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Post by insertname on Feb 27, 2023 18:38:00 GMT
Getting more of a chance it seems now the Cowley’s have ****ed off
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Post by ontheroadagain2 on Feb 28, 2023 4:41:51 GMT
Or the fact that he is now fully fit.
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Post by ontheroadagain2 on Feb 28, 2023 21:31:37 GMT
Morrell with an assist as Pompey take the lead against Bolton.
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Post by manulike on Feb 28, 2023 22:02:22 GMT
I just hope that Mr Modric won't mind being kept nice and snug in Joe's back pocket for 90 minutes ;-)
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Post by cadno on Feb 28, 2023 22:12:24 GMT
I just hope that Mr Modric won't mind being kept nice and snug in Joe's back pocket for 90 minutes ;-) He stepped up to another level after learning a few tricks from Joniesta at the Liberty back in 2013! |
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Post by talyfan on Mar 1, 2023 8:21:13 GMT
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0f5p2dwInterview with Joe prior to the Bolton game last night. Bit club focused but talks about how his role in midfield has varied the last couple of weeks. Interchanging within games from a more advanced #8 to sitting in as #6. How he's back fully fit within the team, which I think at the time myself included didn't consider and just expected him to start and if he wasn't starting that was a reflection of his ability which obviously isn't the case. Good to see him doing well, getting consistent game time and hopefully Pompey can push for the play offs but looks a bit out of reach this season.
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Post by cadno on Mar 1, 2023 10:07:40 GMT
Good interview! Rambo Ampadu Morrell is a really good midfield. We need a couple of others to step up now, Smith, Levitt, Sheehan.. Neco possibly into midfield
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Post by ontheroadagain2 on Mar 15, 2023 17:46:45 GMT
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Post by underwood on Mar 28, 2023 23:13:15 GMT
He was very tidy against limited opposition tonight. He’s no Joe Ledley, but like it or not he is our best option in there.
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Post by CrackityJones on Mar 28, 2023 23:15:31 GMT
Crackin player
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Post by jimexotic on Mar 28, 2023 23:18:25 GMT
I thought he played very well, tidy. Little wobble at the end but that was literally the only foot he put wrong all night. Used the ball intelligently, created space for Roberts a few times, didn't shy away from anything and did his job well. You'd never have thought he was playing in the third tier of English football watching him tonight, I think that says a lot about the strength of the leagues over here now, there's genuine quality up and down the English pyramid.
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Post by jbt95 on Mar 29, 2023 9:12:00 GMT
Should’ve seen more of him at the World Cup.
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Post by njdragon on Mar 29, 2023 9:14:38 GMT
he rarely puts a foot wrong for us, baffles me why he's still in league 1. Has international football priced him out of a decent move, some championship team should take a punt on him. I like him a lot and i think we miss him when he's not in the side.
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Post by allezlesrouges on Mar 29, 2023 19:53:04 GMT
he rarely puts a foot wrong for us, baffles me why he's still in league 1. Has international football priced him out of a decent move, some championship team should take a punt on him. I like him a lot and i think we miss him when he's not in the side. I think it was a bit early for him last time he played in the Championship, but I think he's ready to move up now. Hopefully someone picks him up or he gets promoted with Pompey |
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Post by welshwhite on Mar 29, 2023 21:14:25 GMT
I thought he and Ampadu were really good last night in CM.
Interesting how as the game progressed the Latvian thug squad targeted him more as they realised he was the main link up guy.
Don't agree with some posters saying last night he played negatively and backwards, he may have played sideways sometimes but that was often to switch play and open up new opportunities to drive forward. Pity it sometimes ended up going to the right side where Connor seemed to opt for the conservative approach, maybe that coloured some viewers opinion.
I thought he showed great game intelligence. Not always been convinced in the past but he's really come of age now, still just 26. Having Ampadu next to him as the enforcer is a great partnership to build on.
Don't think Portsmouth will go up this year, but personally hope Joe stays, looking at their forum pages this season he is really appreciated there. I don't understand this clamour for players to move up a league level sometimes. If he's playing as well as he did last night for Cymru, why risk his confidence and status at his current club to become a potential bench warmer in a higher league.
