He hasn't improved them at all, but his first game will always be scarred into my memory. Mitrovic could try that volley again 100 times & it still only goes in that day.
Everybody has likened him to Beckham because of his brilliant right foot delivery but i've always seen him as more of a Frank Lampard type myself.
I said "type" only. I'm not saying that he is anywhere near as good as Lamps was but given a full season in the team I reckon he will get in double figures. Don't forget that Lampard was surrounded by World class players as well
I can't disagree with that. He is starting to fulfil his potential and with regular playing time will only get better.
Apparently talking to Fulham about his future. Another example of how important it is to match the manager to the players available...not just a case of hiring a decent manager who has been successful elsewhere.
Nice to see Gabbi and Juanmi (!) commenting on Oriol’s post. https://www.instagram.com/oriolromeu/p/BubBGu2laJs/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=j4yh2wxv7qfs
No coincidence that our two most passionate players got the goals yesterday. There was a few good performances but JWP & OR really looked like they were trying to make things happen. That will be really important on Saturday. Special mention to Berty though, some cracking crosses, very pleased to have him back in the side.
That midfield trio (Rom, JWP, PEH) have got a really nice balance and after a run of games together are starting to click, difficult to see how Mario fits into it atm.
Not heard a whisper on when Mario is back, so he's not even a concern. And there's me thinking he'd be the key player at the start of the term.
He flatters to decieve a lot for me, on his day he is very, very good and probably the most talented player we have but he has had some absolute stinkers as well and it just does not work in a central pair with Oriol IMO.
We finally have a manager who knows how to use him and the rest of our midfielders correctly. JWP is better as a central (or at least central-ish) midfielder and not as a winger or wingback. JWP, Romeu, Lemina, Hojbjerg are all good. It's probably the strongest part of our team. You can throw Stuart Armstrong in there too, if you want. They should have been playing JWP in central mid the last 2 seasons, and having him work extra on his shooting and general work inside the box. He already had the rest of the tools. Just needed some experience and support. JWP is primarily a ball-distributor/play maker with a well-rounded skillset that allows him to play box-to-box. And by doing so, it takes advantage of his workrate and gives him more space. He needs another midfielder who can play a little better defense and is more physical to sit a little deeper, but we have plenty of mids who can fill that role and work as a perfect complement as a deeper player who can also play box-to-box. He's basically a bit like Steven Davis, except he can potentially score a bit. And that's a solid player.
Team work, energy & tenacity could see us get a reward from old trafford. Lets hope this is a step in that direction.
JWP is STILL young for a CM as well. I've said before on here that Cms take longer to start impacting games than other positions.
