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Daniel Johnson

Daniel Johnson

Nobber said:
DJ playing as an attacking midfielder is outstanding.

DJ playing as a central or defending midfielder is poor.

Tactically we need to be an attacking, pressing, team. It's obvious.
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In a way he was an attacking midfielder playing from a defending midfield position tonight. But whatever you call it, he seemed to playing the right position for him. The important thing is, he bossed the midfield.
 
Brilliant player who has struggled from time to time with consistency. Why he hasn't been in the team I don't know, changed it totally at Sheffield United running the show when he came on. I like Pearson, Ledson, and Browne as players but no need for them all in one team, be it home or way. Johnson is part of our best midfield combination imho.
 
sedgwick__7 said:
Brilliant player who has struggled from time to time with consistency. Why he hasn't been in the team I don't know, changed it totally at Sheffield United running the show when he came on. I like Pearson, Ledson, and Browne as players but no need for them all in one team, be it home or way. Johnson is part of our best midfield combination imho.
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You have to ask why after the impact Johnson made at Sheffield he did not start the next game. Ledson looked cumbersome tonight though you could see that he could play the sort of deep holding role that Pearson plays but to be a foil for Pearson he needs to be sharper and faster. Tonight kept our season from going into freefall and in all likelihood AN in a job. If we can somehow tighten up the defence and actually it is not just our defence but the defensive effort of our midfield that is at fault then we can perhaps begin to climb the table. There is now some hope.
 
shabbagaz said:
I thought it was certainly soft - looked like Johnson accidentally backed into the Villa player not realising he was there.
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Watch the highlights on Sky Johnson’s arm goes straight in the defenders face, busts his nose correct decision.
Just a good job Maxwell saved the penalty.
 
On way back now, at half time I was questioning whether it would be my last away game this season. Thankfully Neil saw sense and brought Johnson on and we actually started to get the ball down. Lad is absolute class.
 
Daniel Johnson is without doubt one of our best players. If you cannot see what he did for the team tonight you have no business expressing an opinion. He bossed the midfield and completely changed the game. Villa have talent in Abu dance, but Johnson’s performance nullified a multi-million pound strike force and made a very talented side look very ordinary. I’d agree that he needs to be more consistent, but let’s have done with this he’s no good nonsense. We are fortunate indeed that he has signed an extension to his contract.
 
Great to see he's doing so well. I really hope he's maturing into a more consistently effective player.

A few people are saying, or implying, that some fans (like the OP and me) must be clueless not to bow down completely to his sheer class - but remember that DJ was available all summer for any club to come along and sign him. But no one did. So it's clear that not everyone in the game sees him as 100% indispensable.

Having said that, when he's playing well, he's superb, and it sounds like he's on form and an absolute pleasure to watch.

Come on DJ.... kick on.
 
Maguire back and a fired up DJ threading balls through the middle is something to fear imo. Last August it looked like Neil wanted to build his team around him, but a few off performances killed that. Time to look into that again imo.

Honestly, I'd think about giving him the armband if he keeps it up for a few more weeks. It's just a formality but giving him that extra bit of responsibility may just be what it takes to turn him from an inconsistent player who drifts in and out of the game into a do infant force in midfield.
 
Lets hope this is the start of a good run of form from him.

There's little doubting his ability but, as noted above, consistency is a problem and then the really frustrating thing is that when he isn't firing with the ball he offers next to nothing without it.

He's not going to run the show all game, every game, and when he isn't he needs to know that he has to knuckle down and do what needs to be done for the team. This obviously isn't going to be flying into tackles but working hard to pressure players, make interceptions and make yourself available to teammates is a minimum for a midfielder and, too often, he forgets to do this.

There's no room for luxury players these days and Johnson still has more to do to show hes more than this and become a necessity. But I sincerely hope he is given the chance to do it.
 
shabbagaz said:
Right, I'll hold my hands up - I'm on of his biggest critics, if not the biggest! I slammed the decision to extend his contract as I felt it was undeserved/unjustified.

He played well against Boro in the League Cup and he helped change the game tonight - some glimpses of the 'old/real' DJ were clearly on show.

So credit where credit is due - he played well tonight. It'll take some convincing for me to change my opinion but hopefully he can prove me wrong.
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He didn't play vs Boro.

He changed the game vs Sheff Utd and then for some reason didn't play a single minute in the following 2 matches. The lad is a class act, the only thing the manager has to do is put him in the right positions to get the best out of him. And for the fans to not get on his back at home when he's keeping the ball, regardless of which way the pass goes.
 
Tino said:
He didn't play vs Boro.

He changed the game vs Sheff Utd and then for some reason didn't play a single minute in the following 2 matches. The lad is a class act, the only thing the manager has to do is put him in the right positions to get the best out of him. And for the fans to not get on his back at home when he's keeping the ball, regardless of which way the pass goes.
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Such a good player.

Some sort of narrative has been built around him in recent months about being shit, stealing a living, lazy, disgrace etc etc. The stropping on social media when he signed a new deal and came on vs Sheff Utd and Villa is very very odd.

He’s been one of our better players this season, brave on the ball. Yet he gets a large amount of the flak.
 
kbd_pne said:
Such a good player.

Some sort of narrative has been built around him in recent months about being shit, stealing a living, lazy, disgrace etc etc. The stropping on social media when he signed a new deal and came on vs Sheff Utd and Villa is very very odd.

He’s been one of our better players this season, brave on the ball. Yet he gets a large amount of the flak.
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And he's got 3 goals in the last 5 games... And has already beaten his total from last season.
 
kbd_pne said:
Such a good player.

Some sort of narrative has been built around him in recent months about being shit, stealing a living, lazy, disgrace etc etc. The stropping on social media when he signed a new deal and came on vs Sheff Utd and Villa is very very odd.

He’s been one of our better players this season, brave on the ball. Yet he gets a large amount of the flak.
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DJ and Robinson imo have been our best players so far. Both brave on the ball and take risks, but neither fly into tackles like John Welsh did, so the Town End doesn’t consider them to be brave.
 
Very foolish to let DJ go on a whim... Be better to build a team around him imho....


Villa selling him for 50k already proven to be peckerheads....
 
Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

shabbagaz said:
Right, I'll hold my hands up - I'm on of his biggest critics, if not the biggest! I slammed the decision to extend his contract as I felt it was undeserved/unjustified.

He played well against Boro in the League Cup and he helped change the game tonight - some glimpses of the 'old/real' DJ were clearly on show.

So credit where credit is due - he played well tonight. It'll take some convincing for me to change my opinion but hopefully he can prove me wrong.
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Agreed but please,please keep him out of our penalty box at all times.He was resposible for the penalty and Villas equaliser last night,when he attempted to clear the ball through a crowd of players with another fresh air shot ,similar to the one at Leeds a few weeks ago.Keep him upfield where he can have two defenders watching him.
 
shabbagaz said:
Right, I'll hold my hands up - I'm on of his biggest critics, if not the biggest! I slammed the decision to extend his contract as I felt it was undeserved/unjustified.

He played well against Boro in the League Cup and he helped change the game tonight - some glimpses of the 'old/real' DJ were clearly on show.

So credit where credit is due - he played well tonight. It'll take some convincing for me to change my opinion but hopefully he can prove me wrong.
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Dont despair Shab - watch the highlights of his defending for the 3rd goal and the penalty and you can rest easy with your opinion.....
 
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