samptime29 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Players can go in and out of form. Let's just see how the rest of the season goes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 35 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: Because he’s neither a poor footballer nor a world class one (and I never thought his form was ‘world class’ at any point). World class footballers don’t have extended periods like this. He’s a really good holding midfielder who has peaks and dips in form. ‘World class’ for me means he’s arguably the best in his position - he’s that level just below it. edit: by way of explanation, if you’re writing out a list of the world’s top 25 midfielders, Tonali is definitely in there with a shout. If you’re writing out a list of the world’s best 5 midfielders, no-one is having him on that list. Alright, but it seemed like you were saying he’s overrated and not that good, not that he’s arguably one of the top 25 midfielders in the world Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 When I've been a parent of a new born I was so physically and mentally spangled that I couldn't even tie my own shoelaces and would regularly go to work with my underpants on back to front. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 If he took a first touch more often he might improve the accuracy of his passes,the first time pass is a weapon when it comes off for speedy counters but the success rate has dwindled to next to fuck all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
500bhp Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I remember lots of us thinking we had the best midfield in the PL and one of the best in the world. For me that changed on the night of 18th September when I sat in awe and watched Barcelona's run rings around our three! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhaircut Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Wouldn’t mind seeing how he got on at right back with Miley back in midfield. Think his pace and physicality would be great bombing up and down the wing and he’s a decent crosser of the ball. Might benefit from the additional space too in terms of his passing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 minute ago, captainhaircut said: Wouldn’t mind seeing how he got on at right back with Miley back in midfield. Think his pace and physicality would be great bombing up and down the wing and he’s a decent crosser of the ball. Might benefit from the additional space too in terms of his passing. If we definitely want him to ask for a move we should do this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 2 hours ago, 500bhp said: I remember lots of us thinking we had the best midfield in the PL and one of the best in the world. For me that changed on the night of 18th September when I sat in awe and watched Barcelona's run rings around our three! I do think that at one point we did (the league, don't remember anyone saying the world), but it was largely due to a superior physicality across all three of them that other teams have since caught up with, stamina, and a good but not great level of technical ability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I think they are all also fucked from playing so many games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 8 minutes ago, TaylorJ_01 said: I think they are all also fucked from playing so many games. Am playing Saturday Wednesday Saturday this week. It feels like a lot without international travel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Much like Woltamade, currently doesn't fit the system and can't possibly be coached. Sell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 minute ago, The Prophet said: Much like Woltamade, currently doesn't fit the system and can't possibly be coached. Sell. this isn't at all tiresome Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhaircut Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 29 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: If we definitely want him to ask for a move we should do this. let him ask for a move then? Because he’s no use to us at the moment in midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 13 minutes ago, captainhaircut said: let him ask for a move then? Because he’s no use to us at the moment in midfield. Be serious man, of course he's of use to us. He's in poor form on the ball but he's working hard and he's contributing. Asking him to play RB is just silly and won't help anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhaircut Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 36 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Be serious man, of course he's of use to us. He's in poor form on the ball but he's working hard and he's contributing. Asking him to play RB is just silly and won't help anything. it might help us win games? Poor form on the ball is a fairly big issue when playing at the base of a midfiel I think Miley would go better in midfield than he is currently and I don’t see Tonali having problems at right back. He may see his arse a bit but players better than him have been asked to play out of position for the team before and will be again. If it was to lead to him asking for a move after we supported him following his ban, then he isn’t the character we thought he was is he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
llcoolc157 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Zero chance Tonali will be played at right back… never going to happen and nor should it… ok he’s having a dip in form but it’s not like he’s playing absolute shite… it’s just the high standards he’s set previously and the expectations we have… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, TaylorJ_01 said: this isn't at all tiresome If you can't beat them, join them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) Just stick him in goal, if he has a whinge about it then he's not the sort of player we want here. Edited January 19 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqen Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 He was probably top 3 CM in the league earlier this season. I don't think that was a case of out fans overrating him too. Most neutrals seemed to have him in that conversation. The problem with our midfield for me is they often don't perform as well as a unit as they used to and we rarely seem to have them all in form at the same. At the moment is seems to be Tonali out of form but Joe and Bruno have both had similar poor spells this season. He's had a bad illness, just had a bairn along with a hefty fixture list. Can't say for certain but chances are being physically and mentally fatigued may explain things rather than he's just turned shit and never been as good as some of our fans claimed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Bruno never has poor spells, just poor games. He's been our best player consistently this season (as well as Hall, obviously). The rest of the team just isn't functioning. All players are looking a bit shit. Tonali looks like he's had a loss of confidence, but I reckon all of the team are equally frustrated about their performances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 2 hours ago, Kid Icarus said: I do think that at one point we did (the league, don't remember anyone saying the world), but it was largely due to a superior physicality across all three of them that other teams have since caught up with, stamina, and a good but not great level of technical ability. Also we weren’t in Europe so everyone was closer to their physical peak and had an advantage over clubs in Europe. When we get back to 1 game a week some of our physicality advantage will come back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEFAFWISP Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) Still class. Edited January 21 by GEFAFWISP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keefaz Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Markedly less crap today. 👍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) Inspiring his daddy’s performance Edited January 22 by PauloGeordio Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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