La Parka Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 He's 2022 Kuqi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 19 minutes ago, La Parka said: He's 2022 Kuqi. Wumming? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) Tweeted: Eddie Howe on Chris Wood: "I think he’s been outstanding since he’s arrived. He does a lot of the things people don’t necessarily see but he’s had a dramatic effect on the team. He’s given us the ability to retain the ball from loads of different situations." https://t.co/tOsExYoY5C Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillingtonMag Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said: Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) Tweeted: Eddie Howe on Chris Wood: "I think he’s been outstanding since he’s arrived. He does a lot of the things people don’t necessarily see but he’s had a dramatic effect on the team. He’s given us the ability to retain the ball from loads of different situations." https://t.co/tOsExYoY5C I agree with that think we'd have been fucked with out him and he's been a good signing. Hopefully he adds a few goals soon. Edited March 9, 2022 by WillingtonMag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Sounds like a manager who wants to keep his striker's confidence up in a though run frankly. I haven't watched the HBA match, but in the ones before that I wouldn't say that Wood was really helping the team retain the ball all that well. His hold up and link up play is decent, but he's not the type of non-scoring focal point you'd build your attacking play around at all for me. I'd suggest Wilson does a better job at holding up the ball, dropping deep and working the channels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Just now, Unbelievable said: Sounds like a manager who wants to keep his striker's confidence up in a though run frankly. I haven't watched the HBA match, but in the ones before that I wouldn't say that Wood was really helping the team retain the ball all that well. His hold up and link up play is decent, but he's not the type of non-scoring focal point you'd build your attacking play around at all for me. I'd suggest Wilson does a better job at holding up the ball, dropping deep and working the channels. His turn and through ball for our opening goal on Saturday was a very good bit of play. The week befoe he looked more like scoring - albeit he should have buried one header. Slowly but surely it looks like he's making an improvement. He's far from great, but I like him. He's bought into what we're trying to achieve here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Just needs a goal… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 53 minutes ago, Mr Raspberry Jam said: His turn and through ball for our opening goal on Saturday was a very good bit of play. The week befoe he looked more like scoring - albeit he should have buried one header. Slowly but surely it looks like he's making an improvement. He's far from great, but I like him. He's bought into what we're trying to achieve here. That was the first sign I've seen of a player who can offer more than just goals. He actually showed glimpses of mobility as well. He does offer presence up front even when he's not playing well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 44 minutes ago, HTT II said: Just needs a goal… He does, but just one won't stop the haters. He's 7 games in now, the damage is done. Don't see him scoring more than 3 for the rest of the season. That being said, I like what he offers and him coming in has been a huge part of keeping us up, just a shame for him personally really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Eddie Howe on Chris Wood: "I think he’s been outstanding since he’s arrived. He does a lot of the things people don’t necessarily see but he’s had a dramatic effect on the team. He’s given us the ability to retain the ball from loads of different situations." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Mazzy said: He does, but just one won't stop the haters. He's 7 games in now, the damage is done. Don't see him scoring more than 3 for the rest of the season. That being said, I like what he offers and him coming in has been a huge part of keeping us up, just a shame for him personally really. Regarding the bit in bold, "haters" can be proved wrong by improved performances. I used to be a Joelinton "hater", but like everyone I can't fault his performance level since his re-birth as a midfield enforcer. I am not saying that Chris Wood has not contributed to our recent upturn in form, he has, or that he can't improve, but I think it's fair to say more end product and better overall performances will be expected of him if he wants to keep a place in the first team when Wilson returns or even more so after a summer of transfer activity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Aye he now needs to start doing his job which is to score goals, I haven’t been Impressed, but it’s undeniable he has contributed to the overall team dynamic since he joined, but then so has Shelvey and I’d get rid of him after this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, Unbelievable said: Regarding the bit in bold, "haters" can be proved wrong by improved performances. I used to be a Joelinton "hater", but like everyone I can't fault his performance level since his re-birth as a midfield enforcer. I am not saying that Chris Wood has not contributed to our recent upturn in form, he has, or that he can't improve, but I think it's fair to say more end product and better overall performances will be expected of him if he wants to keep a place in the first team when Wilson returns or even more so after a summer of transfer activity. This. He's done a job, and at the end of the day if we thought spending £25m on him would keep us up, we'd all have took it in a heartbeat. But that still doesn't make him good enough for where we hope to be next season, he'll become a squad player, and we'll bring in a top quality striker who has everything a club with CL ambitions needs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 The longer time goes on the more it looks he is the Killer Kilcline type of signing that was not necessarily the right quality but absolutely what was needed for this moment in time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 If he is missing chances I’ll criticise him. Like I’ve said before we aren’t creating anything for him. He’s literally had a couple of chances since he signed. His teammates seem to appreciate the job he’s doing along with the management. He was bought for a specific job for this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 If he only scores one goal this season, I just hope it's the winner against Burnley sending Dyche Vader into a meltdown. Although, smashing in a thunderbastard from outside the box against Southampton would come pretty close. But anyway, I quite like him - whatever way you look at it, he's a vital cog in the team right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahoneys Tache Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 How long did it take Bergkamp to score for Arsenal? and with all due respect to Wood, he’s a shit load better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 (edited) Totally fine with Wood has sub striker, if we stay up. We need to spend big and get a class striker next season with Wilson and Wood as back up, with maybe a young prospect in. Edited March 9, 2022 by samptime29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 5 hours ago, TRon said: This. He's done a job, and at the end of the day if we thought spending £25m on him would keep us up, we'd all have took it in a heartbeat. But that still doesn't make him good enough for where we hope to be next season, he'll become a squad player, and we'll bring in a top quality striker who has everything a club with CL ambitions needs. I think that was the exact reasoning behind it. We "overpaid" for him to ensure we got him in quickly. It's not however overpaying if (when) we stay up considering the position we were in when he came in. Feels like the Almiron situation all over again. He's so desperate to score that he's overthinking it and perhaps doing alot more than he needs to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OoOGazOoO Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 There were a few things which forced our hand - injury to Wilson, league position, upcoming 6 pointers, etc... Unfortunately, he's just not that good, people say he occupies defenders, and yes he does, but we need more than that from a striker. Wouldn't surprise me if he was moved on in the summer, when we are confirmed as staying up, he's going to be 3rd choice at best surely behind Wilson and another signing, surely Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 He’s played 7 games, we’ve collected way more points than we could have expected. He’s playing his part and he’s not been missing chances (should have done better with a couple of headers). I’d rather this than 3 or 4 consolation goals in games we’d already lost. Time to worry is when we hit a rough patch and he’s still not scoring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 It was a necessary signing and has proven to be a good signing. He definitely helps the team as a focal point and we've moved up the pitch It's a shame he missed that sitter against Everton but in general he isn't much of a goal threat. Ideally we need someone that offers what he does but also is a goal threat as it would be a concern if he's our starting striker next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Could not give a single fuck as long as we pick up the points and stay up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 49 minutes ago, Mazzy said: He's so desperate to score that he's overthinking it He really isn't. He's had about 2 chances. If he was missing chances, I'd be worried but he's not. He's just not getting any because we're not creating chances for him. He needs crosses into the box that he can attack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Couple of goals would have been nice but we’ve not been winning games in spite of him, he’s been a big feature of the way we play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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