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Post by onyourbonce on Oct 3, 2023 23:11:32 GMT
He’s got the quality….he just doesn’t give a toss. Best way to describe him
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Post by dirtygary69 on Oct 3, 2023 23:14:10 GMT
As someone said, first half he did actually do a lot of running and covering but with the ball he was garbage bar one through ball to Hoever down the right. Second half he was nowhere.
Not a clue what’s gone on with him. Even last season when he wasn’t good, he wasn’t this bad. He just does not look like he enjoys playing football for Stoke. Whether that’s the captaincy putting pressure on him, him just not wanting to be here and regretting not moving on, I don’t know.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2023 23:15:22 GMT
Its about character ( or DNA if you are the capped one ) right NOW and Laurent hasn't got it
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Post by terryconroysmagic on Oct 4, 2023 0:25:28 GMT
Poor attitude poor application
Get rid!
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Post by leegthestokie90 on Oct 4, 2023 0:32:16 GMT
He just wants to leave with is lover boy campbell guaranteed go in same window
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Post by pb1863 on Oct 4, 2023 3:03:33 GMT
As Albert said…
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
Unfortunately until we make some changes in midfield, I can’t see the results changing.
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Laurent
Oct 4, 2023 5:23:32 GMT
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Post by theonlooker on Oct 4, 2023 5:23:32 GMT
I wonder how close he came to leaving in the end, and how desperate he was to leave?
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Post by satoshi on Oct 4, 2023 5:37:35 GMT
Its about character ( or DNA if you are the capped one ) right NOW and Laurent hasn't got it Pulis would kick the shit oit of him
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Laurent
Oct 4, 2023 6:24:12 GMT
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Post by BlurtonRed on Oct 4, 2023 6:24:12 GMT
Firstly I'm not defenending him. I'm not a huge fan. He's certainly not a captain. He's not fit enough, this might just be down too the fact he's a big youth. He's certainly not fit enough for what we want him do in the middle. Secondly he looks shot confidence wise, everything he does seems to go tits up for him. When your in the previbial hole you certainly in it.
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Post by stokie1947 on Oct 4, 2023 7:58:55 GMT
another Baker
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Post by Rick Grimes on Oct 4, 2023 8:12:07 GMT
He’s just a complete nothing player isn’t he.
Doesn’t have any attributes that you want in a central midfielder, doesn’t impose himself on the game, isn’t great defensively or going forward and a passenger in the side at the moment.
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Oct 4, 2023 8:14:10 GMT
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Post by baconburger on Oct 4, 2023 8:14:10 GMT
Firstly I'm not defenending him. I'm not a huge fan. He's certainly not a captain. He's not fit enough, this might just be down too the fact he's a big youth. He's certainly not fit enough for what we want him do in the middle. Secondly he looks shot confidence wise, everything he does seems to go tits up for him. When your in the previbial hole you certainly in it. I’ll go with Clive Clarke on this one. It might not be where he wants to play but he’d make a better DM than anything else, he has all the tools and when asked to do so at Reading for the majority of a season was their player of the season. I don’t think the role suits his abilities even if he thinks it does.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Oct 4, 2023 8:20:01 GMT
The ball that infuriated me the most was when we had bodies in the box and he just needed to whip the ball across into a dangerous area, but instead he scooped the ball over the defender and straight out for a goal kick. Absolutely barmy……
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Laurent
Oct 4, 2023 8:23:56 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2023 8:23:56 GMT
The ball that infuriated me the most was when we had bodies in the box and he just needed to whip the ball across into a dangerous area, but instead he scooped the ball over the defender and straight out for a goal kick. Absolutely barmy…… He's not the brightest. He was at the bus stop once and there was a Staffordshire police photo...if you seen this thug recently, ring this number. So he rang the number and said he is never seen the bloke .
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Laurent
Oct 4, 2023 8:25:28 GMT
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Post by bagnallboothen on Oct 4, 2023 8:25:28 GMT
Him and DJ are enough to make a grown man cry. What is this clubs obsession with midfielders that can't pass the ball forwards?
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Oct 4, 2023 9:13:49 GMT
The only time he moves with any intent,is when he is drawing money from a cash machine.
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Post by johnnysoul60 on Oct 4, 2023 9:36:54 GMT
He has had a poor season no question , for me the experienced players have all been a disappointment Rose, Pearson, Johnson Wesley also. I would be tempted to let the younger ones play and grow as a team as soon as we have a fit 11 that don't include these . I always feel for Thompson , managers drop him first but he always puts a shift in even though he doesn't have the ability of some of the others would have him Burger and Bae starting and let them grow .
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Post by nott1 on Oct 4, 2023 9:38:37 GMT
We need our captain back......Baker!
