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Post by robin1864 on Mar 29, 2022 19:55:14 GMT
The more I think on it, the more I think Colwill will eventually become our keystone midfielder. Smith, Levitt and Burton are all some way behind despite being older than him, and Morrell doesn't even come into the picture. The only issue comes as to who will join him in midfield once Rambo/Allen are gone.
Ampadu could, but he's a bit of a liability at times and may be needed to cover as a centre back with uncertainty around Rodon's game time and Cabango's quality. Sheehan/Evans as experienced make weights perhaps?
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Post by rushy on Mar 29, 2022 19:56:19 GMT
I think they've done well considering the opposition, but everyone seems to be playing within themselves. With no Bale, Ramsey, Wilson, Neco we need someone to step up and impose themselves on the game. Take their chance to do something special. Fair play to Colwill that run and a few flicks have nearly come off. Johnson is the future, he'll be in the Prem for sure. |
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Post by CrackityJones on Mar 29, 2022 19:58:20 GMT
Johnson is class
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Post by robin1864 on Mar 29, 2022 20:00:37 GMT
Johnson is good enough to start. The last time when we had a youngster this direct was a 16-year-old Bale.
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Post by dai on Mar 29, 2022 20:01:26 GMT
Johnson is in a different league to a lot on these on the pitch, PL quality player.
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Post by fiveattheback on Mar 29, 2022 20:02:16 GMT
The more I think on it, the more I think Colwill will eventually become our keystone midfielder. Smith, Levitt and Burton are all some way behind despite being older than him, and Morrell doesn't even come into the picture. The only issue comes as to who will join him in midfield once Rambo/Allen are gone. Ampadu could, but he's a bit of a liability at times and may be needed to cover as a centre back with uncertainty around Rodon's game time and Cabango's quality. Sheehan/Evans as experienced make weights perhaps? The lad's class, a natural footballer and he's big as well which always helps. One who looked good at Championship level is Sam Bowen, but Steve Morison doesn't seem to rate him much anymore |
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Post by robin1864 on Mar 29, 2022 20:04:06 GMT
Brennan & Colwill will be the Bale & Rambo of the 2020s. Their link-up play is almost like-for-like.
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Post by CrackityJones on Mar 29, 2022 20:15:13 GMT
Thats the best Ive seen Matondo play for us. Developing nicely yn Gwlad Belg.
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Post by fiveattheback on Mar 29, 2022 20:16:34 GMT
Cabango needs to change his studs
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Post by robin1864 on Mar 29, 2022 20:18:47 GMT
Johnson's football brain is incredible. Always playing passes to the right places, just a shame a lot of our players aren't on the same wavelength.
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Post by rushy on Mar 29, 2022 20:26:36 GMT
Thats the best Ive seen Matondo play for us. Developing nicely yn Gwlad Belg. Not a fan myself, Johnson and Colwill are way ahead. |
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Post by conwy10 on Mar 29, 2022 20:38:08 GMT
Johnson is good enough to start. The last time when we had a youngster this direct was a 16-year-old Bale. Who did Bale get in the team for though? Sam Ricketts? Johnson did well, but it was far easier to put Bale, Collision, Ramsey, Nyatanga even Jermaine Easter in because the alternative wasn't that good. |
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Post by vvm on Mar 29, 2022 20:38:48 GMT
I always think it's tough to show what you've got when you come into a team made up of wholesale changes so I'm hesitant to be too harsh on anyone here.
That being said I thought Johnson does look like he's got something about him. I had foolishly written Colwill off in the past but he could be a decent player too.
Vaulks unfortunately well off the pace. Morrell didn't inspire me with much confidence that he should be starting big games after this either. Defence was a bit makeshift but Cabango and Gunter in particular didn't look good at all. RND wasn't bad.
Overall not a terrible performance but not too many knocking on the door of starting for the first team for me.
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Post by conwy10 on Mar 29, 2022 20:48:28 GMT
I thought Johnson and Colwill did well. Thought Morrell was OK but it's never good when he's outperforming those around me.
