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[Shane]

Good performance Hamza 

[Foxes04]

motm for me today

[Foxxed]

Mendy is the better technical player and he'll play the ball further forwards.

 

But our team lacks height, physicality and athleticism in midfield. Hamza offers all three. As long as he times his tackles well it's all good.

[Izzy]

Very steady today. No drama.

[smitha]

Thought he had a good game, excellent tackle  on adama at the end. Think he has adapted his game as before he was a walking red card. Think he should get a bit of credit, not a starter but definitely a decent squad player. Again with some of our players the stick he gets on here is incredible.

[Nicolo Barella]

Good performance. Perhaps a little too casual a couple times but overall solid.

[Bezzanator89]

Apart from one mistake that led to Soyuncu's yellow card, pretty good today.

[Foxin_Mad]

So mediocre, he fine in a mediocre mid table team. Just not good enough if aiming top 6. He's not a bad ball winner but his passing and touch are atrocious. Everytime in forward position, he dithering or passes back. People blinkered because from the academy. Mendy 10 times the player.  

[Corky]

Apart from seemingly being scared of Traore running at him and making Soyuncu take a yellow, pretty decent. One great tackle to break up an attack late on.

[StanSP]

Just now, Foxin_Mad said:

So mediocre, he fine in a mediocre mid table team. Just not good enough if aiming top 6. He's not a bad ball winner but his passing and touch are atrocious. Everytime in forward position, he dithering or passes back. People blinkered because from the academy. Mendy 10 times the player.  

Thought he passed the ball fine today. 

 

He did his job in the side. No problem for me. 

[SHANE_]

Just now, Foxin_Mad said:

So mediocre, he fine in a mediocre mid table team. Just not good enough if aiming top 6. He's not a bad ball winner but his passing and touch are atrocious. Everytime in forward position, he dithering or passes back. People blinkered because from the academy. Mendy 10 times the player.  

He played good today you can say that. Doesn’t mean he’s the solution long term..

[Fox92]

1 minute ago, Foxin_Mad said:

So mediocre, he fine in a mediocre mid table team. Just not good enough if aiming top 6. He's not a bad ball winner but his passing and touch are atrocious. Everytime in forward position, he dithering or passes back. People blinkered because from the academy. Mendy 10 times the player.  

I dont Mendy is “10 times the player” but I do agree with the rest.

[Foxin_Mad]

2 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Thought he passed the ball fine today. 

 

He did his job in the side. No problem for me. 

Sideways and backwards yes, I didn't see him make a decent forward pass. So many times he got it on the edge of the box and went backwards. He wasn't bad he's just not good enough. 

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[dayday]

2 minutes ago, Corky said:

Apart from seemingly being scared of Traore running at him and making Soyuncu take a yellow, pretty decent. One great tackle to break up an attack late on.

Last season he would of nailed him

[StanSP]

Just now, Foxin_Mad said:

Sideways and backwards yes, I didn't see him make a decent forward pass. So many times he got it on the edge of the box and went backwards. He wasn't bad he's just not good enough. 

No one else would have done better. 

[teblin]

2 minutes ago, Foxin_Mad said:

So mediocre, he fine in a mediocre mid table team. Just not good enough if aiming top 6. He's not a bad ball winner but his passing and touch are atrocious. Everytime in forward position, he dithering or passes back. People blinkered because from the academy. Mendy 10 times the player.  

But wilf is the top 6 defensive midfielder. Any other we will have won’t be as. Both aren’t bad but just not wilf.

[dmayne7]

Thought he was decent first 70 mins but collosal last 20. Munched Traore a couple of times which was nice.

[psychonaut]

He was ok. Nothing special at all. ****ed up a few times, made a few decent tackles towards the end. Not good enough for where we want to be. Mendy and Wilf are a class above. 

[Foxin_Mad]

2 minutes ago, SHANE_ said:

He played good today you can say that. Doesn’t mean he’s the solution long term..

He played average, he did a job ok. I wouldn't say he was good, if we were Burnley maybe but we are meant to be above that level now.

[Shane]

1 minute ago, Foxin_Mad said:

He's not a bad ball winner but his passing and touch are atrocious. 

Could have said the same about Ndidi a few seasons ago when his passing was pretty average.
 

Hamza is still young and will improve on the ball 

[dayday]

Just now, Foxin_Mad said:

Sideways and backwards yes, I didn't see him make a decent forward pass. So many times he got it on the edge of the box and went backwards. He wasn't bad he's just not good enough. 

His job is to protect the back 4 and it’s very hard to forward pass when the oppo park the bus.

[Will1981]

2 minutes ago, Foxin_Mad said:

Sideways and backwards yes, I didn't see him make a decent forward pass. So many times he got it on the edge of the box and went backwards. He wasn't bad he's just not good enough. 

He released Barnes down the left wing twice in the 1st half with great forward passes, was MOTM for me today.

[Foxin_Mad]

1 minute ago, StanSP said:

No one else would have done better. 

Thats a problem we have. No one good enough. If we claim to be a top 10 side we need better backup. I feel Mendy is better all round.

 

2 minutes ago, teblin said:

But wilf is the top 6 defensive midfielder. Any other we will have won’t be as. Both aren’t bad but just not wilf.

Mendy and Hamza mixed together might make a reasonable player.

[StriderHiryu]

Solid if unspectacular performance. Certainly didn't let anyone down.

[Ric Flair]

2nd half he was very good today, won the ball a load of times off Traore. 

 

There was also one superb ball he played early to Barnes I think it was in the 1st half that opened them up, his passing is steady.