AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 16 minutes ago, Shadow Puppets said: I thought he was alright. That was the consensus around me too. Won quite a lot of aerial challenges and held up play pretty well. But didn’t really find himself in any threatening positions. He was, more of the question is how we’re going to supply him. Or supply anyone for that matter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 9 minutes ago, loki679 said: What was everyone expecting? It's Chris Wood from Burnley Some better supply and more players around him. We know he's good in the air, but they defended against him pretty well tbh. There was only two threats up front, Max and him, and once they nullified them, they didn't really have to worry about anyone else, most of our players like standing back and watching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 As I’ve posted elsewhere, he did ok, won most of his headers and had no real service. He performed as I expected. We’ve got him in and now need to get Lascelles out and also somehow manage to upgrade Longstaff and ideally Shelvey. ASM, goal aside, was pretty anonymous and has to contribute more (I know it’s a contradiction as he’s scored a few but he’s been nowhere near his previous level). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Biggsbond14 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Can’t blame wood for today not one player gave him the ball either from a cross or anything to feet in 90 whatever minutes, he had nothing behind him to find him all struggling because 5hey are shit/ devoid of confidence. For me the formation and/or the players we have don’t help and that includes Wilson who rarely gets a ball to him from midfield Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaymag Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 ASM so doesn't want to be a right winger. How many times today did he have a change to run ahead but instead cut inside of the man with the ball. Great talent but he is not a winger and he doesn't want to be a winger, so dont play him as a winger! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 I'd struggle to criticise a player playing his first game after one training session, personally. He only got up here a couple of days ago I'd understand the argument perhaps that you then dont play him, but even not understanding how the team plays and where to be I'd rather have him in the box than Gayle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Awaymag said: ASM so doesn't want to be a right winger. How many times today did he have a change to run ahead but instead cut inside of the man with the ball. Great talent but he is not a winger and he doesn't want to be a winger, so dont play him as a winger! Where do you suggest we play him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Biggsbond14 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Awaymag said: ASM so doesn't want to be a right winger. How many times today did he have a change to run ahead but instead cut inside of the man with the ball. Great talent but he is not a winger and he doesn't want to be a winger, so dont play him as a winger! He was mostly left then started switching with frazer and my thought is we need a change of formation/ personnel to turn it around Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 He did exactly what you’d expect, held it well won free kicks. It’s not his fault 9/10 times Maxi fucks it up and has the ball taken off him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaymag Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 3 minutes ago, cubaricho said: Where do you suggest we play him? So, we have bought Wood - who is a target man and thrives on crosses. If you are going to play Wood then you need wingers that will whip the ball in. ASM is never ever going to whip the ball in so playing him on the wing basically mean you have reduce Wood opportunities by 50%. If playing Wood I would have ASM playing just behind, in a 10 role. Wood can knock down to ASM and ASM can then drive at the defenders! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) I didnt see the game, so I'm going on past experience, but he's also less likely to be successful if ASM doesnt start releasing the ball a lot earlier! A Chris Wood type striker does not work with a forward who tries and take it from the half way line in to the box on his own. He'll be crowded out or offside by the time he gets it. He needs the ball early or it'll be a pointless singing. Edited January 15, 2022 by Super Duper Branko Strupar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 He was crap to be honest, Andy Carroll would've put in a similar sort of performance, we need him to take it up a level if we are to stay up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 14 minutes ago, Super Duper Branko Strupar said: I didnt see the game, so I'm going on past experience, but he's also less likely to be successful if ASM doesnt start releasing the ball a lot earlier! A Chris Wood type striker does not work with a forward who tries and take it from the half way line in to the box on his own. He'll be crowded out or offside by the time he gets it. He needs the ball early or it'll be a pointless singing. Aye @ManDoon sort of pointed that out during the game like. We have a big bean pole upfront but were rarely trying to find him from deep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Didn't play to his strengths at all. Didn't cover himself in glory but not his fault wholly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 The team created nothing of note for him, left feeding off scraps but he made a nuisance of himself and made the ball stick a bit further up. We need pace up front to go alongside him, ASM looks like he’s about to break down after 70 mins in every game and Fraser just runs around like a Jack Russell chasing a ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Looked every bit the 6/10 journeyman we all feared he would be. Still, it would help if we actually crossed the ball in to the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Skeletor said: We've only kept two clean sheets this season (in normal time), and both were when this lad was up front for the other team... This sums it up for me. I'm sure Stavely and Co's hearts are in the right place but they've fucked up just about everything so far when it comes to incoming personnel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Didn't do much, didn't do much wrong / didn't do much, didn't do much wrong. He's the type absolutely reliant on chances and supply so we give him none. Hard to judge but pretty much what was expected other than from some good crosses - its a bolt shot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Beth said: This sums it up for me. I'm sure Stavely and Co's hearts are in the right place but they've fucked up just about everything so far when it comes to incoming personnel. Just about everyting? Bloody hell, talk about exaggeration Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 I thought he was OK. Some nice touches, a couple of times he was slow to react etc. I quite liked that we didn't just try to lump it up to him and wanted to mix up build up. What I didn't like was the lack of trying to get crosses in early for someone who obviously wins a lot in the air. Got to be smarter than that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Didn't think he was bad at all, without pulling up any trees. He won most of his headers, the odd free-kick and his presence in the team occupied the defenders. On a totally different wavelength to the rest of our attackers like, but of course he would be. I think he'll be alright for us if collectively we improve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 50 minutes ago, Yorkie said: Didn't think he was bad at all, without pulling up any trees. He won most of his headers, the odd free-kick and his presence in the team occupied the defenders. On a totally different wavelength to the rest of our attackers like, but of course he would be. I think he'll be alright for us if collectively we improve. It was his touch or lack of that was evident today - no hold up play - he just doesn't look like a player in form. Because he's not. Mind still boggles as to why we paid so much to buy him. Martial is so much better suited to how we are set up to play. We would have been better paying him £25mil to come on loan until the end of season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 5 minutes ago, duo said: It was his touch or lack of that was evident today - no hold up play - he just doesn't look like a player in form. Because he's not. Mind still boggles as to why we paid so much to buy him. Martial is so much better suited to how we are set up to play. We would have been better paying him £25mil to come on loan until the end of season. He doesn't want to come here. How hard is that to comprehend? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, TRon said: He doesn't want to come here. How hard is that to comprehend? Throw £25Mil at him and maybe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Just now, duo said: Throw £25Mil at him and maybe You first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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