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Thought he had a good game today, for as long as it lasted.

14 minutes ago, Tom13 said:

I'm starting to think he's the best out of all our defenders.

He's actually impressed me most at RB. I know he's not natural going forward, but he wins most duals...and his crossing tonight...wow.

Although he isn't a natural fit at RB I agree that he has made more of a contribution there than he did as a CB.

18 minutes ago, holteend1982 said:

It's absolutely criminal how much time and space he gives greenwood to take that shot. Its a lovely strike but if he gets out to his man it's a simple block. Proper schoolboy level stuff 

It is a facet of Ming's defensive play that he always drops off to try and block a shot at goal rather than close down and try and stop the shot from travelling. He does it constantly when the ball is pinging around in our penalty area.

He has decent ability, but for most wingers, bar the very top level, it isn't so much about their level of skill it is about how consistently they can show it, it is that more than 'ability' that separates the good from the mediocre. He certainly hasn't shown it often enough this season.

Brought a lot of energy when we desperately needed it, should be getting more game time.

He wasn't great but he had a positive impact overall. One of his better cameos, shame about the last free kick.

He has had a couple of decent games since the restart, but I'm a long way from being convinced that he is suited to English football. 

1 hour ago, Czechlad said:

Running up and down the field doing nothing but with effort accomplishes nothing. Trez has nothing to him. He just tries to sprint down the line and hope for the best. He is so one dimensional. He is a horrid winger. 

I think he is better than that. Unfortunately, quite often he is reduced to just chasing after aimless punts up the pitch with little chance of getting onto them. At least he does chase them, but I think that plays into the view of him as just being some headless chicken.

He was decent today, if a little timid in his use of the ball.

Thought he was our best player tonight. Unfortunately, that chance he didn't get on the end of shows the big flaw in his game.

As soon as Jack passed to Anwar I looked at Davis' movement and could see that he wasn't going to get into position for the cross even if it was perfectly played, which it was.

He is obviously not a natural finisher, but how that sort of thing hasn't been drummed into him yet I don't know.

But overall a very good game.

On 26/03/2020 at 11:48, CardiffGreens said:

Appropriately enough my usual supplier of overpriced tshirts delivered my latest purchase half an hour ago:

 

That is actually really clever, I like that. And I don't like T-shirts that say stuff.

I know you need time to build a team, and losing Grealish will hurt etc, but times like tonight I think I wouldn't mind at all seeing that squad completely dismantled.

I was very disappointed in the decision to play Elmo as one of the attacking three. Hopefully never again.

I like him but I'm going off him fast. He has been getting worse every week and tonight he played like it was next month. Abysmal.

He looks a class player, but so far we have barely seen him with the ball in front of him, he has to fight for everything.

Thought he did ok, didn't get the assistance that he should have from Elmo, who didn't seem to know where he was supposed to be playing.

His passing was awful today, he put in a shift but if his passing is off he really hasn't got much to offer.

With Grealish in the team I always feel like we are capable of getting a consolation goal.

Snodgrass loved a tackle, he did all of Elmo's tackling and never backed down when things got physical, but yeah, not many wingers like that.

8 hours ago, brummybloke said:

Yep, physically and mentally, rather than turn with the ball just hits it straight back at defenders, every game without fail at least half the time we try and play it out from the back. 

Definitely this. It is so frustrating when we awkwardly pass it along the back three but when we do finally get it in to Luiz in midfield instead of turning and moving us forward he just passes it back to the centre backs to go through the long tortuous process again.

I was surprised to find that religiosity is actually a word, it feels like it shouldn't be. 

Are you sure he wasn't waving his chopper?

7 hours ago, the_eristic said:

This must be just about the most fickle thread in VT history.

It isn't fickle at all, posters have been consistent throughout the entire length of the 166 pages in stating that he is 21.

Maybe Reina should have passed to someone else if it kept on happening.