sexbelowsound Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 7 minutes ago, Fairy In Boots said: Played him wide didn’t he? I read that. If not then my bad I’ve not seen the highlights yet Lol no, he didn’t play wide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 19 minutes ago, Fairy In Boots said: People were saying Bruce was good for Jack. I said Jack attributed it to Terry more. A week later Bruce said he was disappointed not to move and plays him out of position. 12 minutes ago, Fairy In Boots said: Played him wide didn’t he? I read that. If not then my bad I’ve not seen the highlights yet Digging out Bruce after not watching the game... He played centre midfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairy In Boots Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 36 minutes ago, wilko154 said: Digging out Bruce after not watching the game... He played centre midfield 42 minutes ago, sexbelowsound said: Lol no, he didn’t play wide. 44 minutes ago, hippo said: I wouldn't have said Grealish played wide today. In fairness my mate who went told me “he wasn’t as free as he was at the back end of last season, more out wide to make room for McGinn (who played well) and less effective and we pumped it again so it was awful to watch” My post was because I took that as being absolutely ridiculous if you’re Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Indigo said: Far and away the best player on the pitch today and simply too good for the league. Nope, McGinn was significantly better, Grealish has underperformed in both games so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: Nope, McGinn was significantly better, Grealish has underperformed in both games so far. And I think the novelty factor is leading to McGinn's performance being a tad overrated here. Opinions eh ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stockport_Villain Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 With all the crap that’s been going on for the last couple of weeks thought that was a cracking performance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 58 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: Nope, McGinn was significantly better, Grealish has underperformed in both games so far. I think thats right but I will say its under performed only by Grealish's own high standards. I can see him and McGinn becoming a genuinely fantastic partnership though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieVillan Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 He’s doing ok, not brilliant, but ok. At the risk of being given loads of grief - based on the performance of McGinn today, and the fact Adomah and Green havnt looked great so far, I would be tempted to play Grealish on the left, if it means we can still get Hourihane on the team. The way Kodjia is looking, we are going to need a lot of goals from midfield, and Hourihane will get us at least 10 if he plays regularly. I have a feeling Jack might get a bit more space playing left as well, if McGinn continues as he did today. That would then give us a choice of Jedi/Whelan/Thor as the holding midfielder, and Green/Adomah/Elmo on the right. Which would probably mean Green and Adomah on the bench! Anyway, it will never happen as I don’t think Bruce would ever even consider it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villa89 Posted August 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2018 Needs some protection from referees. He gets kicked black and blue in every game. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 14 minutes ago, GeordieVillan said: He’s doing ok, not brilliant, but ok. At the risk of being given loads of grief - based on the performance of McGinn today, and the fact Adomah and Green havnt looked great so far, I would be tempted to play Grealish on the left, if it means we can still get Hourihane on the team. The way Kodjia is looking, we are going to need a lot of goals from midfield, and Hourihane will get us at least 10 if he plays regularly. I have a feeling Jack might get a bit more space playing left as well, if McGinn continues as he did today. That would then give us a choice of Jedi/Whelan/Thor as the holding midfielder, and Green/Adomah/Elmo on the right. Which would probably mean Green and Adomah on the bench! Anyway, it will never happen as I don’t think Bruce would ever even consider it. Didn't see today but interesting thoughts. Can't wait to see McGinn. I'm not a big fan of Hourihane as he disappears constantly. His goals make him valuable though so I agree, getting him in the team is worthwhile. I think some real wheels on the right hand side would give us some options if this played out as you suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 29 minutes ago, GeordieVillan said: He’s doing ok, not brilliant, but ok. At the risk of being given loads of grief - based on the performance of McGinn today, and the fact Adomah and Green havnt looked great so far, I would be tempted to play Grealish on the left, if it means we can still get Hourihane on the team. The way Kodjia is looking, we are going to need a lot of goals from midfield, and Hourihane will get us at least 10 if he plays regularly. I have a feeling Jack might get a bit more space playing left as well, if McGinn continues as he did today. That would then give us a choice of Jedi/Whelan/Thor as the holding midfielder, and Green/Adomah/Elmo on the right. Which would probably mean Green and Adomah on the bench! Anyway, it