Robert N. LiM 6,282 Posted February 19, 2022 I was surprised to see him in the starting XI today. I'd have gone for PLM, Kenny and Normann. How did he do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,762 Posted February 19, 2022 I take a better corner than him. Probably a 5/10 performance. So probably his best game in a Norwich shirt. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 5,008 Posted February 19, 2022 Did OK. Liverpool's high press meant he was pushed back most of the game but I thought our midfield 3 all had positive moments today. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samwam27 606 Posted February 19, 2022 Flip it on it's head. How did Normann do in his first start for a while? And how was Mclean? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 8,034 Posted February 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Samwam27 said: And how was Mclean? I could tell you the answer to that before the game kicked off. Very poor. 3 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 1,211 Posted February 19, 2022 Better, as he had a bit more space to work with. McLean should have had a good assist today had we had a striker/wide man on the pitch who was more confident. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jambomo 215 Posted February 19, 2022 50 minutes ago, Robert N. LiM said: I was surprised to see him in the starting XI today. I'd have gone for PLM, Kenny and Normann. How did he do? I think it was Chris Reeve that put up stats during the week from the Man City game and Gilmour was ahead across quite a few categories in successful passes, chances created, Crosses etc. Given that it seems he played very well last week, in the same team as PLM, it surprises me that so many people seemed to expect him to drop out. Thought he did fine today, as well as the rest anyway. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,680 Posted February 19, 2022 To be honest, our midfield weren't really in the game. Most of our good attacking moves came from breaks and Rashica's fine play. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Hairy 4,272 Posted February 19, 2022 Thought he was poor again to be honest, gave the ball away and was bossed off the ball easily. His set pieces are what frustrates more than anything. I'd much rather we concentrate on our own players now than him in regards to the starting XI. He may well go on to be a top class midfielder (I'm doubting that though), but he's not what we need right now, and as he's not one of our youngsters I'm not interested one bit in giving him games to develop himself. Rather play Rowe in all honesty. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 4,682 Posted February 20, 2022 21 hours ago, ricardo said: I could tell you the answer to that before the game kicked off. Very poor. Still our most consistent midfielder though Ricardo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 6,282 Posted February 20, 2022 Thanks for the thoughtful replies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Petriix 3,219 Posted February 21, 2022 Our midfield 3 were really good... until they weren't. Most of their work was (unsurprisingly) off the ball but they looked to pick up passes in tight areas and move it on quickly. Obviously possession was lost a number of times, but we also had a continuing threat on the break. The real work was in the disciplined positioning and tracking of the Liverpool players outside our box, which they all did with (mostly) great success for the first 60 minutes. Unfortunately, as the second half wore on, Normann looked exhausted, Gilmour started getting drawn out of position and McLean had a number of headless chicken moments where he vacated the space outside our box chasing the ball and left a huge gap for Liverpool to exploit, which they did. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,798 Posted February 21, 2022 Seems he got a special 'man of the match' card on Fifa. No clue how mind but good for him I guess 🤣 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
