Ellis simms (7 Viewers)

[wingy]

He's alright. Did OK at QPR. But lets be honest he was about their 5th choice and he's probably not what they need to get them out of this division.Is it a case inflated ego's and not enough respect due to his previous do you thin

Is it a case inflated ego's and not enough respect due to his previous do you think,?

 

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[fatso]

Your determination to thump yourself in the face over Ellis Simms, even after he’s had a good game, is becoming quite sad.

I said he worked hard, but that should be taken as a given.
He had a golden opportunity to score and didn't take it, that sums him up.

Maybe, just maybe that's the reason Lampard uses him as third choice striker

 

[DazzleTommyDazzle]

There’s one thing I don’t get about Simms.
Challenging for a header in the halfway line he often looks poor (though he was better last night), but he seems so much better in the penalty area.
The one at Millwall where he out jumped the keeper, headed goals last season from corners (Watford away?). Generally looks so much more threatening there.
Anyway, thought he was excellent last night. More of the same please Ellis!

 

[robbiethemole]

We need Simmo to be performing like this if we want to go up, it's great to see the fight and the desire back. We need all three of the strikers, Haji and BTA can't carry us for the whole season by themselves.

I think Ellis’s header was going in anyway just the touch from BTA made sure. The angle from behind shows the keeper beaten and it was sneaking inside the post

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

He's alright. Did OK at QPR. But lets be honest he was about their 5th choice and he's probably not what they need to get them out of this division.

Spot on

 

[Bertola]

He's been a real threat in his cameos recently and transferred that form into the 90 mins last night with a decent performance. But there were still a few mistakes.... His header for BTA's goal was poor, and should've been on target, his miss from Sakamoto's cross, and then he failed to hold the ball up on the half way line which led to their goal.

But the positives outweighed the negatives, and the way he brushed off the defender, and then played the perfect pass to BTA for the 2nd was superb. Fingers crossed he continues like this, as it means we can rotate Haji when needed

 

[robbiethemole]

He's been a real threat in his cameos recently and transferred that form into the 90 mins last night with a decent performance. But there were still a few mistakes.... His header for BTA's goal was poor, and should've been on target, his miss from Sakamoto's cross, and then he failed to hold the ball up on the half way line which led to their goal.

But the positives outweighed the negatives, and the way he brushed off the defender, and then played the perfect pass to BTA for the 2nd was superb. Fingers crossed he continues like this, as it means we can rotate Haji when needed

His header was going in before BTA made sure, it had beaten the keeper and was inside the post. He played like a hero last night and should be lauded for his efforts

 

[Speedie's Head]

His header was going in before BTA made sure, it had beaten the keeper and was inside the post. He played like a hero last night and should be lauded for his efforts

nah, there was no weight on it and it was heading towards the post.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

The main issue with Leicester is they have a very lopsided squad. Significant quality in some areas, but seriously lacking in others.

There's also the added complication of several players quite clearly not particularly wanting to be there.

It'll be interesting to see how they get on. Worth noting that they scored yet again from a long range effort last night. I think that's around half of all their goals so far this season coming from outside the box.

Not a particularly difficult tactic to squash as opposition players will just be instructed to close down earlier. Once that happens it'll be interesting how Cifuentes shifts tactics as it looks like that's all they've got at the minute - that and just hoping Fatawu does something miraculous.

Southampton look to be significantly underperforming their data, as do Ipswich to be fair. I haven’t watched much of the former but what I’ve seen of the latter reminds me of how we looked in 23/24 after a squad overhaul where big figures in the dressing room had moved on or lost influence. They look in transition to me.

On paper Lesta have the strongest squad but the worst data of the 3. I actually expect Cifuentes to be gone by Christmas if the indifferent performances continue as they’re under big financial pressure to go up.

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i actually thought and i think i commented on during the game he seemed to be playing with confidence. i wonder if he did really have an injury last year

He did, as well as BTA and the latter is from BTA's own words.

His header was going in before BTA made sure, it had beaten the keeper and was inside the post. He played like a hero last night and should be lauded for his efforts

Simms put in a performance that’s put his hat in the ring. You can’t argue that he should play ahead of Wright or BTA but he’s keeping them honest and it gives Lampard food for thought. Definitely deserves more minutes.

 

[Alkhen]

Part of the squad again now. Exciting to have different options meaning we can genuinely go 'horses for courses' if needs be. Haji looked a bit jaded but more than that he'll know he needs to sharpen up as nobody is guaranteed a spot. Competition keeps people sharp look at how just having Woolf in the wings seems to have galvanised Kitch & Bobby.