James Milner

[Phil Meup]

He had a poor game - but so did a few others

sorry mate head and shoulders above anyone else, i would have dragged him off at half time

I agree he should have been subbed but who would you have replaced him with? Jovetic, perhaps?

Shows what crap all this about English players is.
Milner was terrible!

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

He had a poor game - but so did a few others

sorry mate head and shoulders above anyone else, i would have dragged him off at half time

I agree he should have been subbed but who would you have replaced him with? Jovetic, perhaps?

Jovetic should have started. Without Silva we have zero creativity and Jovetic fits into that category of clever player.

Negredo has been dog shit for 3 months and yet he started. Why was that?

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

Seems to play better when he comes on as sub

 

[Phil Meup]

sorry mate head and shoulders above anyone else, i would have dragged him off at half time

I agree he should have been subbed but who would you have replaced him with? Jovetic, perhaps?

Jovetic should have started. Without Silva we have zero creativity and Jovetic fits into that category of clever player.

Negredo has been dog shit for 3 months and yet he started. Why was that?[/quote]
The Beast plays better with Sergio.
You've got to admit, Dzecko did fck all when he came on!<br /><br />-- Thu Apr 17, 2014 9:12 am --<br /><br />

Seems to play better when he comes on as sub

Agreed.

 

[tonea2003]

He had a poor game - but so did a few others

sorry mate head and shoulders above anyone else, i would have dragged him off at half time

I agree he should have been subbed but who would you have replaced him with? Jovetic, perhaps?

with options on the bench yes, to be honest he was so bad anyone would have been better

don't get me wrong im no milner hater far from it, he has a job to play but last night his performance warranted such drastic action

 

[the originalkippaxman]

If that performance last night was done by Garcia or Demichelis they would be getting crucified in the press. Surprised I have not seen any reporter mention how fucking wank he was last night.

 

[SaddleworthBlueRhino]

Milner had a nightmare last night. When the team was announced I was genuinely pleased that he was being given a start as I thought he deserved it Perhaps he was being asked to do to much in terms of playing with a combination of players that has let us down whenever it has been picked. Our 2nd string just hasn't been good enough all season and that's why they havn't been played.

 

[Always_Blue]

Once again, Milner starts a game and he is crap.

He has one descent game in 6, If we are lucky ....

How many times in the first half last night, midfield looking for outlet on the right and MIlner gone missing on the left wing.

How many times did Zabba overlap Milner only to be ignored, Miler turns back on to left foot and plays aimless chip to no one !!

Milner is not a winger,

Why do we not play English players !!! because they are not good enough !!

 

[Kevlakevla]

I think last night's performance by Jim was down to him trying too hard. He has made some terrific contributions this season but after each one he has found himself back on the bench and that is despite Navas being far from convincing.
It's not surprising that he made some bad decisions . I am sure he felt he had a point to prove. To his absolute credit, He did not hide at any point in the game unlike several of our players and he did leave anything on the pitch-again unlike some others.
As others have said, he should have started against the dippers and maybe Navas would have been the better option tonight- after all he would have been fit.
I'll bet the lad is thoroughly fed up this morning- just like we all are.

 

[jay_mcfc]

I think some of you are barking up the wrong tree. It's nothing about sub vs starting and all about who he should start against. V Liverpool away possibly should start. V Sunderland at home he shouldn't start. It's the same as Clichy v Kolarov, something else the manager has got wrong plenty of times this season.

 

[Shaelumstash]

Mate, you're just waitin for someone to say somethin positive about James Milner on here, or even Müller for that matter; then you pounce! All I've done here is praise them both. He is a grafter. Maldeika is Bayern through and through and she's agreeing with me on this. Do one with your intelligence shite. I've had it all before on here. It's all down to GRAFT and him having the quality around him. FFS! Write whatever bollox you like now, I won't be coming back to this thread.

This bit in bold is why England will probably never win a World Cup again. It's why there's so few English players play in the PL now. It's why the standard of our kids is so far behind the rest of Europe. It's why the standard of football on a Sunday morning is so appalling.

Italy, Spain, Holland, Germany, Brazil, Argentina all value technique and intelligence over graft, it's not done their development any harm while English players lag decades behind. Ignorance is bliss for some though I guess.

