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Says it all really.  https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-boss-pleased-with-callumn-morrison-as-club-continues-to-manage-knee-issue-1-4894817

 

I know he is reasonably young BUT there is no improvement, I'd say he's going backwards. We need far better, a winger who can both beat a man and deliver a cross (looking up first to find a man).  If Levein thinks this is the standard required then, ta ta!! 

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He's 19 and managing a knee issue.

 

 

People on here claiming he isn't good enough. 

 

What exactly are people expecting from someone who is 19 and injured?

 

It's about gaining experience and growing into the team.

 

Come the summer he will get himself fit and injury free then next season he will get to go in with all this experience he's gained and probably be far better.

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1 minute ago, Bauld said:

He's 19 and managing a knee issue.

 

 

People on here claiming he isn't good enough. 

 

What exactly are people expecting from someone who is 19 and injured?

 

It's about gaining experience and growing into the team.

 

Come the summer he will get himself fit and injury free then next season he will get to go in with all this experience he's gained and probably be far better.

 

 

come on, that's far too sensible !!

 

your supposed to rip into the lad and then blame CL and Budge for Brexit, the Mexican Wall being built, Global Warming and the cost of a pint of lager in George Street !  

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6 minutes ago, Bauld said:

He's 19 and managing a knee issue.

 

 

People on here claiming he isn't good enough. 

 

What exactly are people expecting from someone who is 19 and injured?

 

It's about gaining experience and growing into the team.

 

Come the summer he will get himself fit and injury free then next season he will get to go in with all this experience he's gained and probably be far better.

 

My immediate thoughts are

 

"Why are we persisting with playing the only young player to make the grade this season when he has an injury?"

 

Surely he should be getting the problem sorted now and not leaving it until the end of the season. Are we so bereft of players in the squad that we have to play him?

 

 

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The worrying thing is the injury. I had cartilage problems for years and eventually had keyhole surgery to both knees when in my early forties, I continued with five-a-side until I was in my fifties but with swollen and sore knees. How anyone can play professional football in that condition beats me, and you wonder what his knees will be like when he's forty.

It's almost as if pro footballers just accept that they'll need artificial hips and  knees well before old age. 

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I didnt know about the knee issue so if that is hampering his game then fair enough, a bit of slack required...

 

Personally, I havent seen anywhere near enough (even in flashes or the odd moment of promise) for him to threaten to have a long term future with us...I back the players when they are on the park but before im shouted down on here, a forum is exactly the place to state your views...

 

I look at the young boy at Aberdeen who has broken through this season (physically ahead of CM) and clearly the boy Hastie at Motherwell who have shown more IMHO to suggest they have a brighter future...

 

Time will tell as always either way.... 

 

Just out of interest, who was our last winger we brought through the ranks to be classed as a success, with us or their career afterwards?? Not many ?

 

Magic? 

 

I remember having high hopes for McMullan but that fizzled out quickly unfortunately...

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29 minutes ago, Bauld said:

He's 19 and managing a knee issue.

 

 

People on here claiming he isn't good enough. 

 

What exactly are people expecting from someone who is 19 and injured?

 

It's about gaining experience and growing into the team.

 

Come the summer he will get himself fit and injury free then next season he will get to go in with all this experience he's gained and probably be far better.

 

Fully agree. People are frustrated because we really aren't playing well at the moment and because he hasn't been a revelation I think he is coming in for some unfair criticism. The lack of wide players in our squad and competition for places can't help as it has meant him playing with the knee issue but also maybe not getting as much of a push to stay in the team as he might have had.

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Doesn't add up. His progress has went backwards but is still young enough to make amends.

 

Other poster above summed it up if he is managing an injury why persist when likes of Harry can't get a sniff and McDonald sent on loan.

 

We went from blooding the most youngsters to having the least given playing time.

 

 

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Finlay James
35 minutes ago, GavK1012 said:

I didnt know about the knee issue so if that is hampering his game then fair enough, a bit of slack required...

 

Personally, I havent seen anywhere near enough (even in flashes or the odd moment of promise) for him to threaten to have a long term future with us...I back the players when they are on the park but before im shouted down on here, a forum is exactly the place to state your views...

 

I look at the young boy at Aberdeen who has broken through this season (physically ahead of CM) and clearly the boy Hastie at Motherwell who have shown more IMHO to suggest they have a brighter future...

 

Time will tell as always either way.... 

 

Just out of interest, who was our last winger we brought through the ranks to be classed as a success, with us or their career afterwards?? Not many ?

 

Magic? 

 

I remember having high hopes for McMullan but that fizzled out quickly unfortunately...

 

Andy Driver, Sam Nicholson were good for us.  Driver has had a good career and Nicholson likely will too.

 

The modern game is not set up for out and out wingers like we used to see.  Players are very rarely specialists in their position now and are asked to multitask more often than not.

