201ao. Hunt 5fer. Not a bad first four home sessions back!
Hopefully put a few on the board today and then get amongst the wickets in front of a bumper crowd tomorrow.
Putting aside his individual performance, our record with and without Dunky this season is starkly different. He’s become something of an omen.
In games we’ve played with Dunky:
7 wins, 8 draws, 8 losses
In games played without Dunky:
10 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses
Coincidence or catalyst?
That’s one of the worst efforts playing with a 1+ player advantage I’ve ever seen. Numerous passes hit too short, attempted to play through a congested middle when there was space out wide. Created exactly one shot, in 20 mins. Awful.
Apart from the one he absolutely smashed at Baleba causing him to lose possession and leading to another break.
Hoped he’d do better than he did, but not surprising stepping up and stepping in after 8 weeks without a game.
Biggest change I would make would be to stop academy football before u12 age group. I coach u7 and the number of parents fixated on trying to get their kids into the pre-academy for Albion, Pompey, Fulham, Chelsea etc is crazy.
In my view, U7 kids should be having fun playing grassroots with...
Putting aside the third goal, the number of times he gets run past and then ambles back before seemingly realising he’s actually playing and starting to sprint, arriving three seconds too late, is astonishing. Happened at least 10 times today. Indeed, on the highlights on Sky alone, you can see...
He was shocking in the first half against Everton (I was there so saw it with my own eyes). By far our worst player on the day. Only settled down in second half when they had 10 men.
Not just today. He’s been awful in every game he’s played regardless of whether he’s started or come on as a sub. He clearly a million miles from the level that a top 10 prem club needs.
Absolute madness the “let’s see how he does with a run in the side” crew. Sometimes you just have to accept you’ve bought a dud and get on with it. This bloke shouldn’t be anywhere near getting a run in the side. Woefully poor. Locadia levels.
Under hits every single pass as well. The number of times Hinsh had to wait for the ball which slowed a potential break, or worse had to go and get it and play backwards as a result. Criminal for a premier league midfielder.