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  • Thread starter Brighton Sky Blue
  • Start date Yesterday at 8:44 PM
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Yesterday at 8:44 PM
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Reinventing himself under Lampard who clearly thinks he should be playing higher up the pitch. Another well taken goal today, and another Lampard-ism that few saw coming but makes more sense with each game.

Fair play to both, especially as Eccles had appeared to be out of favour last season.
 
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PVA

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  • Yesterday at 8:47 PM
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I can't remember if it was Robins or Viveash, but one of them (maybe both) said he could play further forward.
 
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Ash

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  • Yesterday at 8:47 PM
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His ability in a high press out of possession has been a real revelation, especially considering I couldn’t see him being anything other than a DCM pre Lampard
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Yesterday at 8:48 PM
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Brighton Sky Blue said:
Reinventing himself under Lampard who clearly thinks he should be playing higher up the pitch. Another well taken goal today, and another Lampard-ism that few saw coming but makes more sense with each game.

Fair play to both, especially as Eccles had appeared to be out of favour last season.
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I always said Eccles was a much better footballer than given credit for (I have mentioned that assist v Leeds that showed it). Good for him that he's contributing. Today's was an absolutely superb finish that he is probably unlikely to have been in position to have or actually executed 12 months ago.
 
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Gynnsthetonic

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  • Yesterday at 8:51 PM
  • #5
Great finish last week, great finish this week. He really gets stuck in too!
 
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Londonccfcfan

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  • Yesterday at 9:23 PM
  • #6
Great player. Not even fit yet.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Yesterday at 9:24 PM
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Interesting to hear Lampard’s comments that he saw the attributes for Eccles to play a more advanced role, but the man himself disagreed and thought he was a 6. It looked an odd move at first but with each game it’s looking more like the right call.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Yesterday at 9:52 PM
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Yep he hasn’t looked fit he came close to it today
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Yesterday at 9:57 PM
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Brighton Sky Blue said:
Interesting to hear Lampard’s comments that he saw the attributes for Eccles to play a more advanced role, but the man himself disagreed and thought he was a 6. It looked an odd move at first but with each game it’s looking more like the right call.
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It's funny really because he said something similar about Torp, as in the player's belief of his best position wasn't what he necessarily saw or wasn't the only position he could play
 
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Trueskyblue20

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  • Yesterday at 10:02 PM
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Eccles has always been a brilliant CM. Robins thought so, Adi thought so and now Lampcard thinks so, however some people don’t quite like him because he came from our academy. Strange
 
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shmmeee

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  • Yesterday at 10:07 PM
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Still think he could be quicker in his thought by a touch and a bit crisper in his hitting on the ball but always thought he has great vision and range. One of his best games for us today I thought. Took his goal really well and if Rudi wasn’t desperate to score would probably have had another if it had been squared.
 
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ptr

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  • Yesterday at 10:12 PM
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It was a brilliant goal. Calm and placed it bottom corner from outside the box, made it look simple.

Sheaf used to put them in the car park.
 
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Gynnsthetonic

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  • Yesterday at 10:13 PM
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ptr said:
It was a brilliant goal. Calm and placed it bottom corner from outside the box, made it look simple.

Sheaf used to put them in the car park.
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shmmeee

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  • Yesterday at 10:13 PM
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ptr said:
It was a brilliant goal. Calm and placed it bottom corner from outside the box, made it look simple.

Sheaf used to put them in the car park.
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We’ve got Matty Grimes for that now.
 
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harvey098

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  • Yesterday at 10:34 PM
  • #15
Blokes class. I’ve said this a few times over the years so apologies for repeating but I really think he’s a victim of being a youth player. If we had signed him for £5M everyone would rate him but the truth is that he’s always been underrated. The start of last season he was virtually the only player that could hold their head high. Proper decent championship midfielder.
 
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Gleneagles65

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  • Yesterday at 10:38 PM
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shmmeee said:
Still think he could be quicker in his thought by a touch and a bit crisper in his hitting on the ball but always thought he has great vision and range. One of his best games for us today I thought. Took his goal really well and if Rudi wasn’t desperate to score would probably have had another if it had been squared.
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Cheers Frank.
 
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gruffskyblue

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  • Yesterday at 10:49 PM
  • #17
Just met him in the Royal Bengal. Nice chap!
 

Evo1883

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  • Yesterday at 10:52 PM
  • #18
Frank got me questioning everything at this point
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Yesterday at 10:54 PM
  • #19
The Sheaf lovers are cowering, but he's stepped up massively in the last few weeks. One of our own, and better than most give credit for. Wouldn't expect him to play much, like Simms, in a way, but they've both absolutely proved themselves.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Yesterday at 10:55 PM
  • #20
I’d heard he’d broken his leg
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Today at 12:05 AM
  • #21
The laughable analogy about a player who's been a constant in recent seasons and seasons that have seen success and progression that he's a "league 1 player at best " is now being shown to be ridiculous.
Josh has always given his all in various positions and been a key figure in many of our best performances in recent seasons .
Would also go as far to say losing him after his impact in last seasons playoff semi cost us the game as he was sensational that night
 
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fatso

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  • 55 minutes ago
  • #22
Love the way Eccles collected the ball, looked up, picked his spot, then just nonchalantly passed the ball into the net.

Top draw finish.
 
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