Village Idiot Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Costa flourished as Falcao's support until he found new shooting boots. For what little I saw of yesterday's game this lad looked a potentially good SS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Costa flourished as Falcao's support until he found new shooting boots. For what little I saw of yesterday's game this lad looked a potentially good SS. Agreed. I wanted to do a Leon Best comparison yesterday but they don't really have similar games except looking like a good second striker. Best was handy outside the box, decent strength and link-up play but he was actually pretty composed in front of goal when chances came his way. Riviere looks probably more livelier outside the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixx Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 He is strong. He outmuscled Kompany at least on two occasions which is not to expect in a Premier League debut. Other than that Kompany had him covered all yesterday, which was to expect. Looking forward to see more of him, especially if he gets some assistance from de Jong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John P Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Looks to me like he will contribute well in holding the ball up, bringing people into play and working the channels. No doubt he will chip in with a few goals here and there too, but we've got to hope that De Jong is going to contribute a lot of goals too because I don't think this guy is going to be banging them in every week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Might be ok with 2 up top but as a lone striker he is shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Need a partner. Stop over-reacting everyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Will be shocked if this guy gets 10 goals this season. Infact Ronaldo's prediction of our entire strikeforce getting less than 30 is looking pretty accurate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Will be shocked if this guy gets 10 goals this season. Infact Ronaldo's prediction of our entire strikeforce getting less than 30 is looking pretty accurate. Not exactly a difficult prediction to make. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Thought he did alright, just no support, services or chances. He will be sick of playing for is in a couple of weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Makes good runs but will need service. This is a problem when Gouffran is one of our wingers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Ball doesn't stick to him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 He's an in and out striker, not the type that we should be counting on for goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Will be shocked if this guy gets 10 goals this season. Infact Ronaldo's prediction of our entire strikeforce getting less than 30 is looking pretty accurate. Not exactly a difficult prediction to make. Aye Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NobbyOhNobby Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 He's not looked great, but I think that's far more about Pardew and our lack of attacking tactics than him. New team, new league, awful manager, awful coaching. Fretless, and it's all Pardew's fault. If we'd had Les Ferdinand or Andy Cole in their pomp in this team with this system, they'd look sh!te as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I'm not impressed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 He's so isolated all game, absolutely no support from any of our midfield. Should've done better with his chance though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Might be ok with 2 up top but as a lone striker he is s***. This.. Although he never had a chance with our teams orders to play deep and cautious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Nowt flash - you get what you pay for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Poor sod never had anyone within 30 yards of him for most of the game. Again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Next game he will start upfront with De Jong much closer to him, and he'll be fine. I still think he has something about him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.R. Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 He's got about as much presence as a faint memory of a cobweb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Thought he did alright, just no support, services or chances. He will be sick of playing for is in a couple of weeks. He looked sick after about 15 mins today. Still, at least those who are always moaning about Cisse might realise playing as an isolated striker with no service is a pretty thankless task with this tosser as a manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksammy Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 He needs to be fed its that simple. Hes not carlton cole.... Cmon Alan everyone can see this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I don't think he did anything right at all today, not a huge amount of service but really bad performance against a poor team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Joyless task. At least he knows how the rest of us feel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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