2022/23 Dwight McNeil

[Charlie Sweet]

This lad is proving a lot of doubters wrong since Dyche came in.
MOTM performance today










Including me

I was really critical of him, but credit where it’s due. Same again next week please.

Same here. Humble pie isn't so bad sometimes

 

[APN_EFC]

Can anyone give me a balanced view - did he play really well apart from the goal? What kind of things did he do well?

 

[APN_EFC]

To be fair to him he has turned it around quite spectacularly. It helps that he is being played in a role that suits his strengths.

and crosses for DCL would be very very useful

 

[PhilRegan]

Can anyone give me a balanced view - did he play really well apart from the goal? What kind of things did he do well?

In short he crossed a lot and worked his bum off at both ends

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Can anyone give me a balanced view - did he play really well apart from the goal? What kind of things did he do well?

His positional sense is excellent now he’s being played in a clearly defined position.

Here’s my take on his last two games:

When we’re in position he’s in space ready to receive, when we’re defending he busts a gut to get where he needs to go.
He seems to win possession back with a lot of interceptions, little nick tackles.
He plays forward.
He puts the ball in the box with decent quality (though not much to aim at)
He takes dangerous set pieces normally on Tarkowski or Keane’s heads
He’s started to shoot and strikes a ball very nicely

 

[LinekersLegs]

Can anyone give me a balanced view - did he play really well apart from the goal? What kind of things did he do well?

His goal-line clearance with 20 mins to go was as valuable as his early goal imo, if we had let one in them I think heads would really have dropped.

Fwiw here were his stats

 

[Osamabindiesel]

I’ll say the same thing about Dwight that I said about Digne. I wish he had more pace. But if that were the case we’d have never been able to sign either.

 

[mikel_88]

I’ll say the same thing about Dwight that I said about Digne. I wish he had more pace. But if that were the case we’d have never been able to sign either.

Do think if we could get a lb to link up with him would be perfect for him. Great strike from him today, worked hard is just the pace that is the problem

 

[Osamabindiesel]

Do think if we could get a lb to link up with him would be perfect for him. Great strike from him today, worked hard is just the pace that is the problem

Dwight and Digne would have been killer. Defenses would have had to pick their poison. Unfortunately both kind of had/have to do it by themselves. Hopefully we get Dwight a partner on the left and same for Iwobi (albeit Seamus is doing his best).

 

[irishgoose]

Not trying to be a negative, Nelly he has been playing well. He needs to learn to go right. When he is on left in the final third he ALWAYS goes to end line. Maybe I’m wrong, maybe that’s what he had been told to do. Who knows

 

[Saint Domingo]

Can anyone give me a balanced view - did he play really well apart from the goal? What kind of things did he do well?

Probably the only player we have that you’re not expecting him to lose the ball with his second touch

 

[sd_1992]

Not trying to be a negative, Nelly he has been playing well. He needs to learn to go right. When he is on left in the final third he ALWAYS goes to end line. Maybe I’m wrong, maybe that’s what he had been told to do. Who knows

He is just very very very one footed. Makes it easier for defenders to show him down the line.

 

[SJB]

Not trying to be a negative, Nelly he has been playing well. He needs to learn to go right. When he is on left in the final third he ALWAYS goes to end line. Maybe I’m wrong, maybe that’s what he had been told to do. Who knows

I think that's because he doesn't have a right foot. Maybe the rest of the team need to be aware of this and get in the six yard box.

 

[Baines' left foot]

It’s great to have a left footer in the team again. They always look more elegant.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Not trying to be a negative, Nelly he has been playing well. He needs to learn to go right. When he is on left in the final third he ALWAYS goes to end line. Maybe I’m wrong, maybe that’s what he had been told to do. Who knows

He needs to play on the other side of the field so he can go left and it isn't so easy to just crowd him out