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Offline Clark W Griswold

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Re: Morgan Rogers
« Reply #1335 on: September 18, 2024, 11:21:30 AM »
I may have already posted this, but he really reminds me of Collymore (if Rogers’ finishing was a bit better).

Definitely can see the comparison, Morgan is more of a deep lying play-making version though to Collymore's out right goalscoring center forward. And crucially Morgan seems to have his head screwed on. Thankfully.

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Re: Morgan Rogers
« Reply #1336 on: September 18, 2024, 11:25:42 AM »
Yeah nobody was really getting carried away, was very much "let's see" , think i said give him his debut , back him and let's see but yeah i see some wish to cherry pick points , sad really

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Re: Morgan Rogers
« Reply #1337 on: September 18, 2024, 11:25:55 AM »

I think most were that or generally quietly optimistic and seeing the potential positives. Mr Dim instead was struggling for excitement.

You don't get searing insight like this on many other sites:

Big lad isn't he?

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Re: Morgan Rogers
« Reply #1338 on: September 18, 2024, 11:36:45 AM »
It's strange how often we see him running away from players in the middle of the field, given he doesn't appear to be particularly quick.  Maybe his first 5-10 yards is much quicker than we give him credit for.

He has the potential to be a top-class international player, and most interestingly, there isn't anyone else around like him at the moment.  There are plenty of tricky, skillful 10s capable of taking the ball on the half turn and playing the sort of passes he makes, but I can't think of any of them who have a 6'3" frame to go with the skills like he does.

I know Man City aren't exactly in hard times, but they must be looking on and thinking they've ballsed up massively here.

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Re: Morgan Rogers
« Reply #1339 on: September 18, 2024, 11:38:50 AM »

I think most were that or generally quietly optimistic and seeing the potential positives. Mr Dim instead was struggling for excitement.

You don't get searing insight like this on many other sites:

Big lad isn't he?

And look this for being completely dismissive of his talent.

Sweet baby Jesus and the orphans, he's got some truly terrible tattoos.



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Re: Morgan Rogers
« Reply #1340 on: September 18, 2024, 11:44:27 AM »
A kid who cost £8m in January that nobody saw could turn into this. Astonishing scouting by the Villa team.

13 months ago, Man City let him go for £1m.  Crazy.

Still when you go back to the start of this thread and his signing VillaTim wasn’t convinced. That’s good enough for me. Sell him.

To be fair (and I'm loath to be in this case), I don't think anyone on here had feelings much more positive than "well, if they've seen something in him then fine".

If he'd cost £19 or £29 million and not £9 million his signing would have been given reverence. He can't be any good at £9 million but must be good or decent at £19/£29 million.  He's looking the bargain of all bargains and still improving.

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Re: Morgan Rogers
« Reply #1341 on: September 18, 2024, 02:29:22 PM »

I think most were that or generally quietly optimistic and seeing the potential positives. Mr Dim instead was struggling for excitement.

You don't get searing insight like this on many other sites:

Big lad isn't he?

And look this for being completely dismissive of his talent.

Sweet baby Jesus and the orphans, he's got some truly terrible tattoos.



That wasn't a tattoo, that was our home shirt!  :-[

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Re: Morgan Rogers
« Reply #1342 on: September 18, 2024, 03:08:27 PM »
It's strange how often we see him running away from players in the middle of the field, given he doesn't appear to be particularly quick.  Maybe his first 5-10 yards is much quicker than we give him credit for.

He has the potential to be a top-class international player, and most interestingly, there isn't anyone else around like him at the moment.  There are plenty of tricky, skillful 10s capable of taking the ball on the half turn and playing the sort of passes he makes, but I can't think of any of them who have a 6'3" frame to go with the skills like he does.

I know Man City aren't exactly in hard times, but they must be looking on and thinking they've ballsed up massively here.

Did they retain a sell-on clause? Probably not much given the most we'll end-up paying is £15m or so.
I think Boro have one with us too.

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Re: Morgan Rogers
« Reply #1343 on: September 18, 2024, 03:34:51 PM »
It's strange how often we see him running away from players in the middle of the field, given he doesn't appear to be particularly quick.  Maybe his first 5-10 yards is much quicker than we give him credit for.

He has the potential to be a top-class international player, and most interestingly, there isn't anyone else around like him at the moment.  There are plenty of tricky, skillful 10s capable of taking the ball on the half turn and playing the sort of passes he makes, but I can't think of any of them who have a 6'3" frame to go with the skills like he does.

I know Man City aren't exactly in hard times, but they must be looking on and thinking they've ballsed up massively here.

Did they retain a sell-on clause? Probably not much given the most we'll end-up paying is £15m or so.
I think Boro have one with us too.

Only what they got out of Boro so maybe end up covering what they paid Albion.

Nice in a small way to have made mugs of them.


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Re: Morgan Rogers
« Reply #1344 on: September 18, 2024, 06:55:16 PM »
I may have already posted this, but he really reminds me of Collymore (if Rogers’ finishing was a bit better).

Yes, there's definitely elements of Stan at his best, and also Paul Gascoigne. I think by the end of this season he'll be widely recognised as our best player, and people will be worrying about £100m bids for him.
Definitely elements of Collymore to his game, deceptively quick and people seem to bounce off him remarkably easy. Reads the game well, links the play and isn't afraid to go for goal given half a chance. And has loads of confidence in himself.  Reminds me a little of when we got Platt from Crewe for not a lot of dough.

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Re: Morgan Rogers
« Reply #1345 on: September 18, 2024, 07:22:34 PM »
If he can improve his play in the final third he'll be some player

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Re: Morgan Rogers
« Reply #1346 on: September 18, 2024, 07:56:10 PM »
Id start him against wycombe..needs a goal as he is trying abit too hard in final 3rd

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Re: Morgan Rogers
« Reply #1347 on: September 18, 2024, 08:14:44 PM »
If he can improve his play in the final third he'll be some player

His play in the final third has generally been pretty bloody good (it’s where he operates most of the time). Finishing does need a bit of work.

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Re: Morgan Rogers
« Reply #1348 on: September 18, 2024, 09:31:47 PM »
If he can improve his play in the final third he'll be some player

His play in the final third has generally been pretty bloody good (it’s where he operates most of the time). Finishing does need a bit of work.
Finishing needs work , generally he lays balls off well. It will come with more experience.

Offline eye digress

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Re: Morgan Rogers
« Reply #1349 on: September 18, 2024, 10:22:22 PM »
I may have already posted this, but he really reminds me of Collymore (if Rogers’ finishing was a bit better).

Yes, there's definitely elements of Stan at his best, and also Paul Gascoigne. I think by the end of this season he'll be widely recognised as our best player, and people will be worrying about £100m bids for him.
The ability to ghost past players is reminiscent of Stan, for sure.

The way he strikes the ball, rarely hitting through but more of a caress, reminds me of Yorke.

Think he hasn’t really had the rub of the green so far this season, which has left us focusing on a lack of end product. But if he’d bagged a goal or two, which he might easily have done, we wouldn’t be worrying about that right now.

He needs to learn to aim for the corners when he shoots, and to keep his composure when shooting at the end of a run. (Maybe that’s just a fitness thing?)

There, easy. Do I get the Barclays manager of the month?

 


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