 

FWIW though, I think that Morrison is going to have a very good career, hopefully with us.

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1 hour ago, on&up2017 said:

Says it all really.  https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-boss-pleased-with-callumn-morrison-as-club-continues-to-manage-knee-issue-1-4894817

 

I know he is reasonably young BUT there is no improvement, I'd say he's going backwards. We need far better, a winger who can both beat a man and deliver a cross (looking up first to find a man).  If Levein thinks this is the standard required then, ta ta!! 

 

Where does he say that? 

 

 

He says he's improving and will (hopefully) continue to develop and improve.

If/when he does he will be getting to the standard required. 

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37 minutes ago, Finlay James said:

 

Andy Driver, Sam Nicholson were good for us.  Driver has had a good career and Nicholson likely will too.

 

The modern game is not set up for out and out wingers like we used to see.  Players are very rarely specialists in their position now and are asked to multitask more often than not.

 

FWIW though, I think that Morrison is going to have a very good career, hopefully with us.

 

Hopefully CM does, I certainly want him to ☺

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rudi must stay

Sensible management. But I wouldn't be shocked if things happened in the summer (new wingers, maybe a loan move) that contradict Levein's comments 

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rudi must stay
42 minutes ago, Finlay James said:

 

Andy Driver, Sam Nicholson were good for us.  Driver has had a good career and Nicholson likely will too.

 

The modern game is not set up for out and out wingers like we used to see.  Players are very rarely specialists in their position now and are asked to multitask more often than not.

 

FWIW though, I think that Morrison is going to have a very good career, hopefully with us.

 

A good consistent winger is tough to find, always has been for us. They are all at Europe's top clubs

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1 hour ago, on&up2017 said:

Says it all really.  https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-boss-pleased-with-callumn-morrison-as-club-continues-to-manage-knee-issue-1-4894817

 

I know he is reasonably young BUT there is no improvement, I'd say he's going backwards. We need far better, a winger who can both beat a man and deliver a cross (looking up first to find a man).  If Levein thinks this is the standard required then, ta ta!! 

 

He has a built in excuse now though that he has revealed a knee issue which may require surgery in the summer. I suppose the injury may be hampering his progress if there is any but I agree with you I don't see any improvement as yet.

 

We seem to be very unlucky with injuries or maybe it is something to do with the training methods or artificial surfaces or just plain bad luck.

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1 hour ago, upgotheheads said:

The worrying thing is the injury. I had cartilage problems for years and eventually had keyhole surgery to both knees when in my early forties, I continued with five-a-side until I was in my fifties but with swollen and sore knees. How anyone can play professional football in that condition beats me, and you wonder what his knees will be like when he's forty.

It's almost as if pro footballers just accept that they'll need artificial hips and  knees well before old age. 

 

I watched him walking across the Tynecastle pitch one game when he was on the bench and he has an odd walking style and looks like he has a problem.

 

Maybe the guy has always walked that way but it is certainly different and may be a contributory factor to his problem.

 

Remember Mickey Cameron with his pelvic problem which was resolved by wearing a brace in his mouth.

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Intrigued as to why you would call someone an "uncomplicated boy", sounds an awful lot like a euphemism for not particularly intelligent.

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1 hour ago, Jodami said:

Intrigued as to why you would call someone an "uncomplicated boy", sounds an awful lot like a euphemism for not particularly intelligent.

 

Comes in, trains hard, lives a quiet life and doesn't cause any hassle is how I read it.

 

If he keeps working hard and listening, he'll come good

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I wonder what the guy who sat near me lambasting Miko for being wasteful for years thinks of the wingers we've had since Miko left...

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4 hours ago, Bauld said:

He's 19 and managing a knee issue.

 

 

People on here claiming he isn't good enough. 

 

What exactly are people expecting from someone who is 19 and injured?

 

It's about gaining experience and growing into the team.

 

Come the summer he will get himself fit and injury free then next season he will get to go in with all this experience he's gained and probably be far better.

That's the trouble now folk seem to expect instant success.

 

Is our league maybe just far too pyshical and 100mph hot potato football and that is part of the reason youngsters struggle.Also howling from the stands that you are shit all game must have an impact on your judgement as a player.

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4 hours ago, Bauld said:

He's 19 and managing a knee issue.

 

 

People on here claiming he isn't good enough. 

 

What exactly are people expecting from someone who is 19 and injured?

 

It's about gaining experience and growing into the team.

 

Come the summer he will get himself fit and injury free then next season he will get to go in with all this experience he's gained and probably be far better.

To be able to cross the ball without it going out the park or hitting the first defender would be a start and eventually in time if he could pick out a Hearts player that would be progress. 

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39 minutes ago, ramrod said:

To be able to cross the ball without it going out the park or hitting the first defender would be a start and eventually in time if he could pick out a Hearts player that would be progress. 

