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Milan van Ewijk Appreciation Thread (1 Viewer)

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Deleted member 9744

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  • Feb 25, 2024
  • #456
Sky Blue Pete said:
Incredibly harsh
A wonderful wonderful player
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He is an excellent player, in fact our best, but he hasn't been playing well recently. Poor again on Friday.
 
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Bertola

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  • Feb 25, 2024
  • #457
PorkySmurf said:
His decision making can also be atrocious. The other night summed him up when he decided to pass out wide to Wright despite being on the edge of the box with a clear sight of goal.
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Our right back is now being criticised for not taking a shot on his weaker foot, and instead passing to our top scorer who was running into the area?

FFS
 
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shmmeee

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  • Feb 25, 2024
  • #458
Bertola said:
Our right back is now being criticised for not taking a shot on his weaker foot, and instead passing to our top scorer who was running into the area?

FFS
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We lost a game. Everyone can now get all their personal frustrations about individual players out under the guise of constructive criticism
 
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Bertola

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  • Feb 25, 2024
  • #459
This is the chance for Wright. Milan was outside the D and passed it to Wright on the edge of the area.

If that's near the corner flag to you, you may need a trip to specsavers
 
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SBT

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  • Feb 25, 2024
  • #460
shmmeee said:
SBT every time a team plays the ball out wide: “THEYRE TARGETING OUR FULL BACK!!!!”
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I mean….you’re just describing how football works?

If our full backs deal with the problem then it’s of little note and everyone moves on. If only it were so.
 

shmmeee

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  • Feb 25, 2024
  • #461
SBT said:
I mean….you’re just describing how football works?

If our full backs deal with the problem then it’s of little note and everyone moves on. If only it were so.
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Just makes me chuckle. According to this site every one of our full backs has been targeted since Maatsen.
 
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Deleted member 9744

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  • Feb 25, 2024
  • #462
shmmeee said:
Just makes me chuckle. According to this site every one of our full backs has been targeted since Maatsen.
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It was before then, and indeed I remember you were very critical of McCallum.
 

SBAndy

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  • Feb 25, 2024
  • #463
PorkySmurf said:
I read all these comments about MVE and I’m genuinely left scratching my head.

Defensively, he is average. He has a tendency to get caught out of position and challenge for balls he has no chance of winning (see Millwall’s goal the other week).

Going forward, I have never seen a full back so petrified of taking on a man. 80% of his passes are backwards. People saying he is technically very good… what!? He is technically very limited and relies on his pace. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him do a trick or anything resembling skill.

His decision making can also be atrocious. The other night summed him up when he decided to pass out wide to Wright despite being on the edge of the box with a clear sight of goal.

If MVE looked like Ryan Haynes and didn’t do fist bumps at the end of the game then very few of our fans would rate him. You’ve all been drawn in hook line and sinker because he “looks the part” and shows a bit of passion.

I’d be looking to recoup our money at the end of the season.
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Possibly the most braindead thing I’ve read this season. And one guy said Wright’s 10 goals and 5 assists was “deceiving”.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Feb 25, 2024
  • #464
Deleted member 9744 said:
It was before then, and indeed I remember you were very critical of McCallum.
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I was. I never claimed he was being targeted though. I still maintain he’s not a wingback.
 

shmmeee

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  • Feb 25, 2024
  • #465
SBAndy said:
Possibly the most braindead thing I’ve read this season. And one guy said Wright’s 10 goals and 5 assists was “deceiving”.
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It was the same guy wasn’t it? They’re all blurring into one recently. The Booshpocalypse
 

SBAndy

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  • Feb 25, 2024
  • #466
shmmeee said:
I was. I never claimed he was being targeted though. I still maintain he’s not a wingback.
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I actually could see him coming back as starting LB.
 
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Jonny

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  • Feb 25, 2024
  • #467
PorkySmurf said:
What is brain dead about it? What about what I’ve put there is wrong? Enlighten me.
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All of it. Never known anyone to be so negative. Is there anything you actually like about the club? Every time you post, it's slating someone or something.
 
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Alan Dugdales Moustache

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  • Feb 25, 2024
  • #468
Bertola said:
This is the chance for Wright. Milan was outside the D and passed it to Wright on the edge of the area.

If that's near the corner flag to you, you may need a trip to specsavers
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That pass was totally unnecessary. He had the whole goal to shoot at and bottled it.
 

Bertola

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  • Feb 26, 2024
  • #469
Alan Dugdales Moustache said:
That pass was totally unnecessary. He had the whole goal to shoot at and bottled it.
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Sure he could've taken a shot from 20/25 yards on his weaker foot, but passing to our top scorer who was running into the area is hardly bottling it
 
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PVA

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  • Feb 26, 2024
  • #470
The one thing that frustrates me about him is when he gets one v one against a full back near the penalty area.

