agreed. I like him so far but some of the praise is way ott.
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Seems to have a bit of class about him.
His first touch and weight of pass are always brilliant.
Would like to see him impose himself on the game a bit more, maybe harsh as he has been playing out of position on the right wing.
excited to see him play against Scotland tonight
Hope he has a stinker tonight and we put 5 past them.
I just hope he doesn't get injured.
Hope he plays well, along with Dave if he plays, but Scotland desperately need 6 points this weekend.
Poor show from Slivka last night he had a great chance to score however is was obvious he would miss as i had Scotland to win BTTS. :boo hoo: no one cares :yawn:
Did he have a decent game last night?
Scotland dominated last night but any attack Lithuania had it tended to go through our Slivka.
I'll be honest the only thing other than a Scotland win I wanted last night was our (hibs players) to come through unscathed which they did.
Performance wise I couldn't care less how they play against MY country. Hopefully he plays well on Monday and again comes through uninjured.
I'm a hibs and Scotland fan.
Hope he gets a hat trick on Monday and Lithuania win.
He was on the fringes of the game stuck out on the right, just like with us. When he was on the ball he looked composed with a good touch and vision but it rarely happened. He looked to come infield more but our pressing meant they had to play long balls that bypassed their midfielders. I think he is wasted out wide for us and themand can't influence the game as much. It is clear he has ability and it is trying to fit that into the side in a central position that needs to be remedied for us and Lithuania by the looks of things.
He played a great chipped through ball at one point - perfectly weighted.
Novikovas was very much the string puller for them and that's gotta be by design.
Thought he played well against a high press/ tempo opponent. Couple of excellent touches and cross field passes. Also at least a couple of good chipped thru balls. Scotland were/ are just a better team that was well set up and wanted it.
Thats how I saw it too. He certainly wasn't poor as some are suggesting. Scotland were excellent last night and I thought he applied himself well in a difficult game. Only criticism would be he that he should have hit the target with the chance he got in the second half.
He looks the real deal but I'd agree that we need a few more games to judge him properly.