Lewis Miley

[Optimistic Nut]

Better cameo than his last few sub appearances. Did well. 

[gbandit]

He’s an extremely gifted player, looks a complete midfielder despite his age and lack of experience. So comfortable receiving the ball off both feet, retaining it and then feeding it elsewhere, gotten a lot stronger too

[janpawel]

Deffo think a loan would be best for him and us

 

He needs to find his 'personality' on the pitch, find a way to impact games, get some intensity etc

[The College Dropout]

18 minutes ago, janpawel said:

Deffo think a loan would be best for him and us

 

He needs to find his 'personality' on the pitch, find a way to impact games, get some intensity etc

Definitely lacks intensity. A non factor off the ball. 

[nemtizz]

Wish we had the luxury to do that but with CL next season there's no chance.

[Holloway]

His frame still to be filled, very narrow in the shoulders. Will be quite the beast in a couple of years 

[The College Dropout]

2 minutes ago, nemtizz said:

Wish we had the luxury to do that but with CL next season there's no chance.

We are in desperate need of a new CM. Maybe 2. 
 

For me - Miley’s a long way off it atm.  He’s got great size and technique but he needs the rest of the game to mature. Particularly off the ball he’s a non factor. He needs to snap into closing down and meaningfully try to nick it. Joelinton’s obviously the master of that - Bruno and Tonali are elite at it too. Willock isn’t as intense but he also is great at the odd interception. Longstaff good at it too.   Anderson has been great at it for Forst this season. Miley gives his man a fraction too long on the ball. 
 

Maybe he can get to the level via training. 

[gbandit]

Was very good today, as always 

[Ben]

1 minute ago, The College Dropout said:

We are in desperate need of a new CM. Maybe 2. 
 

For me - Miley’s a long way off it atm.  He’s got great size and technique but he needs the rest of the game to mature. Particularly off the ball he’s a non factor. He needs to snap into closing down and meaningfully try to nick it. Joelinton’s obviously the master of that - Bruno and Tonali are elite at it too. Willock isn’t as intense but he also is great at the odd interception. Longstaff good at it too.   Anderson has been great at it for Forst this season. Miley gives his man a fraction too long on the ball. 
 

Maybe he can get to the level via training. 

 

100% disagree with all of that, i thought he looked class on and off the ball

[GEFAFWISP]

1 minute ago, gbandit said:

Was very good today, as always 

Yep solid, his passing is always on point, quick release, good vision but I liked his harrying of Palmer, that skirmish him and Livramento won down the left side at one point and his headbutt into Caicedo. Also, the improvement in his defensive and positional discipline is night and day from last season, covers similar positions to Longstaff, can definitely see the effects of coaching from 17>18>19. He's not quite there for serious minutes but all good signs, loan is a trash idea.

[The College Dropout]

1 minute ago, Ben said:

 

100% disagree with all of that, i thought he looked class on and off the ball

Closes passing lanes down well but is off it in the press. He doesn’t press with intent to maybe win it.  Doesn’t make (m)any interceptions.  

[Lush Vlad]

I thought the game passed him by, personally. I know they had 10. But their system must be hard to press against and they have some quality players on the ball. So I can sort of understand it when he has come off the bench and we have changed formation mid-game. 
 

He was playing against two players who cost £100 odd mil each and arguably the better one of the 3 in Lavia. Who was a bargain at £50 odd mil.
 

Big learning curve for him. 

[Disco]

That pass through to Barnes before he fucked it up was an absolute delight.

[GEFAFWISP]

5 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

Closes passing lanes down well but is off it in the press. He doesn’t press with intent to maybe win it.  Doesn’t make (m)any interceptions.  

None of our midfielders have high interceptions, our press usually gets tackles/turnovers instead...which Miley is comparable to the others re: stats. His long legs give him deceptive speed/reach.

[The College Dropout]

5 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

Closes passing lanes down well but is off it in the press. He doesn’t press with intent to maybe win it.  Doesn’t make (m)any interceptions.  

I think in our midfield 3 setup you need to be more aggressive. 
 

Think his potential is massive.  But I think we need another top option at CM for the CL next season. Or Miley needs a big step up next season.  Longstaff, Willock and Miley are currently levels below the big 3.  If  Joe isn’t in there we look better in a back 5. 

[joeyt]

Barely touched the ball for the first 10 mins he was on. 

 

Really need to add some aggression and risk taking into his game. 

 

Not a great comparison but you  look at Wharton at Palace and he's always influencing the match,  not letting it drift by

[Sibierski]

Think he was onto a loser coming on in how we were 2nd half. We were sat deep and had no interest in keeping ball, everyone was being dribbled past with ease. Was often having two against him too because Barnes was fucked on that side. 

[STM]

2 minutes ago, joeyt said:

Barely touched the ball for the first 10 mins he was on. 

 

Really need to add some aggression and risk taking into his game. 

 

Not a great comparison but you  look at Wharton at Palace and he's always influencing the match,  not letting it drift by

 

Wharton is 3 years older and has way more exposure.

[Sibierski]

He’s also play equivalent of 3 league games after today. Like that’s a proper shite return and I’m sure he would’ve been hoping for more exposure. Still trust Howe has a clear plan in mind for his pathway into side and him being 5th choice at worse next season, not the 6th he’s been this season. Like we sign this summer (if Longstaff / Willock go), a young raw CM that’s clearly 6th choice and someone who’s first team ready in their mid 20s.

[JonBez comesock]

Bang average 

[joeyt]

3 minutes ago, STM said:

 

Wharton is 3 years older and has way more exposure.

 

It's not a pefect comparison but they've both played the same amount of games in the Prem

 

Miley would beneift from a loan in the Championship but it doesn't look like we'll be able to do that

[Smal]

it’s very clear to me that he’s a final third player. You can see it with that pass to Barnes again, and his ability to keep the ball around the box through top decision making and technical ability to match.

 

he is poor in duels and defensive awareness, so struggles when he plays further back like he did for the first 15 minutes before swapping with Bruno.

[Yorkie]

1 minute ago, JonBez comesock said:

Bang average 

 

You doubling down on the basis of today? He was good. Should've had an assist and put in a good shift off the ball. 

[Steve Charlton]

2 minutes ago, Smal said:

 

 

he is poor in duels and defensive awareness, so struggles when he plays further back like he did for the first 15 minutes before swapping with Bruno.

Looked good,Didnt make any glaring mistakes either and came out on top in the duel with Caicedo at the end 

 

Potential is there

[M1tche]

We was mainly sitting in when he came on, yet people are complaining about his pressing. The 1 main time he pressed Palmer just had to roll it backwards, because he had no out. No-way should he go on loan, especially not to the Championship. He'll get plenty of minutes next season