Quote from: olaftab on August 21, 2021, 11:32:18 PMQuote from: achilles on August 21, 2021, 08:57:14 PMSorry I totally disagree, he is either not fully fit yet or still carrying an injury but he was anonymous today!Fuck no. Not sure what you are on about?I thought I had made it perfectly clear (perhaps Specsavers might help you) and that is why he got subbed!
Quote from: achilles on August 21, 2021, 08:57:14 PMSorry I totally disagree, he is either not fully fit yet or still carrying an injury but he was anonymous today!Fuck no. Not sure what you are on about?
Sorry I totally disagree, he is either not fully fit yet or still carrying an injury but he was anonymous today!
Saw glimpses of what he can offer, but wasn't great for me. Not sure where he had been asked to play, or if he'd been license to roam wherever he wanted, but a few times Ramsey and Cash seemed to be looking for the option down the line but he was nowhere to be seen.
It is clear he was bought for his creativity as evidenced with his superb through balls for Watkins at Walsall. His graft and ability to win turnovers is an added bonus.Once up to speed he will be equally important to the team as rat boy was and hopefully as effective
I'm also not writing him off but based on what I've seen in two games so far there's more than a hint of Jota and Carles Gil about him.
He had a 20-25 minute period towards the end of the first half on Saturday where he was dominating the ball and popping up in space all over the pitch, creating a number of openings with really clever passing - it was this that created a lot of the pressure we put on Newcastle towards half time which eventually resulted in the goal. Doesn't yet look up to speed to produce that 20 minute burst for longer periods - although to be fair, any creative player would only have looked fleetingly good against a Bruce side who were really looking to shut the game down. However I saw enough during that time to see what he'll bring to the side when he's fully integrated. He's very different to previous occupiers of the #10 in that he's more of a passer, not a dribbler. This will undoubtedly suit Watkins (and hopefully Bailey) who will like to stretch teams from wide areas and create space for him to operate. I do think we're 3-4 weeks away from looking a really well-balanced attacking unit, which we could not say we were last season. If we can continue to pick up results like Sat while we gel this front 6, once we hit our stride Emi will be running the show.