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nine months pass...
Half-time: Hull 0-3 Arsenal
Hull seemed to have got themselves into this game, and missed a great chance through Aluko, but now they’re well out of it. Even if the first two goals owed a lot to deflections, sloppy play – twice by Tom Huddlestone – was part of their undoing and you have to praise Arsenal too.
― nakhchivan, Monday, 4 May 2015 20:00 (eight years ago) link
the line about huddlestone that he was a 16st xabi alonso cast before the swine of english fitba is about as accurate as those sentiments usually are
his notable skill is being able to drop well weighted passes over 20-60 yards with minimal backlift and a lowish trajectory but with a slight backspin so it sits at the feet of the recipient
it's a neat trick to have but it's also the most common such talent for an english midfielder or pseudo midfielder to have, gerrard, carrick, twp &c
his control and short passing are not especially good
― Nilmar Honorato da Silva, Friday, 16 August 2013 00:43 (1 year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
1 month passes...
He's made a perfect career move. Midfields have to be built around him, and at Spurs this was not the case. He's looking absolutely imperious at Hull. Obviously an England recall would be out of the question as Wilshere is his more-mobile equivalent, although I think Thudd's deep-lying style is more suited to controlled possession football - perhaps Wilshere will develop in this regard. Thudd's a better passer and dead-ball striker. Let the love-in continue!
― C/3 Jenks kakling Neu! military£ absinthe snkkt! pckls Özil JTCF njhtdgs (imago), Saturday, 21 September 2013 21:18 (1 year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― nakhchivan, Monday, 4 May 2015 20:05 (eight years ago) link
Huddlestone's main virtue relies on having very fast attacking players around him to capitalise on those long balls, he was never going to work well for long in a side as slow as Hull, and that's before you get into his own lack of mobility. Elmohamady is probably their best player and he is no Bale/Lennon.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 08:46 (eight years ago) link
three years pass...