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Post by davejohnno1 on Nov 8, 2020 9:52:31 GMT
Was anyone else impressed by Thompson yesterday. He seems to have improved a lot. I thought his intensity and tenacity were great yesterday and long may it continue. We have needed something like that for a while. Thought he showed great character to recover from a bad start. It looked for all the world he was about to come off 1st half
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Post by GreaterGlasgowstokie on Nov 8, 2020 9:54:32 GMT
Tbh we've been playing with one man in midfield so far, so we've had to bypass it mainly.
Really need to get Clucas and Allen back
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Post by wakeypotter on Nov 8, 2020 9:58:55 GMT
Was anyone else impressed by Thompson yesterday. He seems to have improved a lot. I thought his intensity and tenacity were great yesterday and long may it continue. We have needed something like that for a while. Thought he showed great character to recover from a bad start. It looked for all the world he was about to come off 1st half Yeh he recovered well must say thought he was only one miss timed challenge away from a red but not sure his first foul was a yellow. Hopefully he can stay consistent.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 8, 2020 10:53:09 GMT
He actually made a crucial interception and played a through ball yesterday.
He’s still League one at absolute best.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2020 10:57:37 GMT
He actually made a crucial interception and played a through ball yesterday. He’s still League one at absolute best. You missed the bit off, where you said Tymon is head and shoulders better than him.
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Post by wakeypotter on Nov 8, 2020 10:59:22 GMT
He actually made a crucial interception and played a through ball yesterday. He’s still League one at absolute best. There’s a lot worse in the squad than Thompson that’s for sure
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 8, 2020 10:59:28 GMT
He actually made a crucial interception and played a through ball yesterday. He’s still League one at absolute best. You missed the bit off, where you said Tymon is head and shoulders better than him. Than Thompson? He is. Much better midfielder.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 8, 2020 10:59:45 GMT
He actually made a crucial interception and played a through ball yesterday. He’s still League one at absolute best. There’s a lot worse in the squad than Thompson that’s for sure Really? Who?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2020 11:11:13 GMT
Thompson has showed me nothing yet. He’s your average run of the mill lower end championship midfielder, his saving grace is he can whip in a decent ball. TOB has showed great energy and trickery but upto yet flattered to deceive
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Nov 8, 2020 11:30:52 GMT
Tbh we've been playing with one man in midfield so far, so we've had to bypass it mainly. Really need to get Clucas and Allen back Thought you were banned? Disappointing.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2020 11:44:44 GMT
Ah the oatcake, he was complete shite just four weeks ago on here😂😂😂😂😂 Yes but one really important fact you're forgetting is that nobody on here really has the first clue what they're talking about And yes, I include myself in that as well
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2020 12:05:43 GMT
You missed the bit off, where you said Tymon is head and shoulders better than him. Than Thompson? He is. Much better midfielder. Im not Thompson's biggest fan, that said, he's only in there due to injuries to others. He's no world beater but as a squad member, he's got his place. He's got half a football brain, which is more than can be said for say, Cousins. But your Tymon love-in is embarrassing. He's shown a 10-minute glimpse vs Forest and you've gone and nominated him for Balon D'Or. You're the same with Verlinden. No-one's seen anywhere near enough of him to say whether he'd strengthen us at our level (Play Off hopefuls), or not. He did well in a very lower-end League One side. All if a sudden you want him in, and Maclean out.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 8, 2020 12:35:10 GMT
Than Thompson? He is. Much better midfielder. Im not Thompson's biggest fan, that said, he's only in there due to injuries to others. He's no world beater but as a squad member, he's got his place. He's got half a football brain, which is more than can be said for say, Cousins. But your Tymon love-in is embarrassing. He's shown a 10-minute glimpse vs Forest and you've gone and nominated him for Balon D'Or. You're the same with Verlinden. No-one's seen anywhere near enough of him to say whether he'd strengthen us at our level (Play Off hopefuls), or not. He did well in a very lower-end League One side. All if a sudden you want him in, and Maclean out. Cousins is better than Thompson. Love in for Tymon? 😂 I’ve slated him for 3 years. But he’s played very well in midfield and needs more games there. I’ve seen loads of Verlinden. He’s a much better footballer than McClean.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Nov 8, 2020 12:49:34 GMT
Thought he showed great character to recover from a bad start. It looked for all the world he was about to come off 1st half Yeh he recovered well must say thought he was only one miss timed challenge away from a red but not sure his first foul was a yellow. Hopefully he can stay consistent. He recovered by completely disappearing.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2020 13:00:34 GMT
Yeh he recovered well must say thought he was only one miss timed challenge away from a red but not sure his first foul was a yellow. Hopefully he can stay consistent. He recovered by completely disappearing. Apart from he did everything he needed to for a team that was in the lead away from home, despite you constantly saying otherwise.....
