us. Doesn't sound much but not too dissimilar to other top wingers expected assists- For example: Eze 5.2, 6.2 expected assists last 2 full years Martinelli 6.9, 7 Gakpo 5.7, 5.8 Mbeumo - 4.6, 8.3 Bowen - 6.4, 6.8 Obviously there's differences in teams and roles and minutes played and xA only measures a specific thing so it's only a rough comparison. He's certainly not a creative powerhouse, but it's not something I'm too worried about given his other qualities. With the way big Nick plays I think his pace and off the ball running could become very important. Really I think what he needs is to be able to play and combo with a not-way-out-of-form Big Joe at LCM and a not-Dan Burn at LB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 2 minutes ago, Checko said: Really I think what he needs is to be able to play and combo with a not-way-out-of-form Big Joe at LCM and a not-Dan Burn at LB. Very fair analysis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 Fair play lad. He's done the business tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 Legit 10/10 tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 Best performance ever for us, utterly unplayable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 Absolutely has to harness the power of his performance here tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weznufc Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 This boy has been amazing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 Now that’s more fucking like it. Well fucking played! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 If I wanted to be really cynical I'd say it's not a coincidence that Gordon is able to shine against the likes of USG, Benfica, Latvia, and Wales. I'm not sure he's quite good enough to put in a performance like this against the best teams. That said, absolutely outstanding tonight. Some of his decision making for when to come central both with and without the ball was top notch. Really great to see and will do so much for his confidence, which is clearly critical for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 1 minute ago, timeEd32 said: If I wanted to be really cynical I'd say it's not a coincidence that Gordon is able to shine against the likes of USG, Benfica, Latvia, and Wales. I'm not sure he's quite good enough to put in a performance like this against the best teams. That said, absolutely outstanding tonight. Some of his decision making for when to come central both with and without the ball was top notch. Really great to see and will do so much for his confidence, which is clearly critical for him. His goal record against the best teams in the PL is excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 Best he's looked in a long time. Unplayable when he's in a mood like this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 he has been fantastic. Hope this gives him the motivation to kick on a bit and go on a run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crayola Kid Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 1 minute ago, timeEd32 said: If I wanted to be really cynical I'd say it's not a coincidence that Gordon is able to shine against the likes of USG, Benfica, Latvia, and Wales. I'm not sure he's quite good enough to put in a performance like this against the best teams. That said, absolutely outstanding tonight. Some of his decision making for when to come central both with and without the ball was top notch. Really great to see and will do so much for his confidence, which is clearly critical for him. He's done it against everyone for us mind. 23/24 didn't he score against every one of the 'big 6'? Brilliant tonight, seems to be in good nick, let's hope he keeps it up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 Brilliant tonight. Best player on the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 4 minutes ago, Vinny Green Balls said: His goal record against the best teams in the PL is excellent. He hasn't scored in the league since January. These two CL games he's been so dominant. Awesome to see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 Masterclass tonight. Bloody superb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1892er Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 We are so back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 21, 2025 Share Posted October 21, 2025 Electric. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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