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Post by dai on Mar 29, 2023 21:36:28 GMT
Baffling how he's not at a Championship club really. I've always rated Morrell, never let us down.
I think the only reason he's had flack from social media people is because they don't know much about him, so he's an easy target.
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Post by majorraglan on Mar 29, 2023 22:10:05 GMT
I thought he played very well, tidy. Little wobble at the end but that was literally the only foot he put wrong all night. Used the ball intelligently, created space for Roberts a few times, didn't shy away from anything and did his job well. You'd never have thought he was playing in the third tier of English football watching him tonight, I think that says a lot about the strength of the leagues over here now, there's genuine quality up and down the English pyramid. Totally agree with your post, thought he was very tidy and did a lot of clearing up. If I’m being critical, I think there were a few times when he could have been a bit more positive and passed the ball forwards, that said it’s a criticism I could make of the whole team. |
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Post by iot on Mar 29, 2023 22:49:42 GMT
I thought he and Ampadu were really good last night in CM. Interesting how as the game progressed the Latvian thug squad targeted him more as they realised he was the main link up guy. Don't agree with some posters saying last night he played negatively and backwards, he may have played sideways sometimes but that was often to switch play and open up new opportunities to drive forward. Pity it sometimes ended up going to the right side where Connor seemed to opt for the conservative approach, maybe that coloured some viewers opinion. I thought he showed great game intelligence. Not always been convinced in the past but he's really come of age now, still just 26. Having Ampadu next to him as the enforcer is a great partnership to build on. Don't think Portsmouth will go up this year, but personally hope Joe stays, looking at their forum pages this season he is really appreciated there. I don't understand this clamour for players to move up a league level sometimes. If he's playing as well as he did last night for Cymru, why risk his confidence and status at his current club to become a potential bench warmer in a higher league. Anyone who pays attention to my posts (I imagine very few people do!) will know that I'm not one of these footballing dinosaurs always complaining about too much backwards and sideways passing. However, there does need to be an appropriate balance. I think it's entirely appropriate to move the ball around to open up space, but you're only going to hurt sides once you play through the lines. The issue I have with Morrell is that he never looks for that ball. His instinct is to look for the safe option, and he does that 99% of the time without looking up. I noticed one occasion yesterday where Wilson was in a really good position outside the box and calling for the ball - it was a fairly simple pass to make, one that Morrell is more than capable of playing, but he just didn't look for it with Wilson left screaming in frustration. That, to me, is emblematic of his play and probably why he's never been able to establish himself in the Championship. Just watched the game back in full, and he was far from the only culprit. Ampadu did it a few times, as did Roberts and the centre backs, who often played it across to each other when there was an easy opportunity to play a more progressive pass. I think it's that lack of awareness and poor pass selection that's limiting our creativity at the moment. |
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Post by welshwhite on Mar 30, 2023 15:08:26 GMT
Anyone who pays attention to my posts (I imagine very few people do!) will know that I'm not one of these footballing dinosaurs always complaining about too much backwards and sideways passing. However, there does need to be an appropriate balance. I think it's entirely appropriate to move the ball around to open up space, but you're only going to hurt sides once you play through the lines. The issue I have with Morrell is that he never looks for that ball. His instinct is to look for the safe option, and he does that 99% of the time without looking up. I noticed one occasion yesterday where Wilson was in a really good position outside the box and calling for the ball - it was a fairly simple pass to make, one that Morrell is more than capable of playing, but he just didn't look for it with Wilson left screaming in frustration. That, to me, is emblematic of his play and probably why he's never been able to establish himself in the Championship. Just watched the game back in full, and he was far from the only culprit. Ampadu did it a few times, as did Roberts and the centre backs, who often played it across to each other when there was an easy opportunity to play a more progressive pass. I think it's that lack of awareness and poor pass selection that's limiting our creativity at the moment. Absolutely agree that it can be frustrating when this happens and it did often on Tuesday night. The flip side of this though is that someone plays an unnecessary risky pass when we are in complete control and 1:0 up, lose possession and then we are immediately on the back foot with players potentially out of position against a quick counter attack. We do know that Joe can look up and play those forward passes like in the Euros against Switzerland for Kieffer's equaliser |
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Post by jimexotic on Mar 30, 2023 17:18:31 GMT
It's all work in progress, the more these lads play together the more I believe it will come together. Joe is continually improving, Wilson is 26, Ampadu is 22, James 25, they're all getting games together now and I think over time it will click more and with Brennan hopefully being allowed by Forest to play again we'll have someone who's movement will make those forward passes seem like a more viable option than they may do at present.
