Groundhopping Owl Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Didn’t do a lot wrong, showed the physicality and composure required, his skills on the ball will improve with time. Hope he starts ahead of Loovens at Middlesborough, well done Jordan lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trask43 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Thought he did well, cant say I particularly noticed him too much as the game went on which is a compliment for a defender, did his job and looked at home at this level. The zahore 'goal' was close but think the ref called it right as zahore was slightly behind him so it was more a shove in the back and not a straight shoulder to shoulder, he also tripped him slightly. Was amusing to see warnock and sky talking rubbish everyone had stopped and zahore punted into the net in a hopeful manner, if the ref hadnt blown he would have never took the shot on from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengrass Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Played well. Thought he looked decent. Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBob Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 It annoyed me them saying it was a 'disallowed' 'goal'. Well it wasn't disallowed, sure the ref blew before it went in. Otherwise Wildsmith would have saved it. He was there anyway without trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelowl Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I know tonight was needs must injury wise but I just love seeing youngsters come in and make a fist of it This will have a good effect on the whole group of U23s going forward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsheri Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Decent debut. Looked comfortable and not out of place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I thought he had a solid debut against some very experienced players . Its brilliant to see the young lads being given their chance . Something that would never have happened under Carlos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC_owl66 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Thought he was a bit nervy on the ball in First 20, Cardiff started strong and overall facing up to a front 3 like that he can be proud of that performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSlicer Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Not read the full thread so apologies if this has been said already. Thought there was one or two occasions where he kept hold of the ball a little too long. However, all in all what a debut (guessing it is as I’ve not seen him before). Comfortable on the ball and didn’t look out of place at all. Clean sheet to go with it. They could still be playing now and they didn’t look like scoring. Well done lad, hope you can keep it up and really progress from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Owl Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Fairly solid first performance against a very tough opponent. Was out muscled with the contentious decision that sky and Colin made a meal of but apart from that he was ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthowl Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 He made a couple of simple mistakes to give possession away, and could easily have cost us a goal. But for a debutant, I'd class it as a good performance aided by Pudil and Fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldGigsChris Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Great debut Jordan. Well done! It was also great to hear the North singing "he's one of our own" to him. I can image how the hairs on the back of his head must have been standing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowl Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Nervy first 15 minutes, but saw out the first half well, and I thought he had a very strong second half. Well done, Jordan! We're yet to see whether taking on Prem club cast-offs to make up an U23 side is really worth it, but I thought Thorniley's performance today showed a lot of promise. He does seem a little too eager to release the ball such that some of his passes seemed a little odd, but equally, it ain't so bad that he wasn't always looking to row-Z it either. There's definitely something to work with there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardo Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I didn't see any of the Sky nonsense as I was at the game. Had a close look at his game in tye 2nd half as I sit midway on North near the front. A very capable lad who was one of the plusses out of the game. He looked knackered in the final few mins but he defo put a shift in. More like him please Jos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i used to be sc_owl Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Good debut. Couple of nervous touches early on but after that I thought he was very composed. The whole back three was quite comfortable to be honest. Had you told me those three players would be our defence against Cardiff just a few weeks ago I would have laughed/cried to your face. Happy to see youth given a chance and I just find the whole set up completely refreshing under Jos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brommers Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 So how many first team debuts is that now in 1 week, 4? How many did Carlos offer in 2 1/2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Newsome Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I'll be honest, before the game I was worried Colin would stick Zohore on him and try and bully him, which is exactly what he did. However Thorniley stood up to it well and didn't look out of place, by the second half I totally forgot he was a young kid out the dev squad. Loan spell at Accrington obviously done wonders for his confidence, done himself no harm with that showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Triplo Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 He is still a little bit lightweight and was clearly nervous early on. But the more the game went on the more you didn't notice he was on the pitch. Which is a good sign for a CB. A solid debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kagoshimaowl Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 13 hours ago, cowl said: I think Fox would be better suited to being the left-sided centre back than left wing back. Reach could then play left wing back, or if we don't want to lose his legs from a more central position, we could also look at the likes of Penney for left wing back. Totally agree. Fox has never been a wing back. I would play Reach there against Reading and see how he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 He will have had a decent schooling at Everton too, but the first team experience at Accrington against seasoned centre forwards will have helped him a great deal. Playing against Zohore is arguably one of the toughest jobs in terms of pace and strength. For me though, in terms of stature, Nielsen has to be the best prospect. He’s an absolute tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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