Mantis Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 That very late suspension could end up being a huge blessing in disguise now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 15 minutes ago, bobzy said: Is he the weak link? Makes you think, when a Championship player can come in and cover him no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTTERDAM1982 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 All fit and on form, whats our midfield next season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 17 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Makes you think, when a Championship player can come in and cover him no problem. Championship player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 1 minute ago, Tom13 said: Championship player? Rogers, I think. My comment was in jest by the way pals 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 On 08/04/2024 at 03:55, Delphinho123 said: McGinn and Kamara are better. Luiz is overrated on here. Good player but we treat him like he’s a world beater when I don’t think he is tbh. He’s been average a lot this season in matches. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I think McGinn gives us more physicality in the double pivot. Luiz is still class but not a no. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted April 14 VT Supporter Share Posted April 14 13 minutes ago, PaulC said: I think McGinn gives us more physicality in the double pivot. Luiz is still class but not a no. 6 Truth is, if we're in CL next year, our second violins will need to be able to step into first violin chairs routinely. Any quality differences will need to be marginal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 14 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: Stop scapegoating Luiz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltesemike Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I think we had more bite and energy in his absence and the freshness in the middle made a big difference. I'm a big fan of Luiz but yesterday gave me some reassurance that we can play well without him too. It's a squad game! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 15 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15 (edited) 15 hours ago, bobzy said: Is he the weak link? No. We were better in every single department yesterday than we have been for weeks. Maybe months. I don't think you can draw any big conclusions about one position from one game Edited April 15 by Stevo985 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 42 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: No. We were better in every single department yesterday than we have been for weeks. Maybe months. I don't think you can draw any big conclusions about one position from one game I know, hence… 15 hours ago, bobzy said: Rogers, I think. My comment was in jest by the way pals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonyh29 Posted April 15 Popular Post Share Posted April 15 like a lot of players , some opposition team seem to suit their style of play better than others (Carlos is probably still trying to figure out how to explain to his wife why he came home with another man in his pocket last night , but Carlos has struggled against other types of forward ) Doug is the same , he seems to play with such a laid back style that when it doesn't work he can look like a liability , but when it does work he is the engine room that keeps a lot of what we do ticking .. we will need him on Thursday more than Yuri i think 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted April 15 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15 People suggesting he is the weak link remind me of that famous Neil Warnock clip where he says they don't need a keeper anymore after Jagielka kept a clean sheet. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 22 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: like a lot of players , some opposition team seem to suit their style of play better than others (Carlos is probably still trying to figure out how to explain to his wife why he came home with another man in his pocket last night , but Carlos has struggled against other types of forward ) Doug is the same , he seems to play with such a laid back style that when it doesn't work he can look like a liability , but when it does work he is the engine room that keeps a lot of what we do ticking .. we will need him on Thursday more than Yuri i think Spot on, and on top of that Luiz has been playing a lot of minutes week in week out so maybe not that surprising that slightly fresher legs coming into his position has helped. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Waring Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I think the rest will do him the world of good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 A few indifferent games and misses a game we win and he’s no longer that good Dougie is class and will be massive for us in the final few games. He definitely needed that rest though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 (edited) 16 hours ago, Mantis said: That very late suspension could end up being a huge blessing in disguise now. I was literally thinking about this today. Having won yesterday, Dougies forced rest could absolutely be a blessing in disguise as he was looking somewhat jaded of late. Now he should come back feeling pretty revived a raring to go. After the win yesterday we need at least a point from Bournemouth to make it count. Edited April 15 by birdman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catanzaro Posted April 15 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15 The great thing about yesterday is I think that this result will help re-set Dougie.. May be its just me, but I think you are bound to lose a few percent of intensity in training etc if you feel that you are the first name on the team sheet.. I'm not saying for one minute that I think Luiz is over confident, but i think it helps your day to day motivation if you feel that others could take your spot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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