Topic: Harvey Elliott (Harvey Daniel James Elliott)

[Barrow Shaun]

Mate, just fuck off to Redditt or somewhere else.

You think differently??

[Hazell]

It comments like this which is getting threads locked, why are even mentioning Nunez in the Elliot thread anyway?

In other news, when did Tepid get the ability to lock threads? A teacher's going to go crazy with these new powers.

[Oskar]

Special player.

Carried a threat going forward in the first half and kept finding good spaces to pick up the ball, hopefully he can keep doing that and grab a few goals. Love watching him play, he's got an incredible future ahead of him.

[careful on these streets, I've heard stories]

Sorry not sure I see what people see in him as a CM in our team. I think he is a skillful wide player but seems to slow our play down because of his inability to use his right foot.

[marmite sw]

he s getting better and better is harvey as for the bedwetter fans having a go at Nunez cant be real fans go piss the bed elsewhere

[Johnny Aldridge]

Great performance from Harvey, maybe our MOTM? He’s bringing an energy and hunger into the team. He was everywhere in that first 35 minutes. Playing alongside Milner will give him valuable insight into how to be a complete midfielder.

[tubby]

Was really good today, clever and creative with the ball.  Just a shame he hasn't got any speed or strength, needs to work on leaning into players more to buy fouls or get past them.

Would love to see him as a pure 10.

[JRed]

Good performance from Harvey, didn’t do anything exceptional but worked hard and recovered well when he lost the ball. His work ethic cannot be faulted.

[Nick110581]

Works hard and is good technically.

I don’t think it’s fair to heap pressure on him tho.

[Barrow Shaun]

he s getting better and better is harvey as for the bedwetter fans having a go at Nunez cant be real fans go piss the bed elsewhere

Harvey Elliott is fantastic. Having a go at proper fans having an opinion is not. It's a fucking football forum so some people need to grow up and have an opinion and not just an 'opinion' that pleases people.
After last season, it's just lovely to see the young lad back.

[kingmonkey007]

You think differently??

Yeah and also I can read the title of this thread.

[jillcwhomever]

In other news, when did Tepid get the ability to lock threads? A teacher's going to go crazy with these new powers.

In the circumstances I think it was the right thing to do. 

[Hazell]

In the circumstances I think it was the right thing to do. 

Lock all the threads IMO

[Red Ol]

Harvey was great tonight. So much more to come too.

[rossipersempre]

The breakthrough season for Harvey surely.

I firmly believe so too. Should have been last season but for that freak tackle and resultant fracture-dislocation. He was already a surprise starting XI player up until that Leeds game in mid Sept.

[BER]

Amazing for a 19 year old who missed most of last season through injury.

[Ghost Town]

You think differently??

Anybody with a brain and a modicum of perspective does.

Harvey is boss

[duvva 💅]

Thought Harvey was really lively until he tired which is understandable. Gives everything and is great at linking play. Once he gets a good run (which he was just starting to get before his injury), he’ll go up another level still I think.

Exciting talent. Look forward to seeing him become a big part of the team as this season progresses

[newterp]

Had a shot going in the first have where he faked a few players - only for a defender to stick out a leg and block it.

[duvva 💅]

Had a shot going in the first have where he faked a few players - only for a defender to stick out a leg and block it.

Yep very unlucky that. Was so composed in the penalty area to make the room for the shot as well.

[Believe]

You think differently??

Ironic your post was about someone not being able to control their emotions properly... LOL 

Anyway, back to the matter at hand - how good is Harvey Elliott? As some other posters have mentioned, this is surely his breakout season. He was our best player by some distance last night I thought and, on another day, would have ended up with a goal and an assist.

He just always has that extra time on the ball that all great players do, can spot a pass, is comfortable in the box and presses/works his socks off out of possession.

We didn’t get the result we wanted but his performance was a massive positive for me.

[killer-heels]

Thought he played well but I still think that Salah-Trent-Elliott link up on that side has much to prove in terms of what that specific set up has yielded. I know its all about getting Trent in that half space but I dont like Salah being so close to the touchline.

[tubby]

Thought he played well but I still think that Salah-Trent-Elliott link up on that side has much to prove in terms of what that specific set up has yielded. I know its all about getting Trent in that half space but I dont like Salah being so close to the touchline.

Agree with this.  It also leaves our other two midfielders with a lot of work to do to cover any gaps, especially if Milner is one of them, with his propensity to wander off into wide positions.

