romavillan Posted October 20, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 20, 2018 3 hours ago, guyavfc said: Completely disagree. He absolutely bossed the midfield today. Easy now, he's willing and can run for miles does 90% of his work really well but the other 10% is like he's had crack and acid blasted up his hoo-hah, there was soem stuff today that defied any kind of rational explanation. He's either totally out of his mind at times or suffers from natural hallucinations, it's the only way to explain players that for the rest of us are clearly wearing Swansea shirts in his mind wearing claret and blue and looking like teammate of his. Or wide open grass looking like it's actually got Abraham/Bolasie/Kodija or Grealish in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 TBH, as much as I like Thor and his work ethic, his position is the weakest in our midfield right now and I can see us bringing in a starting player this summer to fill that ball winning role. Birkir would struggle if he didn't have McMilner next to him in the midfield. With McGinn out next match, it will expose just how fragile we are in the center of the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwdriver Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 he doesn't win enough ball compared to McGinn also his passing is atrocious. However he's above Jedi and Whelan in the pecking order for DM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 8 hours ago, KMitch said: TBH, as much as I like Thor and his work ethic, his position is the weakest in our midfield right now and I can see us bringing in a starting player this summer to fill that ball winning role. Birkir would struggle if he didn't have McMilner next to him in the midfield. With McGinn out next match, it will expose just how fragile we are in the center of the park. This. The most obvious position in our team that needs strengthening except the centerback position. I like the idea of somebody like Selnæs in the Norwegian national side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 (edited) Thought we looked alot worse when he went off. He's like an unsung hero, you don't really pay attention to his performance but the work he put in is so important. Gotta be a nightmare to play against, constantly in your face trying to break up the play. Edited October 26, 2018 by villalad21 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Yep - missed his energy again once he went off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumblerseven Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 I dont like winger thor i like centre mid thor its like two diferent players.I realy think we have a solid player in midfield with improvement in certain areas premier league player. As a winger rushed decisions, lacks composure, lacks awarenes from behind, cant pull flicks or skills, trying to pull flicks or skills frequently. As midfield composed, brings composure calmness in midfield, good awarenes, can win ball on the feet,good consistent ball distribution in the sides left and right, workhorse, good positioning without ball, consistent. Needs improvement in tackling, distributing more offensive balls or moving ball forward, heading department (dont think its posible). Dean likes to control ball and i think thor is perfect for that playing style and i think Dean knows it and he will play thor alot. If we coming to match to dominate and control game thor is perfect for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reivax_Villa Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Question. Would you consider him in a left back role? Surely he could do better than Taylor until the transfer window opens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 2 hours ago, villalad21 said: Thought we looked alot worse when he went off. He's like an unsung hero, you don't really pay attention to his performance but the work he put in is so important. Gotta be a nightmare to play against, constantly in your face trying to break up the play. we were on top in control most of first half, he went off we really struggled 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Miles better than whelan because he can actually move and get about the pitch. Don't get me wrong he's still nothing special but we sorely need his energy in midfield. Jedinak and whelan play the game in slow motion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted October 27, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 27, 2018 10 hours ago, Reivax_Villa said: Question. Would you consider him in a left back role? Surely he could do better than Taylor until the transfer window opens? Definitely not. Hutton is the best option we have at left back until January. Elmo at right back (although if Bree gets a run there, I can live with that). Thor should only play in that holding role, which he’s slowly but surely making himself the first choice for that position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 27, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 27, 2018 BB has played left back before and been absolutely dreadful. In fact he's played a lot of positions for us and been dreadful. That central midfield role is the only time he ever looks decent, so if he plays, he should play there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Yeah, i actually think the Thor/Mcginn pairing in the middle is well balanced and they fit the system well imo. Any news on Thor's injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 He's just not that good, yes the best option we have in that position, but he's extremely replaceable and I hope Smith brings a replacement in. His distribution is not very good and he rarely gets in good positions to receive the ball. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 23 hours ago, MaVilla said: Yeah, i actually think the Thor/Mcginn pairing in the middle is well balanced and they fit the system well imo. Any news on Thor's injury? I don't. They offer no protection to the back 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 If fit, Jedinak is the best defensive midfielder we have. Problem is Jedinak's passing is dreadful and doesn't suit our new playing style at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Out of interest, what abilities makes Jedi such a good DM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted October 28, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 28, 2018 12 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Out of interest, what abilities makes Jedi such a good DM? He heads the ball really far... Also, to be fair, I’ve always thought he reads play quite well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 7 minutes ago, villan-scott said: He heads the ball really far... Also, to be fair, I’ve always thought he reads play quite well. Not to mention physical presence, we miss him when he doesn’t play in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 1 hour ago, sir_gary_cahill said: Not to mention physical presence, we miss him when he doesn’t play in my opinion We look vulnerable on set pieces. McGinn, Hourihane, Bjarnasson and Grealish are lightweight. The midfield is powder puff without Jedinak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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