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Post by Stretfordpotterer on Nov 8, 2020 13:05:09 GMT
Tbh we've been playing with one man in midfield so far, so we've had to bypass it mainly. Really need to get Clucas and Allen back Thompson gets a lot of stick on here considering our record when he starts. W5 D2 L1 (the loss was Watford - screwed over, one of the draws was Barnsley, again, screwed over) When he hasn’t started W2 D2 L2 I think we have a far better defensive shape when he is in the team next to Mikel. Can’t say he ever does anything to wow me but he’s a DM, I don’t necessarily want him to. I want to not notice he’s there, not have opponents running at our centre halves and come away with wins. When he plays, at the moment, that’s what’s happening.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Nov 8, 2020 13:14:41 GMT
He recovered by completely disappearing. Apart from he did everything he needed to for a team that was in the lead away from home, despite you constantly saying otherwise..... Apart from doing the basic hold shape he doesn't do anything, he didn't add to the attack, he didn't help the defence (one clearance that I remember that was decent), he didn't win the ball and he didn't hold onto it either which is more of a general team problem this season so not all on him, as I've already said thankfully we have much better to come back who can actually add something to the team. He's such a nothing player.
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Post by wakeypotter on Nov 8, 2020 13:28:18 GMT
Yeh he recovered well must say thought he was only one miss timed challenge away from a red but not sure his first foul was a yellow. Hopefully he can stay consistent. He recovered by completely disappearing. You must have been watching different game to me. I suppose you thought Mikel did better
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Post by datguy on Nov 8, 2020 13:32:28 GMT
Thompson’s not good enough on the ball. I’m not overly convinced by his passing, but it goes deeper than that. I think he lacks awareness; he can only see what he’s directly looking at. The amount of times he misses a pass you expect Clucas or even Allen to make is frustrating.
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Post by wakeypotter on Nov 8, 2020 13:38:03 GMT
There’s a lot worse in the squad than Thompson that’s for sure Really? Who? Tymon ( my opinion) smith, Chester, Lindsey, brown and vokes. On a par with cousins and ince and Gregory How does that sound I may have missed some out. obviously your guna disagree with Tymon
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Post by wakeypotter on Nov 8, 2020 13:40:33 GMT
Thompson’s not good enough on the ball. I’m not overly convinced by his passing, but it goes deeper than that. I think he lacks awareness; he can only see what he’s directly looking at. The amount of times he misses a pass you expect Clucas or even Allen to make is frustrating. I’m not saying he’s a world beater just a good squad player. Clucas when played has been none existent
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Post by spitthedog on Nov 8, 2020 13:41:18 GMT
These two are getting far too much stick imho.
Ive seen Allen and Clucas play dozens of games for Stoke where they have been far worse than Thompson was yesterday.
The more games our players don't play, the better they get. The more they play the worse they get. That is the Oatcake in a nutshell.
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Post by hardcastle on Nov 8, 2020 14:10:13 GMT
A DM's job isn't all about tackling. It's about closing down the attacker's options or shepherding him into less dangerous positions or maybe just allowing the back four time to re-organise.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 8, 2020 14:15:41 GMT
Tymon ( my opinion) smith, Chester, Lindsey, brown and vokes. On a par with cousins and ince and Gregory How does that sound I may have missed some out. obviously your guna disagree with Tymon Chester about the only one I’d agree with.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 8, 2020 14:16:17 GMT
A DM's job isn't all about tackling. It's about closing down the attacker's options or shepherding him into less dangerous positions or maybe just allowing the back four time to re-organise. I keep getting told he’s not a DM though.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Nov 8, 2020 21:00:16 GMT
A DM's job isn't all about tackling. It's about closing down the attacker's options or shepherding him into less dangerous positions or maybe just allowing the back four time to re-organise. I keep getting told he’s not a DM though. mm Thomson has the best range of passing since Charlie Adam and Adam made his name a playing as the deep lying midfielder with those long passes (famously tearing is apart in their first season ) I’m sure we will try him there at some point
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 9, 2020 0:01:54 GMT
I keep getting told he’s not a DM though. mm Thomson has the best range of passing since Charlie Adam and Adam made his name a playing as the deep lying midfielder with those long passes (famously tearing is apart in their first season ) I’m sure we will try him there at some point I never liked Adam either but Thompson is not even close to being like Adam with his passing.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Nov 9, 2020 0:08:29 GMT
mm Thomson has the best range of passing since Charlie Adam and Adam made his name a playing as the deep lying midfielder with those long passes (famously tearing is apart in their first season ) I’m sure we will try him there at some point I never liked Adam either but Thompson is not even close to being like Adam with his passing. Bayern i know but that’s about the standard Of creator we’ve had since
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2020 13:48:46 GMT
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Post by Olgrligm on Nov 11, 2020 13:51:13 GMT
Liam Lawrence? Matthew Etherington?
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