Mazrim Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 I know exactly what a DM does and appreciate good ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted August 25, 2021 Moderator Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Zatman said: 95% pass accuracy from 72 passes, only Targett made more passes and nobody that started had better accuracy. Joint most tackles in our team as well Aside from the stats, I thought he played very well. won the ball, passed the ball well. Gave it away maybe twice (once looked a foul to me). The standard of the oppo has to be taken into account, I suppose as they're obviously nowhere near Prem standard, but he looked good last night. Targett didn't. He looked short still. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Win ball back, give ball to team-mate job done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 52 minutes ago, blandy said: Aside from the stats, I thought he played very well. won the ball, passed the ball well. Gave it away maybe twice (once looked a foul to me). The standard of the oppo has to be taken into account, I suppose as they're obviously nowhere near Prem standard, but he looked good last night. Targett didn't. He looked short still. TBH Blandy, the very least I'd expect from him against this level of oppo is to play as he did. For the seniors involved in the game tonight it was a chance to show/remind Dean of what they can do. Agree that he was generally fine and that Targett doesn't look quite right. Also it was a typical Hourihane showing - a few excellent passes and then some 50/50 shirking. Really didn't tell us anything we didn't know about him already. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted August 25, 2021 Moderator Share Posted August 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, lexicon said: Really didn't tell us anything we didn't know about him already. Yeah, agreed. I guess it depends on opinions - mine is that he's generally good defensively, hard working, great attitude and energy and when he has just a fraction of time he's a decent passer of the ball, but when pressured at PL level he doesn't necessarily have the same passing accuracy. Last night with plenty of time and room he looked good and just confirmed what I knew/thought already, but perhaps some of his passes were a bit more expansive than I'd thought, so that was nice to see. More generally one of the things I like about the whole team/squad is that the players, with maybe one exception, seem really likeable characters. Obviously I don't actually know what they are like as people - it's just an impression from watching them do football, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 27 minutes ago, blandy said: Yeah, agreed. I guess it depends on opinions - mine is that he's generally good defensively, hard working, great attitude and energy and when he has just a fraction of time he's a decent passer of the ball, but when pressured at PL level he doesn't necessarily have the same passing accuracy. Last night with plenty of time and room he looked good and just confirmed what I knew/thought already, but perhaps some of his passes were a bit more expansive than I'd thought, so that was nice to see. More generally one of the things I like about the whole team/squad is that the players, with maybe one exception, seem really likeable characters. Obviously I don't actually know what they are like as people - it's just an impression from watching them do football, but still... I agree, there's not a single dickhead among them - not even close, really. That's definitely a result of the recruitment, though. RE: Nakamba, I think he's fine to have on the bench or to rotate into a three man midfield against weaker midfields to help impact the game. We saw against Watford that he's not up to it in a 2-man, especially when he has someone next to him that isn't matching his defensive work rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 31 minutes ago, blandy said: Yeah, agreed. I guess it depends on opinions - mine is that he's generally good defensively, hard working, great attitude and energy and when he has just a fraction of time he's a decent passer of the ball, but when pressured at PL level he doesn't necessarily have the same passing accuracy. Last night with plenty of time and room he looked good and just confirmed what I knew/thought already, but perhaps some of his passes were a bit more expansive than I'd thought, so that was nice to see. More generally one of the things I like about the whole team/squad is that the players, with maybe one exception, seem really likeable characters. Obviously I don't actually know what they are like as people - it's just an impression from watching them do football, but still... Do tell… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Zatman said: 95% pass accuracy from 72 passes, only Targett made more passes and nobody that started had better accuracy. Joint most tackles in our team as well He was what I expected him to be last night he’s OK as a squad option but he takes an absolute age to pick a pass 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Mazrim said: Amazing how different we see it. I thought he was clumsy and awkward and slow in his decision making and movement. He might be undercooked too, and he's had better games, but I've seen enough to say he isn't good enough. It's nothing to do with needing a scapegoat. This is a critical position and we need better, that's all. I didn't see all the game to be fair but first half I saw him play quite decent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted August 25, 2021 Moderator Share Posted August 25, 2021 8 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Do tell… That would be for the appropriate player's thread, not this one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Has anybody seen the outrage on social media from Zimbabwean Nakamba fans? #release Nakamba , apparently it’s our fault he’s not allowed to travel I find this strange given the Buendia/Martinez situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 2 hours ago, gwi1890 said: Has anybody seen the outrage on social media from Zimbabwean Nakamba fans? #release Nakamba , apparently it’s our fault he’s not allowed to travel I find this strange given the Buendia/Martinez situation. apparently he wants to go as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 7 hours ago, Zatman said: apparently he wants to go as well And has said he is willing to pay for any fees necessary regarding quarantine himself apparently. I hope the club understands that now they’ve made this statement of allowing players to go abroad despite the league itself saying no, it’s going to cause problems if it’s only select players being allowed to go. Bit of a stupid thing to do IMO. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 34 minutes ago, Indigo said: #free Nakamba ... (Please!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Really improved as a player the last 6 months or so. Good job Marv! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-k Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Marv was just that today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Well done Marv, did the job you went on to do very well. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 100% incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: 100% incredible. Marvelous, even... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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