Keefaz Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Worked hard. Seems to have the right attitude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyn davies Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Unbelievable said: Terrific first half. Him and Bruno are running the show And here we were thinking they couldn't play together , clearly something fucked things up.???? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Did some fantastic work off the ball tonight but he also slipped in a couple of very nice passes. You could see who he’s going to be for us tonight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Get that up ye, CRAIGY BOY. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave s Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 he’s coming good. tbh.. will have been good for him being part of a few big home performances and start to get it together. Still think this lad will turn into a legend here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Was a moment about 10 mins in when he came over to take to Howe, seemed to change the press slightly after that. No idea what was said, but having someone who recognises these little things certainly helps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 He's getting there. All I keep thinking is if it took Gordon six months to get to the level he's at now it's going to take Tonali atleast that same amount of time (if not more) to get some consistency. He does suit this team very well as proven by that first half. It's the little things that need tweaking with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Heard a couple of grumbles in my (otherwise fantastic) vicinity and couldn't get with it. Dude worked his fucking ballsack raw and you can't ask for much more in the role he played tonight. Kept nicking the ball and while it didn't always result in a lot it was another full-blooded effort where you could see what he was trying to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Was quietly excellent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Watch the 2nd goal again. His quick thinking sets up Guimaraes for a cross after his attempt was saved. Excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Thought he did really well tonight, showed his pedigree and kept nicking the ball back for us. Did seem to tire though and was correctly replaced by Anderson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 7 minutes ago, Donut said: Watch the 2nd goal again. His quick thinking sets up Guimaraes for a cross after his attempt was saved. Excellent. Also compare him and Bruno to the PSG players. There's about five of them just not giving a fuck, while our lads are busting a gut to score. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 (edited) Fucking loved seeing him and Eddie having a proper long conversation in the break when Isak was down. His English is obviously improving and he's learning his role in this team - showed tonight too, played brilliantly. Bursting forward constantly Edited October 4, 2023 by LiquidAK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 I thought he was excellent first half. Second half he looked to tire, but first half you could see the player we bought. He’s on his way now. Give him another 10 games and he’ll be a mainstay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 He was outstanding imho. He played basically the Sean role on the left where he did all the dirty work and got up field when possible. Imagine a year under Howe man. He’s going to dominate people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 He did really well to recycle the ball for our second goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Added composure on the ball to the team. We do need better ball retention and he will get us that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Best game for us. Better and more important for us last night than Villa. As strange as that is to say after having a hand in two goals that day. He seemed far tidier on the ball than his last few games, he was probably our best midfielder off the ball in the hour or so he was on and he looked fast last night, I thought? I mean he's hardly road runner, but when he's chasing back or bombing forward. He looks noticeably quicker than our other CM options. Bar Willock, of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Him doing the Longstaff role on the left, alongside Sean and Bruno is going to be our midfield going forward. And it's going to be phenomenal! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Sometimes this season I've looked at our out of possession 4-5-1 shape with a flat midfield and thought it's super weird. We concede a load of space between defence and midfield for teams to operate in and it was exposed by Brighton and Man City especially. Last night we did the same, but Tonali, Bruno and Longstaff were each incredible at getting back behind the ball and recovering when it did get through them. I can kind of see how it's supposed to work now and it's basically just fucking running . Tonali was a key part of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 The most significant thing I saw Tonali do?.... He was barking orders to teammates. Its massively significant that he now feels settled enough to do that IMO. That's the player we signed. I'm sure it's a language + settling thing. Easy to forget that he's a "new boy". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEFAFWISP Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 5 minutes ago, STM said: The most significant thing I saw Tonali do?.... He was barking orders to teammates. Its massively significant that he now feels settled enough to do that IMO. That's the player we signed. I'm sure it's a language + settling thing. Easy to forget that he's a "new boy". Noticed this too, seemed a lot more assertive. Think as he's finding his feet this will only improve. Loved the glimpse of his tactical convo with Howe on the sidelines during Isak's injury break too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSG Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, SUPERTOON said: He did really well to recycle the ball for our second goal. Not just that but after he passes it he does a little block on the man who was trying to get to Bruno. Basically gave Bruno an extra half second to get his head up and pick out Burn. Fantastic. Edited October 5, 2023 by NSG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 He was made for nights like last night, and it was clear as day from minute 1. He’s not the flash and silk of Bruno but he’s very much a hybrid of him, Longie and Joelinton in that role yesterday. He breaks up play, ball retention, he’s tactically switched on, and he’s up and down the pitch. Outstanding. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Kanji said: He was made for nights like last night, and it was clear as day from minute 1. He’s not the flash and silk of Bruno but he’s very much a hybrid of him, Longie and Joelinton in that role yesterday. He breaks up play, ball retention, he’s tactically switched on, and he’s up and down the pitch. Outstanding. Tidier on the ball than Joe & Longstaff too which is crucial at this level. Although stats suggest otherwise. Edited October 5, 2023 by The College Dropout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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