duo Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Personally considering the number of chance he tends to get in a game I think he could quite easily be a 15-20 goal a session player. He could have had two yesterday alone if it wasn't for Fosters brilliant save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 So far, his lack of sharpness has been found out in this league. His physical condition looks a lot better than it was at the start of the season, when he seemed to be bursting out of his shirt. But he needs to work at it even more. He doesn't have natural pace, and so he can't afford to be in anything but peak fitness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Didn't he cover the most ground yesterday? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Personally considering the number of chance he tends to get in a game I think he could quite easily be a 15-20 goal a session player. He could have had two yesterday alone if it wasn't for Fosters brilliant save. That's if he scores every chance. He gets about one good chance a game over the last 10 or so games. A bigger problem rather than his finishing, which may come in the future is that he doesn't attack the ball in the box when we get down the line. The amount of crosses we got in good areas yesterday with nobody to attack them was amazing. This may be a confidence thing but even after he scored the goal yesterday he wasn't attacking the ball Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Personally considering the number of chance he tends to get in a game I think he could quite easily be a 15-20 goal a session player. He could have had two yesterday alone if it wasn't for Fosters brilliant save. That's if he scores every chance. He gets about one good chance a game over the last 10 or so games. A bigger problem rather than his finishing, which may come in the future is that he doesn't attack the ball in the box when we get down the line. The amount of crosses we got in good areas yesterday with nobody to attack them was amazing. This may be a confidence thing but even after he scored the goal yesterday he wasn't attacking the ball I guess this is where Steve and his buddies have to earn their cash Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Personally considering the number of chance he tends to get in a game I think he could quite easily be a 15-20 goal a session player. He could have had two yesterday alone if it wasn't for Fosters brilliant save. That's if he scores every chance. He gets about one good chance a game over the last 10 or so games. A bigger problem rather than his finishing, which may come in the future is that he doesn't attack the ball in the box when we get down the line. The amount of crosses we got in good areas yesterday with nobody to attack them was amazing. This may be a confidence thing but even after he scored the goal yesterday he wasn't attacking the ball Hopefully that will come - to be fair we've not been creating many chances for him but the likes of Shelvey/Townsend should address that so once they get an understanding he'll start attacking the box more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 His awareness of play around him is excellent, I dunno if he'll be a 20 goal a season striker he will get plenty of assists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 http://i.imgur.com/Id8LyUd.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Personally considering the number of chance he tends to get in a game I think he could quite easily be a 15-20 goal a session player. He could have had two yesterday alone if it wasn't for Fosters brilliant save. That's if he scores every chance. He gets about one good chance a game over the last 10 or so games. A bigger problem rather than his finishing, which may come in the future is that he doesn't attack the ball in the box when we get down the line. The amount of crosses we got in good areas yesterday with nobody to attack them was amazing. This may be a confidence thing but even after he scored the goal yesterday he wasn't attacking the ball Hopefully that will come - to be fair we've not been creating many chances for him but the likes of Shelvey/Townsend should address that so once they get an understanding he'll start attacking the box more. Aye hopefully it will come. I've been critical of his finishing lately but his all round play is really good to be fair. He's become a lot better at holding up the ball when we get it up to him over the last month or so. I would like to see him with more of a poacher type striker like Doumbia alongside him as I think him and Perez are both more comfortable outside the box rather than scoring Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Love this mad fucker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 http://i.imgur.com/Id8LyUd.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 http://i.imgur.com/Id8LyUd.png Fantastic. :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Probably someone off here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 That's ElCid, not a fan doing his old celebration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 We play good football when he's on the pitch. If that isn't obvious by now then people are trying to miss it on purpose. The dude also gets chances every match. He will score, and he will score often when he gets his confidence up. He's young and playing in a new league yet he's very often our best player, home and away. Dude is legit. Be patient. He's a 15 a year in the league striker waiting to happen. If he was faster then he'd be playing for Arsenal because he'd be a better version of Giroud. Good post. He's on 5 league goals now right after having a nightmare personal start with the sending off amidst a continuing horrific season with the club itself. If McClaren doesn't lose his shit and plays him every game now he could feasibly get double figures if we get our act together away from home. All things considered, given his age and the context of the season, that would not be the worst debut season imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 His hold-up play, bringing others into the attack quickly and tenacity are excellent. Reminds me of Chris Sutton a bit in those respects, who became a real master of all that. If he can work on his in the box striking and instincts then he's going to be a real nightmare for other teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Was unlucky with that chance early on like. Got it right hit it low and hard just a great save by Foster Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 If he starts using his laces more and gets that bit more composure he'll be lethal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 It was an outstanding save that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 An absolute joy to watch live. He's all or nothing. It's either a horrendous touch, miskick or a foul. Or he's killing it stone dead with two players on him, playing a perfect pass or winning headers he has no right to win. Most of the time on Saturday, it was more hit than miss and he was brilliant for the most part. I really like him, but I just don't ever see him scoring enough goals to play up top on his own. Hopefully Doumbia can play in a wider role, Townsend, Sissoko or someone else can start chipping in, or we look to get Perez back into the team. My mates tickets are in the Leazes end, right near where he celebrated. Absolutely love his passion and how nuts he went. Had about 3 different celebrations on the go Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I have concerns that by his mid twenties his lack of mobility will see him really struggle. He's not a boy in a man's body, he's a big daft bugger, he's no Billy Whitehurst but he's going to have to look after himself and we need to keep a very close eye on him physically. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 He needs to work on some American Football style, ladder drills for quick feet. It doesn't help that we seem to always cut the ball back at a million miles an hour. But he has had a total air shot, or miskicked decent chances on quite a few occasions this year. Seems like he's either slow to react or he's not setting his feet properly. Not sure if it's something that can be taught, but you would have thought there would be ways to improve his reactions and reflexes for chances like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Mitro has his critics but he’s 21-years-old, he leads the line and he fights. He’s doing two hours’ extra training every day.” http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/07/newcastle-united-steve-mcclaren-cheik-tiote-west-bromwich-albion? Can't fault the kid's attitude, really hope he continues to improve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I have concerns that by his mid twenties his lack of mobility will see him really struggle. He's not a boy in a man's body, he's a big daft bugger, he's no Billy Whitehurst but he's going to have to look after himself and we need to keep a very close eye on him physically. Considering how he plays now by the time he hits his mid 20's I think he'll just be bossing defences with his strength. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 He grafts his bollocks off and is all over the pitch, he's slow as fuck and not very athletic but immobile is the last adjective I'd use to describe him (unless he's in the box and there's a ball flashing across the 6 yard line). Agree with Mojo, I think he'll be far better in his mid 20s and will be fine in his 30s too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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