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Reece James

Yep echoing the sentiments on here. Looked off the pace but showed what he is all about in moments. Great crosses and that will be such a weapon in the future. I do think players like Reece would benefit from just playing in the same system constantly. I like the adaptability different systems give us but chopping and changing too much can be bad as well.

 
Nothing serious apparently according to Nizaar Kinsella and should be back in training next week. Hopefully it is just one of those 'international injuries', if you get what I mean.

 
Slojo said:
Am I the only person who was actually impressed with his performance against Lille? I'm surprised in how much criticism he has gotten from that game. 
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Agreed. It is funny to see the contrasting opinions. I remember after the game, RIo Ferdinand was singing his praises and said he had been fantastic to be precise. I thought he was very good.

 
STATS said:
Agreed. It is funny to see the contrasting opinions. I remember after the game, RIo Ferdinand was singing his praises and said he had been fantastic to be precise. I thought he was very good.
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It was an extremely tight game and every player was losing the ball, it was one of our biggest battles this season and I thought James did really well, whipped in the best crosses and the only serious error he made was giving the ball away on the edge of their box when he tried to cut inside, besides that he didn't do anything wrong. 

The yellow card he recieved wasn't his fault, it was a terrible ball by Tammy and James did what he had to do, cut them down on the counter attack, besides that he did a great job. I thought he was one of our best players at the back. 

The only issue with that game was that we went wide, makes sense giving the pace Lille had, but we were overrun in the middle and our wide players weren't having a great impact on the game, I would say James did a lot better than Alonso and I'm one of the few who rates Alonso on this forum. 

 
Slojo said:
Am I the only person who was actually impressed with his performance against Lille? I'm surprised in how much criticism he has gotten from that game. 
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Don't think he was good or bad. Good cross like you've pointed out but looked very cautious on the ball and scared to take on his man. Certainly not a bad game though.

 
Slojo said:
It was an extremely tight game and every player was losing the ball, it was one of our biggest battles this season and I thought James did really well, whipped in the best crosses and the only serious error he made was giving the ball away on the edge of their box when he tried to cut inside, besides that he didn't do anything wrong. 

The yellow card he recieved wasn't his fault, it was a terrible ball by Tammy and James did what he had to do, cut them down on the counter attack, besides that he did a great job. I thought he was one of our best players at the back. 

The only issue with that game was that we went wide, makes sense giving the pace Lille had, but we were overrun in the middle and our wide players weren't having a great impact on the game, I would say James did a lot better than Alonso and I'm one of the few who rates Alonso on this forum. 
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Fans have taken to overanalysing every performances, perhaps since every game became available to be watched. Some fans expected there to be a noticeable improvement from Azpi which is a mad view to take when hes come back from injury and never played at this level.

He played well enough, he didn't look out of place, thats all i expected and hoped for. 

 
RIP Mourinho said:
 Good cross like you've pointed out but looked very cautious on the ball and scared to take on his man. 
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That's the exat reasons why i don't rate CHO as much as other posters on here. In league game he's always looking to pass or create a bit of space to get a cross in but never runs at the defender and beats him with a bit of skill or pace like Sterling does. 

 
Dixons said:
That's the exat reasons why i don't rate CHO as much as other posters on here. In league game he's always looking to pass or create a bit of space to get a cross in but never runs at the defender and beats him with a bit of skill or pace like Sterling does. 
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CHO is 18, and his stats are absurd for somebody that age with limited playing time, the same game you're criticising him for is the same game he assisted the opener. I thought he had a solid game besides the chance he missed and a misplaced pass here and there. 

Cut him some slack, the kid definitely has tonnes of potential to be playing like that at that age. 

 
He never runs at defenders and beats them with a bit of skill?

Is this the same player we're thinking of. 

He's direct, has pace, tricks, can pass and cross... Defenders seem frightened of him because of those reasons.

Only things that stops him from being a star are injuries and any sense he might have that he's already made it to the big time and can stop pushing himself.




 
bisright1 said:
Fans have taken to overanalysing every performances, perhaps since every game became available to be watched. Some fans expected there to be a noticeable improvement from Azpi which is a mad view to take when hes come back from injury and never played at this level.

He played well enough, he didn't look out of place, thats all i expected and hoped for. 
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The performance against Grimsby was very good, which might explain the expectation being high despite the lay off. 

Grimsby to Lille away in his CL debut. 

Big leap.

They have a couple of very good young players who look like they'll be around a while and be playing at clubs bigger than Lille. 

 
GhostOfDembaBa said:
The performance against Grimsby was very good, which might explain the expectation being high despite the lay off. 

Grimsby to Lille away in his CL debut. 

Big leap.

They have a couple of very good young players who look like they'll be around a while and be playing at clubs bigger than Lille. 
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Your profile pic is Khabib, mine is Ferguson... 

So are we supposed to hate each other from here on now? 😉

 
dkw said:
That's blatantly untrue and shows your dislike of him is nothing to do with his football. 
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Most of the dislike of Callum comes from the contract situation, it shows how stupid some people are that they channel that hatred towards his footballing abillity when it's completely irrelevant. 

 
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Slojo said:
Your profile pic is Khabib, mine is Ferguson... 

So are we supposed to hate each other from here on now? 😉
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Haha... Nah, do these guys hate eachother? There's respect there and healthy rivalry.

(Should be a great fight if/when it happens.)

 
Slojo said:
CHO is 18, and his stats are absurd for somebody that age with limited playing time, the same game you're criticising him for is the same game he assisted the opener. I thought he had a solid game besides the chance he missed and a misplaced pass here and there. 

Cut him some slack, the kid definitely has tonnes of potential to be playing like that at that age. 
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His "absurd stats" include the fact he has not scored a league goal.

 
4 hours ago, GhostOfDembaBa said:

He never runs at defenders and beats them with a bit of skill?

Is this the same player we're thinking of. 

He's direct, has pace, tricks, can pass and cross... Defenders seem frightened of him because of those reasons.

Only things that stops him from being a star are injuries and any sense he might have that he's already made it to the big time and can stop pushing himself.

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Yes, he's got a bit of pace etc, but you haven't actually denied what I said about him not taking on and beating defenders.0

 
Dixons said:
Yes, he's got a bit of pace etc, but you haven't actually denied what I said about him not taking on and beating defenders.0
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You must be pulling my leg, bro. 

Have a look at the video, just the first two minutes alone - scratch that - even the first minute, then tell me how many players he goes past with a trick, his pace, a turn, etc, or a combination of those things. He's very, very good at beating defenders, he's leaving players behind like they aren't even there. 

 
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