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 palace99  New Mills 05 Jan 24 12.44pm |
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Originally posted by ambrose7
Predominantly in the Championship unfortunately. I know he had a couple of seasons where he played a lot in the PL for Watford but they were hardly a roaring success. I don't even think he's that great defensively, probably for the same reason as his passing not being great - he seems about half a yard behind the game. The number of times he goes flying in to a tackle and the other player nips it away before Hughes crashes into him is getting silly. When he does a big booming tackle it's highlight reel stuff that sits in the memory, but the number of times he jumps in, gets beaten and the other team are at our back 4 leaves a lot to be desired. Agree, he was never the fastest but is even slower now so the game just passes him by. His tackling is pretty shocking too and even yesterday he was lucky not to be booked (when he fouled Beto)
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silvercobra73  Christchurch 05 Jan 24 12.45pm |
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Worst possible result!! Replay and then Arsenal a few days later. Just pray no one gets injured.
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| palace99 New Mills 05 Jan 24 12.50pm |
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Originally posted by EverybodyDannsNow
Whilst I agree his main strengths are out of possession, the numbers don't particularly support the notion that he can't pass; He has a pass completion rate of 84% this season, which is actually a career best. Across his entire career he's averaged 79% pass completion. For context; Lerma has an 81% pass completion rate this season, and a career average of 80% Schlupp has 75% this season and a 73% average. Doucoure has 87% this season and an 85% career average.
All of that suggests that Hughes is competent in keeping the ball but can struggle to break lines with forward passes, which I think is accurate. Passing stats should not be viewed in isolation as most CBs have a high accuracy % as they usually just pass to each other or the keeper and rarely try a creative pass. Most of our midfield have little or no creativity so rarely try the killer pass or even a diagonal one to the opposite winger.
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| palace99 New Mills 05 Jan 24 12.54pm |
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Originally posted by The Dolphin
Agree 100% - a few hours of my life that I will not get back. Eze is a worry at the moment. When he has the ball i just want to see him running at his man, yet just often slows things down and makes a simple pass. He is the only one in that midfield who can do anything creative so i'd rather see him try and fail than not try. He still did good things yesterday but it was too infrequent for my liking. As for his booking it was correct and completely unacceptable. What was he thinking. He needs to be careful as he is getting a reputation for going down too easily.
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| doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 05 Jan 24 12.55pm |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
BBC say Monday 15 January.
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| palace chick South Croydon 05 Jan 24 1.01pm |
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Originally posted by silvercobra73
Worst possible result!! Replay and then Arsenal a few days later. Just pray no one gets injured. It’s very negative. One day we will be back in the lower divisions with nothing to show for our premiership stay. History is important for us older fans and I / we want cup success and Euro football to talk about before our game of bingo in the home ;-)
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| Davepalace707 Northumberland 05 Jan 24 1.02pm |
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Originally posted by silvercobra73
Worst possible result!! Replay and then Arsenal a few days later. Just pray no one gets injured. To paraphrase Jay-Z, we’ve got 99 problems but being remotely close to getting into Europe ain’t one
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| EverybodyDannsNow SE19 05 Jan 24 1.04pm |
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Originally posted by palace99
Passing stats should not be viewed in isolation as most CBs have a high accuracy % as they usually just pass to each other or the keeper and rarely try a creative pass. Most of our midfield have little or no creativity so rarely try the killer pass or even a diagonal one to the opposite winger. I mean that's precisely why I haven't used them in isolation nor compared him with any centre backs. I'd imagine you'd see most players limitations when playing them out of position.
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Nicholas91  The Democratic Republic of Kent 05 Jan 24 1.04pm |
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Originally posted by Davepalace707
To paraphrase Jay-Z, we’ve got 99 problems but being remotely close to getting into Europe ain’t one I believe they were the original lyrics however the record company asked him to change them as they viewed them as relatable only to a small audience in SE London.
Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!! |
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| The Dolphin 05 Jan 24 1.15pm |
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I firmly believe that the players that we have available are better than the way that they are being told to play.
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| leejaneagles 05 Jan 24 1.18pm |
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Originally posted by Nicholas91
I believe they were the original lyrics however the record company asked him to change them as they viewed them as relatable only to a small audience in SE London. Which is why I find it so bizarre they ended up only catering to specific dog kennels that only put down female breeds. But apparently that's where the rap money is at.
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eagleman13  On The Road To Hell & Alicante 05 Jan 24 1.35pm |
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Originally posted by The Dolphin
I firmly believe that the players that we have available are better than the way that they are being told to play. According to the bbc, they have the replay down for Mon 15th 20.00 ko. although it is still TBC.
I'm a blind man, i'm a blind man, now my room is cold, |
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