Pata Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Man of the match today for me. Once he gets his confidence up (the goal at the end must really help), the occasional bad touches and decisions should get rarer when he gets more comfortable with the ball at his feet. Clearly has a lot of talent and great trickery, hopefully he doesn't end up like his brother and keeps getting better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 The problem with Ameobi for me at the moment is that he doesn't have anything else but his dribbling. His passing, shooting and crossing are always poor yet when he's running at defenders he causes trouble. He'll frustrate with the occasional moment of magic. He's definitely an Ameobi What's the deal with his gasping for air? Does he have breathing difficulties or something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 The problem with Ameobi for me at the moment is that he doesn't have anything else but his dribbling. His passing, shooting and crossing are always poor yet when he's running at defenders he causes trouble. He'll frustrate with the occasional moment of magic. He's definitely an Ameobi What's the deal with his gasping for air? Does he have breathing difficulties or something? He ran for 90 mins. That might have something to do with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 The problem with Ameobi for me at the moment is that he doesn't have anything else but his dribbling. His passing, shooting and crossing are always poor yet when he's running at defenders he causes trouble. He'll frustrate with the occasional moment of magic. He's definitely an Ameobi What's the deal with his gasping for air? Does he have breathing difficulties or something? Asthma. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 He was doing it after 10mins TRon. He's always done it was just wondering if it was just a habit or if he had genuine difficulties. Cheers Bimpy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 He was doing it after 10mins TRon. He's always done it was just wondering if it was just a habit or if he had genuine difficulties. Cheers Bimpy Fair enough. But he still kept running so fair play to the lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 He was doing it after 10mins TRon. He's always done it was just wondering if it was just a habit or if he had genuine difficulties. Cheers Bimpy I might be wrong but maybe because he does suffer from asthma, maybe he breathes deep like that under instruction. Helps him taking in more O2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 His end product and crossing in the first half was absolutely hopeless. He looked like a totally different player after the break, he was magnificent. Seems to be gradually improving. I think the inconsistency is the Ameobi gene. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 He really needs to go back out on loan and get regular minutes. He'd definitely got technical ability, but there's no way he'll play often enough for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 The fans for his goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 He shouldn't be send out for loan. Just let him start for us as our left winger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 His main weakness is his decision making, but that will improve in time. He was our best player last night, always looking to go forward and take on his man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J7 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Thought he was awful. Did well for his goal but beyond that it was just a headless chicken performance again. Elliot was our MOTM by a long way, followed by HBA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 A good manager would shepherd Sammy's mindset and prepare him correctly for Fulham, and give him a start. The goal will have given him a world of confidence and if harnessed correctly, could be the making of a player. This week could be vital to his future as a PL player, and he's unlucky that we have an international break after this. Come on Pards, do right by Sammy and by the club ffs. Must start against Fulham. It's imperative that he does. Needless to say it would also show the other fringe players that if they perform they get in the side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Sounds like he's had a decent game against Bayern M... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Sounds like he's had a decent game against Bayern M... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED209 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 looked alright last night, but i probably would have looked alright too against a league 2 team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 looked alright last night, but i probably would have looked alright too against a league 2 team. Well the rest of them didn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 looked alright last night, but i probably would have looked alright too against a league 2 team. Well the rest of them didn't. First comments i've read for the day....it's a good start lads Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Thought he was quite clearly our best player last night, he never gave his full-back a moment's peace. We could really do with him stepping up because an orthodox left-winger will aid us massively. I'd definitely start him against Fulham. Pardew's given him a last-chance-saloon, the guy performed well and scored, now the manager's got to follow that through and give him a game in the Premier League. It would send a really bad message to the young players if he didn't start. Agree with La Parka's comment about his decision-making. That's arguably his biggest weakness at the moment. Sometimes he doesn't know whether to kick and run or be tricky with it. Fortunately, he was capable of making an impact regardless of how he attacked last night, because he was much better than anyone in their team. I'm not a huge fan as things stand but I think you've got to give him a lot of credit for last night. If he improves his decision-making and learns how to cross the ball, he could be an asset. Jury's still out as far as the long-term goes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 He's started off with a handicap in the eyes of some fans because of his last name I think. People are waiting for him to do something clumsy so they call roll out the classic "fucking Ameobi" line, but the truth is that he's a very skillful player IMO. He's not the finished product, his tracking back can be suspect and his decision-making/final ball can definitely be worked on - but he brings us pace and verve which we're lacking in the side, particularly down the left. I personally hope he gets a lot more first-team action as we don't have enough bodies running into the box from midfield and I think Sammy will do just that. I also like how willing he is to take on a player and make it to the byline. Sometimes the defender will put it out for a throw, but that won't stop him from trying again and pushing up the play towards the opposition box (encouraging our other players forward in the process) the next time. He adds creativity and unpredictability which we really need. Our attacking play is so easy to telegraph at the minute. Think he has a lot of potential and we're not spoilt for options right now, so think he should be a lot closer to the first team personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 He's started off with a handicap in the eyes of some fans because of his last name I think. People are waiting for him to do something clumsy so they call roll out the classic "f***ing Ameobi" line, but the truth is that he's a very skillful player IMO. He's not the finished product, his tracking back can be suspect and his decision-making/final ball can definitely be worked on - but he brings us pace and verve which we're lacking in the side, particularly down the left. I personally hope he gets a lot more first-team action as we don't have enough bodies running into the box from midfield and I think Sammy will do just that. I also like how willing he is to take on a player and make it to the byline. Sometimes the defender will put it out for a throw, but that won't stop him from trying again and pushing up the play towards the opposition box (encouraging our other players forward in the process) the next time. He adds creativity and unpredictability which we really need. Our attacking play is so easy to telegraph at the minute. Think he has a lot of potential and we're not spoilt for options right now, so think he should be a lot closer to the first team personally. For the people criticising his end product, I thought he put in some decent crosses from the byline yesterday, certainly more and better than I have seen any of our wingers do in a long time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Yep - love the fact that he actually attacks full backs and runs at them at pace. It makes such a difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Not sure how he will do in the league for us but one thing can be said is that he looks far better right now for us this campaign vs. the lat. He looks stronger and more confident to be honest. Not sure I'd start him, but I would be OK if he did this weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Not sure how he will do in the league for us but one thing can be said is that he looks far better right now for us this campaign vs. the lat. He looks stronger and more confident to be honest. Not sure I'd start him, but I would be OK if he did this weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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