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Really happy he's found his role and is improving and excelling in it. He was always regarded as a good player but it wasn't clear where he could fit in. A "set piece specialist" not quick enough to be a winger, not strong enough for central midfield, not defensive enough for fullback. Ralph seems to have taught him how to harry, hustle and tackle and added a bit of bite to his game. His fitness (which has never been an issue) is ideal for this type of role. Too bad that due to bad planning on behalf of the club he will probably have to play out of position for a few weeks.

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Fully expecting him in the next England squad.

 

Southgate loves JWP, he's been in excellent form and England need midfielders that run a lot and cover a lot of ground, and who are his realistic competitors in CM in a 4-3-3? Henderson you'd have to assume is a shoe-in, but apart from that - Winks? Rice? Both having poor seasons.

 

Add in the versatility he has, able to play RB or RM, and obviously the set pieces, I think he'd be perfect for England at the moment.

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Let’s not get carried away. All he’s done is cement his place in an average premier league side. He may become Saints version of Mark Noble, but we’ll need someone creative next to him if we want to progress. Him, OR & PEH are too one paced & safe for the modern game. Just as Ings has raised the bar in respect of our strikers, we really need some class in centre midfield.

 

 

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Let’s not get carried away. All he’s done is cement his place in an average premier league side. He may become Saints version of Mark Noble, but we’ll need someone creative next to him if we want to progress. Him, OR & PEH are too one paced & safe for the modern game. Just as Ings has raised the bar in respect of our strikers, we really need some class in centre midfield.

 

 

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Are you crazy? He is one of the top midfielders in the league right now. Borne out by the stats and pundits.

 

If he played for any other Prem team people on here would be gushing about him and he would be absolute miles out of our price range

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Let’s not get carried away. All he’s done is cement his place in an average premier league side. He may become Saints version of Mark Noble, but we’ll need someone creative next to him if we want to progress. Him, OR & PEH are too one paced & safe for the modern game. Just as Ings has raised the bar in respect of our strikers, we really need some class in centre midfield.

 

 

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Seriously now in the

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Are you crazy? He is one of the top midfielders in the league right now. Borne out by the stats and pundits.

 

If he played for any other Prem team people on here would be gushing about him and he would be absolute miles out of our price range

 

No they wouldn't. He is having, at last, a purple patch. But it wasn't that long ago he was playing awfully. All most pundits do is peddle the myth of him being the great set piece specialist.

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No they wouldn't. He is having, at last, a purple patch. But it wasn't that long ago he was playing awfully. All most pundits do is peddle the myth of him being the great set piece specialist.
JWP seems to be a victim of the idea that to be good at set pieces you need to be scoring from the majority of them. News flash, even the best freekick takers in history missed more than they scored, and even the best corner takers would have had less than 1% of their corners converted in their career.

 

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No they wouldn't. He is having, at last, a purple patch. But it wasn't that long ago he was playing awfully. All most pundits do is peddle the myth of him being the great set piece specialist.

 

It's not a myth at all.

 

Statistically he is one of the best free kick takers in PL, in terms of goals and hitting the target, he is one of the most consistent.

 

In the PL no one has ever scored more than 4 direct free kicks in a season, the consistent players will be getting about 2-3 a season and that is what JWP does, and he does it in a team that until recently won't have been creating as many chances for free kicks round the box as the better teams. If he played for Man City or Liverpool he'd probably be scoring about 4-5 a season as he'd get far more chances.

 

In terms of scoring from attempts and making the keeper make the save, he is right up there with the best.

 

Also he's not really having a purple patch, hes been playing very well for over a year pretty much since Ralph came in, the whole team wasn't great at the start of the season but he was one of the better ones IMO and has raised his game now above what he did in the 2nd half of the season last year.

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Let’s not get carried away. All he’s done is cement his place in an average premier league side. He may become Saints version of Mark Noble, but we’ll need someone creative next to him if we want to progress. Him, OR & PEH are too one paced & safe for the modern game. Just as Ings has raised the bar in respect of our strikers, we really need some class in centre midfield.

 

 

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Some common sense at last. Too many people getting carried away. It's good to see him become more reliable recently.

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He's basically doing for us now what Morgan did for us at his best, box to box midfielder, pressing hard, tackling and getting forward. He is also more of goal threat than Morgan was and has the set pieces, but is physically a bit smaller in stature.

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I’m sure this has been covered elsewhere but for those who don’t read the board religiously - some great news re ward-prowse’ injury just being a deep cut, and he may even be fit for Burnley. Given it looked like ligament damage that’s a huge bonus for us and him on a disappointing night

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I’m sure this has been covered elsewhere but for those who don’t read the board religiously - some great news re ward-prowse’ injury just being a deep cut, and he may even be fit for Burnley. Given it looked like ligament damage that’s a huge bonus for us and him on a disappointing night

 

Good news indeed. A real bonus if he`s fit for the Burnley game but I hope he isn`t `rushed back` too early.

