by Valentino's fast feet » Sat Nov 28, 2020 1:40 am
Plenty have slagged of Joelinton in this match, myself included, for not finishing his chances - but he did get the chances in the first place. See a lot of "if Wilson had it would've..." etc, which again I agree with. Although that's the kind of comment you normally see when one player is playing ahead of another, in this case both were on the pitch. I don't have an answer for this, and not sure I really expect one, but why was Joelinton getting the chances and Wilson not? Was it the formation, the way the individual players themselves were playing? Joelinton had some woeful efforts throughout the game, and the Cahill deflection clearly influenced his goal. To be fair to him though, the work he did to control and then put the ball in for Wilson was pretty tidy.
He's far from my favourite player, and I know I'm one to talk him down myself - but he'll always get more of a short shift than others. Mainly based on his underwhelming performances - but a key factor on why it's been relatively underwhelming is his massively inflated pricetag, which he can hardly cop for. I really want him to come good, I really do. He won't ever be a 40m+ player, that much seems clear. Not sure what the f*** went on there.
The dream scenario is obviously if him and Wilson can build up a partnership and play off of each other. Much was talked about the Wilson/Fraser link, but the latter seems to have moved into the physio room for a bit. Seen brief glimpses of it, but hopefully Fraser can get some fitness under his belt and a proper good run of games.
Plenty have slagged of Joelinton in this match, myself included, for not finishing his chances - but he did get the chances in the first place. See a lot of "if Wilson had it would've..." etc, which again I agree with. Although that's the kind of comment you normally see when one player is playing ahead of another, in this case both were on the pitch. I don't have an answer for this, and not sure I really expect one, but why was Joelinton getting the chances and Wilson not? Was it the formation, the way the individual players themselves were playing? Joelinton had some woeful efforts throughout the game, and the Cahill deflection clearly influenced his goal. To be fair to him though, the work he did to control and then put the ball in for Wilson was pretty tidy.
He's far from my favourite player, and I know I'm one to talk him down myself - but he'll always get more of a short shift than others. Mainly based on his underwhelming performances - but a key factor on why it's been relatively underwhelming is his massively inflated pricetag, which he can hardly cop for. I really want him to come good, I really do. He won't ever be a 40m+ player, that much seems clear. Not sure what the **** went on there.
The dream scenario is obviously if him and Wilson can build up a partnership and play off of each other. Much was talked about the Wilson/Fraser link, but the latter seems to have moved into the physio room for a bit. Seen brief glimpses of it, but hopefully Fraser can get some fitness under his belt and a proper good run of games.
