aussiemag Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 I think Livramento and Tonali are having the best games of their season. Schar and Burn have looked dodgy and Isak is off the pace. Murphy just lacks the quality we need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 To be fair Tonali hasn't looked particularly bad but he's shown nothing yet to suggest he's going to be a transformative signing for us. I'm not saying that can't and won't happen but so far he does look distinctly average. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Just now, Joelinton7 said: He’s better than Longstaff but that’s not a high bar. He's started less than half a dozen competitive football games in 12 months man, fucking hell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Isaks confidence just isn't there and it is worrying. He's not making the runs he was, not finding the positions he was - he needs a goal soonish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Tonali has been class btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 3 minutes ago, Ikon said: People saying we’ve done more than enough to lead.. Well obviously we haven’t. Despite that dominance we created very little chances True that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Obviously a nerve shredding 2nd half, it's the way we roll Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelinton7 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 3 minutes ago, Jinky said: Exactly......I was expecting a bit of guile and some decent long range shots. I’m not blaming him, we’re not getting the best of him. He’s essentially a £50m “does a job” at the min. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaj Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Tonali is clearly one of our best players and has that star quality. Problem for me is that the tactics don’t suit him. He ends up on the right wing but he needs to be central at all times for me, preferably doing his little first time passes in between the defence and midfield Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Isak should have had 2 there, damn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 (edited) Just now, Tiotes Witch Doctor said: To be fair as a team that's vocal about wanting to be a top European team I don't think it's too much to expect a good performance and a win to go with it now and then 🤣 Europe means 5-7th for us. What gives a 5th-7th team the right to outplay and comfortably beat a team competing for the same thing? Didn't go on like that when we finished 4th, don't recall going to games under Keegan against top half sides just expecting to swat them aside. Edited October 19 by Wolfcastle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 I thought Tonali looked great tbh. Sharp, incisive, quick. By rights he should've set up a brilliant team goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Even a draw would be a poor result, come the fuck on ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Tonali has done fine. Not his fault that there is a chronic lack of pace in defence and Isak isn't playing well at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Just now, LiquidAK said: I thought Tonali looked great tbh. Sharp, incisive, quick. By rights he should've set up a brilliant team goal Aye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelinton7 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 1 minute ago, Andy said: He's started less than half a dozen competitive football games in 12 months man, fucking hell Yeah… it’s not a fitness issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 6 minutes ago, Joelinton7 said: I’m not. Just don’t know what he brings as an individual. Runs around, tackles… and? Outside of being a “functional” part of the team what individuality does he bring? We need to play through him, right now we are playing him as a Longstaff upgrade. Get him in the middle and on the ball more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Poor defending for their 1 chance and goal. If Isak was sharper we probably would have been a couple ahead. Typical game where you get a sucker punch after dominating. Hope we have some other ways to approach the 2nd half and get some momentum, because I can see them getting even more dangerous on the counter as we tire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezzle Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Just now, Andy said: He's started less than half a dozen competitive football games in 12 months man, fucking hell This place genuinely never fails to amaze me. A nufc forum where a sizable bunch wank themselves silly when we aren't winning and some absolutely insane takes on football from others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 2 minutes ago, aussiemag said: I think Livramento Not at all. Am I watching a different match? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Just now, Joelinton7 said: Yeah… it’s not a fitness issue. You ever played football? Fitness is not the same as match sharpness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggy_Keagal Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Just now, Tiotes Witch Doctor said: During games we seem to have lots of chances to cross the ball or pull it back and we never seem to have anyone in the right place to attack them, the quality of the balls are sometimes not good but ultimately we just never seem to move to the right areas, it's incredibly frustrating. It's positioning, Isak plays all over the defensive line not unlike Henry but look at someone like Haaland . His entire game is pretty much a line from the penalty spot with a few yards either side of it . When Isak drifts , Gordon sometimes looks to be more central or Joelinton will run in but it really needs the whole front three to interchange better Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAK Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 What about Barnes on for Big Joe, Bruno and Sandro sitting deeper with Gordon as the AM for more creativity? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaj Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Wanted this last game but change things up to a 4-2-3-1. Tonali and Bruno as central midfielders and Gordon playing off Isak with Barnes and some other fucker on the wings. Get some players in attacking positions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 1 minute ago, 54 said: Tonali has been class btw. High intesity, getting back defensively. Some great touch passes including starting that great chance for Isak as memory serves. He and Bruno have been our best players today IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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