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I’m sure this has been covered elsewhere but for those who don’t read the board religiously - some great news re ward-prowse’ injury just being a deep cut, and he may even be fit for Burnley. Given it looked like ligament damage that’s a huge bonus for us and him on a disappointing night

 

Is it normal to get a deep cut from a momentary tap from studs? Or was Sessegnon wearing blades? #EdwardScissorfeet

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Is it normal to get a deep cut from a momentary tap from studs? Or was Sessegnon wearing blades? #EdwardScissorfeet

 

I was thinking the same. Apparently he was cut so deeply that you could see bone. When compared to the possible brush that Son suffered to win a penalty, you'd think that would be a red card offence.

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Just to opine. His through ball for Ings (which he subsequently powered over Lloris to hit the bar) was a thing of true beauty. The weight was perfect, beat the defence and the keeper.
Actually, Lloris was terrible there - he could have come and collected that easily. By the time Ings reached it, the ball had traveled 60 yards and was in the 6 yard box with the keeper retreating.

 

Was a lovely pass, but Lloris' ineptitude made it. And then Ings missed the sitter.

 

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Just to opine. His through ball for Ings (which he subsequently powered over Lloris to hit the bar) was a thing of true beauty. The weight was perfect, beat the defence and the keeper.

Henderson's to Salah against us was even better I think.

 

A thing of real beauty was our second goal. Brilliant run and pass by Redmond and superb finish by Ings.

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Henderson's to Salah against us was even better I think.

 

A thing of real beauty was our second goal. Brilliant run and pass by Redmond and superb finish by Ings.

 

That goal was similar to, and nearly as enjoyable to watch as Shane Longs at Anfield. I'd hope it would win MOTD goal of the month, but not sure it's eligible scored in the Cup.

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An interesting situation is developing. I'd say that JWP is now our best RB. He's now also our best box-to-box midfielder. He can't play both positions at once, so it comes down to the best cover for him in either position.

 

Up to now, we've been looking at Romeu for DM or Valery or KWP at RB, but after Smallbone's performance today I'd be tempted to keep JWP at RB and Smallbone to partner Hojbjerg.

 

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wrote this about JWP on this forum...

 

06-09-2014, 10:40 PM

 

I have seen the future, we all have, I just didn’t understand the importance of this young man. JWP is the new Mr. Saint, the one that will lead our new generation of academy products into the light of the poaching CL clubs. If he can fulfill his potential, continue his progression into the English national team then he will be the next to be tempted away.

 

JWP must be given time to mature, he doesn’t have the luxury of honing his skills in the lower divisions like lalla, spidy, clyne. Etc…..he will have to prove himself against the world class players. Tough task, but his academy coaches, English Intl. youth managers, Mopo and Roko have seen enough to put this boy in the starting 11. I have to trust their judgment, the fans need to get behind him and support him because he could be the leader of our next golden generation.

 

I hope Mr. Saint is happy here and doesn't want to leave, his desire to excel has pushed his talents to new heights! next on the banner?????

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I wonder what his market value is now ?

I guess maybe £25m ?

 

I reckon Saints would ask £60 million, big clubs would probably be around the £35-£40 million mark, so around £50 million he'd go for, especially if he makes the England team this summer.

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I wonder what his market value is now ?

I guess maybe £25m ?

 

It’ll be what we make it to be.

 

If we sold him for anything less than £50m I think there would be a backlash, he’s gradually becoming our most important player. Getting slightly concerned that we will struggle to keep him in the summer, maybe the interest in Højbjerg will shield us for a season.

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I don’t know what JWP does to them but Grealish was having a real strop today, just like Zaha

 

I've watched the game twice - was Grealish having a strop? He questioned the yellow card given when Djenepo went close near half time but otherwise it looked as though he took all the attention and double teaming in his stride. He also had a fairly impressive game in a side which looked shambolic - Mings aside. I don't think Grealish was in anyones pocket today as others have claimed. The other thing I noticed watching the replay was the quality Smallbone showed in the first half - very composed and a nice range of passing. Hojbjerg very good as well along with Djenepo.

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1 hour ago, Mr X said:

I think it's inevitable that we could lose JWP too many big clubs are nowreportedly interested in him & at his age he will know it will be the last chance to step up a level (in terms of club size) 

Are they? Any links? If you mean Glenn Hoddle saying Spurs or Everton should buy him, that is not evidence they want him. It is a suggestion by Hoddle not a rumour. 

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3 hours ago, Saint_clark said:

Is that the longest run currently or the longest run ever? Surely there's been keepers or Giggs, Barry etc. Who have made more consecutive appearances?

The clue is in the heading - the most consecutive appearances by an OUTFIELD player

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