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Laurent
Oct 4, 2023 12:37:11 GMT
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Oct 4, 2023 12:37:11 GMT
Looks like several bellends have been giving Laurent some shit online,WTF is up with some of our so called supporters 🙄
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Post by cousindupree on Oct 4, 2023 12:46:55 GMT
I know this is only a small incident but he took a free kick just inside our half with forward players around the opponents area. He played a simple pass across to the left flank and it was about 10ft behind the player which resulted in the receiving player being closed down and he had to pass back to Travers. A stationary ball and he couldn't make an accurate relatively basic short pass. Quite shocking for a player at this level.
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Post by citynickscfc on Oct 4, 2023 12:54:21 GMT
Looks like several bellends have been giving Laurent some shit online,WTF is up with some of our so called supporters 🙄 I'm not suggesting people should hate on others, but .... he's really stupid for engaging in Twitter. He's asking for trouble. It a long downward spiral when you start doing that, and he won't improve by arguing with haters and bots. I mean the fact he's doing it really suggests he's lost it. Any professional footballer knows that you keep your head down and only you can prove the haters wrong, otherwise you end up like Sam clucas. His performance yesterday, as a captain, was unacceptable and he should acknowledge that. Starting by giving up the captaincy, it's too much for him. He can't even take care of a free kick in our own half.
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Post by onemanbang on Oct 4, 2023 12:56:43 GMT
He’s got the quality….he just doesn’t give a toss. Best way to describe him People said the same thing about Imbula.
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Laurent
Oct 4, 2023 13:23:18 GMT
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Post by theoptimist on Oct 4, 2023 13:23:18 GMT
Last Sunday while driving, noticed pedestrian walking the opposite direction with hand down front of his pants like your average 14 year old 'lad'. As I got a bit closer and saw it was our chief cultural architect Mr Laurent 🤣
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Post by shakermaker on Oct 4, 2023 13:46:56 GMT
Firstly I'm not defenending him. I'm not a huge fan. He's certainly not a captain. He's not fit enough, this might just be down too the fact he's a big youth. He's certainly not fit enough for what we want him do in the middle. Secondly he looks shot confidence wise, everything he does seems to go tits up for him. When your in the previbial hole you certainly in it. I’ll go with Clive Clarke on this one. It might not be where he wants to play but he’d make a better DM than anything else, he has all the tools and when asked to do so at Reading for the majority of a season was their player of the season. I don’t think the role suits his abilities even if he thinks it does. There may be sound judgement behind that thinking. One very good output from Josh was his range of passing - he got the ball forward plenty. He was also our best tackler on the night. I think Josh is better at winning the ball from deeper, and then keeping momentum through passing to others trying to get forward. Showing for the ball and getting around himself just doesn't seem to be in his DNA (though we know he can do it, and very well too when he puts his mind to it). However, we now have Burger who is better than Laurent at both doing that orchestrative role and being a box-to-box player. Bae has more energy and dynamism in his little finger than Josh has in his entire body.
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Post by stokeyank on Oct 4, 2023 15:11:42 GMT
I generally liked Laurent last season, was not great but seemed to put himself about a bit and chipped in with the odd goal. This season he's been just terrible. It is time to drop him for a while and see if he can get himself together and also to see if the others in his position are much better (which at the moment they appear to be).
The thing Neil must be careful of is keeping a player in who is clearly not performing, can severely damage the team motivation and his own credibility in the dressing room. If he appears to other players to have favorites the new energy in the squad will die very quickly.
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Post by thornestein on Oct 4, 2023 15:14:34 GMT
Looks like several bellends have been giving Laurent some shit online,WTF is up with some of our so called supporters 🙄 [ i’m no fan of Laurent but no one deserves that
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Post by crownmeking on Oct 4, 2023 15:16:14 GMT
Last Sunday while driving, noticed pedestrian walking the opposite direction with hand down front of his pants like your average 14 year old 'lad'. As I got a bit closer and saw it was our chief cultural architect Mr Laurent 🤣 What do you mean by "chief cultural architec"
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Post by crownmeking on Oct 4, 2023 15:18:33 GMT
Absolute idiots slagging our own players on social media, and tagging them in the hope of a response. Wet wipes
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Laurent
Oct 4, 2023 15:19:27 GMT
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Post by st3mark on Oct 4, 2023 15:19:27 GMT
He’s just a complete nothing player isn’t he. Doesn’t have any attributes that you want in a central midfielder, doesn’t impose himself on the game, isn’t great defensively or going forward and a passenger in the side at the moment. He has at times shown a lot of the required attributes. Shooting from distance, good engine and strength in particular. The trouble is he only turns up once every 10 games. His passing has become so bad for so long that I've forgotten if he's ever been able to do it at all.
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Laurent
Oct 4, 2023 15:21:57 GMT
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Post by questionable on Oct 4, 2023 15:21:57 GMT
He’s got the quality….he just doesn’t give a toss. Best way to describe him Little if any quality with him, need him benched or better gone sooner rather than later.
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