Mountain Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 7 minutes ago, Dr Venkman said: Are you lot finally going to shut up about him and stop lumping him in with Elanga now or does he literally need to score for you to be able to see his quality? I'm not gonna lump him in, tonight was he was exceptional and should start for a while now. I'm just scared stiff he's gonna get injured. Also I don't even think Elanga was that bad tonight either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlamourBoys88 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 You folks criticising him are being damn harsh. He’s been holding the ball and controlling it like this all season. His passing is a bit inconsistent but imo if he nails that he’s got a high ceiling. Just need our strikers to start making decent runs for him to pass into! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OoOGazOoO Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Best game for us by a country mile. Really impressed with his performance tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 He’s a good player, you can see why he was so highly rated for that period at Villa. Looked very confident and not overawed as well - maybe the prospect of a few semi-guaranteed starts is tasty for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Played very well tonight. He'll hopefully get a run in the side now and show what he's all about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Responsibility was thrust upon him today with other absences and he really stepped up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLC Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 He has composure and time. Much like Miley. Two fine players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Think he's going to be really good. Always felt it was just a case of getting his sharpness back. Very confident assertive performance, and outshone Tonali in that midfield pairing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Some sloppy moments but overall he was quality, his best game for us by some distance Just needs to stay fit and play at a consistent level Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpawel Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Great game. Put a proper crunching tackle in, in the second half, was good to see him not playing within himself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 RamseyandElanga was MotM for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Getting better each game over last 3-4. Hoping he starts at Anfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Both him and Willock actually managed to dribble past PSGs first press quite consistently which opened up the game for us, something I feel we struggle with a lot with a Joelinton-Tonali-Bruno midfield. Was nice to see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Alberto2005 said: If he'd only just passed to Woltemade at the end Edited January 29 by duo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Worth £80m after last night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 My issue with him most of the season is that it seemed to be playing within himself and not asserting himself enough. Idk if it's confidence in his body or what the reason was but much better recently and hopefully he keeps it up. Been quite vocal about how most of the midfield need to step up (as do the wingers except Barnes) and it would be very helpful if he can be a consistent performer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Please give him a 10+ game run in the team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OoOGazOoO Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 41 minutes ago, Alberto2005 said: When I was watching it live my fave bit was that control (53 seconds in on here) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Some of the passes he made against their press were terrifying but also the type of thing really needed to break it. The fact he can do that or beat a man is a great attribute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) 2 hours ago, Alberto2005 said: The absolute minerals on the lad at 23 seconds Bear with me for this long winded explanation. But what he does when he plays deeper. Feels very un-English to me. I don’t mean English CM’s now so much. But growing up, I didn’t feel like we had loads of CM’s that took risks like that or demanded the ball all over the pitch. Whereas players from abroad were often more technically gifted and were always showing for it and making themselves an option. I think it’s even more impressive when you factor in his limited game time and quiet and sort of uninspiring start here. I thought he was going to come in as a bit of a Willock upgrade and to rotate for Joelinton in certain games. But he gets a bit lost and drifts out of games when wide in the 3. Small sample size. But when he has played deeper in a 2 or had opportunities to drop in from the midfield 3. It’s when he’s looked at his best. I wasn’t expecting that at all. Loves a pirouette Edited January 29 by Lush Vlad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 I hate to say I told you so. But, I told you so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 That pass to Woltemade wasn't on like. And was stumbling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 21 minutes ago, brummie said: I hate to say I told you so. But, I told you so. Yep, you sure did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, Fak said: That pass to Woltemade wasn't on like. And was stumbling It was heat of the moment stuff, very few players have the compsure to square it there, but it WAS on. Certainly not going to blame him for that as playing a deft pass when through on goal in a packed stadium in Paris is not exactly the first thing that comes to mind when you have 0.01 seconds to think of what to do, I don't know of a player on the planet that would consistently sqaure it in this circumstance. But it was on, simple as! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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