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Offline Smirker

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #960 on: March 16, 2018, 10:50:40 AM »
Great goal.

Offline Ad@m

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #961 on: March 16, 2018, 11:55:08 AM »
It was a great goal but I think it's got more to do with the fact he plays for the best (supported) team in the league - some of the other goals were absolute crackers!

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #962 on: March 16, 2018, 12:02:05 PM »
I think he needs dropping.

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #963 on: March 16, 2018, 12:04:07 PM »
I'm not sure. Whenever I think he's doing poorly, he scores a vital goal.

Offline Ad@m

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #964 on: March 16, 2018, 05:33:19 PM »
That's the thing. Games can seem to be passing him by and then he pops up with a goal. It's been a long time since had a centre midfielder like that.

He's certainly not the driving midfielder in the mould of Milner or Delph we'd like but then you don't get many of those sorts of players in the 2nd Division.

Offline Mister E

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #965 on: March 16, 2018, 07:11:57 PM »
Thing is, he is not the killer-passer I thought we were getting; he is not the MF destroyer that SB seems to sometimes want of him; he not the ball-retainer that he should be (and he does get caught out a lot on the ball); and, he's not the Duracell bunny player who runs on and on for ever (in fact, he seems to run out of steam quite quickly).

So, I'm not sure what he brings to the team, other than the occasional goal.

And I'm trying hard not to be negative!

Offline Rudy65

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #966 on: March 16, 2018, 08:18:58 PM »
Thing is, he is not the killer-passer I thought we were getting; he is not the MF destroyer that SB seems to sometimes want of him; he not the ball-retainer that he should be (and he does get caught out a lot on the ball); and, he's not the Duracell bunny player who runs on and on for ever (in fact, he seems to run out of steam quite quickly).

So, I'm not sure what he brings to the team, other than the occasional goal.

And I'm trying hard not to be negative!

Negative. But true

Offline bill

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #967 on: March 17, 2018, 10:40:14 AM »
He scores goals. But his all round game isn’t as good as I’d hoped for. Difficult to ignore those goals though.

Offline Matt Collins

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #968 on: March 17, 2018, 11:31:43 AM »
In general performances he isn’t doing it

But I’d fancy him to score a couple more crucial goals this season so I can see why he’s still playing

Personally I’d play Lansbury today though

Offline footyskillz

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #969 on: March 17, 2018, 09:32:59 PM »
Glad he was subbed on 55 mins or so and should have been subbed at half time either for Jedinak or Lansbury.

Has been little of contributes in overall play and there are actually other players who can get goals from midfield as much as he has if they played.
 
I do like his shooting and his set pieces can  e effective but don't think he feels totally settled and established and struggles as a fish in big pond having to step up in class.

He plays in that middle because he balances with a left foot but I get annoyed with his most favourite play being two arms out in air appealing for things being the most notable of things he's doing.
Great shot on him though.


Offline Matt Collins

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #970 on: March 17, 2018, 10:28:33 PM »
Yep. The occasional great goal and good set piece. So I can see why he plays

But time and again he’s a passenger for most of the game

Offline adrenachrome

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #971 on: March 17, 2018, 10:46:10 PM »
The player presents a most difficult conundrum. This is my theory.

If you put him in a lower level championship stup, he will dominate the midfield and make surging forward runs, sometimes resulting in spectacular goals.

If you stick him in a team where he realizes 3 or 4 of the midfielders are far better him, even if they rarely show it, he is less likely to express himself.

It's only a theory. Please don't hate me. I hatez the haterz, hun.

Offline David_Nab

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #972 on: March 17, 2018, 11:15:12 PM »
The player presents a most difficult conundrum. This is my theory.

If you put him in a lower level championship stup, he will dominate the midfield and make surging forward runs, sometimes resulting in spectacular goals.

If you stick him in a team where he realizes 3 or 4 of the midfielders are far better him, even if they rarely show it, he is less likely to express himself.

It's only a theory. Please don't hate me. I hatez the haterz, hun.

He plays as a 2 man midfield behind 4 attacking players so mostly he has to sit deeper to allow them to go forward.Really he should be more attacking as thats his strengh but it would leave us light in defence ..

For me the goals mask the fact he contributes little .In general I don't think we have a CM who can dictate play they are all tidy enough and can pass sideways but beyond that they are limited.We do better when we can sit and counter and bypass midfield and get it to the 3 players behind the striker to do something.In games like tonight where the play is slower we are always poor

Offline adrenachrome

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #973 on: March 17, 2018, 11:43:38 PM »
The player presents a most difficult conundrum. This is my theory.

If you put him in a lower level championship stup, he will dominate the midfield and make surging forward runs, sometimes resulting in spectacular goals.

If you stick him in a team where he realizes 3 or 4 of the midfielders are far better him, even if they rarely show it, he is less likely to express himself.

It's only a theory. Please don't hate me. I hatez the haterz, hun.

He plays as a 2 man midfield behind 4 attacking players so mostly he has to sit deeper to allow them to go forward.Really he should be more attacking as thats his strengh but it would leave us light in defence ..

For me the goals mask the fact he contributes little .In general I don't think we have a CM who can dictate play they are all tidy enough and can pass sideways but beyond that they are limited.We do better when we can sit and counter and bypass midfield and get it to the 3 players behind the striker to do something.In games like tonight where the play is slower we are always poor

Wouldn't disagree with that analysis.

The question is: why did we sign him?

Offline David_Nab

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Re: Conor Hourihane - SIGNED
« Reply #974 on: March 17, 2018, 11:59:36 PM »
The player presents a most difficult conundrum. This is my theory.

If you put him in a lower level championship stup, he will dominate the midfield and make surging forward runs, sometimes resulting in spectacular goals.

If you stick him in a team where he realizes 3 or 4 of the midfielders are far better him, even if they rarely show it, he is less likely to express himself.

It's only a theory. Please don't hate me. I hatez the haterz, hun.

He plays as a 2 man midfield behind 4 attacking players so mostly he has to sit deeper to allow them to go forward.Really he should be more attacking as thats his strengh but it would leave us light in defence ..

For me the goals mask the fact he contributes little .In general I don't think we have a CM who can dictate play they are all tidy enough and can pass sideways but beyond that they are limited.We do better when we can sit and counter and bypass midfield and get it to the 3 players behind the striker to do something.In games like tonight where the play is slower we are always poor

Wouldn't disagree with that analysis.

The question is: why did we sign him?

Well you could ask that of
Hogan - £12mil on a striker who needs through balls and barely touches the ball
Bree- RB who only plays LB  when the left footed LB is injured who was only in the team because the Right footed RB got injured
Lanbury - CM who sits on the Bench and has come on once as a MF replacement in the last 8 or so games he has been back from injury

Houriahane has good attributes I just think for the most part sitting deeper doesn't show them

 


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