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andyg156 said:
He is a player when used correctly can be fantastic. My problem with him is he is a luxury type player and often in games the ball just bypasses him.
Either we set the team up to utilise his left foot, or we realise we haven't the team to benefit regularly on having this type of player.

As an individual he stands out. Unfortunately for me in the PNE team he doesn't do enough regularly enough.

He is the type of player Bournemouth should have got instead of Pearson.
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We're in trouble if we're describing creating chances and scoring goals as "a luxury".
 
Northern White said:
He has scored two good goals against a very poor team, BUT, I would let him go, the heart is not always there, he can be lazy at times as he was yesterday when the ball was behind him. Brill player on his day, but like AB, overplayed inconsistency...
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Incredible the lazy line is still thrown out when discussing DJ.

8 goals (2nd), and 7 assists (top) this season and some people want him replaced? Incredible.
 
Most talented and most creative player in the squad, without doubt.

Also the most influential. When DJ plays well, we play well. On his day, he is a superb footballer.

But he’s also one of our most inconsistent and frustrating IMHO.

When DJ plays slow, we play slow. If RL can snap him out of AN’s safety-first plodding football he’d be unstoppable.

The downsides are that he’s out muscled in a physical battle, lacks pace, zero aerial ability, one-footed and prone to going missing when the chips are down.

If you could merge Alan Browne’s workrate and attitude with DJ’s ability, it would be perfect for us.

Realistically, he’s got strengths and weaknesses like everyone else, but he stands out in this squad undoubtedly.

Would he stand out in other Championship midfields at the top end of the table? I’m not so sure.

As for club legend? Well just going back to 2000 I can think of several who would get into midfield ahead of him on that score.

If he signed a new deal, I’d be happy enough.

If he didn’t and he left this summer for a decent fee, I wouldn’t be heartbroken.

If we let him run down his contract and walk away for free, it would be classic North End. 🙄
 
I'd happily have a midfield of DJ, McCann and Whiteman. Keep these 3 for the next few years and get some consistency. Invest in positions around them and we've got a nice little team.
 
Lee Trundle said:
Apart from the fact he has 1/12th the goal contributions this season?
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jamesOB said:
Apart from his shooting, set pieces and final ball in and around the box
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Apart from you both fail, by these two posts, see his qualities.

Browne - 3 goals.

Whiteman - 4 goals.

I am sure that with the very same starting game time, that Ali would at the very very least equal these two paltry goal returns.
 
Jack Daniels said:
Apart from you both fail, by these two posts, see his qualities.

Browne - 3 goals.

Whiteman - 4 goals.

I am sure that with the very same starting game time, that Ali would at the very very least equal these two paltry goal returns.
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But you compared him to DJs ability? Not Browne and Whitemans
 
Jack Daniels said:
Apart from you both fail, by these two posts, see his qualities.

Browne - 3 goals.

Whiteman - 4 goals.

I am sure that with the very same starting game time, that Ali would at the very very least equal these two paltry goal returns.
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Since McCann broke into St Johnstone's first team in 18/19, he's managed 8 goals. His best season for scoring was 2 seasons ago where he got 4.

In no way am I saying he's average etc, he's a very good footballer, but I do feel he is vastly being overrated by some in the fan base.

Whiteman, technically, is a far better footballer than McCann. Browne is debatable.
 
Warton PNE said:
Since McCann broke into St Johnstone's first team in 18/19, he's managed 8 goals. His best season for scoring was 2 seasons ago where he got 4.

In no way am I saying he's average etc, he's a very good footballer, but I do feel he is vastly being overrated by some in the fan base.

Whiteman, technically, is a far better footballer than McCann. Browne is debatable.
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He's also not even close to Browne, let alone DJ in terms of creativity. Even if you go with key passes, rather than actual assists (Ali doesn't have any)

Browne successfully plays a key pass around every 76 minutes.
Johnson every 53 minutes.
Whiteman every 61 minutes.
Ledson every 51 minutes.
McCann manages one every 247 minutes.


Even Potts is every 105 minutes, from wingback
Cunningham is every 226 minutes.
Earl every 127.

He's a very good player, but let's keep our feet on the ground and accept his current limitations-acting like he's some sort of ultra midfielder and ignoring the reality gets us nowhere.
 
HunterLionheart said:
He's also not even close to Browne, let alone DJ in terms of creativity. Even if you go with key passes, rather than actual assists (Ali doesn't have any)

Browne successfully plays a key pass around every 76 minutes.
Johnson every 53 minutes.
Whiteman every 61 minutes.
Ledson every 51 minutes.
McCann manages one every 247 minutes.


Even Potts is every 105 minutes, from wingback
Cunningham is every 226 minutes.
Earl every 127.

He's a very good player, but let's keep our feet on the ground and accept his current limitations-acting like he's some sort of ultra midfielder and ignoring the reality gets us nowhere.
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He's also only had 13 total shots all season. In 7 of his starts, he failed to record a shot at all.

1 goal, 0 assists in 1835 minutes of football this season. So to get to Whiteman's 4 goals, he'd need approximately 7340 minutes of football or 82 games. Probably not enough games to form a totally accurate picture, but certainly agrees with what I have seen of his play style

He and Whiteman should be viewed as complementary midfielders, both offset each other's weaknesses very well. It is a shame the current formation doesnt allow for them both to play alongside one another in the deeper midfield role.
 
HunterLionheart said:
He's also not even close to Browne, let alone DJ in terms of creativity. Even if you go with key passes, rather than actual assists (Ali doesn't have any)

Browne successfully plays a key pass around every 76 minutes.
Johnson every 53 minutes.
Whiteman every 61 minutes.
Ledson every 51 minutes.
McCann manages one every 247 minutes.


Even Potts is every 105 minutes, from wingback
Cunningham is every 226 minutes.
Earl every 127.

He's a very good player, but let's keep our feet on the ground and accept his current limitations-acting like he's some sort of ultra midfielder and ignoring the reality gets us nowhere.
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Where have our present midfield incumbents got us?
 
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