Patrick Roberts


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Striker
The sooner people stop solely relying on one stat to judge players end product the better. Can play a two yard pass and get an assist like v Norwich or he could create chance after chance like he has done recently and get nowt.

Yesterday was the fourth time in the last six games that he's created a chance for someone who's hit the post/bar - Ba at Swansea, Bellingham & Rusyn v Birmingham and Aouchiche v West Brom. His ability to carry the ball up the pitch is a large part of what creates these chances. He also hit it himself at Swansea when the keeper luckily managed to grab it at the second attempt to stop it going in. In this spell of games he's put two deep crosses in to the back post for our main set piece routine to create the goal against Huddersfield and our second against Birmingham, put one on a plate for Ballard at Millwall last week, put one on a plate for Aouchiche yesterday in the first half before Bellingham tapped in and created two big chances for Rusyn at Plymouth. Even going back to QPR away he played Pritchard in who somehow managed to miss before Ballard tapped it in.

The criticism on here recently for his supposed lack of end product has been nonsense for the most part, bar Huddersfield he's been in good form for a while. He does frustrating things like not getting a shot away yesterday for the penalty shout or his miss against Boro after he dribbled past seventeen players but there's a reason he's been let go by Man City and is in the Championship, no winger at this level will be perfect.

We're a far far far better team with him in that than we are without. Based on his performances of late the goals and assists aren't far away at all.
 
There are plenty of stats to use mind you.

He played well yesterday, a pissed-off Patrick Roberts is no doubt an excellent addition to our first 11, a coasting Roberts which we have become accustomed to given how long he has been doing it, is not.
 
He’s a lot better with Huggins as his full back rather than Hume. Huggins is very good with the ball at his feet and his pace to run in behind on the overlap frees up Roberts to look to take on his man and beat them in a 1v1.

Still really like Hume, but Huggins is a better attacking full back and it works in Roberts’ favour.
 
The sooner people stop solely relying on one stat to judge players end product the better. Can play a two yard pass and get an assist like v Norwich or he could create chance after chance like he has done recently and get nowt.

Yesterday was the fourth time in the last six games that he's created a chance for someone who's hit the post/bar - Ba at Swansea, Bellingham & Rusyn v Birmingham and Aouchiche v West Brom. His ability to carry the ball up the pitch is a large part of what creates these chances. He also hit it himself at Swansea when the keeper luckily managed to grab it at the second attempt to stop it going in. In this spell of games he's put two deep crosses in to the back post for our main set piece routine to create the goal against Huddersfield and our second against Birmingham, put one on a plate for Ballard at Millwall last week, put one on a plate for Aouchiche yesterday in the first half before Bellingham tapped in and created two big chances for Rusyn at Plymouth. Even going back to QPR away he played Pritchard in who somehow managed to miss before Ballard tapped it in.

The criticism on here recently for his supposed lack of end product has been nonsense for the most part, bar Huddersfield he's been in good form for a while. He does frustrating things like not getting a shot away yesterday for the penalty shout or his miss against Boro after he dribbled past seventeen players but there's a reason he's been let go by Man City and is in the Championship, no winger at this level will be perfect.

We're a far far far better team with him in that than we are without. Based on his performances of late the goals and assists aren't far away at all.
He's an exciting players and I agree you shouldn't get too hung up on stats but if he isn't conceding any goals and isn't having any assists its obviously a factor of concern. He had a really good game yesterday.
 
The sooner people stop solely relying on one stat to judge players end product the better. Can play a two yard pass and get an assist like v Norwich or he could create chance after chance like he has done recently and get nowt.

Yesterday was the fourth time in the last six games that he's created a chance for someone who's hit the post/bar - Ba at Swansea, Bellingham & Rusyn v Birmingham and Aouchiche v West Brom. His ability to carry the ball up the pitch is a large part of what creates these chances. He also hit it himself at Swansea when the keeper luckily managed to grab it at the second attempt to stop it going in. In this spell of games he's put two deep crosses in to the back post for our main set piece routine to create the goal against Huddersfield and our second against Birmingham, put one on a plate for Ballard at Millwall last week, put one on a plate for Aouchiche yesterday in the first half before Bellingham tapped in and created two big chances for Rusyn at Plymouth. Even going back to QPR away he played Pritchard in who somehow managed to miss before Ballard tapped it in.

The criticism on here recently for his supposed lack of end product has been nonsense for the most part, bar Huddersfield he's been in good form for a while. He does frustrating things like not getting a shot away yesterday for the penalty shout or his miss against Boro after he dribbled past seventeen players but there's a reason he's been let go by Man City and is in the Championship, no winger at this level will be perfect.

We're a far far far better team with him in that than we are without. Based on his performances of late the goals and assists aren't far away at all.

Of course, you are correct in saying that he is a great Championship player and we are a better team when he is playing and in form. However, I'm sure it was yourself that said that Ba shouldn't be afforded praise for assists like Ekwah's first against Southampton. The first two examples you have given are hardly defence splitters. Ultimately, goals and assists are important, especially for wide forwards.
 
The sooner people stop solely relying on one stat to judge players end product the better. Can play a two yard pass and get an assist like v Norwich or he could create chance after chance like he has done recently and get nowt.

Yesterday was the fourth time in the last six games that he's created a chance for someone who's hit the post/bar - Ba at Swansea, Bellingham & Rusyn v Birmingham and Aouchiche v West Brom. His ability to carry the ball up the pitch is a large part of what creates these chances. He also hit it himself at Swansea when the keeper luckily managed to grab it at the second attempt to stop it going in. In this spell of games he's put two deep crosses in to the back post for our main set piece routine to create the goal against Huddersfield and our second against Birmingham, put one on a plate for Ballard at Millwall last week, put one on a plate for Aouchiche yesterday in the first half before Bellingham tapped in and created two big chances for Rusyn at Plymouth. Even going back to QPR away he played Pritchard in who somehow managed to miss before Ballard tapped it in.

The criticism on here recently for his supposed lack of end product has been nonsense for the most part, bar Huddersfield he's been in good form for a while. He does frustrating things like not getting a shot away yesterday for the penalty shout or his miss against Boro after he dribbled past seventeen players but there's a reason he's been let go by Man City and is in the Championship, no winger at this level will be perfect.

We're a far far far better team with him in that than we are without. Based on his performances of late the goals and assists aren't far away at all.
It’s no coincidence that the last game was his best. Dodds asked the full backs to overlap and help the wingers. This gave Roberts more space to run. His body language this season said it all. Different player now the full back is helping him.
 
Gets people off their seat. When you look back at some of our wide players ower the years then THAT surely is Enugu in itself.
 
He’s a lot better with Huggins as his full back rather than Hume. Huggins is very good with the ball at his feet and his pace to run in behind on the overlap frees up Roberts to look to take on his man and beat them in a 1v1.

Still really like Hume, but Huggins is a better attacking full back and it works in Roberts’ favour.

Hume and Roberts were excellent together last season. And this season Hume has been tucking in centrally, bit harsh to judge huggins better when it's tactical
 

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