Ramiro Funes Mori

[BlueToff]

Nobles been fantastic this year and i hate the beut

Oh has mate, he's playing superbly.

Not the third best player in the league though is he?

 

[davek]

As defenders Mori > stones, as ball players stones > mori. We need defender at the mo

Spot on. And he can grab a goal.

 

[sageyefc]

Oh has mate, he's playing superbly.

Not the third best player in the league though is he?

One of the best midfielders yes

 

[kithnou]

I am a fan of the lad for sure, but thought he was bordering terrible tonight. Let's Just hope it is one bad game.

 

[maccavennie]

I am a fan of the lad for sure, but thought he was bordering terrible tonight. Let's Just hope it is one bad game.

Yep I thought the same tbh, thought he was slack but as mentioned I think we have to expect the odd game like that and on the whole he's looked decent.

I don't think we've actually had 2 centre backs fit and in form together yet this season lol

 

[oldblue]

Think Mori just tends to have a shaky 15/20 minutes that he makes all of his mistakes in. Usually they come at the start of the game and he has a really good one from then on in.

Today, bar that missed clearance in the first half, he had his shaky spell from around 60-75 when Newcastle got their chances.

think he gets a bit shaken by the odd incident and takes time to compose himself. it is a big step up for him so it is worrying but can see him overcoming this and being a class act for us. I didn't really expect him to be playing this regularly yet. never going to have Stone's potential but that's hardly a big criticism

 

[thebluenosebolt]

Stones potential is not set in (ahem) Stone, Rodwell was getting the very same praise thrust upon him in his early years, Glides on grass, composed, confident, arrogant, self assured..........Sunderland.
Mori Imo shows more balls, wears his footballing prowess on his sleeve....what you see is what you get. Would rather him in front of the keeper than a one day Engerland captain still in his toddler stage.
Prefer honest mistakes rather than cocky ones.

 

[CynicalBlue]

Shaky at times or not, I don't think I've seen the lad lose a 50/50 slide.
I rate him and think we are a lesser team without him.

 

[obc]

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Love the fact everyone comes in all bundled up and the hombre from sunny BA is lookin' suave rocking a suit.

 

[AaronTheBlue]

wasn't great but was far from 'terrible'

none of his minor mistakes cost us.

and we won 3-0 for the first time in ages.

 

[DualityNSNO]

think he gets a bit shaken by the odd incident and takes time to compose himself. it is a big step up for him so it is worrying but can see him overcoming this and being a class act for us. I didn't really expect him to be playing this regularly yet. never going to have Stone's potential but that's hardly a big criticism

Genuinely think he looks more confident when Besic is on the pitch, as Mo tries to pump everyone up and always praises and reassures players around him if they make a mistake (he ran back half the pitch to pump Stones up after his turns in our own box, or around that time anyway). Important to have players like that on the pitch with you really.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Also he wasn't terrible today, but he wasn't great either. A bit shaky for periods in the 2nd half, but those things happen to the best, let alone someone with less than a season's worth of prem games on him.

 

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[Azzurri]

Weird the way he seems to swing at high balls (and often fresh air shot them) with his right foot when he could hook them away with his left just as easily.

 

[bol-uk]

He was fine.

Too many bad clearances, too many passes to opposition and too many times he fails to clear that ball over his shoulder, just kicks fresh air.

I know we like him and all that, but he has not been at his best and is not immune from criticism. If it had been jags or stones or especially Alcaraz or Distin (players we turned on) with those errors these last 3-4 games they would have been hammered for it.