Buzzell Posted 22 April 2023 Posted 22 April 2023 Yeh he was crap today and you could tell he knew it. Hopefully better from him on Tuesday. 1
Wymsey Posted 22 April 2023 Posted 22 April 2023 (edited) Apparently him and Maddison don't get on well with each other at times. Edited 22 April 2023 by Wymsey
Pontus83 Posted 22 April 2023 Posted 22 April 2023 Very poor today but without madders he is the only one that can unlock a defence at times 1
David Hankey Posted 22 April 2023 Posted 22 April 2023 Very poor passing at times and did his best to try and lose the match for us. 1
Fazzer 7 Posted 22 April 2023 Posted 22 April 2023 He needs to step up his game. A shadow of the player we know he can be. Thank god he didn't take the pen.
oundlefox Posted 22 April 2023 Posted 22 April 2023 He’s had some moments of pure magic this season - but I don’t understand why an Arsenal or Liverpool or anybody in that top six looks at him and thinks he’s a player that can take us forward. Too slow to be a top level midfielder and sometimes very poor decision making. 1
Mike Oxlong Posted 22 April 2023 Posted 22 April 2023 (edited) On that performance they should have played Club Foot when he came off Edited 22 April 2023 by Mike Oxlong 2
Bezzanator89 Posted 22 April 2023 Posted 22 April 2023 Either he wasn't match fit before he even started, or he just couldn't be bothered. He was feeling his hamstring at one point too. Tempted to just drive him to Emirates Stadium now before he runs, well, walks his contract out and gets caught in possession in our half again.
Popular Post st albans fox Posted 22 April 2023 Popular Post Posted 22 April 2023 1 minute ago, Bezzanator89 said: Either he wasn't match fit before he even started, or he just couldn't be bothered. He was feeling his hamstring at one point too. Tempted to just drive him to Emirates Stadium now before he runs, well, walks his contract out and gets caught in possession in our half again. He looked very happy in added time - he certainly cares 7
jmono84 Posted 22 April 2023 Posted 22 April 2023 I agree he cares but I also think he’s not the type of player we need. Yes he’s capable of some good passes occasionally but overall we need a much more mobile presence than what he can offer. I understand him being sluggish after a short injury lay-off but for me his fitness has been really poor for almost 2 years. Do his bit and keep us up and I’ll be forever grateful for his services but I’m not too worried about him going.
WoodyFox Posted 22 April 2023 Posted 22 April 2023 You could make a decent montage of his misplaced passes today. Respect to Deano for dragging him.
sacreblueits442 Posted 22 April 2023 Posted 22 April 2023 2 hours ago, roblcfc84 said: One thing I think you can deny is that he does care! Looked a yard off today but still think he’ll have a day in our survival ...I feel that Smith feels that having a player with Tielemans skillset is important to have out on the pitch!!! He must be in two minds right now, as we have seen how inconsistent he can be as well as a liability. He has come back too soon, his conditioning has always been a problem and he needs the legs in the midfiled to effectively push us forward. He needs to play in a midfield three.
l444ry Posted 22 April 2023 Posted 22 April 2023 Nowhere near his best but never tried to hide either. 2
Claridge Posted 22 April 2023 Posted 22 April 2023 Poor today, but still a great player, be hard to replace,
westernpark Posted 22 April 2023 Posted 22 April 2023 23 minutes ago, jmono84 said: I agree he cares but I also think he’s not the type of player we need. Yes he’s capable of some good passes occasionally but overall we need a much more mobile presence than what he can offer. I understand him being sluggish after a short injury lay-off but for me his fitness has been really poor for almost 2 years. Do his bit and keep us up and I’ll be forever grateful for his services but I’m not too worried about him going. How’s his fitness been poor over the last two years? He’s just slow.
foxinsox Posted 22 April 2023 Posted 22 April 2023 51 minutes ago, st albans fox said: He looked very happy in added time - he certainly cares Yes, just out of form and fitness. No one is obliged to sign a longer contract and he always puts in a shift. Not great today, but still a great player. 1
Hilton Fox Posted 22 April 2023 Posted 22 April 2023 Doesn't look match fit, but he is still a quality player. He's also a leader on the pitch which we've lacked over the last couple of months. Made a few mistakes but that'll improve with minutes. Did look like like he pulled his groin in the first half but managed to carry on.
LcFc_Smiv Posted 23 April 2023 Posted 23 April 2023 I don't think he is match fit, but lets not pretend he wasn't trotting out below par performances before his injury. He's got to quicken up, far too many times he gets caught on the ball especially when he's facing our goal. I don't agree with the notion that he doesn't care, he shows that he does, the clip of him in the dugout waiting for the final whistle was great to see. Controversially, I'm not sure him or Maddison would be in my starting line up for the next two. I'd take a hit on the quality they offer for players who will give us a bit more fight all over the pitch. No disrespect to either of them but I think Maddison is well and truly in self-preservation mode going off the past few weeks performances and Tielemans as above just isn't up to the speed of competing against teams who will be battling for their survival.
Topman Posted 23 April 2023 Posted 23 April 2023 I think he is just not match fit, in added time he was standing up on the bench and kicking every ball. Only him and maddison are the only ball players in our team that can make things happen. 2
Hamilton Fox Posted 23 April 2023 Posted 23 April 2023 12 hours ago, jmono84 said: I agree he cares but I also think he’s not the type of player we need. Yes he’s capable of some good passes occasionally but overall we need a much more mobile presence than what he can offer. I understand him being sluggish after a short injury lay-off but for me his fitness has been really poor for almost 2 years. Do his bit and keep us up and I’ll be forever grateful for his services but I’m not too worried about him going. Don’t agree with this, yes he was crap yesterday but we have missed him massively since he’s been injured and we’ll miss him massively when he goes at the end of the season 1
Daggers Posted 23 April 2023 Posted 23 April 2023 17 hours ago, Pontus83 said: Very poor today but without madders he is the only one that can unlock a defence at times Except those two times yesterday? 1
Daggers Posted 23 April 2023 Posted 23 April 2023 ...but please turn up for the remaining games Youri. Really want to see you go out on a high, I don't want the lingering memories of you to be how hit and miss you've been this season. 1
ROB-THE-BLUE Posted 23 April 2023 Posted 23 April 2023 Was a weak link yesterday but I'd rather have him in the team than not. 1
Clever Fox Posted 23 April 2023 Posted 23 April 2023 What happened him yesterday was more due to a little rust. He'll be all the better for the run out on Tuesday. He has to play Tuesday because he's still our most creative midfielder. 3
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