Ronaldo Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 It's pretty obvious (and has been since we signed him) that he's a second striker, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Would have been a great foil for Demba Ba this lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Nah, they both play in exactly the same position. I think he'd have been pretty perfect with Remy, mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Perhaps you're right. I'd love to see him with a proper striker with good movement before he is sold. Cisse now doesn't ghost into great positions like he used to. I said Ba though because he can really occupy defenders, giving Perez the space he desperately needs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Ayoze never led the line for Tenerife, he started as an AM, although he eventually ended up playing as a foil for Aridane, the big lump they used as target man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Cisse now doesn't ghost into great positions like he used to. Because he's banned. He's otherwise been doing it more than ever this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Ayoze never led the line for Tenerife, he started as an AM, although he eventually ended up playing as a foil for Aridane, the big lump they used as target man. Ahhh, so that was the plan with Rivierre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Ayoze never led the line for Tenerife, he started as an AM, although he eventually ended up playing as a foil for Aridane, the big lump they used as target man. This is it man. He needs to play facing the goal at all times as a AM/second striker. You should expect any striker to be able to deal with chest height balls against CB's. Making the bal "stick". He can't do that yet and we've been wasting him as a result. I said it before but I would have Riviere upfront if only for the reason to move Ayoze somewhere he is nearly always facing the goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Ayoze never led the line for Tenerife, he started as an AM, although he eventually ended up playing as a foil for Aridane, the big lump they used as target man. This is it man. He needs to play facing the goal at all times as a AM/second striker. You should expect any striker to be able to deal with chest height balls against CB's. Making the bal "stick". He can't do that yet and we've been wasting him as a result. I said it before but I would have Riviere upfront if only for the reason to move Ayoze somewhere he is nearly always facing the goal. Yep, I agree. He needs to be running at defenders with the ball at his feet. Same with Cabella, although he's more capable coming in from wide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Ayoze and Cabella either side of Cisse would be alright for now IMO, although I know Cisse isn't the ideal type for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Riviere does an OK job of holding the ball up. Probably the best use for him at the moment, as he seems rubbish at everything else with his confidence down to below zero. He simply MUST start ahead of Gouffran, with Ayoze and Cabella. We don't have any other options at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Funny how I got stick just last week for saying Perez isn't suited to this position and needs to be moved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Funny how I got stick just last week for saying Perez isn't suited to this position and needs to be moved. You probably got stick for being an absolute mess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Funny how I got stick just last week for saying Perez isn't suited to this position and needs to be moved. Funny how literally everyone complains about us hoofing balls up to isolated lone striker Perez, because everyone knows it's a problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OoOGazOoO Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I feel sorry for the lad, his talent and quality is there to see but he simply cannot be expected to perform miracles when all we are doing is playing hoof ball time after time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 The isolation is a problem. But he's not holding up the ball in any fashion anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 What's he meant to be holding the ball up for anyway? All those players sprinting to join or run beyond him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Funny how I got stick just last week for saying Perez isn't suited to this position and needs to be moved. You're not the only one with eyes mate. It's clear as day that Perez isn't a number 9. You got stick for saying he was completely useless at holding the ball up which is rubbish. He isn't the best, but he certainly is far from useless at doing that. He is much better utilized with the ball at his feet running at defenders, that's for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Funny how I got stick just last week for saying Perez isn't suited to this position and needs to be moved. You're hilarious Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Funny how I got stick just last week for saying Perez isn't suited to this position and needs to be moved. You're not the only one with eyes mate. It's clear as day that Perez isn't a number 9. You got stick for saying he was completely useless at holding the ball up which is rubbish. He isn't the best, but he certainly is far from useless at doing that. He is much better utilized with the ball at his feet running at defenders, that's for sure. Why isn't he a number 9? There's rarely been a time where Ayoze has held the ball up well and i've thought "c'mon lads, give him an option." Riviere is better at it than him and Riviere is pretty pants at it himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 For me his lack of ability in holding it up is one of the biggest reasons he's not a main centre forward. It's perfectly reasonable to expect your striker to be able to hold chest high balls up once in a while. While it was a foul in that instance.. what happened to Falcao on Saturday happens to Ayoze 6x during a match at least. He's still a young lad and that might come with age. For now he needs to move position. Cabella and him upfront was the stupidest thing next to playing Raylor CM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 For me his lack of ability in holding it up is one of the biggest reasons he's not a main centre forward. It's perfectly reasonable to expect your striker to be able to hold chest high balls up once in a while. While it was a foul in that instance.. what happened to Falcao on Saturday happens to Ayoze 6x during a match at least. He's still a young lad and that might come with age. For now he needs to move position. Cabella and him upfront was the stupidest thing next to playing Raylor CM. This is the main thing. With all our problems as a footballing unit, the horrendous coaching and lack of team spirit on show, Ayoze's inability to hold the ball up like a prime-time Aguero or Drogba is the last thing I would like at tbh. He's clearly immensely talented, and has been a breath of fresh air in an otherwise dull and depressing season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 You'd almost want him playing with De Jong and another Striker and being quite fluid with De Jong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 For me his lack of ability in holding it up is one of the biggest reasons he's not a main centre forward. It's perfectly reasonable to expect your striker to be able to hold chest high balls up once in a while. While it was a foul in that instance.. what happened to Falcao on Saturday happens to Ayoze 6x during a match at least. He's still a young lad and that might come with age. For now he needs to move position. Cabella and him upfront was the stupidest thing next to playing Raylor CM. This is the main thing. With all our problems as a footballing unit, the horrendous coaching and lack of team spirit on show, Ayoze's inability to hold the ball up like a prime-time Aguero or Drogba is the last thing I would like at tbh. He's clearly immensely talented, and has been a breath of fresh air in an otherwise dull and depressing season. It's not the last thing though. It's not effective for the team or his own performances. He needs to be moved for the good of the team. Until Cisse back Riviere Perez Cabella Sissoko Clog Clog Perez Riviere Cabella Clog Sissoko Clog Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Full agreement that Ayoze needs to play off Riviere until Cisse returns. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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