FreshOwl Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Think it would be OTT to call him anything more than average. In all honesty I’ve been a bit disappointed in him overall. He came to us with a decent pedigree having played a lot for QPR, and although not the greatest national team he plays a lot for Australia. In games he just seems to be ‘there’. I don’t really see him breaking up play much. What’s he really offering us? The comparisons with Kieran Lee are way off, Lee was box to box on a different level Saying that he’ll go on and score today 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilianenko Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Not eye catching but a very good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james o connor Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Better now he’s fully fit . Was obviously not right last year with how many stop starts there were Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldishowl Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 If he stays fit will be perfect for the running , pressing game Monk wants to play. Obviously not the greatest on the ball but you need a mix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonestown83 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Luongo is a very good player criminally underrated by some he does a lot of work that isn’t picked up by the stats or score worldies so doesn’t stand out he’s often the player sat blocking a pass and taking up a position that causes the opposition to have to pass the ball back twenty yards we as a fan base seem to prefer someone who runs round diving into challenges when in reality the only reason you need to leave your feet is if your in the wrong position To begin with and are trying to make up for it Paulo Maldini “if i have to make a tackle I’ve already made a mistake” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jonestown83 said: he does a lot of work that isn’t picked up by the stats Don't stats exist to pick up and report the work done by players? Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Alex Hunt isn’t really his competition, more like Pelupessy or FDB. But Luongo is more rounded than the competition at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KivoOwl Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonestown83 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 minute ago, @owlstalk said: Don't stats exist to pick up and report the work done by players? If you watch his positioning when screening the defence he stops the ball coming into dangerous areas simply by occupying the correct space I’ve never seen a stat that says times forced opposition attack backwards by being in the right space 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 3 hours ago, jonnyowl said: Think he'll be more defensive minded this season. Agree with this. I had him pegged as an attack minded midfield player before his arrival here. But I think the signing of Brown, combined with Luongos willingness to get stuck into the defensive parts of the game means he'll play a different role for us than he did for QPR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZicoSterland2 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 If hes going to be more defensive this year he needs to learn how to tackle. Think we will look decent going forward but may get opened up by the better teams. The team still lacks a proper defensive midfielder. (JP is not good enough). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyowl Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Lord Snooty said: Agree with this. I had him pegged as an attack minded midfield player before his arrival here. But I think the signing of Brown, combined with Luongos willingness to get stuck into the defensive parts of the game means he'll play a different role for us than he did for QPR. Bannan and Brown are going to play every game when fit and I'd rather fit Luongo into the side as a defensive midfilder even if it not his natural game than play Pelupessy. Edited September 19, 2020 by jonnyowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S72 Owl Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 (edited) Think he was playing too far forward last season, out of position. Not quick enough to be the link between midfield and attack. Playing deeper alongside Bannan should get the best out of him. Edited September 19, 2020 by S72 Owl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernOwl Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Owls-Fan said: Looking forward to seeing Luongo, Bannan and Brown playing today hopefully, to see if they are as good as I’ve built them up in my head. In my head, I think we’d struggle to get a better 3 players without spending millions. It feels like we've been waiting years to see Bannan in a 3. Hoping it really brings the best out in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakewell Owl Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 4 hours ago, @owlstalk said: Let's have a little chat about Luongo There's an incredible player in there somewhere. A really powerful, dynamic, powerhouse of a player If you notice, when he has a great game the whole team plays so much better as what he does impacts massively on the way we play, and every other player on the pitch seems to step up their game. Currenlty though he seems to only hit his potential about one game in every six. The other 5 games out of those 6 he is either anonymous or just average I don't know what we can do to bring out his real true potential, but I hope that the new coaching team can make him a more consistent player If so we have a real exciting talent on our hands I really like Luongo. I want him to become the player you can tell he could be my thoughts exactly, probably needs a rocket up his arris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCOWl Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 4 hours ago, @owlstalk said: Let's have a little chat about Luongo There's an incredible player in there somewhere. A really powerful, dynamic, powerhouse of a player If you notice, when he has a great game the whole team plays so much better as what he does impacts massively on the way we play, and every other player on the pitch seems to step up their game. Currenlty though he seems to only hit his potential about one game in every six. The other 5 games out of those 6 he is either anonymous or just average I don't know what we can do to bring out his real true potential, but I hope that the new coaching team can make him a more consistent player If so we have a real exciting talent on our hands I really like Luongo. I want him to become the player you can tell he could be Hope you're right, not seen it or convinced as yet. Looked a yard off the pace most of the games I've seen him in, and doesn't seemed blessed with pace. Fingers crossed he gets a run and shows some consistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DobbinTheDonkey Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 He gets a fresh start this season. Last season was too disruptive to base a proper analysis. However if you did, he was very average and always appeared to be blowing out of his arse after 30 minutes. His red card while harsh happened because he was off the pace. Hopefully his fitness issues are over and we can see the proper player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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