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Originally posted by Straightbackup
It says a lot about the sorry state of football that a player of his ability goes for £10m. He can’t pass, his first touch is appalling and he goes missing time and time again when we lose the ball- often because of him. I’m astounded that anyone can’t see that Max is pure class- he’s the complete antithesis of Schlupp. Never gives the ball away, always available for a pass, probably the best touch in the club. Meyer is pure class and we were very lucky to get him. If he gets game time he won’t be with us in two years, it’s that simple for me 1.38 here: Caught dawdling on the ball, robbed and makes no effort to get back and cover, instead berates the ref! Very poor.
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Originally posted by Straightbackup
It says a lot about the sorry state of football that a player of his ability goes for £10m. He can’t pass, his first touch is appalling and he goes missing time and time again when we lose the ball- often because of him. I’m astounded that anyone can’t see that Max is pure class- he’s the complete antithesis of Schlupp. Never gives the ball away, always available for a pass, probably the best touch in the club. Meyer is pure class and we were very lucky to get him. If he gets game time he won’t be with us in two years, it’s that simple for me I agree with everything except Schlupp has pace, power and energy far exceeding Meyer's. He also has a simple policy. Get in the box and whack it at goal as hard as possible. No f***ing about with any clever passing nonsense. In the position he's now in, and with his ability to do this quite well, that's potentially a goal every 3 or 4 games. That might keep us up. Meyer is a fantastic footballer, don't get me wrong. And better than Schlupp in every way you describe. But Schlupp aggressively closes space, pressures the opposition, and generally has qualities (that I think he's very aware of). Part of me wonders if Kouyate, Schlupp and Meyer wouldn't work quite well. Harsh on our brilliant captain, mind, and I'm more thinking out loud than advocating it. It would be more mobile.
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Originally posted by Clapham Eagle
Er - sorry to go against the grain here, but don't forget that James Tomkins scored with a rather splendid header from a corner at Anfield recently, so it's not exactly like we never score from corners. Doesn't happen often though.....! With the size and physical prowess of all our centre backs (Sakho/Tomkins/Dann) + Tekkers of course, it's a source of bemusement that we are so ineffective with those set pieces. Same with free kicks of course.. A stat from may 2017 I saw reported we'd scored eight goals from 194 corners, 4.1 %. It did not report on goals conceded from break away's due to them.
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Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle
up until recently I have found Sclupp fairly average,I agree he has improved in recent games which has been great for us, however, I may be the only one who sees this but in my mind Schlupp is a striker waiting to happen. He's very fast and has an eye for goal. Believe he started life as s prolific youth striker. I would like to see him play up front in a 442 formation.. he's already scored more goals this season than all the centre forwards put together. Not saying he should start but could be a useful 3rd or 4th choice striker who may be able to get into double figures.
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Originally posted by Clapham Eagle
Er - sorry to go against the grain here, but don't forget that James Tomkins scored with a rather splendid header from a corner at Anfield recently, so it's not exactly like we never score from corners. Doesn't happen often though.....! With the size and physical prowess of all our centre backs (Sakho/Tomkins/Dann) + Tekkers of course, it's a source of bemusement that we are so ineffective with those set pieces. Same with free kicks of course.. Rarely any movement - surprised we are not more imaginative at set pieces.
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Originally posted by chris123
Rarely any movement - surprised we are not more imaginative at set pieces. Why is it so difficult for us to develop some set piece and corner routines. Especially short corners lot of scope there.
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Originally posted by gerry theagle
Not sure he deserves all the flack that some Holers dish out in his direction.He can play for the whole match which I don't think Meyer is capable of at the moment, both are guilty of lapses of various kinds, he may not be so creative but he is tenacious and that is probably why he gets the nod in midfield, he also pops up in the right place to score goals on a fairly regular basis. Good post, I think Schlupp has 5 goals now, and in certain matches can be really effective. Concerning Meyer, McArthur seems more at risk of losing his starting position than Schlupp
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'Schlupp up Top?' by Midlands Eagle I like it
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'Schlupp up Top?' by Midlands Eagle Like it.
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Love him or hate him, Jeffrey Schlupp has been named the ManBetX player of the month for February!!
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Originally posted by Maine Eagle
Love him or hate him, Jeffrey Schlupp has been named the ManBetX player of the month for February!! Voted by the fans, isn't it? Well deserved, IMO.
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