2022/23 Dwight McNeil

[Khalekan]

Pienaar says hello

As does Kevin Sheedy

 

[micknick]

Pleasantly surprised by how quick he is. People who say hes slow havent been watching close enough.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Our full backs don’t/won’t/can’t overlap on the left though so that’s probably why he’s tasked McNeil with getting to the byline and lobbing crosses in.

Yes and back to my point he'll never be a consistent threat doing that because he's too slow

 

[BigDuncTributeBand]

Pienaar could combine because his strong foot was inside. McNeil could do this potentially as well... on the right.

So….not because he’s slow. You’re just making it up as you go along, aren’t you.

What about Arteta when he played on the right or Osman? Both right footed, both slow, both able to link up with players making runs around and ahead of them.

 

[TheBigIguana]

So….not because he’s slow. You’re just making it up as you go along, aren’t you.

What about Arteta when he played on the right or Osman? Both right footed, both slow, both able to link up with players making runs around and ahead of them.

I'm not man. He's too slow to play like a left footed Stanley Matthews. I said he's too slow to play on the left for a reason. Nothing has changed from my original post other than you throwing out an example of a different player that isn't all that comparable.

Osman didn't consistently produce on the right so that's pretty much exactly what I'm talking about. I'd really prefer that we didn't act like being Leon Osman as a winger is fine.

 

[everton1953]

I wish we had two McNeils. He is a greatly improved player and opponents are double marking him as a result.

 

[Osamabindiesel]

I wish we had two McNeils. He is a greatly improved player and opponents are double marking him as a result.

I said this about Digne. If you don’t have rapid pace you need a good partner to link up. Shame neither had/have that as they are game changers

 

[BigDuncTributeBand]

The I'm not man. He's too slow to play like a left footed Stanley Matthews. I said he's too slow to play on the left for a reason. Nothing has changed from my original post other than you throwing out an example of a different player that isn't all that comparable.

Osman didn't consistently produce on the right so that's pretty much exactly what I'm talking about. I'd really prefer that we didn't act like being Leon Osman as a winger is fine.

He’s not playing as a winger though, it’s not like he’s an inside forward in a 433 or 4231. We’re playing 451 and the wide men are midfielders not wingers or forwards - they’ve got to a more balanced job.

What you’re saying is that you can’t play as a wide midfielder if you’re slow. You must see how ridiculous that is, Artera was good for us at right mid in a 451, if you don’t like Osman. David Beckham was slow as f.ck and played effectively as a right midfielder. Jason Sancho isn’t quick and was fantastic out wide for Dortmund - there are loads of examples.

The bottom line is, if you’re slow you need movement off the ball and players to link with. In our team there is no movement around or ahead of our wide players that’s what’s a) making them much easier to defend against and b) why they’re not beating players at will. Better support from fullback and movement from forwards central midfielders that would come.

 

[TheBigIguana]

He’s not playing as a winger though, it’s not like he’s an inside forward in a 433 or 4231. We’re playing 451 and the wide men are midfielders not wingers or forwards - they’ve got to a more balanced job.

What you’re saying is that you can’t play as a wide midfielder if you’re slow. You must see how ridiculous that is, Artera was good for us at right mid in a 451, if you don’t like Osman. David Beckham was slow as f.ck and played effectively as a right midfielder. Jason Sancho isn’t quick and was fantastic out wide for Dortmund - there are loads of examples.

The bottom line is, if you’re slow you need movement off the ball and players to link with. In our team there is no movement around or ahead of our wide players that’s what’s a) making them much easier to defend against and b) why they’re not beating players at will. Better support from fullback and movement from forwards central midfielders that would come.

I said he can't consistently produce on the left and he can't consistent produce on the left. I'm putting it down to his lack of pace but please choose he can't cross, he's not good at finding space or the system isn't suited to it if any of those suit you better. They're all factors.

 

[Andy is the King]

Glad Dwight is finding his feet.

Looks like he's proved to be a better option to Maxwell Cornett who we were also linked with.

 

[Eagle Eye]

Apart from the fact his crossing and deadball delivery / shooting aren't the same, the rest of his game is very similar to David Beckham.

He was a hard working right midfielder with little pace, but an amazing crosser / long passer and dead ball specialist..

Dwight's workrate is the same IMO

 

[Goat]

Apart from the fact his crossing and deadball delivery / shooting aren't the same, the rest of his game is very similar to David Beckham.

He was a hard working right midfielder with little pace, but an amazing crosser / long passer and dead ball specialist..

Dwight's workrate is the same IMO

Mate?

 

[Eagle Eye]

Mate?

Read it again. I am not saying he is anywhere near as good as David Beckham. I am saying his playing style is similar!!

 

[sdk]

Mate?

You'll agree with him once you see McNeil's underpants ad.

 

[4737carlin]

Kev Thelwell realized under Dyche he would be like a new signing in January