15 Mar 2024 16:57:49
Hello ed1 hope u well. What do u think of Bobby Clark now that he has played a few games? Looks v good player to me, bit of everything in his game.
{Ed001's Note - he is very good, but he has a lot of work left to do to push into the picture when everyone is fit. He lacks physicality at the moment, though he does try to get stuck in to make up for it.}
15 Mar 2024 18:30:39
Bobby looks a tidy player needs to keep progressing and bulk up slightly, maybe like Salah will had to bulk up. Other than that very Happy for the lad.
15 Mar 2024 19:20:06
Have you been impressed by Elliot this season Ed? I've honestly been impressed by him this season. When everyone else is injured, he stepped up and perform very well as a midfielder and RW. Crazy that he is only 20 and already played more than 100+ games for us. He is going to be a very good player for us.
{Ed001's Note - I love him personally and he is getting better and better as the season goes on. We have a gem there with a great attitude to the game.}
15 Mar 2024 19:31:46
Effort and bottle can go along way Ed.
You can always bulk up to an extent. Having that bit of grit about you isn’t necessarily as easy to come by.
{Ed001's Note - I agree but there would be no point in me saying he is perfect when that is the clear big weakness in his make up right now.}
15 Mar 2024 20:24:36
What do you think to McConnell Ed? Obviously haven't seen much of him and he keeps it simple, but if nothing else he looks a bit of a unit.
{Ed001's Note - I like him, he is closer to the finished article than Clark, though a different type of player.}
16 Mar 2024 00:22:16
Clark has bags of potential for me. Isn’t he 19 still? Scored a European goal at anfield?! Good vibes.
Obviously not perfect but has lots of time to be the best version of himself. Like, he literally has years to go and I hope he does it all with us.
16 Mar 2024 06:51:59
I think Elliot is awesome but I do fear he still doesn’t really have a position, I know that a weird think to say after 100 games but I’m still not sure he is a right mid Or right of a front 3 like salah. I might be mis-remembering but my view of him in those 3 or 4 games back in 2021 before the ankle dislocation were his best, I just thought the chemistry with Trent and salah was amazing and I think he lost something then. Don’t get me wrong I think he’s great can play and play for another 10 years or more but I wonder is there another line up where we get more from him. What do other think?
16 Mar 2024 07:22:28
ED1 would love your view on this.
I’ve changed my view on Elliott. Very early on I said I felt his lack of blistering pace meant he couldn’t play RW to the highest level but he’s not that type of winger and plays it more like Diaz does these days. Tricky, linking play, fully of energy and less about beating the man on the outside.
It’s almost the opposite to when we had Mane and Bobby. Mane and salah would use pace and stretch the defence and Bobby would link up now Nunez stretches the defence and Diaz and Mo/ Elliott do a lot of the link up play.
I think it works well and the results are proving that as still scoring plenty of goals.
Thoughts?
{Ed001's Note - I agree completely. We have a good mix of players now and it works well. Jota can also be that ball in behind through the centre to allow wide players to be links. I do think Elliott is better slightly deeper though.}
16 Mar 2024 09:37:28
Elliot and Joe go have been the difference for me this year when the rest of the 1st team have been missing they’ve stepped in and stepped up getting themselves in the convo for starting spots especially since the turn of the year they have been incredible for me .
16 Mar 2024 12:06:29
Elliott seems to have been working in the gym. His physicality seems to be improving. His technical skill and passion has never been in doubt. A fan on the pitch!
Bobby Clark has not looked out of place at all. Presses, is quick, gets stuck into tackles, covers space intelligently and is really good on the ball. He looks like he's going to be a very good no8.
McConnell is an interesting player. Looks like he has good instinct for tackles and interceptions and if my eyes are not deceiving me, he's two-footed. Has some work to do on his physical attributes, but that should come in time.