(cups ears and waits)......

immense today

Guess who's back

Just what he, and we needed

Brilliant today , almost unplayable

About Phookin time too.. Lol

What a remarkable change keep it up son.

1 goal, 2 assists but he worked his arse off for the side.
Best match in Claret & Blue.

I honestly thought, aside from his goal - in the first half he was a bit hit and miss. But second half, different story - and to see him turn the accelerator on in the 88th minute to provide Ashley with our 4th was immense. We've not seen that level of fitness from him yet I don't think? Showed a lot of doubters what he's made of today.

Fantastic. Was everywhere.

Lets be honest he'd been just ok as part of a decent performance until he scored. After that he was brilliant so hopefully the boost of the goal and the 2nd half performance will see him discover some of his old magic and help us climb the table.

No need to overegg his performance today what we saw from his goal onward was superb

Text a few who went on and they all think Vydra is helping Lennon. My stream kept going on and off, but it seems good time that as soon as the quality of Vydra starts, Lennon goes up 4 gears.

Absolutely fantastic performance. Excellent in defence, always shot for the ball, got a very deserved goal at the back post, but most importantly for me, got himself into positions where he could put dangerous balls into the box… And my goodness, he did that!

My MOM.

Great for him and the team . Now we know he still has it

Just shows what knowing that Brady is closing in on a return does for a player. Players are competitive and can drop their form knowing they are guaranteed starters. Not saying it is done on purpose but i think players can mentally eek an extra % or 2 out of their game when their place comes under thrreat. That run they wouldnt normally make or that extra touch to prove they deserve the shirt

Devils_Advocate wrote: No need to overegg his performance today what we saw from his goal onward was superb

Imo yes there is, a player that has suffered with depression, confidence and feel good factor is everything.

Get behind him, everything that he does well over applaud and we may just him in fine form more often.

Excellent today at both ends of the pitch. Man of the match for me.

Excellent today

CoolClaret wrote:Imo yes there is, a player that has suffered with depression, confidence and feel good factor is everything.

Get behind him, everything that he does well over applaud and we may just him in fine form more often.

I am behind him and mentioned on the match thread how pleased I was for him. All im saying is there was enough brilliance there from him today for us to big him up without having to exaggerate and go completely OTT.

Did his best work tracking back as well. Made a superb tackle as one if their players was about to let fly.

Not sure how he didn't win MOM

Not seen wing play like that on the Turf since the days of Super Glen. Absolutely outstanding performance!

MOM

Immense today, but like i said a few weeks back it helps
A. When you have 2 to aim for, and
B. A number 10 who will burst a gut to get in the right place for a pull back.

I think for a wide man of Lennon's type game, today was near damn a perfect. A goal and 2 assists is all you can ask for..
Oh and he did the sh1tty stuff too

MOM

He looked fantastic today. If you put the work in you also seem to get a nice slice of luck where everything falls your way

Totally agree that Vydra made a huge difference. This shows exactly what he can do with better service.

I've been critical of him of late as have many people but he was excellent today going forward and put his foot it really well also.

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Agree great game but Johan mom for me

Definitely a confidence player , once he got his goal he was brilliant so hard working , tackling tracking back , running with the ball and beating players, before his goal he was missing in action

Going forward he was immense today, genuinely moments of magic, but there were still too many times he left Taylor exposed by not dropping back deep enough to cover, especially first half.

burnleymik wrote:Going forward he was immense today, genuinely moments of magic, but there were still too many times he left Taylor exposed by not dropping back deep enough to cover, especially first half.

He's been dropping deep all season that's why he has been ineffective , against sides outside the top6 he should be given the right to roam

Much better and clearly gained confidence as the game progressed but in fairness to the lad he needs to be given the ball higher up the pitch.

Like I said on another thread form is temporary class is permanent ...well played Aaron.

Definitely worth his shirt today. still annoys the hell out of me when he wanders in to the centre of the pitch and Taylor gets the ball at left back, to then look up the field at open space and no one in it. But fair play to him fantastic finish and assist, and gave them something to worry about on the left, good to see.

Fast, determined, direct, assisted, scored, brilliant game he had, and definately my man of the match.

Cracking game, looked like he was enjoying himself.

I have called him but today he was brilliant. One error in first half but crowd didn't get on his back which obviously helped him. The players celebrating with him when he scored shows just how popular he is,great moment.

Devils_Advocate wrote:Lets be honest he'd been just ok as part of a decent performance until he scored. After that he was brilliant so hopefully the boost of the goal and the 2nd half performance will see him discover some of his old magic and help us climb the table.

No need to overegg his performance today what we saw from his goal onward was superb

I'm gonna over egg his performance he was outstanding today ....I've yet to see ANY player to be superb over a 90 minute period Ever! Well done Aaron Lennon is all that's needed.

That's the player I had hoped we signed, and look what a difference it made. Hopefully the goal has done him the world of good. His defensive work was very good in the first half and he was unplayable in the second half.

What helped is the amount of space which Bournemouth generously provided him with in the final 30 minutes. If Lennon has the space to run into he will exploit it but generally our games are far too tight for him to be afforded that luxury.,

Hard to choose MOM, for me there were two MenOM, JBG and Aaron. Lennon making that run on the 88th minute and his cross to Ash was top drawer.

As other posters on this thread have said about Lennon,he is clearly a confidence player. Prior to his goal, he contributed nothing to the side, often hiding and choosing an easy option of laying the ball back. The second half was like watching a different player. he tracked back and did the dirty stuff, went at their defence with purpose,and looked a real handful. If he is to retain his place in the side, with the return of Brady on the cards, we need to see a lot more like his second half showing today.

He was very good.

The way they set up helped him and us.

Ooogeorgeorgeoghani wrote:He's been dropping deep all season that's why he has been ineffective , against sides outside the top6 he should be given the right to roam

Not for me, he sometimes seems to drift inside and not always follows his man down the line, leaving Taylor with two. I do agree he is most effective when going forward. I am not saying he never does it because he did it superbly second half, he just sometimes seemed to lose interest in the earlier games this season.

That said, I don't really feel he deserves negatives today with a performance like that.

Awful last week!
Amazing this week!

I am his biggest critic but fair play to him today did exceptionally well and did what we have been wanting from all season, go past your man and create. Jbg just shaded mom imo but who cares brilliant 3 points.

Magic our Morris

There's no doubt that he poses a threat when he gets the ball on the wing and
can make a run and be given an option of a cross or pull back.

Let's hope he can continue in the same vein.
Or least more often than he has of late.
Having Vydra on may well have helped.