Mole_Toonfan Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Also that header that hit the bar is something nobody since Carroll could have done, it was only a chance because of him and he made it into one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 His strength is fantastic, I especially loved it when he just powered Bastian off the ball and left him for dead. Hope he starts against Northampton and bags his 1st goal asap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ElCid Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 How did he play yesterday? Promising. Obviously not the best performance but really showed what he can do and never gave up as well. A bit too isolated imo. He will always be isolated when you have Colback and Anita playing in the middle - that has to change and quick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 He was surprisingly good on the ball tbh, can definitely see him getting a few on his own. Aye, he looks like he can carry the ball forward pretty well. I know I keep banging on about it being a slow process under McClaren, but there are going to be frustrating times where we see the striker isolated up front on his own. It's pretty fruitless with Cisse up there because the ball does tend to bounce off him a lot. There are occasions where Papiss will wriggle his way out of a couple of encroaching defenders - providing he's received a ground pass - but he certainly doesn't bring the ball down particularly well. If Mitrovic can bring a ball down and then carry it forward, he's already a better bet than Cisse if we're going with one up top. That all being said, it altogether looks like we've got much better options going forward. We've got pace balanced with physicality right across the front six now, having had virtually none of the latter last season (Sissoko aside). We've got real brains too in Perez and, if he ever finds a way into the team, De Jong. If McClaren can formulate some kind of coherent attacking gameplan to make use of the attributes at his disposal, we could score a lot of goals this season. But, at this stage, with my expectations firmly on the ground, I'm happy to wait until after Christmas before we start seeing that potential being realised. This is certainly not a defense of Pardew, but for the first time in a few seasons it looks like we've actually shaped our incoming transfers to suit the requirements of the squad and - dare I say it - some kind of team identity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 How did he play yesterday? Promising. Obviously not the best performance but really showed what he can do and never gave up as well. A bit too isolated imo. Cheers! Is he the type who can score goals off his own esteem like say Ba could, or does he require good service ala Cisse? Not as explosive as Ba was imo so he's not likely to be barging through defences the way he did when Pardew had us belting the ball up to him on his own. He's going to score goals though if we can put crosses in the box, and I confidently predict you're going to love the mad cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Also that header that hit the bar is something nobody since Carroll could have done, it was only a chance because of him and he made it into one. His ability in the air is unparalleled. That header was fantastic and the way he got in front of Smalling(?) was fantastic to connect to the cross. Says everything we need to know when a centre-half in Mbemba can deliver a better ball than Ubershan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 If we give this lad service he'll score - it's really that simple. That header was almost Carroll-esque in the way that he got up there ahead of the defender. We need to start him against Northampton, hopefully he gets a couple of goals and that'll get him started. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Unlike Cisse's he's going to contribute to getting himself some good service. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 He definitely didn't appear quick but he was clever in his movement around the box, competed for everything and looked like he relishes physically challenging defenders. Away from home when we need someone to hold up the ball, he appears to be the best we've had for a long time and he will also help in defending set pieces with his strength and height. On the downside, his lack of speed will allow defenses to push higher up the pitch without the threat of him running in behind and press us back so tactically a few challenges ahead. Still like what I saw, only a kid too so the potential is huge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al1892 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 To the tune of Yankee Doodle dandy: Come on Mitro, score a goal It's really very simple Put the ball into the net And we'll go fucking mental Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 To the tune of Yankee Doodle dandy: Come on Mitro, score a goal It's really very simple Put the ball into the net And we'll go fucking mental http://38.media.tumblr.com/cf0597e10c55e863b9203437898b4af4/tumblr_mf0zp41EJh1qlzc82o1_500.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 To the tune of Yankee Doodle dandy: Come on Mitro, score a goal It's really very simple Put the ball into the net And we'll go f***ing mental http://38.media.tumblr.com/cf0597e10c55e863b9203437898b4af4/tumblr_mf0zp41EJh1qlzc82o1_500.gif :lol:Please nooooo... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Would have liked to see him get on earlier and grab a goal. Desperate to see this lad hit the ground running. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 A real character this lad - was trying to start a fight with the big Northampton centre half within a couple of minutes of coming on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 A real character this lad - was trying to start a fight with the big Northampton centre half within a couple of minutes of coming on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Good that the CB wanted to live on his life then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 A real character this lad - was trying to start a fight with the big Northampton centre half within a couple of minutes of coming on He's starting to remind me of Brock Lesnar. Fucking loves bullying people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 A couple of great defensive headers back to the halfway line like Shearer and Carroll used to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Recoba Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 A real character this lad - was trying to start a fight with the big Northampton centre half within a couple of minutes of coming on He's starting to remind me of Brock Lesnar. f***ing loves bullying people. He did look pure radge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 A couple of great defensive headers back to the halfway line like Shearer and Carroll used to do. Reckon we're going to need him for this when defending set pieces. Leave Thauvin and Perez further up the pitch and have Mitrovic in the box to win us defensive headers for them to counter on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Recoba Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 A couple of great defensive headers back to the halfway line like Shearer and Carroll used to do. Reckon we're going to need him for this when defending set pieces. Leave Thauvin and Perez further up the pitch and have Mitrovic in the box to win us defensive headers for them to counter on. Aye Drogba had been the best in the league at that for years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozy Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Benteke is class at that now too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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