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Bakayoko is the new Leon Best... (1 Viewer)

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KersleyDigs

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #1
Discuss...
 

covcity4life

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #2
no
 

shmmeee

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #3
Because he’s black?
 

NortonSkyBlue

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #4
Target for the boo boys.
 
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skybluesam66

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #5
Zorro
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #6
shmmeee said:
Because he’s black?
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Irish Sky Blue

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #7
I thought he played well last night, certainly in the first half.
 

GaryJones

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #8
Cant be bother to reply to this......Doh!
 
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skybluesam66

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  • Sep 13, 2018
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GaryJones said:
Cant be bother to reply to this......Doh!
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but you did!
 

GaryJones

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #10

Yes irony - that was the point.
Now you've made me reply again!!!
 
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Nick

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #11
Somebody say Bakayoko?

 
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ajsccfc

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #12
Hiwula is the new rock and roll
 

Nick

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #13
ajsccfc said:
Hiwula is the new rock and roll
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Hiwula is Bakayoko according to some last night.
 

Captain Dart

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #14
Harsh.
 

rob9872

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #15
I quite liked Leon Best, although I liked Lukas Jutkiewicz too, I think I just like almost anyone who plays for us (apart from Julian Darby and Kevin Kyle of course)
 
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KersleyDigs

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #16
Interesting interpretations so far... ;-)

The parallels I draw are:
- Similar age to when we signed Best
- Clearly had good attributes, strong, quick, ran the channels well
- Offside all the time
- Fans got on his back early
- Worked hard (usually with little credit)

Best came good in the end, got 11 goals by Xmas the year he was sold. Hopefully Bakayoko has been signed by a scout with a good record picking out ones for the future....!
 

stupot07

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #17
Just looked at Bests stats, he's scored just 20 league goals since leaving us 8 and half years ago...

Interestingly he scored 19 league goals in 63 appearances before signing us so 1 in 3.

Wasn't bakayokos 9 in 93? 1 in 10.

Best was about 2 years younger IIRC

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sylus

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #18
How Bakayoko can call himself a forward is beyond me, he can neither score,head trap,pass,dribble,shoot,have i missed something, what i'm saying is,the guy is shit. i actually thought just what position could we make him into and maybe salvage this disgraced carthorse of a signing,and you know,i couldn't. Walsall definitely saw us coming,or should i say,Robins.
 
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CCFC54321

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #19
sylus said:
How Bakayoko can call himself a forward is beyond me, he can neither score,head trap,pass,dribble,shoot,have i missed something, what i'm saying is,the guy is shit. i actually thought just what position could we make him into and maybe salvage this disgraced carthorse of a signing,and you know,i couldn't. Walsall definitely saw us coming,or should i say,Robins.
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The groan when you hear his been put in the match day squad is deafening on match days....
 

JulianDarbyFTW

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #20
rob9872 said:
I quite liked Leon Best, although I liked Lukas Jutkiewicz too, I think I just like almost anyone who plays for us (apart from Julian Darby and Kevin Kyle of course)
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I DISLIKE THIS COMMENT.
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #21
sylus said:
How Bakayoko can call himself a forward is beyond me, he can neither score,head trap,pass,dribble,shoot,have i missed something, what i'm saying is,the guy is shit. i actually thought just what position could we make him into and maybe salvage this disgraced carthorse of a signing,and you know,i couldn't. Walsall definitely saw us coming,or should i say,Robins.
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Apart from that he’d be the first name on your teamsheet?
 
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Magwitch

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  • Sep 13, 2018
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Coventry fans need a boo-boy always have going back years, Bakayoko could score hat-tricks a number of games running but the first time he doesn’t or God forbid fails to score the boo-boys will be back in force.
 
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Nick

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  • Sep 13, 2018
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sylus said:
How Bakayoko can call himself a forward is beyond me, he can neither score,head trap,pass,dribble,shoot,have i missed something, what i'm saying is,the guy is shit. i actually thought just what position could we make him into and maybe salvage this disgraced carthorse of a signing,and you know,i couldn't. Walsall definitely saw us coming,or should i say,Robins.
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Not a lone striker with balls to his head

When he has the ball on the floor he actually has a decent touch and quick feet. He ghosted past about 3 of their players last night in the first half.
 

JulianDarbyFTW

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #24
CCFC54321 said:
The groan when you hear his been put in the match day squad is deafening on match days....
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Which is bizarre because he's barely had chance to kick a ball for us. It's almost like people want him to fail.
 

sylus

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #25
SlowerThanPlatt said:
Apart from that he’d be the first name on your teamsheet?
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How did you guess, seriously though,he wouldn't get into the squad over in treacletown if i was in charge,but still there is loads of time to prove me wrong,my worry is though,that Robins as he bought him will persist with him until something gives,either Robins is sacked,or Bakayoko is shipped out,because scoring isn't on the cards for him is it.

Believe me, i hope i am wrong!
 

no_loyalty

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  • Sep 13, 2018
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Nick said:
Not a lone striker with balls to his head

When he has the ball on the floor he actually has a decent touch and quick feet. He ghosted past about 3 of their players last night in the first half.
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He definitely does have a decent touch, if he can work on his shooting I think he will be ok, for some reason he tends to scuff his shots and doesn't get any decent power.
 