 

Funny because some on here keep shouting that Nicholson would be better but his crossing was terrible. Everything was flighted in and easily defended. We haven't had any one who could properly whip in a cross for some time. Although I've seen Clare do a couple of decent efforts.

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Is hitting the byline and getting a cross in even a thing in modern football? Do teams play with wingers hugging the touchline that much anymore?

 

I imagine it must still happen but you don't really see the traditional tricky winger much.

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47 minutes ago, Bauld said:

 

Funny because some on here keep shouting that Nicholson would be better but his crossing was terrible. Everything was flighted in and easily defended. We haven't had any one who could properly whip in a cross for some time. Although I've seen Clare do a couple of decent efforts.

Yeah our crossing and long range passing is dreadful. Clare like you say is the only one who looks up to par . 

A winger trades on his crossing ability and final pass in general which is why I think it's a struggle for Morrison to make it . He has been truly woeful in both respects to date , but the penny could final drop I suppose . 

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I am wondering why Levein is playing a young lad with an injury, its not as if he's been setting the heather on fire and we couldn't live without him in the team, if he wants to boost the lads confidence give him 20min when the other team is a bit knackered (after he's had his injury fixed),  don't hang him out to dry when its clear he's not up to it at this time. we are not a convalescence hospital, we are a football team and need players who,, you know what, we just need players and a manager.

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Bring Back Paulo Sergio

Levein has lost the plot. As long as you try and cross at every opportunity without fail no matter if none reach the intended target you're golden in his eyes.  

 

At least Morrison will contribute to Levein's end sooner, every cloud... We don't have the space for a player who offers nothing for years in the hope he comes good.

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Pasquale for King
3 hours ago, Spellczech said:

I wonder what the guy who sat near me lambasting Miko for being wasteful for years thinks of the wingers we've had since Miko left...

Always felt sorry for him and Cheney, they either had Fyssas or Neilson behind them which made a huge contribution to how they played in any given match.

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Pasquale for King
1 hour ago, Nookie Bear said:

Is hitting the byline and getting a cross in even a thing in modern football? Do teams play with wingers hugging the touchline that much anymore?

 

I imagine it must still happen but you don't really see the traditional tricky winger much.

Saw the goals from the Holland-Germany game and their wide players dont really take guys on it’s more the midfielder passes the ball inside the fullback and they pass it along the deck to around the penalty spot for someone to finish. Guys like Sterling and Salah do take guys on but it’s not on the touchline it’s in the box towards the goals where it’s taking a chance to tackle them. Even guys like Forrest and Sinclair go in at the defender first then cross it if it’s the only thing on. 

 

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Mmm.....like a few other players the boy showed some good play earlier in the season. On a personal level he obviously needs to improve some technical play but he doesn’t shirk anything and always tries to get involved.

 

People forget too easy. He was whipping in some great balls earlier in the season and was a threat in some matches when the team was playing better.

 

I don’t think he’s helped by the full backs. Wingers need help pulling players away and our full backs rarely overlap. I don’t know if it’s through lack of willingness, instruction not to overlap, or they simply aren’t good enough to see when to overlap or sit-in when supporting?

 

The lad is only 19 and imo has something about him if he’s now a staple of the first team squad.  Not many at that age are regarded as such.  

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43 minutes ago, Pasquale for King said:

Saw the goals from the Holland-Germany game and their wide players dont really take guys on it’s more the midfielder passes the ball inside the fullback and they pass it along the deck to around the penalty spot for someone to finish. Guys like Sterling and Salah do take guys on but it’s not on the touchline it’s in the box towards the goals where it’s taking a chance to tackle them. Even guys like Forrest and Sinclair go in at the defender first then cross it if it’s the only thing on. 

 

 

Yep. The only cross that was from the touchline was made by the left wing back and was headed towards goal by the right wing back. 

 

Just based on what I’ve seen, wingers in the traditional sense seem a bit outdated. 

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Pasquale for King
7 minutes ago, Nookie Bear said:

 

Yep. The only cross that was from the touchline was made by the left wing back and was headed towards goal by the right wing back. 

 

Just based on what I’ve seen, wingers in the traditional sense seem a bit outdated. 

I hadn’t really thought about it until reading your post but it seems that way, full/wing backs are progressively being asked to provide more and more width (last 20 years really). The guys playing wide are guys who can play as a  number 10s who naturally want to move inside and create or score.

 

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4 minutes ago, Pasquale for King said:

I hadn’t really thought about it until reading your post but it seems that way, full/wing backs are progressively being asked to provide more and more width (last 20 years really). The guys playing wide are guys who can play as a  number 10s who naturally want to move inside and create or score.

 

 

I’m no Pep but he was willing to spend tens of millions on full backs because they are as important as strikers in the modern game. 

