| Travis Player Cam on 14:31 - Jan 15 with 2145 views | blueasfook |
He was really on good on saturday. I look forward to seeing him more. I cant wait to see him and Morsy play together. We'll have one of the best midfield pairings in the championship |  |
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| Travis Player Cam on 15:17 - Jan 15 with 1939 views | Freddies_Ears |
| Travis Player Cam on 14:31 - Jan 15 by blueasfook |
He was really on good on saturday. I look forward to seeing him more. I cant wait to see him and Morsy play together. We'll have one of the best midfield pairings in the championship |
Oddly, I had merely considered Travis as an alternative to Morsy. I hadn't thought they might be a duo... Harsh on Luongo, but perhaps an example of not letting sentiment get in the way of progress? |  | | |
| Travis Player Cam on 15:20 - Jan 15 with 1911 views | portmanking |
| Travis Player Cam on 14:31 - Jan 15 by blueasfook |
He was really on good on saturday. I look forward to seeing him more. I cant wait to see him and Morsy play together. We'll have one of the best midfield pairings in the championship |
It's strange, I must be one of the only people who were a tad underwhelmed at his impact on the ball. No doubting his competitiveness in duels etc, but I don't think he showed anywhere near enough for the ball off the centre halves. I'm sure that'll come though with repetition and time. I just didn't think it was as bright a debut as some have made out. | | | |
| Travis Player Cam on 15:31 - Jan 15 with 1848 views | SaleAway |
| Travis Player Cam on 15:20 - Jan 15 by portmanking |
It's strange, I must be one of the only people who were a tad underwhelmed at his impact on the ball. No doubting his competitiveness in duels etc, but I don't think he showed anywhere near enough for the ball off the centre halves. I'm sure that'll come though with repetition and time. I just didn't think it was as bright a debut as some have made out. |
Yeah, was very clear that the triangles with Hladky and Clarke weren't there. Although that looked like a conscious decision, so perhaps they didn't want to risk him without the training there.
I'm sure it will come quickly though, as everything else he did looked good | |
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| Travis Player Cam on 15:35 - Jan 15 with 1818 views | tonybied |
| Travis Player Cam on 15:20 - Jan 15 by portmanking |
It's strange, I must be one of the only people who were a tad underwhelmed at his impact on the ball. No doubting his competitiveness in duels etc, but I don't think he showed anywhere near enough for the ball off the centre halves. I'm sure that'll come though with repetition and time. I just didn't think it was as bright a debut as some have made out. |
I expect that is something that will come after a few weeks of training with us. I doubt he had many training sessions with the coaching staff and team before Saturday's game to get familiar with our style. |  | | |
| Travis Player Cam on 15:35 - Jan 15 with 1816 views | ArnieM |
| Travis Player Cam on 15:20 - Jan 15 by portmanking |
It's strange, I must be one of the only people who were a tad underwhelmed at his impact on the ball. No doubting his competitiveness in duels etc, but I don't think he showed anywhere near enough for the ball off the centre halves. I'm sure that'll come though with repetition and time. I just didn't think it was as bright a debut as some have made out. |
Think I’d be giving him a bit of time to settle though, coz he’s barely played any football this season I think. Given that, I’d say he played really well. |  |
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| Travis Player Cam on 15:37 - Jan 15 with 1792 views | portmanking |
| Travis Player Cam on 15:35 - Jan 15 by tonybied |
I expect that is something that will come after a few weeks of training with us. I doubt he had many training sessions with the coaching staff and team before Saturday's game to get familiar with our style. |
Agreed, hopefully that's the case. I just think people calling him the new/next Morsy need to be careful. Our Egyptian King runs games and handles the ball immensely in tight areas. Travis did very little of that on the night, but hopefully he grows into his role. Sounds like he'll be pairing with Morsy for the meantime with Luongo sidelined. | | | |
| Travis Player Cam on 15:39 - Jan 15 with 1778 views | Radlett_blue |
He's no Jonathan Douglas, that's for sure. |  |
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| Travis Player Cam on 15:47 - Jan 15 with 1728 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Travis Player Cam on 15:20 - Jan 15 by portmanking |
It's strange, I must be one of the only people who were a tad underwhelmed at his impact on the ball. No doubting his competitiveness in duels etc, but I don't think he showed anywhere near enough for the ball off the centre halves. I'm sure that'll come though with repetition and time. I just didn't think it was as bright a debut as some have made out. |
It was a very solid hour of football from him, he was combative against a very good opposition. I do think the talk of a 'masterclass' and whatever else is over egging it somewhat tbh. Not to knock him, you can't expect a huge amount more on his debut but I do wonder if people are seeing what they want to see at times. |  | | |
| Travis Player Cam on 15:56 - Jan 15 with 1682 views | ReusersTown |
| Travis Player Cam on 15:20 - Jan 15 by portmanking |
