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Put in a real shift- won a ton of ball and looked a handful. That chance though...
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I actually agree with Mr Roofer. Hugill IS a donkey...he's strong, reliable, cheap to run and works extremely hard for others.
Very proud of him and all his PNE team-mates this evening.
Very proud of him and all his PNE team-mates this evening.
I don't think anyone can deny his effort in the match. Still boils down to clinical finishing or lack of it IMHO.
How may more times are we going to say we should have been out of sight by half time and then get done in the second half!
Me too. Very good performance.
That's it then, no more debate!
I wouldn't be quite as blunt, but from where I was sat it looked a bullet of a pass that would have taken a ninja turtle to put it in the net.
We made mistakes tonight but not as many as the Arse, and overall I was very proud of every player in a North End Shirt, they all put a shift in!
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I think it was a bit of both - poor pass, poor reaction.
But theyre both young lads and its forgivable in the heat of the action.
I thought they were both superb tonight, as was the entire team.
But theyre both young lads and its forgivable in the heat of the action.
I thought they were both superb tonight, as was the entire team.
I thought today's performance matched Hugill's abilities as a player. First 30 minutes he was brilliant. Ran the channels well, linked up play well, worked hard. But his miss was a shocker. It wasn't weight perfect from Robinson at all. But from the position he was in, whether the pass was perfect, too slow, or too fast, a capable striker has the instincts to be there on time. Hugill wasn't. Tremendous work rate, but lacks a footballing brain.
A good description of Jordan Hugill is he's a poor man's Richard Cresswell.
A good description of Jordan Hugill is he's a poor man's Richard Cresswell.
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Even Grayson said it was a bad ball from Robinson.
Hugill had no chance of getting to it.
If Grayson said it i must be wrong!
I said it wasn't a perfect ball from Robinson, but in my opinion a good player scores still. I think Beckford would have scored in same situation. It also wasn't the worst pass I've seen in that position.
I still think Hugill will have more appearances in a lower league then he does in our league in his career overall.
Yet he's our top scorer and on course to finish the season in double figures...
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There was no way Hugill could have got to that unless he was virtually in that position already.
He was asking for the ball to be played into him and it was drilled yards in front of him.
Robinson at fault.
His lack of goalscoring threat in his last 10 appearances suggest otherwise.
I was sat next to a non regular attender tonight, he thought Vermijl, Huntington and Hugill were the only 3 players who looked below the level the rest of our team. I couldn't argue with him to be honest.
I've watched it 5 times, it wasn't yards in front at all. Good players score that chance. Level too high for Hugil unfortunately.
One of the Arsenal fans doing an interview for Arsenal fan TV after the game said PNE are probably a goalscorer away from being a serious force in the Championship and that we'd have been home and dry against them had we had a goalscorer on the pitch.
Everyone can see it, even opposition fans, it's over to the powers that be now to try and sort it out because this side has serious potential to achieve something in the next few years (with a striker).
Tend to agree although don't want to be too critical of Hugill as he did well just like everyone else. Imho a natural in front of goal wouldn't have slid on his side in a very odd fashion like Hugill did trying to get to the cross. It made him a bit smaller in front of goal.
As I think Dreyfuss said recently on here, as a cost effective option off the bench he's worth having around, but I would hope we have better in terms of regular starters in that position after the transfer window.
Everyone can see it, even opposition fans, it's over to the powers that be now to try and sort it out because this side has serious potential to achieve something in the next few years (with a striker).
Tend to agree although don't want to be too critical of Hugill as he did well just like everyone else. Imho a natural in front of goal wouldn't have slid on his side in a very odd fashion like Hugill did trying to get to the cross. It made him a bit smaller in front of goal.
As I think Dreyfuss said recently on here, as a cost effective option off the bench he's worth having around, but I would hope we have better in terms of regular starters in that position after the transfer window.
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Could that striker be Callum Robinson?
He has been impressive this season for sure. I'm still not sure what his best position is though. He's done okay centrally at times but in the past he has done his best from the left. He's also prone to missing simple chances too, like Hugill. MK Dons at home last season when Revell was in nets and he ballooned it over. Bristol City away a few weeks ago off the bar from 6 yards.
He'll be a good attacker for us for many years to come probably, but I'm not sure he's someone who could make a push for the top 6 in the next couple of seasons a serious possibility.
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He stretched his leg out and couldn't get it.
Are his legs longer than a yard?
If so it was yards in front of him.
We can go on all night, we clearly disagree so we'll leave it there.
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