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How do we solve a Mads problem?

How do we solve a Mads problem?

I like & rate mads as a footballer, have since he arrived here, he is technically very good with a very good football brain, his work rate is also a lot better than most think and in all honesty I’d like to keep him. He mentioned on an interview in his earlier days that the difference between the championship and Danish league was the physicality, it is this I personally think he struggles with. He is much happier in a more technical environment, the championship is brutal and I just think it is this he has struggled to come to terms with? He doesn’t look happy & if this is the case then I’d sell in a heartbeat because for him to perform for PNE at the levels we should be demanding then players first and foremost need to be happy.
So, for me, reluctantly, sell and try to recoup some much needed revenue.
 
He’s still part of our squad and I was surprised that he started last night. Bags of skill, ball control and nice shot on him but trying to incorporate him into our team in this attritional division is hard. His best performances have been as a second half sub and I think we’d be weaker if we let him go. Unless of course we have a better replacement lined up.
 
I thought this was a great signing. A million quid is a big deal for PNE. But he's just never really lived up to the expectations. From the beginning, he looked to blaming others for not being where he put the ball and I still can't figure out if he's a genius with a great read of the game or, well, just not very good. Either way, he's had decent opportunities to come on and make a difference but has rarely done that. I say sell if we can, if only for his own good and mental health.
 
Victorthesecond said:
From the beginning, he looked to blaming others for not being where he put the ball and I still can't figure out if he's a genius with a great read of the game or, well, just not very good.
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I’ve always leaned towards him being a ‘cleverer’ player than those around him at times.

But there’s been too many shit passes to good players for that to hold up any more.

Against Stoke, at 0-0 in injury time, he had a simple five yard pass to make. Instead, he tried something clever and kicked it straight out of play. 🤯

We could have had a chance to win it if he’d just done the basics, but instead they snatched the ball and launched another attack.

Luckily, it wasn’t another QPR moment.

But there’s been too many cock ups like that - and too few moments of ‘genius’ to make up for them.

Massive rest of the season ahead for a player I’ve loved watching, but the petulant head shaking, arm waving etc has to stop and performances have to improve.

If not, he can have no complaints if he’s shipped out this summer.
 
He's just not that good really. Whack him in the Coventry side (as a squad player) and his productivity would improve but he's not a player to take mid table club into top 6 like so many have done down the years at this level e.g. Taarabt or Benrahma.

Was effectively DJ's replacement and never come close to the influence he had on the team in the Grayson/AN years.

12 months left in the summer so a pretty easy decision there.
 
pne1881 said:
Those saying he isn't very good or similar need to give their head a wobble. He's arguably the most naturally gifted & creative player we have on the books when he's at it. He's certainly that of the players we own IMHO
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But it's a rarity .
It's not even ' One Game in four' that he's turned it on 😟
Obviously if it was 4 games out of every 5 he'd at least be a PL bencher - but I'd be happy if he would do it- 1 good per 2 or 3.
 
Can he got with Thor as part of a BOGOF offer. Poor from many players last night granted but he is more of a liability to the team than offering us anything.
 
For so long, Mads was the one bright spark during one of the most turgid periods of football in memory (there have been several).

The fact that Lowe wouldn't start him increased his legend.

I have some sympathy with his fits and starts season impacting on his performance.

But he's one of a couple of players who it feels are on a different page to the others. And this looks like a lack of belief to me. Small is another.

Hope they both sort it out. Hope the coaching staff help them. This could be a great season. They have a part to play.
 
He is obviously a gifted player but the rough and tumble of the championship and the state of our pitch makes an uncomfortable watch, he seems to becoming more frustrated as time goes on.
 
tcinders said:
He is obviously a gifted player but the rough and tumble of the championship and the state of our pitch makes an uncomfortable watch, he seems to becoming more frustrated as time goes on.
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The pitch has been crap a few weeks. He has been crap for most of the past few years.

Him and Thor are lightweight and will be best suited in a poorer, slower standard.

Devine and Dobbin ( I know are both Prem loans) have highlighted even more that he isn’t actually that good at what he is the team to do.
 
We'll sign another attacking player this window and he'll be lucky to even make it off the bench in the second half of the season, unless we get hit by injuries again.

We should be actively looking to move him on once we've got a new signing confirmed. His 3rd season here and he's a bit part player, let Heckingbottom bring in his own man.
 
Mads came on against Bristol and for 10 minutes he looked unplayable.
From the start last night, apart from one pass he looked like someone who should be playing on Moor Park.
So do we keep him just for cameos off the bench?
 
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