It's strange, I must be one of the only people who were a tad underwhelmed at his impact on the ball. No doubting his competitiveness in duels etc, but I don't think he showed anywhere near enough for the ball off the centre halves. I'm sure that'll come though with repetition and time. I just didn't think it was as bright a debut as some have made out. |
I wasn't underwhelmed, but there's certainly an element of exaggeration from some. Might just be the way of the modern fan. | | | |
| Travis Player Cam on 16:07 - Jan 15 with 1617 views | SomethingBlue |
| Travis Player Cam on 14:31 - Jan 15 by blueasfook |
He was really on good on saturday. I look forward to seeing him more. I cant wait to see him and Morsy play together. We'll have one of the best midfield pairings in the championship |
It'll be interesting to see whether/how that happens in practice. Our left central midfielder has a very specific job making forward runs and combining with Davis/Broadhead – Luongo does that very well, Taylor shows signs of it, but whether that is really Travis's game remains to be seen. Lovely to have him here though as a player who is very experienced, still pretty young and clearly good. As a minimum it should help the others stay fresh and share the minutes around as the business end nears. | |
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| Travis Player Cam on 16:09 - Jan 15 with 1594 views | Wacko |
| Travis Player Cam on 15:20 - Jan 15 by portmanking |
It's strange, I must be one of the only people who were a tad underwhelmed at his impact on the ball. No doubting his competitiveness in duels etc, but I don't think he showed anywhere near enough for the ball off the centre halves. I'm sure that'll come though with repetition and time. I just didn't think it was as bright a debut as some have made out. |
This is what my Blackburn mate said about him, FYI:
"Limited but good energy. Wins a tackle but not positionally great, or a good passer." | |
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| Travis Player Cam on 16:12 - Jan 15 with 1569 views | portmanking |
| Travis Player Cam on 16:09 - Jan 15 by Wacko |
This is what my Blackburn mate said about him, FYI:
"Limited but good energy. Wins a tackle but not positionally great, or a good passer." |
I think he's probably better than what your Blackburn mate has described. But equally I don't think he's quite Xavi either.
We'll see. TBF it was his ball through the lines which set up Jacko's goal, so he's got it in his locker.
I guess I just wasn't as bowled over by his performance as several others. | | | |
| Travis Player Cam on 16:32 - Jan 15 with 1476 views | Vaughan8 |
| Travis Player Cam on 15:20 - Jan 15 by portmanking |
It's strange, I must be one of the only people who were a tad underwhelmed at his impact on the ball. No doubting his competitiveness in duels etc, but I don't think he showed anywhere near enough for the ball off the centre halves. I'm sure that'll come though with repetition and time. I just didn't think it was as bright a debut as some have made out. |
No you're not the only one.
I thought he did well was pretty solid. His passing wasn't always great. Nowhere near as good as Morsy currently.
However, he's not had long with us and presumably we are a slightly different style to Blackburn (?) So he did well with the limited time he's had to train etc.
Some are going slightly ott | | | |
| Travis Player Cam on 16:38 - Jan 15 with 1424 views | baxterbasics |
| Travis Player Cam on 15:17 - Jan 15 by Freddies_Ears |
Oddly, I had merely considered Travis as an alternative to Morsy. I hadn't thought they might be a duo... Harsh on Luongo, but perhaps an example of not letting sentiment get in the way of progress? |
I'm sure all three will have their fair share of game time still, nice to have some cover regardless of who is top of the pecking order. |  |
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| Travis Player Cam on 18:22 - Jan 15 with 1219 views | Abstract_Truth |
Yes, great stuff and good to see his commitment... was imagining a Mogwai soundtrack whilst watching that |  | | |
| Travis Player Cam on 19:09 - Jan 15 with 1073 views | LegendofthePhoenix |
Not only did he take on the role of midfield enforcer and make loads of tackles, he made the Morsy-esque pass for the first goal. Very impressed, great debut after so little time to train with his new team mates. And Sam will doubtless miss at least 4 more games due to suspension this season, Mass is currently injured, and often Massa is done after 60/70 minutes. We need all 3 of them. The recruitment team did a fantastic job to track down Travis, just another example of how superbly this club is run. COYBs. |  |
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| Travis Player Cam on 19:21 - Jan 15 with 1000 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Travis Player Cam on 16:32 - Jan 15 by Vaughan8 |
No you're not the only one.
I thought he did well was pretty solid. His passing wasn't always great. Nowhere near as good as Morsy currently.
However, he's not had long with us and presumably we are a slightly different style to Blackburn (?) So he did well with the limited time he's had to train etc.
Some are going slightly ott |
Think its more the natural talent and experienced can be seen even after a debut fixture.
When you look at the likes of Ball or even Taylor they dint show that natural turn with the ball or technique when spraying the ball around.
Of course lots more to come. The not dropping deep for example will take time as he Learns the angles, knows where his team mates are etc.
As debuts go it was very solid. |  |
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