@owlstalk Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Neil Thompson on Matt Penney's potential loan move "As far as I’m concerned nothing is concrete on his links away. He has to force the issue. It has been a stop-start season for him. Matt knows what he needs to do, he has talent but he’s got things he needs to brush up on" Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch McLovin Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Get him playing left back here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOwl91 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Just now, Dutch McLovin said: Get him playing left back here. I think Thompsons just pointed out theres more he needs to do if he wants to. So its not on Thompson to get him playing, its up to Penney to improve on whatever he's clearly been told to. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Let’s hope the PENNEY drops for Matt. Get it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan™ Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) I thought Penney looked very promising in pre-season, but he has been a disappointment so far when it comes to the league. When he came on the other day all I saw him do was give the ball away. Hopefully he does kick on and force himself into the team through good performances in training and on the pitch. I particularly liked the look of his corner taking and he puts in a much better cross than I've seen from any of our other players. I expected to see more of him under Pulis because of that. Edited January 8, 2021 by Dan™ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Things to brush up on..... Basically learn how to be a defender when you are a defender. I think he means. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristmace Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 59 minutes ago, Dan™ said: I thought Penney looked very promising in pre-season, but he has been a disappointment so far when it comes to the league. When he came on the other day all I saw him do was give the ball away. Hopefully he does kick on and force himself into the team through good performances in training and on the pitch. I particularly liked the look of his corner taking and he puts in a much better cross than I've seen from any of our other players. I expected to see more of him under Pulis because of that. Agree with this. Still only 22. He's not the immediate answer to our LB issue this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhollywood Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 He's starting to become a bit like Dawson / Wildsmith to me albeit he's got a few years on them. Had a fair few opportunities in recent years but never seems to have really grabbed hold of the shirt to make it his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Is he not a good trainer or got a bad attitude? Seen a couple managers now that seem to hint at this, or maybe I’m looking at it wrong and it’s purely football based 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LondonOwl313 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 48 minutes ago, kristmace said: Agree with this. Still only 22. He's not the immediate answer to our LB issue this season. Trent Alexander Arnold is younger than him.. if he was going to make it I think we’d have seen more of him by now. Its a shame because he does have some talent with the ball but he doesn’t do enough without it. Pretty sure that’s why none of the managers will select him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 39 minutes ago, FreshOwl said: Is he not a good trainer or got a bad attitude? Seen a couple managers now that seem to hint at this, or maybe I’m looking at it wrong and it’s purely football based My view based on nothing but watching him play. But it is that he doesn’t seem to like the ugly side of the game. Its like he has studied Roberto Carlos to model himself on and had switched off when he ain't got the football at his feet in the games. If you could combine his talent on the ball with Pelupessy's effort off it. You would definitely have a left sided Fullback/Wingback that is far to good for the championship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HillsboroughOwlNI Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 hours ago, SallyCinnamon said: Let’s hope the PENNEY drops for Matt. Get it? If you dropped an E that make more sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S72 Owl Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, LondonOwl313 said: Trent Alexander Arnold is younger than him.. if he was going to make it I think we’d have seen more of him by now. Its a shame because he does have some talent with the ball but he doesn’t do enough without it. Pretty sure that’s why none of the managers will select him Don’t understand this. Trents a world class full back who made his debut when he was 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LondonOwl313 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, S72 Owl said: Don’t understand this. Trents a world class full back who made his debut when he was 18. That was my point really.. people saying Penney is still young but in football terms some of his peers have already made the breakthrough. If Penney was going to make it at this level I’d expect we’d have seen more from him by this age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sMacLean Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 He's a winger really not a defender. That's the problem, sides just rarely use them now. If you can't do both sides of it you aren't considered good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 4 hours ago, SallyCinnamon said: Let’s hope the PENNEY drops for Matt. Get it? Let's hope Van Aken dropped for Penney. Get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristmace Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 4 hours ago, LondonOwl313 said: Trent Alexander Arnold is younger than him.. if he was going to make it I think we’d have seen more of him by now. Its a shame because he does have some talent with the ball but he doesn’t do enough without it. Pretty sure that’s why none of the managers will select him Yep, you're probably right. He was a left winger originally if I remember right. He's not good enough going forward to be a Championship midfielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quist Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Problem is his intensity. He just vanishes from games at times. When he is involved he is very good but then in next game just goes missing. His defending has improved but that is weak point. Lets hope he can step up to mark as no doubt he has talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hertsowl Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I think the fact that it's only teams in leagues below us that are showing an interest in Matt speaks volumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrmason69 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) Penny has been blacklisted by the emporer. So we may as well let him go. However, the emporer isn't keen on letting his blacklisted players go as he prefers the Thrill he gets from the power and control he exerts. Edited January 8, 2021 by Mrmason69 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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