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Post by ontheroadagain2 on May 24, 2023 6:19:35 GMT
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Post by allezlesrouges on May 24, 2023 8:16:40 GMT
It's great to see that he's somewhere where he is appreciated. I'll keep one eye on Pompey next season, I think it's best for Morrell if they get promoted and he's a key player in that, and hopefully that would mean he'd be a Championship player the season after. I believe he's good enough for Championship already, but he just needs the right set of circumstances to ensure that he gets regular minutes once he makes that move upwards |
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Post by ontheroadagain2 on May 24, 2023 8:51:54 GMT
It's great to see that he's somewhere where he is appreciated. I'll keep one eye on Pompey next season, I think it's best for Morrell if they get promoted and he's a key player in that, and hopefully that would mean he'd be a Championship player the season after. I believe he's good enough for Championship already, but he just needs the right set of circumstances to ensure that he gets regular minutes once he makes that move upwards As a Pompey fan I would prefer that. He is also a great bloke. Met him at a Merthyr game and had a quick chat. |
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Post by allezlesrouges on May 24, 2023 8:54:10 GMT
It's great to see that he's somewhere where he is appreciated. I'll keep one eye on Pompey next season, I think it's best for Morrell if they get promoted and he's a key player in that, and hopefully that would mean he'd be a Championship player the season after. I believe he's good enough for Championship already, but he just needs the right set of circumstances to ensure that he gets regular minutes once he makes that move upwards As a Pompey fan I would prefer that. He is also a great bloke. Met him at a Merthyr game and had a quick chat. Yeah seems a good lad, and his father seems like a good bloke too from what I hear As a Pompey fan what are your thoughts on Tom Lowery? How does he compare to Morrell? |
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Post by ontheroadagain2 on May 24, 2023 12:16:11 GMT
As a Pompey fan I would prefer that. He is also a great bloke. Met him at a Merthyr game and had a quick chat. Yeah seems a good lad, and his father seems like a good bloke too from what I hear As a Pompey fan what are your thoughts on Tom Lowery? How does he compare to Morrell? I haven't seen him myself, but my friend who go regularly would have him in their best midfield with Morrell and another player. It is a shame he has had injuries for the first half of the season. |
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Post by allezlesrouges on May 24, 2023 13:26:45 GMT
Yeah seems a good lad, and his father seems like a good bloke too from what I hear As a Pompey fan what are your thoughts on Tom Lowery? How does he compare to Morrell? I haven't seen him myself, but my friend who go regularly would have him in their best midfield with Morrell and another player. It is a shame he has had injuries for the first half of the season. He's one I always thought we'd end up capping. Injuries have seemingly got in the way of that though. I do think he may well have more to offer than the likes of Levitt at the moment, but we may never find out |
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Post by ontheroadagain2 on May 26, 2023 22:58:04 GMT
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Post by jimexotic on Jun 19, 2023 21:39:42 GMT
When things aren't going well the level that a player plays at can become that much more apparent, never more so for Joe than the previous two games, maybe even his previous three given how costly his mistake against Latvia could have been. We can't afford errors if we want to qualify, for too long we've been full of them.
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Post by hooky on Jun 19, 2023 21:41:07 GMT
its time to move on from him. He was at his ceiling and its not anywhere near good enough
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Post by surge on Jun 19, 2023 22:04:51 GMT
its time to move on from him. He was at his ceiling and its not anywhere near good enough He's had two bad games back-to-back but has done well up that point. It's a position where we currently lack depth. Sure, call him an idiot tonight, because he was one, but lets not throw baby out with the bathwater. |
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