What do we all think of Will Hughes?
I know he had a difficult start, spending 3 months on the sidelines, but I watched him against Liverpool and particularly in the 1st half he seemed to be running around like the proverbial.
Thoughts?

He hasn't been great for the last couple of games. But neither has Connor to be fair.

I think there are just going to be games that its hard to get a foothold in, or they are just not on top form.

Though with the 2nd goal, despite the offside, Hughes didn't bother to get back in on the back post when he could see that Mitchell had 2 to mark.

It was the same under Roy. Wrong starting line-up, too slow out of the blocks.

I wasn't keen on him joining us and when it took so long for PV to give him a start I suspected he wasn't making the grade.

But, I have to say that he has impressed me since he's played a few games. OK, there may be some flaws in his game, but generally he's made some good passes, some crucial tackles and he certainly puts himself about a bit. He's fitted in better than I expected and he'll learn a lot from PV.

I see him as a reasonable replacement in Conor's role, assuming he leaves us at the end of the season as expected.

Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

I think he is doing okay but he tends to disappear when things aren't going for him.
Difficult to judge anyone on the first 30 mins against Liverpool - they ran riot and to a man we let them.
Generally he is okay and may need time to come out of his shell

Agree with a lot of this, the balance is off and it isn't helping Gallagher or Hughes, with Hughes in particular having to play deeper.

I think the selection is more a reflection of how Luka is thought of that a genuine idea that this 3 works - that West Ham performance perhaps finally being the straw that broke the camel's back. Looking forward to having Kouyate back. I still think the Hughes/Gallagher/Schlupp combo is better than any with Luka in it.

Hughes has been great value. £6m for a 26 year old midfielder who looks comfortable in a mid-table side? No complaints, especially as he seems to have a bit of bite about him which we're short of.

I don't think he or we started well against Liverpool but to give them credit, their one touch stuff to beat our press in that first 10 minutes was sublime. I don't think anyone outside the top 6 would have lived with it.

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