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Post by mcw on Apr 6, 2021 8:47:16 GMT
I’m back playing football tonight, I’m now carrying lockdown fat, aching and the only thing I’m capable of beating is my own penis, however I reckon I’d influence a game more than Matondo has in his entire time here so far. How did it go? We are expecting a game report and one thing I am sure is that you are aching today more than ever
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Apr 6, 2021 9:41:54 GMT
I’m back playing football tonight, I’m now carrying lockdown fat, aching and the only thing I’m capable of beating is my own penis, however I reckon I’d influence a game more than Matondo has in his entire time here so far. How did it go? We are expecting a game report and one thing I am sure is that you are aching today more than ever Scored twice, got home and sat on the bog for half an hour before I could regain use of my arms and other faculties so I could wipe my arse.
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Post by hyaduck on Apr 7, 2021 8:09:36 GMT
How did it go? We are expecting a game report and one thing I am sure is that you are aching today more than ever Scored twice, got home and sat on the bog for half an hour before I could regain use of my arms and other faculties so I could wipe my arse. I wouldn't bother, just throw your pants in the bin
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Apr 7, 2021 9:41:37 GMT
Xmas transfer window loans are always a bit of a punt. Norrington-Davies has been excellent and I hope we can persuade him to stay, Clarke has looked half decent without getting of a second gear but we haven't got any chance of keeping him given his price tag. Matondo has been woeful and looks out of his depth at this level - he really isn't a good advert for the Bundesliga. What's surprising is that given where the 3 of them are in the pecking order at their respective clubs I'd have put money on Matondo being the one to come good. End of the day if you take a punt you've got to be prepared for it not to come off.
The thing is it doesn't really matter that much - he'll be gone in May. The real issue is how the new lad Doherty shapes up.
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Post by biglad180 on Apr 7, 2021 11:21:06 GMT
the best part about loan signings is we can send them back if they do not deliver, nothing against the lad but i think we have better in the under 23s
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Post by bayernoatcake on Apr 7, 2021 16:50:41 GMT
What really pissed me off with him the other day is that there seemed to be space to get down the line quite a few times and he just cut in and lost it.
He's right footed I think? And it was all on the right, so no reason to cut in and shoot. If you've got Fletcher and Powell in the middle who are both good headers of the ball. Get down the line and get a cross in.
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Post by pottersrule on Apr 7, 2021 17:04:28 GMT
What really pissed me off with him the other day is that there seemed to be space to get down the line quite a few times and he just cut in and lost it. He's right footed I think? And it was all on the right, so no reason to cut in and shoot. If you've got Fletcher and Powell in the middle who are both good headers of the ball. Get down the line and get a cross in. And the one cross he managed to get in flew across at a trajectory that a giraffe would have struggled to reach.
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Post by RAF on Apr 7, 2021 17:15:39 GMT
So the 25 times we've watched this lad was when exactly? Nothing wrong with the process!
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Post by boskampsflaps on Apr 7, 2021 19:41:41 GMT
the best part about loan signings is we can send them back if they do not deliver, nothing against the lad but i think we have better in the under 23s He'll be like a new player when he's up front instead of our actual prospects we already have
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Post by boskampsflaps on Apr 7, 2021 19:42:52 GMT
What really pissed me off with him the other day is that there seemed to be space to get down the line quite a few times and he just cut in and lost it. He's right footed I think? And it was all on the right, so no reason to cut in and shoot. If you've got Fletcher and Powell in the middle who are both good headers of the ball. Get down the line and get a cross in. Do you think they're being asked to? Clarke did it a fair bit too when he had a few games.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Apr 7, 2021 19:55:01 GMT
What really pissed me off with him the other day is that there seemed to be space to get down the line quite a few times and he just cut in and lost it. He's right footed I think? And it was all on the right, so no reason to cut in and shoot. If you've got Fletcher and Powell in the middle who are both good headers of the ball. Get down the line and get a cross in. Do you think they're being asked to? Clarke did it a fair bit too when he had a few games. Potentially yeah. But Clarke just looked like a number 10 to me. So comfortable inside. Matondo hasn’t got his ability to use the ball to do that.