RND, Cabango, Vaulks (despite nearly scoring twice) let the game pass them by.
Rodon looked a level above when he came on.
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Post by CrackityJones on Mar 29, 2022 20:52:52 GMT
RND was decent, nothing spectacular but put on a good shift and got Cabango out of jail a couple of times. Tidy player and should be in every squad.
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Post by underwood on Mar 29, 2022 20:57:38 GMT
I thought we were great for the first 20 minutes or so of the second half & should have made our superiority count during that period.
Johnson & Colwill the real standouts, they were able to shine in what was a shadow side, whereas others just looked below the standard required.
I don’t like singling people out for criticism, as you have to judge individuals when they are in the team alongside our established players, not amongst tonight’s line-up, but I bet Cardiff City’s strikers are currently licking their lips….
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Post by conwy10 on Mar 29, 2022 20:58:08 GMT
RND was decent, nothing spectacular but put on a good shift and got Cabango out of jail a couple of times. Tidy player and should be in every squad. Really? I thought he was one of the worst. Never really offered anything and can only really play as a LWB. |
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Post by welshrover on Mar 29, 2022 20:58:42 GMT
Whilst I realise people will pick the flair players as standouts personally I thought Morrell and Mepham deserve a mention.
My only other question is what goes through someone's mind to make them want to walk round with one of those rediculous daffodil hat things on?
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Post by CrackityJones on Mar 29, 2022 21:02:48 GMT
RND was decent, nothing spectacular but put on a good shift and got Cabango out of jail a couple of times. Tidy player and should be in every squad. Really? I thought he was one of the worst. Never really offered anything and can only really play as a LWB. Yeah I rate him, are you sure you weren't mixing him up with Gunter...they do look similar on the pitch. Rhys can play LCB as well, in fact he's probably more suited to that role in our team and would be good cover for Ben Davies. |
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Post by robin1864 on Mar 29, 2022 21:08:52 GMT
Johnson is good enough to start. The last time when we had a youngster this direct was a 16-year-old Bale. Who did Bale get in the team for though? Sam Ricketts? Johnson did well, but it was far easier to put Bale, Collision, Ramsey, Nyatanga even Jermaine Easter in because the alternative wasn't that good. Giggs? Simon Davies? Tosh didn't take too long before he deployed him in an advanced role. |
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Post by conwy10 on Mar 29, 2022 21:13:16 GMT
Really? I thought he was one of the worst. Never really offered anything and can only really play as a LWB. Yeah I rate him, are you sure you weren't mixing him up with Gunter...they do look similar on the pitch. Rhys can play LCB as well, in fact he's probably more suited to that role in our team and would be good cover for Ben Davies. Nah complete opposite side, really good forward pass by Gunter for the goal though. Never knew he could play inside, if that is the case than OK, I just thought he is the Welsh fullback of 10 years ago who stretch play but nowhere near any form of end product. When Bale played him in and that awful first touch he got lucky to put in a hopeful cross. |
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Post by conwy10 on Mar 29, 2022 21:20:18 GMT
Who did Bale get in the team for though? Sam Ricketts? Johnson did well, but it was far easier to put Bale, Collision, Ramsey, Nyatanga even Jermaine Easter in because the alternative wasn't that good. Giggs? Simon Davies? Tosh didn't take too long before he deployed him in an advanced role. They were class players no doubt. I do think this Wales team is a different animal to that which usually gets the job done. Moore top scorer the last few years, James has a decent return, Ramsey and Bale are a different class. It's hard to see who sits out unless there's an injury. I personally like him but he needs to show he can do it when it matters. I keep saying it but we need players to make their mark off the bench. Granted Page doesn't like using it. |
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Post by fiveattheback on Mar 29, 2022 21:21:33 GMT
Who did Bale get in the team for though? Sam Ricketts? Johnson did well, but it was far easier to put Bale, Collision, Ramsey, Nyatanga even Jermaine Easter in because the alternative wasn't that good. Giggs? Simon Davies? Tosh didn't take too long before he deployed him in an advanced role. Giggs didn't stick around for long once Bale made his debut |