will never happen as I don’t think Bruce would ever even consider it. Grief? I think I read somewhere that he also likes to play on the left so maybe not a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 50 minutes ago, GeordieVillan said: He’s doing ok, not brilliant, but ok. At the risk of being given loads of grief - based on the performance of McGinn today, and the fact Adomah and Green havnt looked great so far, I would be tempted to play Grealish on the left, if it means we can still get Hourihane on the team. The way Kodjia is looking, we are going to need a lot of goals from midfield, and Hourihane will get us at least 10 if he plays regularly. I have a feeling Jack might get a bit more space playing left as well, if McGinn continues as he did today. That would then give us a choice of Jedi/Whelan/Thor as the holding midfielder, and Green/Adomah/Elmo on the right. Which would probably mean Green and Adomah on the bench! Anyway, it will never happen as I don’t think Bruce would ever even consider it. Honestly there's no reason why the three of them can't start together, we need to be more expansive, no need for defensive specialists at this level for a lot of the games, if we keep the ball better and press higher we can have Hourihane, McGinn and Grealish in the centre. Only thing holding us back is Steve Bruce. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 He wasn't allowed to play today because the referee allowed every Wigan player at least one if not two fouls on him. All of them could potentially have led to bookings. He did as well as could be expected, Wigan made sure they had as many players marking him as possible. Sometimes that's difficult to play against. By far our most effective player today, he ran the show, I was amazed that McGinn ran away with the motm award, I think there's a shiny new player factor involved there personally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Refs need to start protecting him. The fouls on him were becoming a joke. I wish he would stop slapping the ground every time he is fouled though as if he is seriously injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I think Jack may have been mentally and emotionally fatigued today, at the end of the game he dropped to the ground and just lay there for a while. Whatever the finer details, it will have been a roller-coaster for him. I think his next performance will be devastatingly good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 11, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 11, 2018 Discraceful from the Sky Championship Goals coverage tonight. Still banging on about Jack moving to a bigger club and how he needs to perform exceptionally over the next few months to earn his move in January. They just won't let it rest. Stephen Warnock being the worst culprit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 50 minutes ago, PompeyVillan said: He wasn't allowed to play today because the referee allowed every Wigan player at least one if not two fouls on him. All of them could potentially have led to bookings. He did as well as could be expected, Wigan made sure they had as many players marking him as possible. Sometimes that's difficult to play against. By far our most effective player today, he ran the show, I was amazed that McGinn ran away with the motm award, I think there's a shiny new player factor involved there personally. It’s annoying theme, refs taking til the 70th minute to start booking players clearly targeting him. It’s a team tactic to foul him, refs need to spot it and tell the captain that the next player who does it intentionally, regardless of whether they’ve done it already, are in the book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Just now, a m ole said: It’s annoying theme, refs taking til the 70th minute to start booking players clearly targeting him. It’s a team tactic to foul him, refs need to spot it and tell the captain that the next player who does it intentionally, regardless of whether they’ve done it already, are in the book. Bruce has also got to cop on to it. Make a big deal out of it in press conferences, start to pressure the refs in to doing something about it. He played under Fergie who was the master at that type of stuff. We've been too nice for far too long. It's not a nice way of going about your business but it's the way the game is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 2 hours ago, villa89 said: Needs some protection from referees. He gets kicked black and blue in every game. The referee was an extra level of special today. I used to think the referees in the PL were bad, but the few matches I have seen in the Championship, it is frightening how bad the referees are. It is like they have just pulled someone out of the pub and given them some kit sometimes. I am sure one last season was waddling around the pitch with a beer gut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Today was the first time I have seen him live. Sadly I don’t get to many games, but I thought he played well as he could considering. I echo the above in that referees need to be doing more to protect him. He just makes defenders look foolish and they kick him and referees let players get away with it. He just seems to drop a dummy and drift past players easily. I can see him and McGinn developing a good partnership in midfield together given time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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