SGSC Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I had high hopes for the guy, kept telling myself that he would come good. How frustrating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I had high hopes for the guy, kept telling myself that he would come good. How frustrating. I had high hopes for the guy, kept telling myself that he would come good. How frustrating. I had high hopes for the guy, kept telling myself that he would come good. How frustrating. You must be the worst striking coach ever. Worse than Dean Saunders . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I had high hopes for the guy, kept telling myself that he would come good. How frustrating. Aye, I keep thinking there must surely be a decent footballer trapped in that shell of a body. All hope is then destroyed when you see him play Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 For such a good striker when he was younger he is horribly negative. Wonder what went wrong? /ferguson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I'm not going to sleep well tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I remember the home game against Derby where Smith fannied about twisting and turning but refusing to shoot and then the ball fell to Mark Viduka who just put it in the back of the net with ease. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 For such a good striker when he was younger he is horribly negative. Wonder what went wrong? /ferguson Tbf, looking back on his strikerate at Leeds is actually pretty shocking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 For such a good striker when he was younger he is horribly negative. Wonder what went wrong? /ferguson Tbf, looking back on his strikerate at Leeds is actually pretty shocking. He played right wing to be fair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 For such a good striker when he was younger he is horribly negative. Wonder what went wrong? /ferguson Tbf, looking back on his strikerate at Leeds is actually pretty shocking. He played right wing to be fair. I seem to remember him playing striker a lot of the time. Shit, can you imagine him trying to play RW nowadays? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Smith was playing the "make a nuisance of yourself" forward role, while Hasselbaink/Viduka were the out-and-out goalscorers. He was quite dynamic back at Leeds to be frank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Smith was playing the "make a nuisance of yourself" forward role, while Hasselbaink/Viduka were the out-and-out goalscorers. He was quite dynamic back at Leeds to be frank. He played wide right. Keane and Fowler got games up front ahead of him, as well as JFH and Viduka. I remember when he played a few games as a target man though, and he was dreadful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 For such a good striker when he was younger he is horribly negative. Wonder what went wrong? /ferguson Tbf, looking back on his strikerate at Leeds is actually pretty shocking. Fair enough, swap 'good' for 'promising'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Smith was playing the "make a nuisance of yourself" forward role, while Hasselbaink/Viduka were the out-and-out goalscorers. He was quite dynamic back at Leeds to be frank. He played wide right. Keane and Fowler got games up front ahead of him, as well as JFH and Viduka. I remember when he played a few games as a target man though, and he was dreadful. I think he was fine... mostly his workrate and pressing, his actuall goalscoring skills were always Heskeyesque. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 For such a good striker when he was younger he is horribly negative. Wonder what went wrong? /ferguson Tbf, looking back on his strikerate at Leeds is actually pretty shocking. He played right wing to be fair. I seem to remember him playing striker a lot of the time. Shit, can you imagine him trying to play RW nowadays? Try not to, I'm still recovering from watching him play RW when he first moved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I remember at game at Wigan under Fat Sam where Smith was deployed as a 'holding midfielder' - in reality he was shoulder to shoulder with Steven Taylor as a third centre back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I remember at game at Wigan under Fat Sam where Smith was deployed as a 'holding midfielder' - in reality he was shoulder to shoulder with Steven Taylor as a third centre back. Similarly the derby at Sunderland under Big Sam where he was given a man-marking job on Kenwyne Jones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Smith was playing the "make a nuisance of yourself" forward role, while Hasselbaink/Viduka were the out-and-out goalscorers. He was quite dynamic back at Leeds to be frank. Aye, his career as he knew it ended when he broke his leg. Perhaps, when Ferguson tried to change him into Roy Keane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 He's knackered. That injury totally finished him. He's never been the same player since. He was quite a good player before that injury, a busy little forward who scored a few goals and generally made life difficult for centre halves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Everyone I know in Leeds swears by him. They thought he was class. I think a combination of him being moved to DM and getting that injury effectively ended his career as a striker, and as we soon found out, as anything other than a bad tackler. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 He's a Leeds lad. The majority in Newcastle think Steven Taylor is class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistle17 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 He had one game for us where, imo, he was outstanding- a 1-1 draw at home to Arsenal when Allardyce was in charge. Although he didn't score that night his work rate and hold up play/flick ons etc up front were fantastic and the Arsenal CB's couldn't cope. Shame he was never able to reproduce... But as Doctor Zaius said, the lad's knackered. He was out with quite a serious injury and combining that with the horrendous one he suffered whilst at Man Utd, it ultimately finished him off. His best days are long behind him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 He had one game for us where, imo, he was outstanding- a 1-1 draw at home to Arsenal when Allardyce was in charge. Although he didn't score that night his work rate and hold up play/flick ons etc up front were fantastic and the Arsenal CB's couldn't cope. Shame he was never able to reproduce... But as Doctor Zaius said, the lad's knackered. He was out with quite a serious injury and combining that with the horrendous one he suffered whilst at Man Utd, it ultimately finished him off. His best days are long behind him. Working title of Alan Smith's autobiography? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 i'm in a canny mood today, someone remind me how much we paid for smith so i can be in total and utter despair again please... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 i'm in a canny mood today, someone remind me how much we paid for smith so i can be in total and utter despair again please... Counting wages, should be approaching 15 million pounds now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 i'm in a canny mood today, someone remind me how much we paid for smith so i can be in total and utter despair again please... Counting wages, should be approaching 15 million pounds now. http://img.wallpaperstock.net:81/man-in-despair-wallpapers_9214_1680x1050.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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