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Post by robin1864 on Mar 29, 2022 21:22:36 GMT
Giggs? Simon Davies? Tosh didn't take too long before he deployed him in an advanced role. They were class players no doubt. I do think this Wales team is a different animal to that which usually gets the job done. Moore top scorer the last few years, James has a decent return, Ramsey and Bale are a different class. It's hard to see who sits out unless there's an injury. I personally like him but he needs to show he can do it when it matters. I keep saying it but we need players to make their mark off the bench. Granted Page doesn't like using it. Therein lies Page's biggest issue. He brings people on far too little, far too late. His total inaction when it comes to making changes cost us massively against Denmark. |
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Post by njdragon on Mar 29, 2022 21:43:44 GMT
Who did Bale get in the team for though? Sam Ricketts? Johnson did well, but it was far easier to put Bale, Collision, Ramsey, Nyatanga even Jermaine Easter in because the alternative wasn't that good. Giggs? Simon Davies? Tosh didn't take too long before he deployed him in an advanced role. [/quote Simon Davies was right sided player giggs wasn’t around when bale moved forward. Can’t think of a decent player bale would have replaced, nyatanga at left back… would have been a poor winger he would have replaced, if we had a left winger at all.. maybe earnshaw playing as a winger? Bellamy would have played as a front 2 |
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Post by erasedcitizen on Mar 29, 2022 21:45:00 GMT
Brennan and Colwill look like the future. RND played decent at left-wing back but Cabango massively struggled. One of him or Gunter should make way for Lockyer in the next camp, if he had watched that game he would feel incredibly hard done by being left out. With Gunter's experience supposedly being invaluable to the dressing room, Cabango is the more likely to make way.
Shame we didn't get to see Levitt tonight.
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Post by njdragon on Mar 29, 2022 21:48:45 GMT
David Vaughan used to play left wing for us.
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Post by hooky on Mar 29, 2022 21:53:03 GMT
Johnson's football brain is incredible. Always playing passes to the right places, just a shame a lot of our players aren't on the same wavelength. Hate to say I told everyone so but I did on this notice board a while ago. I used the words 'a natural footballer'. It looks so effortless because for him - he instinctively does the right thing and sees things before most other players. He is effectively in control when he is in dangerous positions - the best players always are! See that pass to Colwill for the goal? Looks so simple right? Other players would have hit it harder (there was a defender close to where the ball went) or straight at the player. The impressive thing was he had the confidence to hit a soft pass and in front of Colwill - it gave Colwill a second and the pass made up Colwill's mind what to do! Last time I had this feeling about a player like this was Bale and Ramsey when they were 16/17 (albeit they were more eye catching and Johnson is below where they were at his age). The other two I felt were potentially in the special category were Brooks and Neco. He is a top 6 Premiership player in the making for sure |
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Post by jimexotic on Mar 29, 2022 21:53:54 GMT
Until Cabango sorts himself out for Swansea I don't want him starting for Wales, I said the other day that he was an accident waiting to happen and for one reason or another he was tonight.
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Post by hal on Mar 29, 2022 22:05:13 GMT
Wayne- 10- LEGEND
Gunter- 6- did nothing wrong but his time in the squad must be nearly up?
Mepham- 7- thought he looked decent
Cabango- 5- same again Saturday please Ben
Sorba- 6- was expecting more from him this evening, don’t think WB is his best position
RND- 7- Surprised by some of the comments on here tonight, thought he looked very good. Will be a good backup.
Morrell- 4- I am sorry but he was so poor, simple passes were just not happening. Looked completely out of depth
Vaulks- 4- Great guy, just not an international footballer
Matondo- 6.5- Looked okay
Johnson- 8- Very good display, let down by his end product on a number of occasions
Colwill- 9- Reminds me of Bale so much. Constantly looking for the ball all evening and should have been MOM IMO. Well done on your first goal Rubin, hopefully first of many.
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