Groundhog63 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 12/01/2025 at 18:39, ponsaelius said: Slightly weak defensively on their goal but other than that was my MOTM. Expand This. Definitely MotM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 His football IQ is excellent better than Longstaff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankpingel Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Watched him live so I'm glad my opinion of how good he looked today is shared on here. Proper midfielder this lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 12/01/2025 at 18:44, Terrymac1966 said: Imperious display by Miley WTF was Longstaff about? Chalk and cheese Black and white He doesnt need more pace Hoddle was never quick but very similar style.... Local hero this lad Expand good shout re Hoddle, very similar stamp. Hope he can reach the same heights Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 12/01/2025 at 17:03, Ronaldo said: You’re all aware we played Bromley, right? Still, nice to see him back. We need him out on loan next season. Expand You aren't half a patronising fuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 12/01/2025 at 19:05, frankpingel said: Watched him live so I'm glad my opinion of how good he looked today is shared on here. Proper midfielder this lad. Expand He's got a lovely touch, proper technician. Not a tactician yet though. He's a big lad and with experience and confidence should win more strength stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
500bhp Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 What a player. Easy to forget how young he is. He'll be brilliant with the correct coaching which is exactly what he'll get under Howe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 No way i would loan him out, he's proved himself at the highest level with us even in the Champions league, he is ready to play and be part of our first team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 12/01/2025 at 19:11, madras said: He's got a lovely touch, proper technician. Not a tactician yet though. He's a big lad and with experience and confidence should win more strength stuff. Expand He's just a really good footballer, even when he wasn't really old enough he looked like he belonged at the top level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 12/01/2025 at 19:23, TRon said: He's just a really good footballer, even when he wasn't really old enough he looked like he belonged at the top level. Expand He did and didn't. On his debut we were zinging balls into feet under pressure and he handled them like a 30yr old international, but he didn't seem to know where to go to get the ball or when they had the ball. Like I say the lads a technician, often the tactical and confidence side comes with experience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 12/01/2025 at 17:05, Lush Vlad said: I thought the opposite. I don’t think he has the athleticism to get up and down as an 8. Expand In our system athleticism is most needed in the 6 rather than the 8s. Think the recent changes show that. To me he's most similar to Bruno. Capable of threading a pass but doesn't have the athleticism to play 6 for us. I don't think he has the defensive awareness, positioning or aggression either. I think naturally he's a 10 and that's where he's played in his youth career iirc. He clearly has absolutely bags of technical ability and composure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 12/01/2025 at 19:27, Smal said: I think naturally he's a 10 and that's where he's played in his youth career iirc. He clearly has absolutely bags of technical ability and composure. Expand Can crack a ball as well judging by today’s finish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 12/01/2025 at 19:27, Smal said: In our system athleticism is most needed in the 6 rather than the 8s. Think the recent changes show that. To me he's most similar to Bruno. Capable of threading a pass but doesn't have the athleticism to play 6 for us. I don't think he has the defensive awareness, positioning or aggression either. I think naturally he's a 10 and that's where he's played in his youth career iirc. He clearly has absolutely bags of technical ability and composure. Expand I see you’ve missed off my second paragraph where I go on to say something fairly similar? It is hard to gauge because of the opposition today and also because we haven’t seen him properly since last season. But I much preferred him in that role and getting on the ball regularly. Thought the game passed him by far more when he played as one of the 8s last year. Would all depend who we’re playing, who else is in midfield with him, who else is playing wide for us on the day, how the team continues to evolve etc. For example. Bruno gets away with his slowness due to having Tino and Murphy on that side. He has legs around him. So maybe he’d get away with it in a similar setup. Joelinton on the other side we rely on him covering so much ground, sitting in for Hall, playing that channel role. Proper hybrid position and a rarity. I wouldn’t want Miley playing in a position like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I bet we've had enquiries from a few clubs who think we are PSR vulnerable. There's no chance we make the same mistake as we did with Anderson. This lad is England material. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 12/01/2025 at 19:36, Lush Vlad said: I see you’ve missed off my second paragraph where I go on to say something fairly similar? It is hard to gauge because of the opposition today and also because we haven’t seen him properly since last season. But I much preferred him in that role and getting on the ball regularly. Thought the game passed him by far more when he played as one of the 8s last year. Would all depend who we’re playing, who else is in midfield with him, who else is playing wide for us on the day, how the team continues to evolve etc. For example. Bruno gets away with his slowness due to having Tino and Murphy on that side. He has legs around him. So maybe he’d get away with it in a similar setup. Joelinton on the other side we rely on him covering so much ground, sitting in for Hall, playing that channel role. Proper hybrid position and a rarity. I wouldn’t want Miley playing in a position like that. Expand There was a couple of times when Miley showed a really good burst of pace defensively but I certainly don't feel like it's "his game", as it were. It's still unclear where he will fit but that's normal. I remember a young Fabregas was seen as a DM then seemed to be an attacking player then dropped back to DM as he got older. Ultimately if we are a dominant team, it shouldn't matter so much, his game will be played further up the pitch. What im really excited about is that he has an eye for a goal. Remember him hitting the bar on his debut at Stamford bridge? This is now his second goal. Not bad considering that Longstaff struggles and even Anderson couldn't find the net. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I think Miley's a lot faster than he's being given credit for. Like Big Jow he's leggy with a long stride length so he doesn't look like he's going fast because his feet aren't a blur, but he can cover good ground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vexred Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 He's really lucky to have Big Joe, Bruno, and Tonali to learn from. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 12/01/2025 at 20:09, vexred said: He's really lucky to have Big Joe, Bruno, and Tonali to learn from. Expand Said just as much in his post-match interview. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 He’s so much stronger than last season; we’ve got a player on our hands. He’s a number 6 for me, he can cover ground without being quick and he’s a passer rather than a ball carrier. If we have to sell because of PSR and want pure profit, we sell Longstaff every time. At 18 years old Miley has a huge ceiling. In a system that suits him he’ll be top class. Give him a yard of extra pace over the 1st 10 yards and a bit of controlled aggresyanf he’s got the potential to be different level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. TC Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 12/01/2025 at 20:20, Tsunami said: He’s so much stronger than last season; we’ve got a player on our hands. He’s a number 6 for me, he can cover ground without being quick and he’s a passer rather than a ball carrier. If we have to sell because of PSR and want pure profit, we sell Longstaff every time. At 18 years old Miley has a huge ceiling. In a system that suits him he’ll be top class. Give him a yard of extra pace over the 1st 10 yards and a bit of controlled aggresyanf he’s got the potential to be different level. Expand Agreed. Out of our starting three he looked most similar to Tonali to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Also agree but Miley is worth 4 or 5 times what you could get for Longstaff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Can't believe how cleanly he struck that ball for his goal. He hit that as sweetly as any of the likes of Shearer, Robert, Ben Arfa could. Absolute missile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 12/01/2025 at 20:37, Dr. TC said: Agreed. Out of our starting three he looked most similar to Tonali to me. Expand He was calm and composed. Alot of that is what Tonali brings to the team alongside his other qualities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 12/01/2025 at 19:21, Newcastle Fan said: No way i would loan him out, he's proved himself at the highest level with us even in the Champions league, he is ready to play and be part of our first team. Expand Any game where Longstaff is considered, it should be Miley instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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