Loan Watch: Jamie Donley

[mill]

Started, along with keeley, today in fa cup match they won on pens

 

[kd2000]

Is he injured or completely out of favour?

 

[Blake Griffin]

Is he injured or completely out of favour?

he's on the bench today.

generally though doesn't seem to be favoured.

 

[kd2000]

1st start in forever tonight

 

[Tottenham_God]

1st start in forever tonight

How'd he go ?

 

[kd2000]

I watched about 30 minutes.
Very much meh.
Decent at times with the ball but very hit and miss with pressing and running about. I kinda see why he hasnt been getting picked much as Orient are in a battle to stay in the division and need players who will work their socks off. He might get away with it at a club doing well but not for a team in scrap every game

 

[leffe186]

I watched about 30 minutes.
Very much meh.
Decent at times with the ball but very hit and miss with pressing and running about. I kinda see why he hasnt been getting picked much as Orient are in a battle to stay in the division and need players who will work their socks off. He might get away with it at a club doing well but not for a team in scrap every game

Pity. I was encouraged by the way the game appeared to go - just based on the numbers it sounded like Orient completely annihilated Bristol Rovers, who are above them in the table.

 

[eddiebailey]

Orient fans on Twitter were saying it was much his best game for the club.

 

[kd2000]

Orient fans on Twitter were saying it was much his best game for the club.

I only watched 30 minutes, maybe he was great the other 60

 

[G Ron]

Off the mark for the O’s against Barnsley. Well done lad

 

[mark87]

Yes, Jamie!!

 

[mark87]

Now got an assist

 

[Hitch]

Now got 2 assists

 

[Buggsy61]

Barnsley 0-4 Leyton Orient | League One Highlights

Highlights of the Sky Bet League One match between Barnsley and Leyton Orient.

www.skysports.com

Highlights including his contribution here. Pleased for him as it’s been a slow burn there so hopefully he can kick on now and show everyone what’s he’s made of.

 

[leffe186]

Orient on the box for anyone unaware. Donley looking neat and just played an absolutely brilliant ball for the LW behind the full back to help set up the first goal.

 

[leffe186]

Just nearly scored a worldie too.

 

[leffe186]

The classic example of thinking faster than his teammates. Lovely little run behind the centre-back, hits the sort of Ange's style of football special low cross that Brennan has been snaffling up all year and the CF and LW are five yards behind where they should be.

Then he beats two men on the left in a sort of Kulu-stylee and is pulled back by the shirt.

Looks like I’d expect tbh - lots of clever play and good vision and makes them really incisive going forward. It just also feels like his presence sacrifices some defensive stability for them. Quietly impressive.

 

[leffe186]

2-0. Lovely run by the LB, Donley busts a gut to get into the middle forcing the opposing LB to leave the RW to make the challenge and the RW is left unmarked to finish the job.

3-0 - Donley clips a lovely free-kick to the far post for the header back across and the O’s bundle it in.

He’s doing great tbh. Classic #10 performance, making all the right runs and all the right passes. Just won a free kick on the edge of the area by beating a player with a drag back and getting kicked.

And hits the crossbar with the free kick . Loving this.

 

[leffe186]

Orient absolutely battering them here. Donley could have scored two more, and Crawley have had it off the line a couple of times.

They’ve got a good little team going now. Playing a style that really suits Donley with some good players around him. Mate at the game says Keeley isn’t playing but BBC says he is - the keeper’s hardly touched the ball this half so I can’t tell. Whoever he is has looked good so hopefully it’s Keeley.

 

[leffe186]

Not sure how Orient have only managed to score three here