MACCA75
Player Valuation: £70m
I haven’t to say I don’t think ‘trying too hard’ was McNeils issue. He bottled out of about 5 challenges and was slow, weak and lazy.
I’d actually be amazed if we see him on the pitch again.
I haven’t to say I don’t think ‘trying too hard’ was McNeils issue. He bottled out of about 5 challenges and was slow, weak and lazy.
I’d actually be amazed if we see him on the pitch again.
MACCA75
Player Valuation: £70m
The strange thing is that even though they are clearly our best two players, they do hamper us to an extent. Both drop deep to collect the ball to feet, and neither have the pace to run in behind and have the ball played in front of them.
It means we have to work very hard to score a goal, whereas look at say, West Ham’s goal against us, it’s just pure pace from Somerville that causes it.
Ideally one should be in the middle with a direct, pacey player on the other flank. Unfortunately we’ve only got Dibling who wants to do the same thing, or McNeil, who couldn’t outrun a glacier. Poor planning.
Mcneil in previous years possibly, but at the moment your bringing on his attitude with him.
Blast_of_Cannock
Player Valuation: £25m
We'd get the Martinez defence, with the Moyes attack.
Marius57
Player Valuation: £70m
I was amazed we saw him again after the cup game.
There was the moment when he got a slight brush on his back, no way he even felt it and he dived to the floor and just lay there as they ran off with the ball.
….no idea what’s going on but his form is very poor. I thought his ‘attitude’ playing for U21s was ok.
preposterousvelios
Player Valuation: £15m
There's no way people are defending/agreeing with that sub last week.
McNeil's performance when he came on is exactly what we were all expecting when his number came up. He should be sold in January if we can shift him.
And to say Dibling has looked poor is just silly to me, he's barely had a chance to do anything. Was unlucky to get hooked at half time against Palace as he'd been fine, we were getting battered and Moyes wanted to make drastic changes at half time.
Same people that were Dychettes will clearly now put moyes on the same pedestal. Why is it always throwing young players under the bus instead of criticising the manager.
McNeil's performance when he came on is exactly what we were all expecting when his number came up. He should be sold in January if we can shift him.
And to say Dibling has looked poor is just silly to me, he's barely had a chance to do anything. Was unlucky to get hooked at half time against Palace as he'd been fine, we were getting battered and Moyes wanted to make drastic changes at half time.
Same people that were Dychettes will clearly now put moyes on the same pedestal. Why is it always throwing young players under the bus instead of criticising the manager.
….yep. It does help when players can be trusted to perform when they are involved but the difficulty comes when appearances are sub-standard and likely to cost us games.
You see it on here, posters not wanting McNeil involved, yet he might need game time. Similar with Dibling, posters want him to have a ‘run of games’ but will complain if his performances continue to be poor.
Who’d be a manager, eh.
It's obviously something between him and Moyes isn't it.
We can't take away from what he's done for us in the past, just something not right with him at the moment.
It depends what you mean by defending or agreeing with the sub really. Obviously in hindsight I don't agree with it because McNeil was utterly horrific when he came on, and I can't say that was hugely impressed when I saw it was what we were going to do either, but I can't sit here and say it was an absolutely indefensible decision that made no sense on any level, because that's just not true. McNeil has been a regular starter for us for the last few years and is an experienced PL player, the basic premise of him being able to come on and do a job for us for half an hour was absolutely fine. You're right that people also did this with Dyche, instead of just focusing on the actual negatives he brought they went down a weird rabbit hole of making out like everything he did was totally laughable and so diluted the real criticisms because it all just became such overly hysterical nonsense.
Clarky cat
Player Valuation: £40m
His very first involvement was having a go at O’Brien for daring to pass near Dwight’s right foot for which he immediately lost the ball. His display went even further downhill from then on and he couldn’t even be bothered putting in the effort needed tracking runners either. His head’s completely gone, needs punting in Jan so he can no longer be an option.
Hinchcliffe's Corner
Player Valuation: £50m
Can't compensate for Moyes making a idiotic move, and not trusting youth. He's for next season, which doesn't help us now.
Cameron Manning
Player Valuation: £35m
Well you might be right but be prepared to be amazed!
Feel we need somebody in the press to ask why you signed this lad for 40m and don't give him minutes, rather than the usual crap he gets asked.
