If you insisted ‘Haji can’t play ST in Lampard’s system’, that was always a silly opinion to have.I don't feel silly because he is very good at LW and coming into the season, we didn't have a great depth but I've got no problems saying that now I want to see him as the ST.
It's not just his goals this year but I've really noticed his work rate & tracking back is consistently good.
Whether it's the coaching/Lampard or because it's a WC year, I don't care. Keep it up Haji!!
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I'm glad you shared your football knowledge with usGet him gone in the summer.
I'd be looking to get him signed up to a new contract at this point. He's got the quality to play in the PL if/when we go up.Haji wright record for us as a CF is pretty unbelievable really .. people at one point suggested he couldn't play anywhere but out wide and definitely not through the middle .
Hes the clubs best striker by some distance
Simms has looked very handy over the last two games.I actually thought Simms all round game was better than Wrights last night.
But Wrights numbers speak for themselves.
Be flicked the ball on with head in the lead up to the first goal and then scored a header. He aerial ability was fine last nightWright still needs to improve his first touch and holding the ball up about was about 4/10 last night.
He didn’t compete for hardly any headers he just let he defender win it every time which is very frustrating to watch.
He did score 2 goals though so I think with him have to take the rough with the smooth.
He looked very leggy last night, as did Torp and Eccles, Lampard has a huge challenge in picking a side for Saturdays game that can maintain our high energy attacking style.Wright still needs to improve his first touch and holding the ball up about was about 4/10 last night.
He didn’t compete for hardly any headers he just let he defender win it every time which is very frustrating to watch.
He did score 2 goals though so I think with him have to take the rough with the smooth.
Think the international break has come at a good time for us. Will allow a couple of them to have a break and then on paper got a favourable run of gamesHe looked very leggy last night, as did Torp and Eccles, Lampard has a huge challenge in picking a side for Saturdays game that can maintain our high energy attacking style.
Hopefully EMC can start, but I wouldn't be suprised if we see a change in formation and/or a few squad players getting a start, like Allen, Woolfy, KKH, Simms or Bidders.
It wasn’t, he let the defender win the ball unchallenged about 8 times. His all round game wasn’t good last night and the goals mask this.Be flicked the ball on with head in the lead up to the first goal and then scored a header. He aerial ability was fine last night
There'll be some self management of his energy spent in there I'd assume,can appear lazy but I seriously doubt thatWright still needs to improve his first touch and holding the ball up about was about 4/10 last night.
He didn’t compete for hardly any headers he just let he defender win it every time which is very frustrating to watch.
He did score 2 goals though so I think with him have to take the rough with the smooth.
That and a naturally languid gait. You’d think people would have accepted him by now but no. If he finishes the league as top scorer people will talk about luck or being in the right place or the right time or how he could have done better.Fans just love a blood and thunder CF and we were blessed by having the best one in the world play for us.
Haji just isn't that player, his best attributes are his technique and guile. He plays smart rather than hard and it works incredibly well.
I think some of his early struggles were us trying to make him into a player he isn't.
He has run his arse off most games. This is the first week where we play 3 games in a week. Wednesday night in London early kickoff Saturday against a side with an extra day off and 2 home games.The only frustrating thing about Haji is that he should probably be on more than 7 goals with some of the opportunities he has. He's been superb but still think he's playing in 3rd gear.
The only frustrating thing about Haji is that he should probably be on more than 7 goals with some of the opportunities he has. He's been superb but still think he's playing in 3rd gear.
Even Haaland misses a lot ,not that I'm comparing the two just giving an example.We said this about Vik all the time. Good strikers miss more chances than bad ones.
Last season he got a bad injury and wasn't fully fit for the rest of the season. He continued to the end with niggling injuries.No one is slagging him off, just pointing out he goes missing in the big games and is not as good as people make him out to be. People are forgetting about how shocking he was in the play offs.
He lets us down with his work rate against big teams and in general.
There is room for improvement from him.
Haji actually winning headers...and they were crucial. His all round game is getting better and better.I actually thought Simms all round game was better than Wrights last night.
But Wrights numbers speak for themselves.
Good bit of reasoning here as usualIt's emotion off the back of some big games. I said the other night he should probably be moved on but then thinking about it some more, I wouldn't be bothered if he wasn't. He's got the summer to recharge and get his mojo back..
Yep, those people must feel rather silly now. Haji has always scored more goals as a striker than a LW for us.
I went through the data in the summer and Haji had a stand out 2 month spell in 2023 and those perceptions stuck.
I was his harshest critic. But jeez he's playing on a different level now.He's top scorer in the league and still being put down and criticised. FFS.
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