He's got the pace and skill to beat a man, but he slows it right down, dallies on the ball and ends up either passing it back or just hitting a weak cross against the defender.

Other than that he's clearly an excellent player at this level.
 

Alkhen

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 29, 2024
  • #471
Biggest question for me is...

Who does it better, Milan or Steve Evans

 
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Alkhen

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  • Mar 30, 2024
  • #472
2 assists yesterday and a decent performance against a prem defence from the wing so far, versatile
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Mar 30, 2024
  • #473
He’s one of, if not, our best player. His contributions are underrated at times.
 
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Hobo

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  • Mar 31, 2024
  • #474
He is a player still in need of development. But the potential is there and most importantly the desire is there.
 
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Hobo

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  • Mar 31, 2024
  • #475
shmmeee said:
If we get another £20m this time buy 10 £2m players.
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That is where fans go wrong. There is no simple quick fix formula. Not all 2m players have the potential but an 8m player might have? Also just because there are star players at 18-20 years old it doesn't mean all 18-20 year old players should be judged on their standard.

Attitude and character shapes players futures as much as natural talent.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Mar 31, 2024
  • #476
Hobo said:
That is where fans go wrong. There is no simple quick fix formula. Not all 2m players have the potential but an 8m player might have? Also just because there are star players at 18-20 years old it doesn't mean all 18-20 year old players should be judged on their standard.

Attitude and character shapes players futures as much as natural talent.
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It’s just spreading of risk really.
 
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skybluecam

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  • Mar 31, 2024
  • #477
shmmeee said:
It’s just spreading of risk really.
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Based on false assumptions.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Mar 31, 2024
  • #478
skybluecam said:
Based on false assumptions.
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What’s that?
 

skybluecam

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  • Mar 31, 2024
  • #479
shmmeee said:
What’s that?
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Obviously if the recruitment team had two targets lined up and were quoted £2m for one and £5m for the other they'd go with the £2m option.

Your suggestion of only signing players at the lower values would likely have meant we wouldn't have signed Wright, Kitching or Simms. Our season would be looking very different without them.
 

shmmeee

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  • Apr 1, 2024
  • #480
skybluecam said:
Obviously if the recruitment team had two targets lined up and were quoted £2m for one and £5m for the other they'd go with the £2m option.

Your suggestion of only signing players at the lower values would likely have meant we wouldn't have signed Wright, Kitching or Simms. Our season would be looking very different without them.
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I think we’ve done well in hindsight (the comment you’re replying to is quite old), but I also think the squad is thinner than it could have been and we’ve done well in the £1-2m bracket historically.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Apr 1, 2024
  • #481
shmmeee said:
I think we’ve done well in hindsight (the comment you’re replying to is quite old), but I also think the squad is thinner than it could have been and we’ve done well in the £1-2m bracket historically.
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Think we have all angles covered
Hope Doug has football brains that he listens to as well as his own confidence.
Understand spreading of risk completely but the way kitching sprays his passes around is what you get when you can spend some of the money you made on the last player you developed into a superstar
Wonder what is afoot for the summer gonna be exciting once again
 

Hobo

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  • Apr 1, 2024
  • #482
shmmeee said:
What’s that?
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Spreading it across possibly average players rather than cherry picking at the 2 m mark or even higher.

The focus should be on the talent and potential, not necessarily the fee. It is the balance of not over paying, but not missing out just because we have to pay a bit more.

Or you go back to having tight budget limits and just flipping coins, hoping one comes good out of a quantity of cheapish players
 

Evo1883

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #483
His performance yesterday from the 1st minute ( the only player to give the whole 120) was almost perfect ..rashford had to be switched , won absolutely everything and looked dare I say every bit a potential Premier league player with the right development

 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #484
My MotM yesterday he was class from the beginning
 
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We'll_live_and_die

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #485
Why have we not used his long throw before? I couldn't believe it 5 minutes in when he put that throwin into the box. What a weapon that can be.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #486
Rich said:
Why have we not used his long throw before? I couldn't believe it 5 minutes in when he put that throwin into the box. What a weapon that can be.
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MR probably not a fan
 
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shmmeee

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #487
MR hates a long throw. Remember how long it took before we saw McCallums?
 
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Evo1883

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  • Aug 17, 2024
  • #488
Sensational performance last night , doesn't get much better than that from a full back at this level
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Aug 17, 2024
  • #489
Evo1883 said:
Sensational performance last night , doesn't get much better than that from a full back at this level
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44 more games like that and he’s in the Prem next season one way or the other.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Aug 17, 2024
  • #490
Evo1883 said:
Sensational performance last night , doesn't get much better than that from a full back at this level
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He tired and his crosses late in second half werent great but genuinely sensational
 
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