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Post by Gary Hackett on Apr 7, 2021 21:47:13 GMT
You could tell after 20 mins in his first game he was garbage.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Apr 7, 2021 21:53:30 GMT
So the 25 times we've watched this lad was when exactly? Nothing wrong with the process! H New recruitment team though isn’t it H? Not sure the 25 times thing applies now does it?
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Apr 8, 2021 8:04:59 GMT
What really pissed me off with him the other day is that there seemed to be space to get down the line quite a few times and he just cut in and lost it. He's right footed I think? And it was all on the right, so no reason to cut in and shoot. If you've got Fletcher and Powell in the middle who are both good headers of the ball. Get down the line and get a cross in. He is right footed but when he came he said his preferred position was on the left. I thought we would be playing inverted wingers in a front three but that hasn't happened. Maybe he's trying to play his natural game on the wrong wing? Whatever the reason it just hasn't come off for him.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Apr 8, 2021 8:17:27 GMT
What really pissed me off with him the other day is that there seemed to be space to get down the line quite a few times and he just cut in and lost it. He's right footed I think? And it was all on the right, so no reason to cut in and shoot. If you've got Fletcher and Powell in the middle who are both good headers of the ball. Get down the line and get a cross in. He is right footed but when he came he said his preferred position was on the left. I thought we would be playing inverted wingers in a front three but that hasn't happened. Maybe he's trying to play his natural game on the wrong wing? Whatever the reason it just hasn't come off for him. He did but surely you adapt? No issue with inverted wingers at all but like you say he was on the wrong side for that.
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Post by femark on Apr 8, 2021 9:34:29 GMT
He is right footed but when he came he said his preferred position was on the left. I thought we would be playing inverted wingers in a front three but that hasn't happened. Maybe he's trying to play his natural game on the wrong wing? Whatever the reason it just hasn't come off for him. He did but surely you adapt? No issue with inverted wingers at all but like you say he was on the wrong side for that. In fairness, he tried to go down the line a couple of times but got shut out. He then tried to cut inside and that failed also! He's clearly got a bit of pace (nowhere near the hype) but he's so lightweight that he just gets out-muscled when trying to beat the fullback. He also doesn't seem to make clever runs in behind to make use of his pace.
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Post by nottsover60 on Apr 8, 2021 9:57:51 GMT
I just think we haven't seen enough yet to know how good he might be as I don't count 15 minutes here and there. The one thing you can say about him on Monday is that he didn't hide or take the easy option of passing but tried to take on his fullback but failed each time. The full back was up to pace with the game though whereas he has hardly had any time at all to get used to the Championship. Perhaps if he's got the pace we should be teaching him to do one twos with someone like Mikel. With the likes of Wright Phillips, Norton, Doughty and Coates and with Tyrese and possibly Jack Clark back next season I can't see a future for him here though.
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Post by pushon on Apr 8, 2021 10:05:39 GMT
I just think we haven't seen enough yet to know how good he might be as I don't count 15 minutes here and there. The one thing you can say about him on Monday is that he didn't hide or take the easy option of passing but tried to take on his fullback but failed each time. The full back was up to pace with the game though whereas he has hardly had any time at all to get used to the Championship. Perhaps if he's got the pace we should be teaching him to do one twos with someone like Mikel. With the likes of Wright Phillips, Norton, Doughty and Coates and with Tyrese and possibly Jack Clark back next season I can't see a future for him here though. If he needs teaching how to play a "one-two", I'm afraid we have another,frighteningly esxpensive, Brek Shea.
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Post by march4 on Apr 8, 2021 10:13:06 GMT
For whatever reason, the lad just isn’t ready for the first team. Yet another example of our poor recruitment of players.