[killer-heels]

Agree with this.  It also leaves our other two midfielders with a lot of work to do to cover any gaps, especially if Milner is one of them, with his propensity to wander off into wide positions.

It is coverable but it means we need loads of athleticism in midfield.

[slaphead]

Elliot has a great attitude. There was a little passage of play early in the game, he gave the ball away on the edge of the palace box and there was a few groans, Palace were set for a counter, he chased and won the ball back, gave it to Fabinho I think and demanded it back. Wonderful to see from someone so young. So many would have shrunk a bit there

[PIPA23]

I am amazed how good he is at 19 already, he reads the game like an old professional already... He is running all the time and he was simply everywhere.

I see him more as an AM or side midfield than a winger in 4-3-3 but he could be a future 10 for us...

He was the best player on the pitch yesterday and probably the youngest.

+ he is a massive red, what is there not to like

with performances like yesterday he will be a certain starter this season.

[Redman78]

Impressive last night, I think he can make the rcm spot his own.

[Elzar]

His retrieving the ball was impressive last night, a bit of work on positioning and understanding Salah/Trent and he will be brilliant in that spot.

[OOS]

Impressive last night, I think he can make the rcm spot his own.

I think he can. He's still got  more development physically, just got to still be patient with him. His potential is down to how much he wants it. As I said in the Trent thread, I'm looking forward to see how Elliot, Trent and Salah link up together on the right. We've got a special player here.

[killer-heels]

Impressive last night, I think he can make the rcm spot his own.

He was, but there are still question marks around that trio of Elliott, Trent and Salah, in term of the tactics and dynamics of those three. They haven't been doing it for long, but looking nice isn't what we need, we need them to score goals and create real goalscoring chances.

[SamLad]

I get the comments about Harvey's physicality ... but Messi isn't exactly a heavyweight is he?  same as, say, Owen.

[Yorkykopite]

The lad must be absolutely buzzing. New contract, the complete faith of his manager, an excellent cameo v Fulham and Liverpool's MoM v Palace. It's hard to believe he's still 19. Normally you'd call someone so young and impressive a 'raw talent', but there's nothing raw about him. He plays the game with genuine wisdom. Incredible in someone so young.

[tubby]

I get the comments about Harvey's physicality ... but Messi isn't exactly a heavyweight is he?  same as, say, Owen.

Prime Messi was lightning quick over 5-10 yards though, Elliott doesn't have that.

[PEG2K]

I get the comments about Harvey's physicality ... but Messi isn't exactly a heavyweight is he?  same as, say, Owen.

Messi can be considered heavyweight for his height. But that's not as important as the fact he has the most incredible body balance in world football. Seriously during his prime you could literally push the guy and he wouldn't fall down.

[-Willo-]

Definitely a special player in there, but now 19 and needs to kick on like Foden did for City around this age, huge season for him.

Shame about that injury last year as he is essentially starting again from where he was then, and he was flying.

[Believe]

He was, but there are still question marks around that trio of Elliott, Trent and Salah, in term of the tactics and dynamics of those three. They haven't been doing it for long, but looking nice isn't what we need, we need them to score goals and create real goalscoring chances.

Understand your point completely, and I do think Salah needs to be more invloved/less wide - but that having been said we have the highest xG in the league suggesting we're creating chances but a lack of finishing coupled with some bad luck has cost us points.

[Dree]

I get the comments about Harvey's physicality ... but Messi isn't exactly a heavyweight is he?  same as, say, Owen.

I don’t know if he works out in the midfield of our 4-3-3 though, which becomes a 3-1-2-4 with Elliot and Trent as high as they are.

He’s almost in the Shaqiri role which we never got to fit that nicely.

[sattapaartridge]

I like him a lot. I agree with some sentiments that he isnt a "pure box-to-box midfielder", he's more a creative attacking midfielder right now. He has a wand of a left foot, and a willingness to win the ball back high up the pitch.

I don't know if he is a long term solution in the middle 3, but i had the same beliefs of Keita. Not a premier league physical 8, but all the skill to be a clever 10.

[Bucko - Dubai]

Is it just me that doesn't seem at all convinced by him?
His complete lack of physicality or speed means he will rarely win duels or take a man on.
Technically decent but don't see him scoring or assisting, more of a tidy player that isn't influencing the game

Carvalho should be ahead of him for me

[Dree]

Doesn’t suit a 4-3-3