AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 The amount of times he has hit the woodwork also shows that he's always trying to place the ball out of reach of the keeper. Would be interesting to know how many of his shots have actually been saved, I don't think it's many. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest je85 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 The amount of times he has hit the woodwork also shows that he's always trying to place the ball out of reach of the keeper. Would be interesting to know how many of his shots have actually been saved, I don't think it's many. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 The amount of times he has hit the woodwork also shows that he's always trying to place the ball out of reach of the keeper. Would be interesting to know how many of his shots have actually been saved, I don't think it's many. One of my pet irritants is pundits saying that a striker 'should have made the keeper make a save'. No, the striker should aim for the edges of the goal so that the keeper can't make a save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest je85 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 The amount of times he has hit the woodwork also shows that he's always trying to place the ball out of reach of the keeper. Would be interesting to know how many of his shots have actually been saved, I don't think it's many. One of my pet irritants is pundits saying that a striker 'should have made the keeper make a save'. No, the striker should aim for the edges of the goal so that the keeper can't make a save. Not necessarily, a shot across the keeper so he has to make a save and it may fall into the path of another attacker would be more useful than knocking it just wide of the near post for example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniatmoko Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 not eto'o mould he just cisse-esque mould. an inzaghi type of striker... but i felt cisse was better than inzaghi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 The amount of times he has hit the woodwork also shows that he's always trying to place the ball out of reach of the keeper. Would be interesting to know how many of his shots have actually been saved, I don't think it's many. One of my pet irritants is pundits saying that a striker 'should have made the keeper make a save'. No, the striker should aim for the edges of the goal so that the keeper can't make a save. There's a difference between shooting straight at the keeper and forcing him to make a save he may fumble. If the striker sends it wide, the keeper has done his job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEA Mag Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I think he reminds me of Thierry Henry personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 The amount of times he has hit the woodwork also shows that he's always trying to place the ball out of reach of the keeper. Would be interesting to know how many of his shots have actually been saved, I don't think it's many. One of my pet irritants is pundits saying that a striker 'should have made the keeper make a save'. No, the striker should aim for the edges of the goal so that the keeper can't make a save. Not necessarily, a shot across the keeper so he has to make a save and it may fall into the path of another attacker would be more useful than knocking it just wide of the near post for example. I think you’re making a very different point there. If a keeper saves a shot at his near post, the ball’s likely to go out of play. If he saves a shot aimed for the far post, the ball’s more likely to remain in play. The point about aiming for the corners of the goal rather than the middle still stands. Your point relates to which corner to aim for, when shooting at an angle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1tche Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I cant compare him to one player at all, he's is just a special one. certain parts of his game can be compared to different players and certain goals can be compared to hat what certain players did, but it always different players. like the swansea 2nd was simliar to henry, but the 1st in the same game was more anelka at his best. then there's goal like his 2nd tonight and norwich, which are just out of this world and make u wonder how the hell he did it, he is just incredible. Soon if he carries on he will be the benchmark, goals will be like cisse all the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Johnnypd had it spot on when comparing him to Crespo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Johnnypd had it spot on when comparing him to Crespo. Eh? But he's not black? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Reminds me of Cisse. The Marksmen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 To use a baseball analogy, Cisse is like the pitcher who throws 96 mph with what looks like minimal effort. He makes every shot look easy. I think he's become one of the best pure strikers in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Not another scone eater ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Not another scone eater ffs. IT'S A BISCUIT! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Similar shooting style to myself tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Not another scone eater ffs. Don't much enjoy 'scones' myself. Too dry. And boring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil K Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Noticed most of the presenters on Talk Sh*te radio while saying Cisse's second was spectac, were claiming "He didn't mean that" - so, going by these peabrains, he was doing what ? Aiming for Row Z perhaps ? Time Wasting ? (a favourite of those arch hypocrites, Arsenal fans these days) A cross, even though he LOOKED UP and altered the angle of his lean in order to do what it actually ended up doing - or perhaps Andy Grey and Brazil etc are judging Cisse by their own low standards ? At least Rooney saw it for what it was on Twitter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I think its wrong to peg him as an "instinctive striker" or as any other adjective really. To do so would suggest he is either this kind of striker or that kind, when in reality he has shown he is an all-rounder, in general play and in terms of striking the ball and finishing. His finishing since he signed shows he is a deliberate goalscorer, in that there is nothing fluckey about his finishing or indeed instinctive. In that sense, he is like an Alan Shearer. He can pretty much score any kind of goal given a sight at goal and that's why he is so lethal. Left footed, right footed, with his head, on the volley, rolled in... you name it. He is simply a goalscorer, an all-rounder it appears. Wow, what a signing, what a player and what goals. That second of his was the best individualistic type of goal I've ever seen from a toon player from a single strike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Actually HTT I believe his finishing is purely instinctive, it's the only way to explain how he scores the goals he does regularly. As others have said, it's not something that can be trained. His work rate and everything else is obviously good, but when people call him an instinctive striker i don't think they are pigeon-holing him so much as describing how he takes his goals compared to others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Cissé doesn't remind me of Eto'o at all. Very different strikers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Similar shooting style to myself tbh. Enough about your sex life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Actually HTT I believe his finishing is purely instinctive, it's the only way to explain how he scores the goals he does regularly. As others have said, it's not something that can be trained. His work rate and everything else is obviously good, but when people call him an instinctive striker i don't think they are pigeon-holing him so much as describing how he takes his goals compared to others. I understand the argument but I feel it does pigeon-hole him if you like, especially in the media. I mean not long after he joined some were saying if he has to think about a chance, it will go begging, yet he has shown he can score any type of goal really. As finishing goes, he has impressed me no end and has a certain Shearer like quality about him in that if he thinks he can get a strike away or score, he'll go for it, be it the audacious to the ridiculous to rounding a keeper or snapping at a shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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