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Ben Whiteman

Ben Whiteman

HunterLionheart said:
I genuinely can't tell if it was a good free kick or horrific goalkeeping, ngl.
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We were directly in line with the free kick, diagonally behind the goal. The whole thing seemed to go in slow motion with the ball coming towards us, and we couldn't believe the keeper didn't get to it. But saying that, the keeper was pretty shocking, kept smashing it out of play or mis-hitting it, and nearly getting closed down playing all that fancy out-from-the-back stuff.
 
Good performance by the lad for the second week running.
Looks like he can pass, shoot, tackle, take a decent set piece, but the big question is can Ben Whiteman sing the blues?
 
Pumba said:
He just hasn’t done much full stop.

Like others, I do think there’s a player in there but I’m yet to see him have a strong game at this level.
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I think his ability to put accurate balls into the box with both feet during open play help. However our best striker at the moment riis, isn't that good in the air.
 
Desperate Scouse White said:
This guy is a class act & really grown in last few games. Captain material imho
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Thought I’d revisit my comment above from a few months back now that Whiteman is rightfully starting to get the recognition he deserves. A good number on here have made similar comments in recent times.

I still stand by my comment about him being captain material. Keep it up lad, really enjoy watching you play!
 
What a thread this one has turned out to be 😂

I’m just thrilled to finally be proved right about a player instead of proved wrong
 
Always been able to see that he's absolute quality but it wasn't clear early on if he'd be able to make it work in a North End shirt, much in the same way a lot of supporters saw the quality in Harrop.

Luckily BW seems to now be starting to show the consistency that we all hoped for. For all of our on and off pitch woes, we have had a class midfield for a good few seasons now and BW will hopefully be a big part of it now and for a long time to come.
 
OOOO3 said:
That aged well. Shot from the hip after three straight defeats….

Whiteman has had a hit and miss season so far but hopefully now with McCann alongside him he can push on like he did against Luton
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I agree - still got quite a way to go for me to prove himself at this level. A consistent run alongside McCann would be beneficial I think - however with the insistence on shoe horning Browne in, our best player currently sitting on the bench, and Ledson on the scene as well, I'm not sure this will happen.
 
Think people are going OTT, I'm yet to see any real consistency from him. He's certainly nowhere near Gallagher level.

I'd say he's just decent but can be prone to an invisible game here and there.
 
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