Cajun Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Was top class tonight, still think he needs to be more of a goal threat as a striker but its that sort of performance that will sway me into thinking he wasn't a waste of money. Still chasing it till the endand won everything put to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Shame Owen's injured, them two would be a good combo based on Smith's two last two performances. Oba's just not going to supplement the goals Smith doesn't get. Superb performance from him today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 He's never going to score, like, but he does a lot for the team. Well played. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 He's never going to score, like, but he does a lot for the team. Well played. I think he'll score a few before the season's out. Especially with performances like that up front. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Luque Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Brilliant tonight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Libertine Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 its good to know that he can play this well. not the first time he's had a good game up front and will be an important player when martins goes to the ACN. miles and miles better than ameobi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 If Smith could score he would be fantastic. Unfortuntely he doesn't really have it in him which you need in a forward even if its just 10-15 goals a season. I am massively impressed with him tonight though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LucasUnger Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 smith was excellent tonight. óba has do learn how to play in games like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliemort Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 its good to know that he can play this well. not the first time he's had a good game up front and will be an important player when martins goes to the ACN. miles and miles better than ameobi. My freaking armchair is better than Shola! Well done Smudger though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JamesD Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 great dummy by Oba for the goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Smith was outstanding tonight,we actually played some football..wasnt it nice? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Similar to Heskey going by what picking seen? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Turned a corner for himself in the last to matches. Great today again. Add a couple of goals to these performances and he'll be a great signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 MOTM tonight I reckon even though I thought there were a few candidates, cracking match and he just never stopped all night, well done alan! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Similar to Heskey going by what picking seen? I said when people were talking about signing Heskey that Smith could probably do the job and possibly do it better. I have been very harsh on Smith because 1) I think the money could have been spent better and 2) I think he will probably play more games in midfield than he will up front but I do like him as a striker, just don't think he is good enough as a first team regular due to his lack of goals. Ameobi is a far worse player but I think if both of them had consistant runs with players that suited their style Shola would score more. Smith has shown in the past (I seem to remember him getting 2 very good goals against us quite a few years ago) that he has the ability to score but for one reason or another he doesn't do it often enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Looks like he's gonna get a crack up front now, how many do you reckon he'll score in the next 4 matches - Brum, Fulham, Derby, Wigan? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Looks like he's gonna get a crack up front now, how many do you reckon he'll score in the next 4 matches - Brum, Fulham, Derby, Wigan? 1nr! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guinness Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Quality tonight, really gave his all, he chased down every ball right up to the last minute. He looks a different player up front, hopefully he has a spell there now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Looks like he's gonna get a crack up front now, how many do you reckon he'll score in the next 4 matches - Brum, Fulham, Derby, Wigan? 2. In the same game. blueyes.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 This post is going to cause several on here to want to fish slap me into a canal, but stick Smith next to Owen and we will score a bucket load. Martins just doesn't offer the threat of Owen or the link up play of Smith. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Martins + Smith is our best strike partnership purely because they compliment each other so well - what Martins lacks, Smith possesses, and vice versa. On paper we have better individual forwards, ones with better goalscoring records, however they have severe weaknesses that cant be compensated by any combination of strike partnership, nor can they play on their own. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 he was good at blackburn and was excellent tonight hopefully he will start with oba upfront on saturday again... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 This post is going to cause several on here to want to fish slap me into a canal, but stick Smith next to Owen and we will score a bucket load. Martins just doesn't offer the threat of Owen or the link up play of Smith. Don't see why you'd think that. Totally agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 This post is going to cause several on here to want to fish slap me into a canal, but stick Smith next to Owen and we will score a bucket load. Martins just doesn't offer the threat of Owen or the link up play of Smith. Martins has pace, good shooting ability, and an infinitely higher work rate than Owen. He's also shown he can play down the flanks to a moderately decent degree. Owen on the other hand is slow, hardly in the game, and only wants to play in a central position, which is where Smith does his best work. Itd cause Smith to either drop very deep or play wide, neither of which makes Smith as effective as when hes up front causing problems for a centreback. As a partnership, Owen + Smith would have no pace in it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 This post is going to cause several on here to want to fish slap me into a canal, but stick Smith next to Owen and we will score a bucket load. Martins just doesn't offer the threat of Owen or the link up play of Smith. Owen will never play 15 consecutive Premiership games ever again. Smith played very well and Martins had one of those games where his first touch was decent and his passing was consistent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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