Miercoles Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) I don't find it too far fetched that he has a bit of a world cup hangover. He gave everything he had and played out of his mind to make that team, then didn't get to play much at all even in games were he could arguably have been a useful change. It's got to be hard to finally achieve one of your biggest life's dreams and career goals, not get to play, and then come back to your day job and give it 100%. Would never suggest he's intentionally giving less than 100% mind, just that I wouldn't be surprised if he's a bit down in general after that experience. Edited March 2, 2023 by Miercoles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Not sure I buy it. There are plenty of times where it looks like he is putting effort in. He just looks slow, heavy legged and weak compared to his usual self. So can’t perform to a level that helps the team. I don’t look at him and think he is loafing about or not trying. He just looks physically nowhere near where he needs to be. Then again. I guess the mental could be affecting the physical. Whether that is because he is protecting himself to get through 90 minutes and week to week, worried about yet another injury so not fully opening up or a world cup hangover, like you mention. Whatever it is. Bar a few spells in games where he has looked class. He has looked miles off it, in general. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Yeah I don't think he's loafing it, I just think he's lost some edge. We are also providing him absolutely no service, of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 7 minutes ago, Miercoles said: Yeah I don't think he's loafing it, I just think he's lost some edge. We are also providing him absolutely no service, of course. He's still getting more or less as many big chances per game as he was pre-World Cup. For whatever reason he's just not at it at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 6 hours ago, Miercoles said: Yeah I don't think he's loafing it, I just think he's lost some edge. We are also providing him absolutely no service, of course. Had one on a plate on Sunday if he'd wanted it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Optimistic Nut said: Had one on a plate on Sunday if he'd wanted it. I still can't believe the run he made - what a ball it was and it was a simple tap-in! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Pathetic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 It's getting to the point where I actually don't like him which isn't even his fault. Should've become bench fodder 6 games ago, even just to give him a kick up the arse. Was an advocate for 4-2-3-1 against Wolves but I think I'd rather see him benched. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 He looks finished at the mo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyeyzzon Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 More consistent on podcasts than on the pitch atm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Hasn't played well since his brace v Villa. That was in October. From here on in he should not be starting games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Doesn’t bring anything to the table in this form. He looks so slow and weak and reluctant to attack the ball. There’s no reason he should be in the team ahead of Isak. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 So do yous think his injuries over the years have finally caught up to him? Or just poor form confidence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 He was absolutely ragdolled, then missed yet another sitter. Isak must be wondering what he has to do to start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 He still does some alright stuff in general, but obviously that miss was horrific. We really need to build our whole team around Isak and Bruno, may as well get started now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Just about his longest spell uninjured has coincided with his longest spell of being utterly useless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 We definitely need a new striker in the Summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 32 minutes ago, andycap said: So do yous think his injuries over the years have finally caught up to him? Or just poor form confidence. Any striker will go through a spell where he is missing chances so I'm not going to judge on that yet. But he's too easy to mark out of a game at the moment, if he's not scoring goals, he's not doing much else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Is it true he's not even able to train properly anymore? Injuries probably caught up with him now. Looks shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) Played like dogshit today and has for a while. Honestly Isak must be terrible in training to not get a start. Edited March 4, 2023 by OverThere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 10 minutes ago, buzz said: Is it true he's not even able to train properly anymore? Injuries probably caught up with him now. Looks shot. I doubt that's true at all, but it makes a nice juicy bit of social media gossip so fair play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, OverThere said: Played like dogshit today and has for a while. Honestly Isak must be terrible in training to not get a start. I think we really need to remember that everything isn’t just a choice between players based on who is better in isolation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 1 minute ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: I think we really need to remember that everything isn’t just a choice between players based on who is better in isolation. What does this even mean? Wilson is slow and out of form. The team looked better when Isak came on and he had at least a yard more pace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Howe held Guimaraes and Botman back initially. We have to hope he's getting the Isak call as spot on as he did with those two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Smal said: Howe held Guimaraes and Botman back initially. We have to hope he's getting the Isak call as spot on as he did with those two. The context is vastly different imo. With Bruno, we were deep in the relegation mire and a player coming in from abroad in January may have taken time to adjust. On top of that, our form picked up immensely without Bruno in the team anyway, we won 6 games in 7 before he got his first start away at Southampton. Botman has only not started 3 games this season. Isak has been back from injury since 2nd January but has only started 2 league matches since. We made him our record signing in the summer to help us score goals, we've been struggling to score goals for a while now but we're persisting with starting a vastly out of form striker. It doesn't make sense now, especially if Wilson starts ahead of Isak again next week. Edited March 4, 2023 by HaydnNUFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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