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Why oh why didn’t we bring Templeton back when he left Hamilton? Morrison is not ready for a first team start. Come on as a sub for 15-20 minutes in a game were we are 2 or 3 ahead and build up confidence.

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8 hours ago, Bauld said:

He's 19 and managing a knee issue.

 

 

People on here claiming he isn't good enough. 

 

What exactly are people expecting from someone who is 19 and injured?

 

It's about gaining experience and growing into the team.

 

Come the summer he will get himself fit and injury free then next season he will get to go in with all this experience he's gained and probably be far better.

That they aren't playing and get fit? Radical idea.

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Pasquale for King
18 minutes ago, Nookie Bear said:

 

I’m no Pep but he was willing to spend tens of millions on full backs because they are as important as strikers in the modern game. 

Indeed, he has actually made Walker a better player by teaching him to cross it low along the 6 yard line. He calls it half a goal apparently. He’s also made a huge difference with Sterling, as we will probably see again tonight.

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11 minutes ago, Papa said:

Why oh why didn’t we bring Templeton back when he left Hamilton? Morrison is not ready for a first team start. Come on as a sub for 15-20 minutes in a game were we are 2 or 3 ahead and build up confidence.

Yeah it would’ve been a good move, he seems to be doing reasonably well with Burton Albion. He can play wide or through the middle.

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As someone who’s glass is not hall full it’s smashed on the floor, I think Morrison started the season well as quite a lot of players did but his form has tailed off. He is young and hopefully will progress and learn the tricks of his trade, or eventually become a right back. It’s far too early to write him off as he’s playing with an injury in a struggling team. 

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maroonnicky63
47 minutes ago, Papa said:

Why oh why didn’t we bring Templeton back when he left Hamilton? Morrison is not ready for a first team start. Come on as a sub for 15-20 minutes in a game were we are 2 or 3 ahead and build up confidence.

Are you on about the same Templeton that folk on here called a wee dick he left  , that one 

 

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8 hours ago, Finlay James said:

 

Andy Driver, Sam Nicholson were good for us.  Driver has had a good career and Nicholson likely will too.

 

The modern game is not set up for out and out wingers like we used to see.  Players are very rarely specialists in their position now and are asked to multitask more often than not.

 

FWIW though, I think that Morrison is going to have a very good career, hopefully with us.

Great post and spot on about modern day wingers, John colquhoun said the very same thing about modern wingers having to graft a lot harder than he ever did in his day . He said he hardly tracked back at all when he played ,was told to stay up the park. Imagine wIngers doing that now.As for Morrison I like him as well he is young and still learning people on here expect miracles.

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vlad on the tyne

Morrison will only improve with game time. if our academy is to work we have to give opportunities to players in the hope there is gradual, steady progression. Morrison will come good. 

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Bazzas right boot
7 hours ago, Jodami said:

Intrigued as to why you would call someone an "uncomplicated boy", sounds an awful lot like a euphemism for not particularly intelligent.

 

 

Ffs. 

 

Head down, trains, wants to improve, goes home to his family. 

 

Nae drugs, drama, booze, Billy Big bawz. 

 

Maybe that rather than stupid 

 

Also, to play football you don't need to be a genius. 

 

 

 

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Morrisons problem is actually Hearts problem. 

 

We need 2/3 wingers so to rotate, give options. 

 

Walker, Sam and King worked well as we went injury free and could rotated them, this kept them fresh and kept the opposition on it's toes. 

 

Once king went it was noticeable the decline in walker and Sam as they were playing more and more, even when in poor form and carrying knocks , which in turn knocks confidence. 

They'd swap sides as well. 

 

Wingers, unless the elite rarely play every game. Most are in/out and rotated. 

 

Wingers/ wing backs are an area I'd expect rotation, defence and central mid is where consistencey is beneficial. 

 

You can tell Morrison is going to have a good game or not within about 15 minutes. 

 

If he's got the beating of his man it's noticeable, also if he's not you know he won't the whole game. 

 

 

 

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10 hours ago, on&up2017 said:

Says it all really.  https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-boss-pleased-with-callumn-morrison-as-club-continues-to-manage-knee-issue-1-4894817

 

I know he is reasonably young BUT there is no improvement, I'd say he's going backwards. We need far better, a winger who can both beat a man and deliver a cross (looking up first to find a man).  If Levein thinks this is the standard required then, ta ta!! 

Bit harsh mate he was arguably the best player ( Naismith apart) the first few months 

Personally think he is a really good player will get there 

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7 hours ago, NB GIN said:

Bit harsh mate he was ** arguably the best player ** ( Naismith apart) the first few months 

Personally think he is a really good player will get there 

Well you could argue that but you'd be wrong.

 

I went and looked up the stats they only list two or more assists

 

Morrison wasn't even listed so he has directly assisted 1 or 0 goals this season. (Not including goals he's scored, I think 1?)

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