On another note, I think Milner will probably start tonight, and I expect him to have a very good game. He always plays well against the rags.

Right, okay. I've gone and done it. Like a right cnut, I've come back to this thread, when I said I wouldn't.
My dear fellow Blue, if you'd take the time to read some of my past posts, or better still, the threads I've started on the state of grass roots football in the UK, or my support for Wythenshawe Amateurs you'd see that you have misinterpreted everything I've said. I coach in Germany, I've coached kids that have ( to my sheer and utter delight) gone on to play for professional clubs in Germany. What you're saying above, is absolutely and utterly bang on the fookin money. There ya go, we are actually on the same wave length. My point about Thomas Müller is.....as I've pointed out, he is an outstanding player, an unbelievable talent. You'll never see him shy out of a challenge. He'll always run his twattin Salford Docks off for the shirt, badge, club and country. His knowledge of the game, his movement off the ball and an eye for goal. All this adds up to an outstanding player, not skillful, but he doesn't need that in his game; the others do that for him. All the people I speak to here, agree with all this, beit Bayern fans, football coaches, or general enthusiasts. Me saying he's the hod carrier of the team, is not meant in any negative way. He'll always give 110%, as will James Milner. I was defending Milner, as I thought you were underrating him big style. I stayed calm in my posts, but you kept coming back with your comments and I'm thinkin, "what is this guy on? I'm praising both and yet still, everything I say is bollox." That's what pissed me off, that's why I got anti. My apologies for that.

Were you at the game last night mate? I'm not scapegoating him, but that "cross" he put in down the left channel in injury time kind of sums Milner up for me. A willing runner and hard worker, but lacks the composure and quality in the final third to be a top player.

 

[carlos tevez is a blue]

Milner needs a pass master like Silva to play along side, not a dribbler like Nasri who always break rhythm of his run.

Stop talking sense. Jimmy's clearly brain dead and shit and English.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Proved last night why he shouldn't start.

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

Squad player at best. Could you imagine him getting game time at the likes of Bayern, Barca, Real? lol

He can be good but he has too many games where he looks like a pub team player - like tonight

No but coincidently he can play Bayern off there own park on his own

 

[01cravend]

Milner needs a pass master like Silva to play along side, not a dribbler like Nasri who always break rhythm of his run.

Stop talking sense. Jimmy's clearly brain dead and shit and English.

Not everything is meant to go through Nasri..If Milner can only play with Silva then that proves his doubters right, MIlner Had the ball just as much as Nasri and nothing he attempted came off, nothing

 

[peoffrey]

He's never raised his game sufficiently to play for a side competing for the title. I don't recall Arsenal, Chelsea or U****d ever coming in for him. Perhaps he can link up with Barry at Everton? I'd obviously be happy to keep him as a versatile squad member and regular in the match day squad but he was poor last night.

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

Squad player at best. Could you imagine him getting game time at the likes of Bayern, Barca, Real? lol

He can be good but he has too many games where he looks like a pub team player - like tonight

No but coincidently he can play Bayern off there own park on his own

So close to making a good point, but you had to get greedy.

 

[lasereyes]

Same folks who couldn't get enough of Milner after the Bayern and Anfield games, now want his head on a platter.

Or is it that only "established" superstars like Yaya or Aguero are allowed to have off days?

 

[John.des]

I like Milner, and his determination, but for us its always a limited role is what he can expect. We will never play a system where he will be a regular. Coming in from the bench, play the 20-30% of league games as starters, thats the role he will have next seasons as well.

He works hard, sometimes he does great things, in big matches he really does great things, Pool away, Bayern away, United away in 6-1. But for every occassion like this, he starts vs shit opponents and plays like this vs Sunderland. At least he worked hard, but hardly made one good play, cross, and simply lost the ball countless times and made faults after it. Shaked his head so many times, I didnt know whats wrong with him.

Squad player, no more. Sometimes he looks more than that. He isnt.

 

[BigOscar]

He needs much more space than our technically better players, against better side you get that as they actually attack you, but against teams sitting back he just doesn't look good enough at all. All his best games have been against the better sides, I can't recall too many good performances against lesser sides. Great for pressing other teams defenders on the ball, great for breaks or for making runs in behind fullbacks, but if the space isn't there then he really struggles