supersonic Posted 27 October, 2011 Share Posted 27 October, 2011 Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere as it seems to have gone un-noticed, but the match against Derby was his 100th league appearance for Saints, despite only being 21. That's some going! compare it to someone like Gary Neville who made 400 league appearances for United in 19 years. I was very pleased to hear he signed a new contract, he was excellent on Tuesday thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever a red and white Posted 27 October, 2011 Share Posted 27 October, 2011 Very goodplayer and a big fan of his. Didn't think he had a great start in first couple of games being on the bench but since he has been back in he, in my opinion has looked very good, prefer him to Corky atm with Deano in the middle. Thought he was great against West Ham last week as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambosa75 Posted 27 October, 2011 Share Posted 27 October, 2011 He's got a touch of class and will only get better the older he gets and playing alongside better quality players and against better quality opposition. Apparently he is still on the radar of the French national side as "one for the future" so they obviously rate him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted 27 October, 2011 Share Posted 27 October, 2011 Great player. He will get better as he gets older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted 27 October, 2011 Author Share Posted 27 October, 2011 I felt on Tuesday that I was seeing the midfield partnership for the next few seasons. They were both very impressive and worked well together. What has impressed me about Morgan, sicne we went down to league 1, is he now puts in a challenge, and is quite successful at winning the ball back. In his first season he seemed to wimp out fo challenges. If only he scored more goals.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 27 October, 2011 Share Posted 27 October, 2011 Lovely, lovely lad. Have loved him from the time he arrived here. What a super star he's turning out to be and some of his comments on the OS confirm him as The Super Saint. We are very lucky to have him, such integrity and determination; never whinges and just tries harder each time he drops to the bench. Hands off all you PL posers, he's ours. Morgan, Morgan gives us a wave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue Saint Posted 27 October, 2011 Share Posted 27 October, 2011 Most underrated player but a very important player for the club. Watch him continue to grow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 27 October, 2011 Share Posted 27 October, 2011 Feel at mo he is playing better than cork or hammond and would start him on sat. He plays better in deeper role as would need to score more goals if he was pushed forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysaint Posted 27 October, 2011 Share Posted 27 October, 2011 I am Morgan's number 1 fan, absolutely love watching him play, very underrated by the press and some of our own fans too, as said above just needs to score a few more goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 27 October, 2011 Share Posted 27 October, 2011 My daughters think he is a good looking chap too... When asked if they had noticed anything about his football..they both agreed that he is improving.... Like any youngster he has had to improve various parts of his game.. Tackling , heading , positional , decision making , stamina etc....... Gradually he is getting there and May one day be a first pick..Is he the great player that some of his fan club advocate? NO.. Will he get there..YES, hopefully......Will he be the Arsenal player that his fan club suggest..who knows... For Saints he will improve in the squad and hopefully turn in more consistent performances and prove the talent has not been wasted. At the moment he is far from a first choice and unlike times in the past when he got games when he should have been no where near the side....he is now one of 5/6 midfield players and the manager can pick accordingly. I think he is ever improving and hopefully stays with us for years to come playing alongside Ward-Prowse and Corby Moore and the like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 27 October, 2011 Share Posted 27 October, 2011 On the basis that our first team comprises 14 players who play pretty much every league game, I would suggest that he is first choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue Saint Posted 27 October, 2011 Share Posted 27 October, 2011 On the basis that our first team comprises 14 players who play pretty much every league game, I would suggest that he is first choice. may take ottery some time to grasp that given the fact that schneiderlin ran over 3 generations of his cats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 27 October, 2011 Share Posted 27 October, 2011 One of my prefered central midfielders. Would far rather him alongside Cork then having Hamster in the first eleven.Just love the way he can read play and stiffle the opposition just as comfortably as he can ping the ball around the pitch. Also his attacking movement has improved a great deal since Adkins took over, if only he had scored during that one-on-one with the 'keeper in the first few minutes v Walsall rather then get carted off injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 27 October, 2011 Share Posted 27 October, 2011 I'm still a bit undecided about him. Yes, he is a quality passer of the ball, but I think his tackling is average at best and as he result he often gives away too many soft free kicks. He offers little going forward, doesn't break from midfield, offers little threat of scoring or breaking into the box. He should be improving after that many first team performances! Bit of a joke earlier in the thread where someone suggested the French National team were interested - no chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 29 October, 2011 Share Posted 29 October, 2011 It would appear that Spiderman may have run over 3 generations of NAs cats...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 29 October, 2011 Share Posted 29 October, 2011 may take ottery some time to grasp that given the fact that schneiderlin ran over 3 generations of his cats... Just wondering if Spiderman has also run over 3 generations of NA cats..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulwantsapint Posted 29 October, 2011 Share Posted 29 October, 2011 Back to op is shocking at how many cl superstar players in thier 30s have only just made 400th career appearance when Morgan has over 100 league appearances for us at 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 29 October, 2011 Share Posted 29 October, 2011 Back to op is shocking at how many cl superstar players in thier 30s have only just made 400th career appearance when Morgan has over 100 league appearances for us at 21 9 more years at 30 games a year still won't put him at 400. In today's competitve environment with biggish squads,international breaks and Tuesday/Saturday sequences because of them 400 games is a good whack at any age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 29 October, 2011 Share Posted 29 October, 2011 30? He's made 17 already this season, & it's only October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1ex2001 Posted 31 October, 2011 Share Posted 31 October, 2011 Bit of a joke earlier in the thread where someone suggested the French National team were interested - no chance. Given that he played for the under 21's as recently as last season to say he isn't still on the radar as one for the future would seem a little short sighted. He has represented France at every level upto the under 21's and captained most of them so the French establishment clearly see something in him. Of course he may not make it David Prutton was once the highly regarded captain of Englands u21 side but I doubt they have written him off yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 31 October, 2011 Share Posted 31 October, 2011 (edited) Given that he played for the under 21's as recently as last season to say he isn't still on the radar as one for the future would seem a little short sighted. He has represented France at every level upto the under 21's and captained most of them so the French establishment clearly see something in him. Of course he may not make it David Prutton was once the highly regarded captain of Englands u21 side but I doubt they have written him off yet. As far as I know Morgan is still part of Groupe France,meaning that the DTN keep an eye on him. If he's not getting regular first team football they may well get on at him again about it.As he's still on the list of "sportifs d'haut niveau" issued by the Ministry of Youth and Sports the FFF are bound to check up on him all of the time. Edited 31 October, 2011 by Window Cleaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian the Red Posted 31 October, 2011 Share Posted 31 October, 2011 Big fan of Spiderman, excellent player, superb vision and someone who has always given 100% to the team and clearly loves the Club. I would play Spiderman and Cork in the middle with AL and Chappers out wide. Think this midfield will destroy everything in the CCC. Our strength in midfield is a key influence in our perfromances to date, to think we can add Hammond, Holmes, De Ridder, Guly(might just be upfront now), Ward Prowse to those 4 players shows the strength in depth we have in midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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