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viveasheagle perth 04 Apr 23 7.29am | |
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In the last few games under Viera he was looking unfit, disinterested and bang average. In 2 weeks under Roy he is back to his best. Don't forget in the early part of the season he was also playing well and would have been one of the first names on the team sheet.
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southnorwoodhill 04 Apr 23 7.56am | |
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Wow. One decent game in a long time and he's Ballon D'Or material again. Yes, he had a good game. Yes, he can be a lazy so and so. Therefore it is up to him where he wants to go with his career. I've always said he has the raw ability, it's been the application that has been missing. Was it PV's slack management? Or has Roy said the right words at the right time? Time will tell, Eze has between now and the end of the season to really show us he is capable of consistent match winning performances.
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thetopgeezer Streatham Hill 04 Apr 23 8.02am | |
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Originally posted by Eaglecoops
Once he starts running at teams in parts of the pitch where they can’t bring him down he looks a different player. He was operating too deep under Vieira and it was easy to foul him and reset defensively. He made two classic runs on Saturday that got the defence absolutely scared out their wits. That’s where he needs to operate. The whole team were too deep under Vieira. I can't make my mind up if it was because of the tough run of fixtures or because we became too obsessed with a ticky tacky play it out of the back possession based yawnfest. This is The Premier League and I saw us run off the park in numerous games. But not on Saturday.
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Nicholas91 The Democratic Republic of Kent 04 Apr 23 8.43am | |
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Originally posted by southnorwoodhill
Wow. One decent game in a long time and he's Ballon D'Or material again. Yes, he had a good game. Yes, he can be a lazy so and so. Therefore it is up to him where he wants to go with his career. I've always said he has the raw ability, it's been the application that has been missing. Was it PV's slack management? Or has Roy said the right words at the right time? Time will tell, Eze has between now and the end of the season to really show us he is capable of consistent match winning performances. TBH I think it was PV's tactics. The slow movement of the ball plus not getting players forward and/or at pace meant that whenever Eze did actually play it was sort of a case of 'there you go, do something with that' as opposed to actually receiving the ball in moments where he was able to work some magic. That and I would dare to suggest just generally not being fit enough. Either way the 'Ballon D'or' comment made me laugh but he went from looking like he did and would never recover from injury, unfit, lightweight and ineffective to once again looking a menace, gliding past players, quick feet, a footballing brain and getting us a goal under Roy. Looked slimmer/fitter too from where I was sitting but that may just be me! I honestly thought it might signal the end, or the end of any hype around Eze. It's back on now.
Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!! |
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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 04 Apr 23 8.48am | |
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Originally posted by Nicholas91
TBH I think it was PV's tactics. The slow movement of the ball plus not getting players forward and/or at pace meant that whenever Eze did actually play it was sort of a case of 'there you go, do something with that' as opposed to actually receiving the ball in moments where he was able to work some magic. That and I would dare to suggest just generally not being fit enough. Either way the 'Ballon D'or' comment made me laugh but he went from looking like he did and would never recover from injury, unfit, lightweight and ineffective to once again looking a menace, gliding past players, quick feet, a footballing brain and getting us a goal under Roy. Looked slimmer/fitter too from where I was sitting but that may just be me! I honestly thought it might signal the end, or the end of any hype around Eze. It's back on now. Leeds will be a totally different proposition from a lacklustre Leicester.They will be full of energy with a fanatical crowd behind them. Edited by Willo (04 Apr 2023 8.48am)
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NEILLO Shoreham-by-Sea 04 Apr 23 8.58am | |
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He certainly had a good game on Saturday and reminded us of what he could be capable of. I say could be because he needs to start performing like that more often. It’s a valid point that he had less space to play in during the recent run against the top teams. Leicester was the opposite. Hopefully that will give him the confidence to push on for the rest of the season. His form is more important to us now that Zaha could be out for a while
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Nicholas91 The Democratic Republic of Kent 04 Apr 23 9.18am | |
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Originally posted by Willo
Leeds will be a totally different proposition from a lacklustre Leicester.They will be full of energy with a fanatical crowd behind them. Edited by Willo (04 Apr 2023 8.48am) I completely recognise those sentiments Willo however should we match Leeds with energy, or more so than we did under PV and as we did have albeit against a lacklustre Leicester, I think the likes of Eze may play a bigger part. It's Leeds not Real Madrid.
Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!! |
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MrRobbo Chaldon 04 Apr 23 9.24am | |
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Originally posted by Nicholas91
TBH I think it was PV's tactics. The slow movement of the ball plus not getting players forward and/or at pace meant that whenever Eze did actually play it was sort of a case of 'there you go, do something with that' as opposed to actually receiving the ball in moments where he was able to work some magic. That and I would dare to suggest just generally not being fit enough. Either way the 'Ballon D'or' comment made me laugh but he went from looking like he did and would never recover from injury, unfit, lightweight and ineffective to once again looking a menace, gliding past players, quick feet, a footballing brain and getting us a goal under Roy. Looked slimmer/fitter too from where I was sitting but that may just be me! I honestly thought it might signal the end, or the end of any hype around Eze. It's back on now. 100%. He never lost it. He is a player that will look great with the ball, but distinctly average without it. Same as Wilf and Olise. We need to give these guys a platform to perform
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PatrickA London 04 Apr 23 9.39am | |
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Some of Eze’s best work on Saturday was in the inside right position in the first half.
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palace99 New Mills 04 Apr 23 10.20am | |
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Originally posted by antipodeagle
Because but for it bouncing off of the keeper it wouldn't have gone in the back of the net. Deflections only count for the shooter if they were already going in before they took the deflection. But yes I agree, he was a joy to watch. We're going to need to see more of that in the next few games while Wilf is injured. no, it's if they are on target. Many would 'probably' be saved before the deflection - we will never know.
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