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Post by dobber on Aug 6, 2023 5:51:41 GMT
Whilst all the praise is naturally falling on Vidigal, I just wanted to share some love for Enda.
After season upon season of substandard left backs, Enda looks absolutely quality. I really wasn't sure why we'd signed him, but if he stays injury free he'll be an integral player in the team. He never looked threatened, won pretty much everything that came at him, looked forward not back, played some belting balls down the line, offered strong support to those in front, had a few great crosses, and overlapped far better than I thought he would do with some really intelligent use of the ball when he did so. I'd love to see the player stats as I doubt any other player on the pitch was as well rounded as he was yesterday.
Fingers crossed he keeps that up for the rest of the season - if he does it will Enda hunt for a left back (I'll get my coat...).
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Post by cobhamstokey on Aug 6, 2023 5:55:02 GMT
Well said. Thought he was excellent. Didn’t put a foot wrong and got forwards well.
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Post by theonlooker on Aug 6, 2023 6:09:42 GMT
Agreed. Was very worried after Derby where he looked all washed out. Thankfully it just seemed a bit rusty after very little football last season.
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Post by idle on Aug 6, 2023 6:10:21 GMT
Agreed, he did well and did a more well-rounded job than Sterling did from LB last season. Tymon should try to learn all he can from him!
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Post by southcoaststokie on Aug 6, 2023 6:28:46 GMT
Was a great debut, take a bow sir
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Aug 6, 2023 6:58:06 GMT
He was very good yesterday and everything I expected when we signed him,a good solid pro who knows what’s what and exactly why Neil signed him.
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Post by roylandstoke on Aug 6, 2023 7:13:07 GMT
I liked Fox and couldn’t see this as much of an upgrade but I was pleasantly surprised by Stevens yesterday.
Calm, solid, took up good positions and did OK going forward.
Cracking debut.
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Post by hokusai on Aug 6, 2023 7:40:05 GMT
Whilst a few of the newer lads looked a little nervy in the first 15, he looked like the international he is throughout. Think working with him will really benefit Vidders
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 6, 2023 7:41:55 GMT
He was solid, no need to be ott  But solid is fine especially when it balances the other side. |
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Post by shrewspotter on Aug 6, 2023 7:45:46 GMT
He was solid, no need to be ott But solid is fine especially when it balances the other side. S yes definitely, Hoever and Brown had the flair and athlecism of Hoever combined with the work rate and dependency of Brown and on the left we had work rate and dependency of Stevens along the flair and speed of Vidigal Though AN got both flanks spot on |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 6, 2023 7:47:09 GMT
He was solid, no need to be ott But solid is fine especially when it balances the other side. S yes definitely, Hoever and Brown had the flair and athlecism of Hoever combined with the work rate and dependency of Brown and on the left we had work rate and dependency of Stevens along the flair and speed of Vidigal Though AN got both flanks spot on The left flank looked a lot better than the right to me. Always had loads of space and we ignored it a tad. But when we got the ball over to it, the ball stuck. |
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Aug 6, 2023 7:49:29 GMT
He was solid, no need to be ott But solid is fine especially when it balances the other side. Agreed. He was solid. The test will come when he’s up against a tricky right winger |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 6, 2023 7:51:04 GMT
He was solid, no need to be ott But solid is fine especially when it balances the other side. Agreed. He was solid. The test will come when he’s up against a tricky right winger Definitely. But again a really encouraging debut. |
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Post by march4 on Aug 6, 2023 8:33:26 GMT
Superb.
A real surprise to me but I now have few worries about the left back position.
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Post by andystokey on Aug 6, 2023 8:40:21 GMT
I think AN talks about sucking teams in and then creating space and it was noticeable that the left side did this consistently yesterday.
I haven't seen it mentioned, but it was then Wilmot who spread the play with 3 or 4 magnificent cross field balls to Hoever who was in acres.
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Post by lordb on Aug 6, 2023 8:41:07 GMT
A clear upgrade on Fox
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Post by march4 on Aug 6, 2023 8:58:53 GMT
He was solid, no need to be ott But solid is fine especially when it balances the other side. Agreed. He was solid. The test will come when he’s up against a tricky right winger Wasn’t their right winger their star player? |
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Post by Linx on Aug 6, 2023 9:01:02 GMT
Personally, I thought Johnson was MOM.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Aug 6, 2023 9:05:03 GMT
Solid, put a few good forward balls through too.
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Post by milky on Aug 6, 2023 9:10:19 GMT
Really good I thought ,steady ,solid and not too shabby going forward too.
We still need another LB though ad I don't fancy Tymon there.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2023 9:54:34 GMT
I am against signing players past their best ...I didn't agree with signing 40 year old Jags ( obviously brilliant in his hey day ) , 34 year old Aden Flint and 33 ? year old Enda Stevens etc
But fair play , he was decent yesterday .I remember a Rotherham player leaving him for dead once and he just bought him down with a clumsy challenge ...a free kick , no harm done .
Would have been nice to have got in a pacy young full back like the Colchester lad , but obviously they have tried to up the fee and we can't encourage other clubs to do the same , by caving in to Colchester United .
Humble pie time ... looked a good pro to get in on a one year contract .
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Post by Gabrielzakuaniandjuliet on Aug 6, 2023 9:57:43 GMT
Played well yesterday but would not fancy watching him against one of the better attackers in the league.
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Post by jhtstokie on Aug 6, 2023 10:19:31 GMT
Played well, looked comfortable on the ball and didn’t look vulnerable under any pressure, only thing I worry about is when he comes up against a sharp winger🥶
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Post by a on Aug 6, 2023 10:23:36 GMT
I thought he was excellent, hopefully plenty in the tank for the season ahead.
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Post by EccyStokie on Aug 6, 2023 10:23:39 GMT
Reminded me of a left footed Phil Bardsley, solid defensively with some neat work going forward. I like him.
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Post by terryconroysmagic on Aug 6, 2023 15:49:10 GMT
Couldn’t believe some of the match day ratings he got, was close to MoM for me. Excellent and apart from a wayward pass hardly put a foot wrong and always looked to get us going forward.
Thought he was brilliant
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Post by billc on Aug 6, 2023 15:56:12 GMT
I thought he was excellent as well. A very assured performance and some excellent use of the ball
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Post by mtrstudent on Aug 6, 2023 16:03:35 GMT
I think AN talks about sucking teams in and then creating space and it was noticeable that the left side did this consistently yesterday. I haven't seen it mentioned, but it was then Wilmot who spread the play with 3 or 4 magnificent cross field balls to Hoever who was in acres. Basically all the defence and midfield looked confident with pretty rapid mid-to-long range passing IMO. Every other season we've had players that were either too slow or only seemed to think of short passes. It was way more fun to watch yesterday's play. Good debut from Enda and Rose too IMO. |
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Post by AlbertTatlock on Aug 6, 2023 16:12:49 GMT
For me one of 3 in a Stoke shirt that could have been MOM, he stood out as I can't remember him making any mistakes and a few of those curling balls forward to Vidigal were sublime. Gouranga.  |
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Post by terryconroysmagic on Aug 6, 2023 21:32:20 GMT
For me one of 3 in a Stoke shirt that could have been MOM, he stood out as I can't remember him making any mistakes and a few of those curling balls forward to Vidigal were sublime. Gouranga. One poor pass in Second half apart from that was excellent |
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