Terry_dactyl
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I saw that…he seemed to look up, see NC - who was unmarked and would’ve been in on goal - opted instead to bring it down and dribble into everyone.
Frustrating but he’s still our best player by a mile.
I saw that…he seemed to look up, see NC - who was unmarked and would’ve been in on goal - opted instead to bring it down and dribble into everyone.Doing my head in at the minute.
If he's not contributing goals he needs to bring his team mates into play.
An incident yesterday where he had the ball out on the right. NC made an overlap, ignored him. Dabo inside, easy 5 yard pass and move, ignored him. Decided to run directly into the Norwich player who said thank you very much for getting me out of the 3 v 1.
I get that he is literally our only out ball and his hold up play is generally good but what he does after that is currently questionable.
But that cant be a reason to be exempt from criticism. No point him being our best player if he never passes to his team mates in better positions then dribbles in to 4 players and loses it or falls over.I saw that…he seemed to look up, see NC - who was unmarked and would’ve been in on goal - opted instead to bring it down and dribble into everyone.
Frustrating but he’s still our best player by a mile.
That’s right. Which is why we’ve just been criticising him.But that cant be a reason to be exempt from criticism. No point him being our best player if he never passes to his team mates in better positions then dribbles in to 4 players and loses it or falls over.
I don't think that's true, he laid a decent ball across in the first half v Norwich after getting to the byline. I'd say he's actually been less greedy of late than he was previously.He is now at the point where he just refuses to pass to anyone. Either he wants to do it all alone or he isnt that interested anymore. There is no chance he signs a new contract so in the summer we need to sell and rebuild without him
Totally disagree. He had several times yesterday where he had 1 or 2 players in space and he held on to the ball then proceeded to lose it and moan.I don't think that's true, he laid a decent ball across in the first half v Norwich after getting to the byline. I'd say he's actually been less greedy of late than he was previously.
NC did exactly the same thing to Vik too in the first halfI saw that…he seemed to look up, see NC - who was unmarked and would’ve been in on goal - opted instead to bring it down and dribble into everyone.
Frustrating but he’s still our best player by a mile.
He didnt he just played a weak pass which barely moved 2 yardsNC did exactly the same thing to Vik too in the first half
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He did. It was right in front of me. Vik absolutely roasted him for itHe didnt he just played a weak pass which barely moved 2 yards
Vik roasts everybody for everything. Everytime he falls over he berates the ref for not giving him a foul.He did. It was right in front of me. Vik absolutely roasted him for it
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Was that the one where all he needed to do with slip the ball to Vik yet bizarrely tried to take his man on and cross to nobody?He did. It was right in front of me. Vik absolutely roasted him for it
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Yes that's the one.Was that the one where all he needed to do with slip the ball to Vik yet bizarrely tried to take his man on and cross to nobody?
Noticed that he gave a bit back to Vik for roasting him as well which doesn't augur wellYes that's the one.
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Vik roasts everybody for everything. Everytime he falls over he berates the ref for not giving him a foul.
I’m sure I counted three occasions yesterday when he passed to a team mate rather than shooting himself. Confirmation bias all round I suppose.
I’m sure I counted three occasions yesterday when he passed to a team mate rather than shooting himself. Confirmation bias all round I suppose.
Also a lot of the time especially in the second half yesterday he has absolutely zero help around him, you could tell he was just fed up in the end. No one else arsed about getting close to him or giving him a run. Maybe we should take a look at the rest of the team before slagging off arguably our best player in 20 years.
I think they said in sky yesterday we would be bottom without his goals and not just for the quantity but because he scores in a lot of 1 goal difference winsI think his goal record gives him a lot of authority, but he's not exempt from criticism either.
He is our best player, and more or less our only goal threat, but he has changed his style of play since he's been here. When we first had him he would never let the ball die and would fight for the scraps everywhere, I think he's a lot more selfish now and does lose the ball a lot because of it.
Sometimes it's the right move, I definitely agree he has little to no support, but I do think he does make the incorrect decision often and it's fair game to call that out. I think we would be in real trouble for goals if we let him go, but there's still elements of his game he could do with improving. Ironically that also includes finishing.
He's definitely one of the best players I have seen for us in a very long time, but I would like to see him have a bit of help up top. I think we would get even more out of him that way.
I think they said in sky yesterday we would be bottom without his goals and not just for the quantity but because he scores in a lot of 1 goal difference wins
Season went tits up when fadz got injured and the ohare reinjured, unfortunately unless we bring in a energetic attacker and a experienced Center back I can’t see us finishing above mid tableHe has about 50% of our goals, genuinely.
Our defence is falling apart, but our ability to score goals across the pitch is a massive concern for me. Keep banging on about it.
I'd take 21st with how weak this squad is.Season went tits up when fadz got injured and the ohare reinjured, unfortunately unless we bring in a energetic attacker and a experienced Center back I can’t see us finishing above mid table
Me aswellI'd take 21st with how weak this squad is.
Me aswell, can’t deal with going to league 2 again.
We wouldn’t necessarily but normally a team goes league 1 then 2, then climb back slowlyWhy would we drop down 2 divisions?
What are you on about?Me aswell, can’t deal with going to league 2 again.
We wouldn’t necessarily but normally a team goes league 1 then 2, then climb back slowly
I dunno the drop to League two is rare for teams like us, there’s more chance of coming straight back up or at least competing at the top end regularly. Wigan have done it a few times, as have Barnsley, Bristol City, Millwall and Rotherham. Then look at the likes of Ipswich, Sheff Weds, Wycombe and Sunderland - they were there abouts all the time and just needed a competent managerWe wouldn’t necessarily but normally a team goes league 1 then 2, then climb back slowly
Bradford as wellI dunno the drop to League two is rare for teams like us, there’s more chance of coming straight back up or at least competing at the top end regularly. Wigan have done it a few times, as have Barnsley, Bristol City, Millwall and Rotherham. Then look at the likes of Ipswich, Sheff Weds, Wycombe and Sunderland - they were there abouts all the time and just needed a competent manager
you could even argue Bolton when they were bust - the first time around they came straight back up and Charlton who did go straight back up if I recall a few years back
arguably we should have come back up first time of asking if it wasn’t for Robins doing a runner and us having a 10 point deduction - this is including the first 10 games of the season when we didn’t win a game
its only us, Bolton and Portsmouth that have dropped that low and that was because of catastrophic financial issues
Injuries have fucked us, with Fadz and O'hare fit we are a different side.Gyokores is 10x the player this Stewart is, problem is Sunderland are a better team with better players
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