bannedfromHandV Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 21 hours ago, AVFCDAN said: Wouldn't cut it in the Premier League. As much as I love our midfield none of them apart from Grealish would stand out if we got back to the prem imo. Jonathan Hogg is cutting it in the PL. Think about that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 6 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said: Jonathan Hogg is cutting it in the PL. Think about that. As he did under houlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted April 18, 2018 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2018 He reminds me very much of Petrov, both in the way he plays, but even more in the way that the initial expectations of the type of player we were getting influenced the way they were thought about for a long time. I think we'll grow to appreciate him more the longer he's here. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 18, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2018 7 hours ago, wilko154 said: I still want to see what out midfield would be like without a holding midfielder. overrun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 You'd be surprised with how many players end up "cutting it" in the premier league. I think having a better DM next to Hourihane would do him a world of good. Hourihane is asked to do a lot of defensive work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 9 hours ago, wilko154 said: I still want to see what out midfield would be like without a holding midfielder. I get that in games having Bjarnasson, Jedinak or Whelan massively helps the team, but are we negating our attacking intent and ability in not playing 'footballing midfielders' We've seen recently that we are a better team when we go at the opposition, and playing Hourihane and Lansbury together with Grealish playing a free role ahead of them could help us to do this more often. Lansbury Hourihane Grealish Its idealism. players need a defensive side to their game.....unless we have the very best players around and their offensive skills occupy the opposition to such and extent, they find it difficult to attack us.....we need to be prepared for when they attack us. that is extremely rare.......i don't remember us ever having a team like that. Also when the 2 centre halves are so dominant and pacy, you can be excused a DM to some degree, but its still risky. We all want to attack all of the time, but in reality its not practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 His reaction time for his goal off the post was spiderman-esque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 No way would he get the same amount of goals in the PL, but he's easily good enough for a PL squad. Have a look at a few lower half PL squads and there are some average midfielders knocking around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Could have had a few really. Would definitely keep him in the prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 He'd be a useful squad player in the Premier League, not a starter though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 On 22/04/2018 at 11:25, PompeyVillan said: No way would he get the same amount of goals in the PL, but he's easily good enough for a PL squad. Have a look at a few lower half PL squads and there are some average midfielders knocking around. Said this a few weeks ago. Is he really all that much worse than, say, Jeff Hendrick, Andy King or Tom Carroll? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 top scoring centre midfielder in Premier League is 10 and Milojevic has a lot of penalties for Palace so not that many scorers from midfield in the league. If he keeps attacking space like he does he will get into positions for goals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 If Westwood can start for Burnley in the premier league, then Hourihane can start for us. I think Conor is a much better player than Westwood. I think Conor is a much better player than a lot of centermids currently starting for premier league clubs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 How did he miss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted April 28, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) By not hitting the ball properly. A volley from close range and half the goal empty. Edited April 28, 2018 by AVTuco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I thought he was pretty poor today. Rest him for next week and give lansbury a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnmacf Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Good free kick though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted April 29, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted April 29, 2018 11 hours ago, Demitri_C said: I thought he was pretty poor today. Rest him for next week and give lansbury a chance. Onomah for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 3 hours ago, Nigel said: Onomah for me Yes id give him a start too in a midfield of him lansbury and whelan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted April 29, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted April 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Demitri_C said: Yes id give him a start too in a midfield of him lansbury and whelan I think he could make the difference in these playoffs, a real game changer from the bench. Said to a mate yesterday as he was warming up that we would score once he came on. They couldnt handle the extra attacking threat. He seems the only player we have that can alter the way we play when dropped in to the midfield. Take advantage of his extra motivation with him coming to the end of his stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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