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Post by nottsover60 on Apr 8, 2021 18:53:14 GMT
I just think we haven't seen enough yet to know how good he might be as I don't count 15 minutes here and there. The one thing you can say about him on Monday is that he didn't hide or take the easy option of passing but tried to take on his fullback but failed each time. The full back was up to pace with the game though whereas he has hardly had any time at all to get used to the Championship. Perhaps if he's got the pace we should be teaching him to do one twos with someone like Mikel. With the likes of Wright Phillips, Norton, Doughty and Coates and with Tyrese and possibly Jack Clark back next season I can't see a future for him here though. If he needs teaching how to play a "one-two", I'm afraid we have another,frighteningly esxpensive, Brek Shea. Yes teaching's the wrong word, ordering or advising would be better or doing what Mark Chamberlain used to do and just knock the ball past his defender then skin him. Trying to trick his way past them with clever footwork just isn't working. We need to find a way of using his pace.
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Post by kustokie on Apr 9, 2021 1:43:09 GMT
For whatever reason, the lad just isn’t ready for the first team. Yet another example of our poor recruitment of players. I seem to recall MON saying he was one for the future. However, injuries have forced him into the picture early than expected.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Apr 9, 2021 7:15:46 GMT
For whatever reason, the lad just isn’t ready for the first team. Yet another example of our poor recruitment of players. I seem to recall MON saying he was one for the future. However, injuries have forced him into the picture early than expected. He’s on loan though, you don’t sign loan players for the future, you sign them to make a short-term impact?
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Post by RAF on Apr 9, 2021 11:24:25 GMT
So the 25 times we've watched this lad was when exactly? Nothing wrong with the process! H New recruitment team though isn’t it H? Not sure the 25 times thing applies now does it? Not sure mate. Is it just putting stats into a computer now then waiting for a result to pop out? I'm fucked if I know what the bastard process is now 🤣 H
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Apr 9, 2021 12:11:25 GMT
New recruitment team though isn’t it H? Not sure the 25 times thing applies now does it? Not sure mate. Is it just putting stats into a computer now then waiting for a result to pop out? I'm fucked if I know what the bastard process is now 🤣 H I think the stats are an aid rather than the be all and end all. It's not Carto and his merry men anymore at least.
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Post by kustokie on Apr 9, 2021 12:34:42 GMT
That’s true. However, they could be using the loan to evaluate him for a longer-term commitment.
In my opinion, he has pace and would be most effective running onto through balls, which Powell can certainly provide given the opportunity. We’ll only know his true potential if he starts the match and has an extended run, which is unlikely because we’re running out of games. That said, there’s not much to lose by starting him for the rest of season. That you mean sacrificing Brown who has shown improvement of late, which seems unlikely unless he’s injured/
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Post by Northy on Apr 9, 2021 15:52:33 GMT
He looked much better on the left side for Wales against Mexico. Then again, so was Brek Shea against Mexico's fullbacks, and we know how good he turned out to be. TBH Gods and Northy would look good against Mexico’s fullbacks , no offence lads 😉 Oy, where's that from, I'm alright and still running 25 miles a week on average
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Post by heworksardtho on Apr 9, 2021 15:59:25 GMT
TBH Gods and Northy would look good against Mexico’s fullbacks , no offence lads 😉 Oy, where's that from, I'm alright and still running 25 miles a week on average 😂😂 get ya boots you’re in the team
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Apr 9, 2021 17:30:08 GMT
He is right footed but when he came he said his preferred position was on the left. I thought we would be playing inverted wingers in a front three but that hasn't happened. Maybe he's trying to play his natural game on the wrong wing? Whatever the reason it just hasn't come off for him. He did but surely you adapt? No issue with inverted wingers at all but like you say he was on the wrong side for that. He should be able to adapt but he's not really shown much footballing intelligence. If he is limited I'm not sure why we don't just play him where is limitations are less exposed. If he prefers playing on the left just play him there. Chalk it down to one of those that didn't come off. It's not as if we made a long term commitment - it'll be far more interesting to see how Doherty shapes up.
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