2023/24 Jack Harrison

[Gilbert..]

We have too many poor technical players at the moment so we really have to maximise our strengths with what is available. Hopefully when all the noise has died down we can strengthen the parts that are weak.

We've just gave one a new contract this week who i'd guess was on more money today than every brighton player on the pitch.
Got no issues with grafters. But i still cant get my head around paying them silly money.

 

[nsno-chris]

Any wide player is going to struggle with us as a consequence. Other than get your head down and try to beat the man there's never much on.

Harrison was brought in for his workmen like performances, his energy is great

But when he’s hung out to dry with no support, the creativity will be limited.

 

[Zatara]

Leeds fans weren't wrong when they said he'd be a 1 in 8 kind of player.

Defensively works so hard but christ he's poor in a large part of things we need him to be good at.

That's about 4 games on the spin he's been pretty crap so should be due a good game soon!

Nice to see youre agreeing with me as ive said pretty much this all season. Not a wow signing...we need more xfactor.

Wouldn't pay 30m for him....no chance. He is useful, a hard worker, suits Dyches plan but not for 30m. 15m maybe

You got to remember that Harrison & McNeil also help out defensively so if we got the luxury wingers with a bit of trickery would they put in the tracking back etc. If not then I feel our weak full backs could be totally over run meaning heavy defeats

To go the opposite way, if we swapped him with Kanchelskis or Arteta would you be unhappy? He's a bench player for me and with our finances is that worth £15mil?

I said all of this when we were being linked but the usual suspects piped up, out of the 4 wingers Leeds had he is easily the poorest imo

What order would you put them in? That Summerville (sp) seems to be getting the plaudits this season and Gnonto not really being used much.

Can’t expect the lad to do anything when Ashley Young is 50 yards behind him and he’s facing up against a fullback and a midfielder with nobody overlapping

Harrison was brought in for his workmen like performances, his energy is great

But when he’s hung out to dry with no support, the creativity will be limited.

Its a sensible loan. Nothing more.

 

[gianthogweed]

He has been Dyched the Bielsa attacking stuff has been de-programed
he has played a part in some decent results done ok

 

[marsh]

He must be annoyed the amount time he comes short to feet and Young just hoofs it over him down the line. Happened loads Wednesday night and a few times today

 

[GoldenToffee]

Bare improvement needed with the ball at his feet. Can't knock his effort, similar to McNeil, but the quality isn't there at present for both of them.

But it really hampers us with two slow wingers - although we haven't had anybody that can actually run for years anyway, and even then it was the likes of Bolasie or Lennon who were both poo.

Mitigating factor of course is having a full back behind him that offers zero support in Young, and minimal if Patterson.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

No lack of effort yesterday but his technique was poor,still finding his feet here though and at least you can see he has it in him to be much better.

 

[jazzy]

A perfect example of a Dyche player.

Very hard working , good defensive discipline but very little end product.

He's not a bad player , similar in a way to McNeil but he's not going to get you off your seat.

 

[Baines' left foot]

I’d take a punt on Bellingham in the January xfer window.

Oh, god.

Yet more cringe branding from Sky.

 

[ah11984]

Do we really need two wingers who’s main attribute seems to be “oh but he works hard” when we’re playing a 4-5-1/4-4-1-1.. especially at home. Danjuma is a better footballer than Harrison, and undoubtedly a bigger goal threat.

 

[siddharth]

The lad is good with both legs, can't complain that his awareness is below par, but the same can be said about McNeil. Oh, not the two legs part.

 

[maccavennie]

Do we really need two wingers who’s main attribute seems to be “oh but he works hard” when we’re playing a 4-5-1/4-4-1-1.. especially at home. Danjuma is a better footballer than Harrison, and undoubtedly a bigger goal threat.

First and foremost it's what Dyche wants in his team. He wants 2 wingers whose main ability is understanding the defensive side of the game

I think Mcneil has been really poor offensively since he's come back into the side yet on Wednesday Dyche said "Danjuma has been really unfortunate as he prefers to come in off the left, but Mcneil plays there so that's limited his game time".

Basically, your not as defensive minded as Mcneil and don't track back as much as him so you've got no chance.

 

[Simon Buttle]

First and foremost it's what Dyche wants in his team. He wants 2 wingers whose main ability is understanding the defensive side of the game

I think Mcneil has been really poor offensively since he's come back into the side yet on Wednesday Dyche said "Danjuma has been really unfortunate as he prefers to come in off the left, but Mcneil plays there so that's limited his game time".

Basically, your not as defensive minded as Mcneil and don't track back as much as him so you've got no chance.

We are playing 2 wingers as though they are wing backs, it's a very strange way tbh. Why not just play a wing back system? I actually think McNeil is more of a wing back than a winger anyway but Harrison is a proper wide man and we are not getting the best out of him at the moment imo. If it's always going to be this way of defensive wide players then that triangle of Onana, Garner, and Doucoure needs to be much much better imo.

 

[maccavennie]

We are playing 2 wingers as though they are wing backs, it's a very strange way tbh. Why not just play a wing back system? I actually think McNeil is more of a wing back than a winger anyway but Harrison is a proper wide man and we are not getting the best out of him at the moment imo. If it's always going to be this way of defensive wide players then that triangle of Onana, Garner, and Doucoure needs to be much much better imo.

There were a few times in the 1nd half where Gueye broke with the ball and then played some dreadful floated balls to no one, his legs had gone. Garner about 4 times in the last 20 minutes just hoofed it to nowhere, his legs had gone. Defensively they'd all put a shift in to the detriment of going the other way and offering a threat.

Away from home I think everyone can stomach that kind of set up to a large degree as its a lot harder to pick up wins. At home though, I don't think the set up is acceptable in any shape at all. That's Luton at home, Brighton at home, Arsenal at home where we've barely laid a glove on the opposition because the tactics won't allow it. All 3 have just looked like damage limitation performances for huge chunks of those games.

But, he doesn't know how to set up any other way and it's what he believes in. Burnley fans came on here when he first signed and told us he hates making subs and he'll keep picking the same 11 as much as possible. We are just seeing what they had for years and he suddenly isn't going to change so as things stand we'll just have to put up with it and take the positives when we manage to grind out a performance and a win.

 

[Gilbert..]

Do we really need two wingers who’s main attribute seems to be “oh but he works hard” when we’re playing a 4-5-1/4-4-1-1.. especially at home. Danjuma is a better footballer than Harrison, and undoubtedly a bigger goal threat.

Dyche will go with structure every single time. It isnt the worst thing in the world but just less enjoyable. Plus it will have its moments. Like harrisons goal against bournemouth.
I like him tbh. Ive just spent 3 years watching alex iwobi who never made a single challenge in an Everton shirt that he meant. His attempts to win the ball were fake and he bottled every tackle.
Harrison is a genuine trier.