[Albion] Jack Hinshelwood [9/4/24: new deal to 2028]

[Robert Codners Nostrils]

Really good game today. Love seeing him get forward, turning defence into attack. He is going to be a huge part of our future. So pleased for the lad.

 

[Zeberdi]

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

It was a good welly. Jack Hinshelwood is one of the most exciting stories at Brighton right now.

 

[dwayne]

So continuing our conversation the other day …

Definitely starting to believe I was very wrong with this one. Would love to see him start playing in his proper position !

I like de zerbis gross comparison. He can't run , he's not that strong or big. But he is just so smart that it just works.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Definitely starting to believe I was very wrong with this one. Would love to see him start playing in his proper position !

I like de zerbis gross comparison. He can't run , he's not that strong or big. But he is just so smart that it just works.

Starting to believe?! Ah well, at least you didn't repeatedly write him off as 'not good enough' in countless posts on here.

Oh...

 

[Bakero]

Definitely starting to believe I was very wrong with this one. Would love to see him start playing in his proper position !

I like de zerbis gross comparison. He can't run , he's not that strong or big. But he is just so smart that it just works.

Except Hinshelwood is about 6ft tall and doesn't seem in any way slow. Sure, he's a little skinny but no doubt he'll fill out a bit in the coming years.

DZ's comparison was about their football intelligence, technique, versatility and awareness. Not any lack of physical attributes.

Fair play for admitting you were wrong (even if the facts had already proved you wrong).

 

[nwgull]

Except Hinshelwood is about 6ft tall and doesn't seem in any way slow. Sure, he's a little skinny but no doubt he'll fill out a bit in the coming years.

DZ's comparison was about their football intelligence, technique, versatility and awareness. Not any lack of physical attributes.

Fair play for admitting you were wrong (even if the facts had already proved you wrong).

For an 18 year old, he’s far from skinny! He could end up having an Igor-like physique by his early 20s.

 

[The Colonel]

What an exceptional couple of months for JH. 18 years old, out of position and thrown into the hardest league in the world in a team with a unique and demanding style of play. And not only has he barely put a foot wrong, he's become a genuine threat from right back. For me he's been one of the highlights of this season. I wonder if he's already so good at right back that it will become his 'proper' position and we'll never see him in midfield as he'll simply continue to develop as a modern full back.

 

[maffew]

Fantastic performance from the lad. Felt for him a bit in the post match amazon interview. Whatever her name was, constant barage about age and just generally annoying questions to him and milner. He did alright though tbf

 

[macbeth]

had a horrible dream last night that he signed for city in january. don’t think it’s going to take a genius to interpret the subliminal message of that one

 

[raymondo]

Fantastic performance from the lad. Felt for him a bit in the post match amazon interview. Whatever her name was, constant barage about age and just generally annoying questions to him and milner. He did alright though tbf

Yeah... I'm getting a bit fed up with the plucky Brighton, age, style etc interviews. We just played great... thank you,

 

[Badger Boy]

What an exceptional couple of months for JH. 18 years old, out of position and thrown into the hardest league in the world in a team with a unique and demanding style of play. And not only has he barely put a foot wrong, he's become a genuine threat from right back. For me he's been one of the highlights of this season. I wonder if he's already so good at right back that it will become his 'proper' position and we'll never see him in midfield as he'll simply continue to develop as a modern full back.

Not at all for me - he's breaking into the team but he's a central midfielder and for me, he will be a top CM for many years to come. I think he's a proper player and a proper CM.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

He said in the interview he probably intended to go bottom left. A nice honest lad too . Nice to see how hard he hit it, no stopping that.

Yup, very decent keeper had time to see the shot coming, but was powerless to do very much about it

 

[zefarelly]

Not at all for me - he's breaking into the team but he's a central midfielder and for me, he will be a top CM for many years to come. I think he's a proper player and a proper CM.

And in the modern BHA style, supremely versatile.

even has heading ability, a rarity for us.

 

[saafend_seagull]

Totally fine if he’s our right back to the end of the season

 

[The Colonel]

Not at all for me - he's breaking into the team but he's a central midfielder and for me, he will be a top CM for many years to come. I think he's a proper player and a proper CM.

He certainly looks like he has everything required to play either position. It's the modern way to have ball players with technique and attacking intent who would usually be more suited to midfield playing at full back which is why I think there's a chance he might stay there. He's also got defensive strengths, best seen in the game in Athens where we were under a lot of pressure and he made several crucial blocks and headers. He could be a top class full back for 15 years based on what I've seen so far. But if he's even better in midfield, great, I can't wait to see it.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Needs to nip that haircut in the bud tho, before he goes full Blackadder/Foden

 

[Greg Bobkin]

What an exceptional couple of months for JH. 18 years old, out of position and thrown into the hardest league in the world in a team with a unique and demanding style of play. And not only has he barely put a foot wrong, he's become a genuine threat from right back. For me he's been one of the highlights of this season. I wonder if he's already so good at right back that it will become his 'proper' position and we'll never see him in midfield as he'll simply continue to develop as a modern full back.

Not only that, but he's also seemingly won DWAYNE over. Something no-one ever saw coming, the way they carried on about him

 

[mile oak]

I thought he was good coming forward and clearly positioned himself well and Rottenham defence dreadfully for his goal. Defensively was often exposed but up against some quality players so I think taking that into account a 7/10 performance.

 

[Zeberdi]

What an exceptional couple of months for JH. 18 years old, out of position and thrown into the hardest league in the world in a team with a unique and demanding style of play. And not only has he barely put a foot wrong, he's become a genuine threat from right back. For me he's been one of the highlights of this season. I wonder if he's already so good at right back that it will become his 'proper' position and we'll never see him in midfield as he'll simply continue to develop as a modern full back.

He’ll be wasted as a RB in RDZs current system IMO - he’s clearly a box to box FB but how do we use that position in De Zerbi’s DNA? That’s usually LB’s/Pervis’s job while the RB stays a bit deeper - perhaps using Baleba as a sweeper to protect the CBs so we have a box to box on each side? Alternatively if we can hang on to him long enough he could easily be a central midfielder replacement for Gross.