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Otis

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  • Sep 13, 2018
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Nick said:
Not a lone striker with balls to his head

When he has the ball on the floor he actually has a decent touch and quick feet. He ghosted past about 3 of their players last night in the first half.
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How on earth did he do that if he can't dribble, trap, head or shoot and is SO shit?

Must have been the worst defensive performances in the entire history of football for that to have happened. Were Arsenal REALLY that bad?
 
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sylus

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #28
Nick said:
Not a lone striker with balls to his head

When he has the ball on the floor he actually has a decent touch and quick feet. He ghosted past about 3 of their players last night in the first half.
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There is nothing more i would like is for the big lad to get on the score sheet more often,and not taking penalty's increase his goal tally and make him look good either although someone has to take them,my guess Chaplin,but it isn't going to happen,Walsall fans were warning us remember
 

Nick

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #29
sylus said:
There is nothing more i would like is for the big lad to get on the score sheet more often,and not taking penalty's increase his goal tally and make him look good either although someone has to take them,my guess Chaplin,but it isn't going to happen,Walsall fans were warning us remember
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I'll judge on what I see with my eyes though? Not be set in my ways before he has even played.
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Sep 13, 2018
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sylus said:
There is nothing more i would like is for the big lad to get on the score sheet more often,and not taking penalty's increase his goal tally and make him look good either although someone has to take them,my guess Chaplin,but it isn't going to happen,Walsall fans were warning us remember
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Tried to read this twice, and it didn't make sense either time. Must try harder 6/10.
 
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Covskyblue

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  • Sep 13, 2018
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Too early to judge Bakayoko yet ...

I Imagine if we had signed Chaplin first he wouldn’t have been targeted in the way he has by some people (more than a few).

The way I see the pecking order Chaplin is first choice, JCH 2nd at the minute. With Biamou and Ponticelli both out, it is between Hiwula and Bakayoko for 3rd and 4th choice striker, certainly an improvement on Beavon so maybe if people viewed it as such?!

Mcnulty, Biamou, JCH, Ponti, Beavon
Chaplin, Biamou, JCH, Ponti, Hiwula, Bakayoko

Odds are one of Hiwula or Bakayoko could do ok, and as a straight swap (in squad purposes) I struggle to see why people would be disappointed. We seem to have been signing for our u23’s as well which is positive, if Hiwula and Bakayoko take a while to get going or need some u23 game time that isn’t the end of the world.

Robins does a good job at coaching strikers, He shaped Biamou into a different role last year and he improved massively, he appears to be doing the same with JCH this year, using him as a more traditional target man winning flick ons etc.

JCH seems stronger, more aggressive and generally a pest for defenders, Bakayoko Looks like a beast and has to learn to do the same.

We are potentially in a stronger position with our striking options this year but ultimately we don’t know yet. Now the monkey is off our backs and Chaplin can hopefully carry some of the burden we should see others contribute.

We should have scored many more goals this season from all over the park, Shipley, Thomas and Andreu should have had at least 5 more between them. Hopefully we have turned a corner ...

PUSB
 
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Otis

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  • Sep 13, 2018
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It's obviously not too early to judge Bakayoko yet. Some judged him before he even came here and others on just one or two appearances.

They know best and I'm not talking about Leon.
 
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Skybluefaz

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #33
CCFC54321 said:
The groan when you hear his been put in the match day squad is deafening on match days....
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'his been'. Is it a coincidence that the most negative people on this thread also seem to be the most illiterate?
 
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Covskyblue

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  • Sep 13, 2018
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Skybluefaz said:
'his been'. Is it a coincidence that the most negative people on this thread also seem to be the most illiterate?
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No
 

SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Sep 13, 2018
  • #35
Covskyblue said:
Too early to judge Bakayoko yet ...

I Imagine if we had signed Chaplin first he wouldn’t have been targeted in the way he has by some people (more than a few).

The way I see the pecking order Chaplin is first choice, JCH 2nd at the minute. With Biamou and Ponticelli both out, it is between Hiwula and Bakayoko for 3rd and 4th choice striker, certainly an improvement on Beavon so maybe if people viewed it as such?!

Mcnulty, Biamou, JCH, Ponti, Beavon
Chaplin, Biamou, JCH, Ponti, Hiwula, Bakayoko

Odds are one of Hiwula or Bakayoko could do ok, and as a straight swap (in squad purposes) I struggle to see why people would be disappointed. We seem to have been signing for our u23’s as well which is positive, if Hiwula and Bakayoko take a while to get going or need some u23 game time that isn’t the end of the world.

Robins does a good job at coaching strikers, He shaped Biamou into a different role last year and he improved massively, he appears to be doing the same with JCH this year, using him as a more traditional target man winning flick ons etc.

JCH seems stronger, more aggressive and generally a pest for defenders, Bakayoko Looks like a beast and has to learn to do the same.

We are potentially in a stronger position with our striking options this year but ultimately we don’t know yet. Now the monkey is off our backs and Chaplin can hopefully carry some of the burden we should see others contribute.

We should have scored many more goals this season from all over the park, Shipley, Thomas and Andreu should have had at least 5 more between them. Hopefully we have turned a corner ...

PUSB
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Good well reasoned post
 
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