No you've posted three goals that Palmer is on the pitch for and said he's lost his man.
Could do the same for just about any goal with just about any player.
Well that is utter bollocks, he tracks back and gets stuck in. utter myth that he is lazywas Palmer a more banging signing than this one?
Palmer is rarely fit, we’ve seen that all his career. He’s a liability off the ball but can be fantastic on it. He will have a role as a squad player behind Allen, O’hare and another signing hopefully.
Well that is utter bollocks, he tracks back and gets stuck in. utter myth that he is lazy
Yep, they do it time and time again. Absolute madness they ever allowed him to play on. Memory serves someone even passed it to him and he kicked it away and then fell back down. Amateur hour I'm afraidPalmer was left on for 3 or 4 minutes. He hobbled about and tried to jog once or twice. As soon as he went down it was obvious he had a serious injury.
It was mad not to take him off straight away imo.
He hasn’t though but good effort
Number 10’s defensive ability can be crucial in the modern game. He does some good stuff if you like aimless running and ridiculous slide tackles which you do. I prefer Allen’s tactical defensive work
Blimey, you'd think the management team would have a word with him about that.For me it's not the lack of work rate, it's the lack of smart work rate. He will chase the ball 50 yards unnecessarily sprinting to close the keeper down, or throw himself in to a tackle on a fullback in the final third to concede a throwing. That gets the crowd going, and adds to his stats
But when we lose the ball and the opposition have a bit of possession, instead of getting back into shape, closing down space or passing lines, etc, he stands up front watching.
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We've already got one, it's O'HareWhy don't we just sign someone who is class at unlocking defences like Palmer but is also an accomplished ball winning midfielder? Plenty of them knocking about on our budget Im sure
We've already got one, it's O'Hare
We've already got one, it's O'Hare
If next season follows the same pattern, he'll be a poor signing in the end. Optimist in Me hopes that the silly workload on him and Allen with the injuries to O'Hare and Godden accounts for this spell out the side. Here's hoping!I thought he started contributing well on the pitch, but what has happened is exactly what the concern was by many at the beginning of the season. A high wage, and a lot of question marks about how much he can actually get onto the pitch. It took him ages to get fit, which I think you can probably excuse in many ways because he hadn't played in ages, but now he's out for the season. A bit of a flash in the pan really, and whilst I was glad to see him starting to enjoy his football and provide some quality on the pitch, I'm not really surprised at this outcome.
True, and when the two came together he showed how good he can be. People are slamming him because he tore his hamstring!Fitness x quality = whether he's any good for us ultimately
He can't play passes that Palmer does.We've already got one, it's O'Hare
Agree, unless we can dig up another O’Hare from somewhere once recovered from his ACL what an addition to what is hopefully a better squad. imo one of the issues we had when O’Hare was in the team was at times brain wise on a different level to most.We've already got one, it's O'Hare
Yeah, O'Hare looks where he's passing it.He can't play passes that Palmer does.
Different sort.
His fitness record is certainly a concern.Out for the season
Finishes the year having made 19 league starts, 10 appearances as sub, and scoring three goals.
Yeah O'Hare was bullett proof last couple of seasons. Lets hope he gets that back next season, eh.Over the last 3 seasons (for fair comparison):
O'Hare has managed 111 Championship appearances, starting 94 of them and completing 90 minutes more often than not.
Palmer's record is poor in comparison:
70 appearances, 38 starts:
This season: 19 starts, completed 90 minutes in 9 of them
Last season: 1 start, completed 90 minutes 0 times
20/21: 18 starts, completed 90 minutes once.
Some of the omissions are down to him falling out with Pearson but he's clearly not somebody than can be relied upon in the same way, until two freak injuries this season, O'Hare was.
His fitness record is certainly a concern.
But it's not just injuries, it's how long he took to get up to speed, how often he could last 90 minutes, how often he could play two games in a week.I think this is a funny season to be fair to him, players that never seem to get injured have been and those that do have been constantly. Kelly, Godden, Palmer have had multiple injuries, Sheaf has had his yearly injury, and Fadz and O’Hare who never miss a game have had big ones.
Over his career I don’t think he’s had many layoffs that I can find, a thigh problem in 2017, and minor knee injury last year, and that and his current issues could be put down to how little football he played last year. I’d like to see him given at least another year before we decide he’s a crock
Why don't we just sign someone who is class at unlocking defences like Palmer but is also an accomplished ball winning midfielder? Plenty of them knocking about on our budget Im sure
Yeah, we just need to buy a few perfect all-round playersWe've already got one, it's O'Hare
I agree with that final line TBFI think this is a funny season to be fair to him, players that never seem to get injured have been and those that do have been constantly. Kelly, Godden, Palmer have had multiple injuries, Sheaf has had his yearly injury, and Fadz and O’Hare who never miss a game have had big ones.
Over his career I don’t think he’s had many layoffs that I can find, a thigh problem in 2017, and minor knee injury last year, and that and his current issues could be put down to how little football he played last year. I’d like to see him given at least another year before we decide he’s a crock
Agree, I don’t class someone who takes part in 29 games out of 37 a crock, let’s get him fully fit.I agree with that final line TBF
Yeah, we just need to buy a few perfect all-round players
I’d argue that the closest we have to that is actually Hamer (at least the new-look version of him), who gets about so much we understandably play him more as a box-to-box midfielder. But in the absence of so many AMs at the moment, I’d be tempted to play him in that role for a while. He’s got the best shot in the squad on him (low bar admittedly), has an eye for a pass, and would have no difficulty pressing and winning the ball high up the pitch. The form of Eccles and the return of Sheaf makes it feasible to release him further forward. He might be dynamite given that licence.
It's not ideal, but we need more attacking threat. O’Hare, Palmer and Allen are all missing, so I’d give Maguire a go alongside him at AM, and just play Vik up front because Godden really looks out of sorts to me.
But it's not just injuries, it's how long he took to get up to speed, how often he could last 90 minutes, how often he could play two games in a week.
Couple that with the injury (the cherry on the fitness cake!), and it just adds up to a season of waiting really. Sure, it looked like he was finally starting to impose himself on a game for more than a quarter of an hour, but it took him half of the season to get to that stage!
Can you see, if he's fit for the start of next season, O'Hare taking as long to get up to speed?Yeah but he’s starting from a base of not having played at all last season. It’s his biggest weakness for sure, but I’m just not ready to that it’s endemic yet, he might play all next season. Or he might be Dabo or Godden and never get fit, well see.
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