Altamullan Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 He's definitely the focal point of all our attacking play and it's brilliant to have our striker come in deep to get involved with play and give the midfield that extra bit of support. The way he plays is absolutely essential for allowing Wijnaldum to score as many as he has this season for me as Mitro always has 2 or 3 defenders around him, giving Gini that freedom to break out of nowhere and convert the chances he does. It's no surprise Cisse went to s*** as soon Pardew implemented 4-2-3-1 because all he was doing was sitting at the top of the pitch, contributing absolutely nothing and simply just waiting to bury whatever solitary chance came his way. Mitrovic on the other hand is now doing all of what I said above in this formation which is great, but all he is missing is the confidence and the ability to put the ball in the back of the net. His penalty against Man U was completely s*** (and had De Gea not just went the wrong way it would have been easily saved) and proved how much he's lacking confidence in front of goal at the moment. The thin air kick and the 1-on-1 miss also prove that too. If he can bang in 2 or 3 in a row I reckon it'll be the game changer for him and he'll start putting them in on a regular basis, because the ability is definitely there and he does have a strikers instinct - he just needs to get that confidence. yep, the usual patter is that it doesn't matter what kind of goal it is, in off the shin, arse, knee etc... but I really hope he catches a sweet lash off the laces and buries it. Preferrably one which is low probability to go in and Shearer salivates over on MotD. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 His volley was decent from that position. His all round game is great I feel the finishing will come once we improve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 The opinions on him as long as he keeps on missing chances will keep changing depending on whether we win or lose games. If we're winning and he doesn't score people will say he played great and if we are losing and he doesn't score other people will come in with the other extreme that he's shit and wouldn't score in a brothel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 He's definitely the focal point of all our attacking play and it's brilliant to have our striker come in deep to get involved with play and give the midfield that extra bit of support. The way he plays is absolutely essential for allowing Wijnaldum to score as many as he has this season for me as Mitro always has 2 or 3 defenders around him, giving Gini that freedom to break out of nowhere and convert the chances he does. It's no surprise Cisse went to s*** as soon Pardew implemented 4-2-3-1 because all he was doing was sitting at the top of the pitch, contributing absolutely nothing and simply just waiting to bury whatever solitary chance came his way. Mitrovic on the other hand is now doing all of what I said above in this formation which is great, but all he is missing is the confidence and the ability to put the ball in the back of the net. His penalty against Man U was completely s*** (and had De Gea not just went the wrong way it would have been easily saved) and proved how much he's lacking confidence in front of goal at the moment. The thin air kick and the 1-on-1 miss also prove that too. If he can bang in 2 or 3 in a row I reckon it'll be the game changer for him and he'll start putting them in on a regular basis, because the ability is definitely there and he does have a strikers instinct - he just needs to get that confidence. Agree with all of that apart from the penalty being s***. It wasn't right in the corner, it didn't have a lot of power, but he's gone the other way the last twice and missed both I think. He's just coolly rolled it in and De Gea actually shows fairly early that he's going the other way. Would have been pretty amazing if he had shifted his weight back to get down to his left. It wasn't like it was a complete scuff, that's gone under the keeper and he's lucky to score. I thought he kept a cool head for once. I hid behind the sofa, as I was expecting him to try and lash it and put it high and wide His technique is a bit clumsy at times and it certainly is a bit worrying for his finishing. Hopefully, he improves this though and he keeps developing while he is here. I have a bit more confidence in our current backroom staff to get more out of him, than I did with the last set of clowns. I love him, though. Different players I know, but I loved Martins and Tino and all. There's something about mad b****** strikers, that clearly have their flaws. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Aye his penalty was complete shite,he only went and put it in the opposite corner the keeper dived in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 He just copied Rooney's penalty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Aye his penalty was complete s****,he only went and put it in the opposite corner the keeper dived in Corner? It was closer to the middle of the goal, it wasn't confidently struck at all and if De Gea guesses the right way it's saved with absolutely no effort. Not a criticism of his ability, just highlighting that he really isn't confident in front of goal at all atm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Confident enough to roll a penalty into the net, with the keeper going the other way? I really don't see your point? If he wasn't confident, he would have just blasted it up the