And yet he looked knackered tonight event though he only played 45 minutes.
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[Albion] Matt O Riley [26/08/24 - sings on a 5-year deal]
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pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
Yalcouye definitely not coming back this month per Naylor.
Super Sub
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- Aug 13, 2016
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I think Matt will be a slow burner for us. You can see he is a very intelligent player and has a fantastic left foot.
On the other side of the coin though, his physicality is poor and he has no pace whatsoever.
He needs to toughen up (as do some others) but I hope he is given time to come good.
On the other side of the coin though, his physicality is poor and he has no pace whatsoever.
He needs to toughen up (as do some others) but I hope he is given time to come good.
Chap who stands next to you should ponder the injuries to the players he’s questioning
GT49er
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Pity - it would be nice to have someone coming in who might hit the ground running and really set the world on fire!
pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
SSN reporting that O'Riley has covered the third-most distance in the PL this season, 10.84 km to Lucas Bergvall's 10.87 km and Carlos Soler's 10.86 km. We were of course linked with Soler before his loan move to West Ham. https://www.skysports.com/football/...-and-gossip-live-updates-goals-and-highlights
Is it me or has Matt been a real disappointment so far, given the hype at Celtic and size of fee. Yes he's had a difficult start with the injury against Crawley but it's now been a few months of being fit.
At the moment I'd take Billy Gilmour all day in CM over O'Riley
At the moment I'd take Billy Gilmour all day in CM over O'Riley
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
If Gomez ever appears today was the day should have started
He hit the best free kick we’ve produced in months, mostly in that it was actually on target
AZ Gull
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I don't know why (because I'd never seen him play) but I was very excited to see what O'Riley would bring this season. (Probably based upon the size of the fee and maybe what others on here had said about him). That's why I was really angered by that horrible challenge, six minutes into his debut. But apart from his finish against City, I have to say I've been hugely disappointed up to this point in time.
dejavuatbtn
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The more you run the less you pass. Sometimes these stats put out are just fruitcake.
Soton Seagull
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Am I alone in thinking he seems massively underwhelming?
He seems to play like kids do - chasing the ball and always wanting to score; completely ignoring the shape and tactics.
Loved his goal vs City for the payback of effort after the Crawley carthorse broke him, but since then he looks an overexcited amateur.
He seems to play like kids do - chasing the ball and always wanting to score; completely ignoring the shape and tactics.
Loved his goal vs City for the payback of effort after the Crawley carthorse broke him, but since then he looks an overexcited amateur.
Mustafa II
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Probably (hopefully) just you.
We haven't seen much of him, since he has been recovering from that unfortunate injury - but he has definitely shown glimmers of quality and intelligence.
It's just too early to judge.
Not sure about the intelligence bit, when he did start showed zero positional discipline and basically shut down others space.
Disappointing so far, but relatively early days, set-piece wise, he’s above everyone else in the squad (IMO).
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Shocking injury and then Ayari and Baleba have formed a decent partnership, plus we have had choices in more forward positions.
Takes players time who haven’t played in the PL before to settle, often a year, that was certainly the case with WBG.
mikeyjh
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He'll just have to wait. There's 5 in front of him at the moment. He hasn't remotely take his chances when he's been given them and has been, frankly, a bit of a fanny when I've seen him play.