I have to confess of all CP's signings this one was one I thought was iffy, I was underwhelmed by his appearances in the Carling Cup and JPT, but the past two games have turned me completely, He has impressed me with his attitude, the way he happily fills in for the back four when they go forward, and allowing Hollands the freedom to get forward and play that sublime pass for BWP's second goal at Wycombe, his lob to put Wiggins away for the first goal Tuesday was excellent, a good bit of business and an obstacle for Dale Stephens now.
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With the likes of Solly and Wiggins getting forward he just drops into their positions and helps us keep our defensive shape, he plays the game in a simple manner, have to say Wiggins and Jackson are combining well on the left, look at how many goals are coming as result of that combination.
When he played at the last home game in midfield I thought he was MOM.
Agree with the comments RE his defensive capabilities, but surprisingly
against Carlisle he was making very good attacking runs, Green could have put him through
at one point put played the longer ball to Kermit. He has a great engine and with games should stay the distance.
Also Stephens seems to have lost the form he had at the start of the season, so I see Hughes in the team at Hartlepool
Having seen every min of him in a Charlton shirt, still not acceptable overall performance, whether thats a match fitness issue or not is debatable. If he continues like he did against Carlise and first half v Wycome for the 4 or 5 more games then he will move from un acceptable to 'a good squad player'. Which is what he was brought here to be, a model pro and 'a good squad player'.
That said I do like his commitment and find it quite inspirational that even when he's been on the bench and he's warming up, he always stands on the line cheering and encouraging the team on. Model pro who will always give 100% (this can't disguise the fact he's just not looked good enough though, overall this season to be in the first team 11)
the ball treating it like a red hot potato however he never hid and it
was his left footed ball over the top which put in Wiggins to cross for
the first goal'. Although not relevant to this thread he was poor in the JPT and League Cup v Preston but had a good game against Carlisle after an iffy opening 10 minutes. The jury is still out for me but I can't fault him for his enthusiasm and desire. Hopefully if he plays more regularly he will become more comfortable on the ball.
he looks like a good honest pro to me ...i can see him playing a lot more this year
i like hughsey and he has done really well the last 2 games.
now i know stephens was not there sat bcuz of his child being born... but was tuesdays hughes selection instead of stephens by SCP for the same family related reason or becuz SCP preferred hughes?
He'll prove to be a good squad player - never a star but someone who can slot in one of three maybe four positions. You need a jack of all trades type player in every squad.
How do people feel he compares to Semedo? Taking aside the obvious difference in pay packet, there were two schools of thought on Semedo last season - 1) that he did his job well and was let donw by the inadequacies of his midfield partners or 2) he was too limited and was holding the team back a bit.
It sounds like Hughes has basically taken the 'Semedo Role' in the last couple of games and has shone by doing the dirty work in a better balanced and more creative midfield than we had last season, or would people say he's got more of an all-round game than Jose had?
As good as he was against Carlisle - he reversed it against Wycombe..............he had a chance to stake a place
but he never dominated -- and his control and passing let him down