Hannibal Mejbri | Birmingham Loan Watch
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Ditto.
Almost got sent off
Almost conceded a pen
All in the matter of the same season
Almost conceded a pen
All in the matter of the same season
Patting yourself on the back and getting stuff wrong. Brilliant
Stop telling lies! How's that for vindication?
It'd be pathetic if it wasn't so funnyPatting yourself on the back and getting stuff wrong. Brilliant
Apart from mking a good tackle in his own box, how did he play the fifteen or so minutes he got?
Almost got sent off
Almost conceded a pen
All in the matter of the same season
Posts like this sum up the caf lately.
Posters make a silly statement then wait until the moment they can scream LOOK IM RIGHT, how amazing am I!
It wasn't even close to being a penalty, he was tidy and worked hard all game. The kid is 19 ffs
Was never a penalty, so don't get how he 'nearly have away a pen'?!
Worked hard for ten minutes or so, didn't really have much a chance to make an impact.
Worked hard for ten minutes or so, didn't really have much a chance to make an impact.
Lying so maliciously about a player makes your motives seem extremely suspect.
Ah yeah, he was just subbed off early twice to prevent him getting one after he should have been awarded one anyway.
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so never sent off then. When did he concede a penalty?
So, he...
- hadn't been sent off
- hadn't been sent off
- didn't concede a penalty
Ah yeah, so hasn’t received any reds or given away any penalties.
Almost got an assist after dribbling through the centre and playing a perfectly weighted through ball to Chong who dinks it over the keeper but it comes off the post.
He is pretty much the almost man as per the comments here.
Almost got sent off, almost conceded a penalty, and now an almost assist.
Almost got sent off, almost conceded a penalty, and now an almost assist.
Got the highest match rating in the Birmingham Mail of 8. He played very well and overshadowed his Arsenal counterpart (Charlie Patino) who struggled in the game.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sp...layer-ratings-vs-25721471#amp-readmore-target
It looked like Birmingham setup in a 442 shape due to the striker Scott Hogan not playing the game. And Hannibal played in a 2 man midfield next to the more positionally disciplined Bielik and played very well away from home with the rain coming down.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sp...layer-ratings-vs-25721471#amp-readmore-target
It looked like Birmingham setup in a 442 shape due to the striker Scott Hogan not playing the game. And Hannibal played in a 2 man midfield next to the more positionally disciplined Bielik and played very well away from home with the rain coming down.
He is immensely talented. His defensive stats in the championship is excellent. Often he is the one carrying Birgmingham’s play, making sure they get up field and create offense.
But this is surely what he needs to work on to be accepted at CM by ETH:
He delivers good passes, he passing technique is great. His vision is really good. Takes corners and free kicks. But when you play an extreme whirlwind style all the time, many passes won’t find its target. Definitely must settle down a little bit and learn to pick his moments more.
But this is surely what he needs to work on to be accepted at CM by ETH:
He delivers good passes, he passing technique is great. His vision is really good. Takes corners and free kicks. But when you play an extreme whirlwind style all the time, many passes won’t find its target. Definitely must settle down a little bit and learn to pick his moments more.
I think those stats would look very different if he was playing for a team who looked to build play from the back rather than get it forward quickly. And Birmingham's aim is to get the ball forward into the final third with a minimal amount of passes, which means the action zone (final third) is convoluted.He is immensely talented. His defensive stats in the championship is excellent. Often he is the one carrying Birgmingham’s play, making sure they get up field and create offense.
But this is surely what he needs to work on to be accepted at CM by ETH:
He delivers good passes, he passing technique is great. His vision is really good. Takes corners and free kicks. But when you play an extreme whirlwind style all the time, many passes won’t find its target. Definitely must settle down a little bit and learn to pick his moments more.
I watched the game live earlier and I think we have to judge him within the context of the playstyle put forth by the manager and the technical quality of his team mates.
But even though the playstyle itself is helter-skelter, it's a playstyle that looks to dominate the opponent by getting the ball forward quickly and then if needs require, to then apply coordinated pressure with high intensity. And playing with high intensity in a proactive manner is absolute required to play for a head coach like ten Hag.
I agree, would definitely not draw too big conclusions from those stats. But I do think picking his spots better is something he got to work with.
His play without the ball will be really appreciated by ETH.
Next loan should be in Spain in all honesty.
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Deeney within the first minute.
Weird vibe around the game. Covid restrictions? Empty stadium. Only Jude Bellingham in the crowd it seems.
Weird vibe around the game. Covid restrictions? Empty stadium. Only Jude Bellingham in the crowd it seems.
They have a Chong and a Chang?
World class assist
Made in Carrington.
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Almost a second assist
Made in Manchester, filmed on a potato.
What is the average height of the Reading team, 6’2?
Also have Alec Guinness grandson!
Subbed off at 75 minutes after another good showing in midfield with Birmingham 3-0 up.
Birmingham went 1-0 up after a minute and sat back and played counter attacking football. Hannibal did get a assist which was quite fortunate and he could've had another assist when he showed fantastic acceleration down the left to set Chong up, but Chong couldn't find the finish from a acute angle. There were other moments in the game where Hannibal showed his IQ and awareness when he dummied a pass which found Deeney on the edge of the box but his shot went narrowly wide.
I think there's much more to come from Hannibal and I'm not surprised John Eustace took him off at 75 minutes with the game seemingly won, due to Hannibal being a key cog in the team.
Birmingham went 1-0 up after a minute and sat back and played counter attacking football. Hannibal did get a assist which was quite fortunate and he could've had another assist when he showed fantastic acceleration down the left to set Chong up, but Chong couldn't find the finish from a acute angle. There were other moments in the game where Hannibal showed his IQ and awareness when he dummied a pass which found Deeney on the edge of the box but his shot went narrowly wide.
I think there's much more to come from Hannibal and I'm not surprised John Eustace took him off at 75 minutes with the game seemingly won, due to Hannibal being a key cog in the team.
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Did he get sent off again???
They went to shit after Bellingham came on for him.
It ended 3-2 to Birmingham in the end.
Almost. After he almost got an assist and a defender almost cleared the ball when he did get an assist.Did he get sent off again???
@Adnan I agree, Mejbri definitely have world class potential.
This is not an easy game in any way shape or form. Reading is really physical. 5 man MF. Stone hard pitch and degrees below freezing.
Nobody worked harder than Mejbri. He didn’t dominate possession like he has done at times, but he made himself very useful and was a big factor in a really tough game. Great to see.
This is not an easy game in any way shape or form. Reading is really physical. 5 man MF. Stone hard pitch and degrees below freezing.
Nobody worked harder than Mejbri. He didn’t dominate possession like he has done at times, but he made himself very useful and was a big factor in a really tough game. Great to see.
He's playing for a team that averages less possession than every other team in the Championship, mate. So I don't really expect him to dominate with the ball, but I would rather he takes more risks with it due to the approach in question. Which will mean he will give the ball away at times, but he will create openings or chances which Chong has wasted in the last few games.
And I completely agree about the physicality of Reading. Most of their players looked physically and athletically gifted, which is again another test for Hannibal, which he's passing with flying colours. He even showed a turn of speed in the second half to set Chong up, which Chong should've taken with his right foot but he decided to shoot his stronger left foot and never looked like scoring.
I fear we’ll be saying this about young Hannibal some day
Hannibal huh…. Almost made it