Ronaldo Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Totally underrated by so many out there - he had some real tricky feet and was strong too. Canny squad player but no more than that. We were 3rd with him starting every game. Some squad player. And don't give me any shit about Ryan Taylor or Danny Simpson. Best was vital to the way we played in the first third of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 He scored the same number in that spell in a similar number of games as Gouffran did second half of last season and you've just said you don't think he'll score or make enough in this country. I thought Best did a job but I'd take Gouffran every time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Yes Best was good, and now when we have Cisse and play 4-3-3 we simply dont have good enough players out wide (HBA injured alot last season) so we don't function as well as we should with Cisse. That and tactics/negative foootball with no movement as well of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Best made plenty of goals with his presence, running, clever touches and unselfishness. Cisse would get far more with Best next to him, that's for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Best made plenty of goals with his presence, running, clever touches and unselfishness. Cisse would get far more with Best next to him, that's for sure. Agree with this. Best may not be a 15-20 goal a season type player, but he would sure make his strike partner one. Selfless, strong, clever and a good striker of the ball with that left peg of his. He's a different player to Gouffran, so I'd not compare the two - but we sorely miss someone like Leon who I still rate very highly. Obviously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Best made plenty of goals with his presence, running, clever touches and unselfishness. Cisse would get far more with Best next to him, that's for sure. Don't disagree with much you say but I think you're wrong here. I think Gouffran will get goals. He's essentially a striker yet looked far more of a goal threat than what Ba or Cisse did as well as Best imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Resigned to the fact that they'll spend the entire summer hammering out the perfect deal to land Bent, leaving the rest of the squad barren come the start of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Resigned to the fact that they'll spend the entire summer hammering out the perfect deal to land Bent, leaving the rest of the squad barren come the start of the season. With some time saved for a Zoggy bid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Zog coming back would be quite funny given our new DoF. I would take him and Bent for £10m tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Best was a decent player, as said had very good feet. His reading of the offside rule was almost as bad as Cisse's though. He's bigger than Gandhi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Things are getting really bad if we're starting to pine for Leon Best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Things are getting really bad if we're starting to pine for Leon Best. Not at all, he was a very adequate squad player. I reckon we will miss Perch next season too when Williamson is up against someone quick or Gosling is getting games in midfield/Tiote is giving away easy passes or playing up to his Chuck Norris persona. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Things are getting really bad if we're starting to pine for Leon Best. Aye. We were utter shite when he was starting games, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 You overrate Best like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 You overrate Best like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 He was good for us. Wouldn't want him starting in an ideal world but he's the 3rd best ST we've had in our books post-Carroll after Ba and Cisse. Would've been a great option to have last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuy_O Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Things are getting really bad if we're starting to pine for Leon Best. Not at all, he was a very adequate squad player. I reckon we will miss Perch next season too when Williamson is up against someone quick or Gosling is getting games in midfield/Tiote is giving away easy passes or playing up to his Chuck Norris persona. You're right but I do understand his point. When Best left quite a lot of us perhaps stupidly accepted it as we thought we were moving on to better things and that he would be upgraded suitably that summer. Also I think even the most negative of fans didn't envisage JFK turning back up and casting his spell. I wasn't to sad to Best leave but given our circumstances at the moment he'd probably be welcomed back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I didn't rate Leon Best at all. I think he is thoroughly average. He was also injured a lot during his time here and spent most of last season the same way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I didn't rate Leon Best at all. I think he is thoroughly average. He was also injured a lot during his time here and spent most of last season the same way. better than (Nigerian) Shola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 He was a good partner for Ba, and he really stepped up when we sold Carroll. Never going to be prolific though - unbelievable that he didn't score for us in the Championship when we were getting 3 or 4 at home most weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I didn't rate Leon Best at all. I think he is thoroughly average. He was also injured a lot during his time here and spent most of last season the same way. better than (Nigerian) Shola. I don't understand the relevance of this comment. Shola is Geordie to the core, and if we are taking strikers only on the basis of being an improvement on Shola, we will end up with Jermaine Easter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Things are getting really bad if we're starting to pine for Leon Best. Not at all, he was a very adequate squad player. Well yeah. I just don't know why some people are talking about an adequate squad player as a way forward in our current predicament, or as a great missed opportunity. We've got to aim for better. To be fair on him, he looked like a player who had worked very hard on his fitness and technique, but he couldn't quite overcome his inbuilt limitations. Bit too slow and a bit too clumsy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I didn't rate Leon Best at all. I think he is thoroughly average. He was also injured a lot during his time here and spent most of last season the same way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I would rather have a fit Best than Bent like, not that that's saying much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I would rather have a fit Best than Bent like, not that that's saying much. For what reason? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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