Xavi Simons

[metalgear]

and the tricks are nice but the basics - like movement, quick thinking still not up to par

 

[parklane1]

He looks like a player who has the talent and not phased to run with the ball, still only 22 and i look forward to seeing him after a run in the side.

 

[thfcsteff]

and the tricks are nice but the basics - like movement, quick thinking still not up to par

He makes good moves but the passes never come...

 

[Mikey10]

He looks like a player who has the talent and not phased to run with the ball, still only 22 and i look forward to seeing him after a run in the side.

He’s definitely got the vision and, I think, a real desire to improve. I’m holding out real hope for him - still a lot of learning and developing to do, though.

 

[parklane1]

He’s definitely got the vision and, I think, a real desire to improve. I’m holding out real hope for him - still a lot of learning and developing to do, though.

Could not agree more, sadly a fair few of our fanbase seem to have very little patience for young TALENTED players.

 

[Bishop]

He makes good moves but the passes never come...

Hmm I dunno, against Bournemouth he had quite a few good moments that involved passes, specifically spreading it and stretching them. Nothing beyond what you would really expect him to be able to do but they were passed into the stride rather than our usual passes into feet.

It wasn't an overall good or great performance but it had some decent indicators.

 

[thfcsteff]

Hmm I dunno, against Bournemouth he had quite a few good moments that involved passes, specifically spreading it and stretching them. Nothing beyond what you would really expect him to be able to do but they were passed into the stride rather than our usual passes into feet.

It wasn't an overall good or great performance but it had some decent indicators.

HE isn not the problem whatsoever for me.
Our ability to actually play a style of football which best uses his skillset i.e. through channels and finding him in pockets where he can attack via channels, is the problem.
Yes, there were some decent indicators that we wanted to play a more offensive game, however again, we are not set-up to utilize a player like him at his best strengths.

 

[thfcsteff]

He looks like a player who has the talent and not phased to run with the ball, still only 22 and i look forward to seeing him after a run in the side.

Agreed. I really hope we decide to play a style of football which suits his peak skillset more so as we can see more of him.

 

[Gazza Dazzla]

He looks like a player who has the talent and not phased to run with the ball, still only 22 and i look forward to seeing him after a run in the side.

This is my view on it, I don’t get the hate?

 

[parklane1]

This is my view on it, I don’t get the hate?

Some fans jump to conclusions much to quickly on new/young players, its sad to see.

 

[billyiddo]

He absoloutely needs time to settle, he's young and coming from a league that doesn't have the same hustle & bustle as the PL, plenty of players from abroad and Germany struggle to hit the ground running here so no surprise he's treading a similar path - I'm as guilty as anyone wrt digging him out, it comes from a place of frustration - we as a team need consistency from our players right now to help get us out of the bad spot we're in, not his fault but it's the situation he has been put in.

Edit: the manager isn't being cut slack for having a team with a lot of young players in, who will naturally be inconsistent - so it needs to work both ways.