JH Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 The big problem with Lovenkrands, is that he doesn't get involved in overall play. And he certainly doesn't defend from the front, putting pressure on the midfield. You have to be either scoring lots, or creating lots to justify the above - and he does neither. Good effort. Not good enough. Not sure I can agree with that, at least not 100%. Thought he put a great shift in and tried his best to defend from the front, but it was pretty pointless when he was closing down their defenders, and Shola was waving at the St. John's Ambulance people for an oxygen tank after 5 minutes. I agree like. Also agree with the sentiment about the decent midfield behind him. I've sat and watched him during the second half of this season and he makes a lot of decent runs that go completely unnoticed. A better quality of service to him and he'd have gotten a few more IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzle Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Couple of pieces on Lovenkrands in the Sunday Sun http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/newcastle-united/2011/06/05/peter-lovenkrands-warns-new-forwards-will-have-to-prove-themselves-79310-28820943/2/ http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2011/06/05/newcastle-united-star-peter-lovenkrands-loves-playing-on-tyneside-79310-28820942/ Top notch attitude from Lovenkrands as ever. Never complains, never gets into trouble and never gives up. With so many people moaning on and on about the problems within football with regard to effort, loyalty and greed, I'm surprised Lovenkrands gets so much stick on here. Fair enough he's not the best striker around but that's more the clubs's problem than his, I've always thought that players should only be criticised if they don't give it their all rather than because they're not good enough ability-wise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Couple of pieces on Lovenkrands in the Sunday Sun http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/newcastle-united/2011/06/05/peter-lovenkrands-warns-new-forwards-will-have-to-prove-themselves-79310-28820943/2/ http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2011/06/05/newcastle-united-star-peter-lovenkrands-loves-playing-on-tyneside-79310-28820942/ Top notch attitude from Lovenkrands as ever. Never complains, never gets into trouble and never gives up. With so many people moaning on and on about the problems within football with regard to effort, loyalty and greed, I'm surprised Lovenkrands gets so much stick on here. Fair enough he's not the best striker around but that's more the clubs's problem than his, I've always thought that players should only be criticised if they don't give it their all rather than because they're not good enough ability-wise. He's not the best striker. He's the 3rd best. ACCORDING to the good men and women of Opta, the Premier League statisticians, Peter Lovenkrands is the third most accurate striker in England’s top division. Trailing only Arsenal’s rough diamond Samir Nasri and Liverpool’s dependable Dirk Kuyt, United’s Great Dane apparently hit the target with 60% of the efforts unleashed from his Exocet left foot last term. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/newcastle-united/2011/06/05/peter-lovenkrands-warns-new-forwards-will-have-to-prove-themselves-79310-28820943/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Third most accurate finisher in the PL last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Top man. Didn't pull up any trees this season as you'd expect, but for two and a half years, for nowt (and, you would assume, a fairly modest wage) - he's one of the best value-for-money strikers we've signed in ages. Discounting sub appearances, he's got a 1 in 2 goal rate here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Couple of pieces on Lovenkrands in the Sunday Sun http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/newcastle-united/2011/06/05/peter-lovenkrands-warns-new-forwards-will-have-to-prove-themselves-79310-28820943/2/ http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2011/06/05/newcastle-united-star-peter-lovenkrands-loves-playing-on-tyneside-79310-28820942/ Top notch attitude from Lovenkrands as ever. Never complains, never gets into trouble and never gives up. With so many people moaning on and on about the problems within football with regard to effort, loyalty and greed, I'm surprised Lovenkrands gets so much stick on here. Fair enough he's not the best striker around but that's more the clubs's problem than his, I've always thought that players should only be criticised if they don't give it their all rather than because they're not good enough ability-wise. Slagged off, more to the point, but Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 If he's happy to be 5th/6th choice striker then good. If not, goodbye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 If he's happy to be 5th/6th choice striker then good. If not, goodbye. I think 4th choice is not that bad either. It's important to keep him until we figure out how many strikers we bring in this summer, and their relative quality. If we bring in 2 bigger names, he should be let go immediately. If we end up with one decent striker and we care about Ranger's development, he could be loaned out, with Loven 4th in the pecking order. Might be pessimistic, but I'm expecting the latter to happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Craig-NUFC Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 simonbirdmirror Simon Bird #nufc been trying to sell Lovenkrands to Rangers. Turned down by his former club. How many more up for sale? from @STVCaroline Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcQuillan Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 simonbirdmirror Simon Bird #nufc been trying to sell Lovenkrands to Rangers. Turned down by his former club. How many more up for sale? from @STVCaroline FFS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Would be happy to see him go assuming we are bringing in another striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 We need a really really good striker to make up for all those leaving, otherwise its Ba, Best and Ameobi for a whole season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Would be happy to see him go assuming we are bringing in another striker. We are struggling to get one striker in never mind two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Would be happy to see him go assuming we are bringing in another striker. We are struggling to get one striker in never mind two. Even if we sold Lovenkrands - we wouldn't need 2 more strikers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Another 7 goals to find. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 simonbirdmirror Simon Bird #nufc been trying to sell Lovenkrands to Rangers. Turned down by his former club. How many more up for sale? from @STVCaroline Bullocks rumor..His salary is almost nothing, so we have very little to gain to gain from selling him..We need squad players...Rotation is the key guys.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 If Lovenkrands is in the rotation, rotation is not the key. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Lovenkrands isnt good enough anyway, he is another body in the squad yes, but a worthless one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 If Lovenkrands is in the rotation, rotation is not the key. Against the weaker teams he could play.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Why would he play? This isn't the playground, we don't have to try and play with fair teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Craig-NUFC Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Would like to think that Sameobi is higher in the pecking order than Lovenkrands now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Why would he play? This isn't the playground, we don't have to try and play with fair teams. You're completely forgetting his good statistics against the weaker team previous season..Why risk Ba against a shit team like QPR, it's much better to use Loven..If he's injured, the crisis isn't that big.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I had expected him to be moved on this Summer but would be reluctant to lose him until we get another decent striker in. Sameobi seems to be Ranger's replacement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Another 7 goals to find. Thank Christ Man Utd fans didn't think this way when they sold Ronaldo & Tevez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Why would he play? This isn't the playground, we don't have to try and play with fair teams. You're completely forgetting his good statistics against the weaker team previous season..Why risk Ba against a shit team like QPR, it's much better to use Loven..If he's injured, the crisis isn't that big.. What the fuck is this? Seen this shite peddled a few times recently. We're not an awful team. But we're not fucking good enough to not be playing our full strength side every chance we get ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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