English Abroad

Discussion in 'England' started by THOMA GOL, Mar 27, 2006.

  1. Jenks

    Jenks Member+

    Feb 16, 2013
    Club:
    --other--
    He's having a really poor game so far. Giving the ball away a lot and not great tracking back.
     
  2. Marcho Gamgee

    Marcho Gamgee Member+

    England
    Apr 25, 2015
    Somewhere in English Arrogance land
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Tbf, he’s not alone, Dortmund have been poor in general imo.
     
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  3. Jenks

    Jenks Member+

    Feb 16, 2013
    Club:
    --other--
    He's starting to wind me up now. The fullback is there to be dusted around the outside but he keeps just turning and passing back or cutting inside and running into bodies.
     
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  4. Marcho Gamgee

    Marcho Gamgee Member+

    England
    Apr 25, 2015
    Somewhere in English Arrogance land
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Yeah, noticed this also. He’s not being positive enough imo and can see him being substituted very soon tbh

    Fortunately for him Gotze has been even worse
     
  5. JRSG

    JRSG Member+

    Mar 25, 2015
    Club:
    Torquay United
    We can't forget he's just 18 and is playing in a bad side. He's an insane prospect, but there's a danger we become hypercritical (like we do too often on here with any English player once they get too familiar).
     
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  6. Marcho Gamgee

    Marcho Gamgee Member+

    England
    Apr 25, 2015
    Somewhere in English Arrogance land
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Yeah off course we have to reign things in a bit but I think we’re only commenting on his performance tonight which wasn’t the best to be fair but he wasn’t alone, Dortmund were awful from what I saw ( turned over once Sancho was subbed ). Im sure he will learn from games like tonight and be better for it.
     
  7. sharpovic

    sharpovic Member+

    May 20, 2010
    Didn't he play right winger ? He's never been comfortable there IMO, despite the few assists he recently gave in that position.
     
  8. ChristianSur

    ChristianSur Member+

    May 5, 2015
    Club:
    Sheffield Wednesday FC
    I think he was notionally at right wing but in reality he played right across the pitch. It just wasn't a good game for him.
     
  9. Jenks

    Jenks Member+

    Feb 16, 2013
    Club:
    --other--
    He played on the left.
     
  10. sharpovic

    sharpovic Member+

    May 20, 2010
    ok, well this is disappointing then
     
  11. AJ123

    AJ123 Member+

    Man Utd
    England
    Feb 17, 2018
    It's one game!
     
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  12. Jenks

    Jenks Member+

    Feb 16, 2013
    Club:
    --other--
    Nelson on the bench for Hoffenheim in the Champions League.
     
  13. Marcho Gamgee

    Marcho Gamgee Member+

    England
    Apr 25, 2015
    Somewhere in English Arrogance land
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Nelsons on for the last 5 mins and all I can literally here all the time is the coach shouting Reiss, Reiss, Reiss? Anyone else noticed this also?
     
  14. Jenks

    Jenks Member+

    Feb 16, 2013
    Club:
    --other--
    Sancho has been really poor again today so far. Constantly losing the ball.
     
  15. David Hurford

    David Hurford Member

    West Ham
    England
    Jul 15, 2017
    No goals or assists today for edwards it looks like but 90mins and some fun dribbling on show by all accounts
     
  16. He's becoming a bit of a favourite with the commentators. They expect to see something from him that makes them happy.:)
     
  17. brettspurs

    brettspurs Member

    Tottenham Hotspur
    England
    Nov 9, 2017
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  18. David Hurford

    David Hurford Member

    West Ham
    England
    Jul 15, 2017
  19. Comment in AD Sportwereld report on the Heerenveen match:
    "Maar het was vooral Marcus Edwards die Excelsior wat extra's gaf. 'Mini-Messi' wordt de 19-jarige huurling van Tottenham Hotspur genoemd. En met elke wedstrijd die hij speelt in Nederland wordt meer duidelijk waarom. Klein is hij, linksbenig, en hij dribbelt makkelijker en sneller dan menig amateurvoetballer rent. Als hij de bal had, zag je de verdedigers van Heerenveen soms al verschrikt een stapje naar achteren doen."

    "But above all it was Marcus Edwards who gave Excelsior something extras.
    'Mini-Messi' the 19-year-old mercenary of Tottenham Hotspur is called. And with every game he plays in the Netherlands, it becomes more clear why. He is small, left legged, and dribbles easier and faster than many amateur footballers run. When he had the ball, you sometimes saw the defenders of Heerenveen already a bit frightened take a step back."
     
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  20. It's one of the three leading publishers on soccer with Telegraafs Telesport and Algemeen Dagblad's AD Sportwereld. Voetbal International however is for decades the leading specialized soccer magazine in the Netherlands. The other two are incorporated into news papers.
    By the way, I'm not an expert :ROFLMAO: just someone who likes soccer and always is happy when someone good showes up on the pitch;)
     
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  21. David Hurford

    David Hurford Member

    West Ham
    England
    Jul 15, 2017
    Thanks! Useful context.
     
  22. Marcho Gamgee

    Marcho Gamgee Member+

    England
    Apr 25, 2015
    Somewhere in English Arrogance land
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Nelson starting for Hoffenheim tonight
     
  23. Marcho Gamgee

    Marcho Gamgee Member+

    England
    Apr 25, 2015
    Somewhere in English Arrogance land
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    He’s been hooked off at halftime, not sure if he’s taken a knock or it’s tactical but I watched a bit of the game before the City game kicked off and he looked a bit lost tbh, just seemed to struggle to get involved but he’s still adapting but he’s still adapting to new surroundings
     

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