middle, surely? Or even worse, missed the target. He was casual, he scored. Not really much more to it than that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Some people are critisising him for the pen? Wow, i've seen it all now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I don't think people realise sometimes a forward actually makes the keeper go the wrong way, or waits until he sees the keeper move. It's not just about guessing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Exactly! Some also have the awareness of which way a keeper is shaping up to go,Mitro obviously not one of those Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Fingers crossed we get another 15 penalties this season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 We still need a striker. Mitro needs at least one full season before we see him start to score with any regularity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Aye his penalty was complete s****,he only went and put it in the opposite corner the keeper dived in Corner? It was closer to the middle of the goal, it wasn't confidently struck at all and if De Gea guesses the right way it's saved with absolutely no effort. Not a criticism of his ability, just highlighting that he really isn't confident in front of goal at all atm. that's saved 3-4 times out out 10 imo. It doesn't really matter as we never get given penalties but if we ever start we need someone who can power them in or find the corners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Aye his penalty was complete s****,he only went and put it in the opposite corner the keeper dived in Corner? It was closer to the middle of the goal, it wasn't confidently struck at all and if De Gea guesses the right way it's saved with absolutely no effort. Not a criticism of his ability, just highlighting that he really isn't confident in front of goal at all atm. that's saved 3-4 times out out 10 imo. It doesn't really matter as we never get given penalties but if we ever start we need someone who can power them in or find the corners. Surely Wijnaldum and/or Shelvey can take a decent penalty? Especially Wijnaldum looks too good a player to not be confident from the penalty spot IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I wouldn't have him on penalties either mind. I agree with those saying it was a poor penalty. Not surprised to see he'd had his two previous efforts saved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Aye his penalty was complete s****,he only went and put it in the opposite corner the keeper dived in Corner? It was closer to the middle of the goal, it wasn't confidently struck at all and if De Gea guesses the right way it's saved with absolutely no effort. Not a criticism of his ability, just highlighting that he really isn't confident in front of goal at all atm. that's saved 3-4 times out out 10 imo. It doesn't really matter as we never get given penalties but if we ever start we need someone who can power them in or find the corners. , Thats saved 3-4 times out of ten is it,under identical circumstamces I presume? That was stroked in very confidently,the opposite of a shaky pen,would have no problem him taking the next Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Stroked confidently a yard and a half to the right, aye. It was a 'safe' penalty by a striker who needed a goal. It doesn't really matter if you're a bag of nerves or not, if you're not picking out the corners they'll be saved now and then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Penalty wasn't shit, he sent De Gea the other way ffs Knew exactly what he was doing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Baffled how he sent de Gea the other way mind. Maybe I need to watch it again as I've obviously missed something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Erm it was about 3 foot off the post,piece of piss penalty! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 3ft off the post Fucking hell you never see them kept out like. Watch Harry Kane's penalty from Saturday for a comparison. Watched it again anyway, no way he sends de Gea the wrong way, he just guesses correctly unless de Gea fell for 'the eyes'. He doesn't even start to make his dive until Mitrovic has connected with the ball, so he didn't wait to see where he was going before he placed it either. It just wasn't that great a penalty, honestly not sure why anyone who has seen a penalty kick before is arguing otherwise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Ketsbaia celebration Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 3ft off the post Fucking hell you never see them kept out like. Watch Harry Kane's penalty from Saturday for a comparison. Watched it again anyway, no way he sends de Gea the wrong way, he just guesses correctly unless de Gea fell for 'the eyes'. He doesn't even start to make his dive until Mitrovic has connected with the ball, so he didn't wait to see where he was going before he placed it either. It just wasn't that great a penalty, honestly not sure why anyone who has seen a penalty kick before is arguing otherwise. Goalkeepers read the shooter's plant foot when guessing which way to dive, it's not just a random choice they make when they guess wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Never understood how giving the keeper the eyes works. Is it just staring at him and then pointing your eyes to one corner and then kicking it the other way? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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