Nine Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 (edited) Against 99% of teams it is insanity to want ASM playing through the middle instead of Wood Edited April 27, 2022 by Nine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWTL Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 It's amazing people's opinions on here, nobody thinks Wood is a great ST but he is the only option we have as has helped us not only escape relegation but upto 9th. ASM would seriously struggle up against Liverpool as ST and far more chance of getting them on the counter when there fullbacks push on. Wood isn't the future but at the moment is our only option, surprised nobody asking for Bruno up there yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 6 minutes ago, Nine said: Against 99% of teams it is insanity to want ASM playing through the middle instead of Wood Guess I'm insane then, ASM had more touches vs Norwich than Chris Wood has had since he moved to us from Burnley. And just him being a nuisance and occupying defenders allowed both our attacking wide players to play freely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWTL Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, HawK said: Guess I'm insane then, ASM had more touches vs Norwich than Chris Wood has had since he moved to us from Burnley. And just him being a nuisance and occupying defenders allowed both our attacking wide players to play freely. Against Norwich is a different ball game and he is more than just a nuisance, his work rate, working the lines and his hold up play is OK but maybe I'm wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, HWTL said: Against Norwich is a different ball game and he is more than just a nuisance, his work rate, working the lines and his hold up play is OK but maybe I'm wrong. Nope, it's just a different opinion. Which doesn't make you insane, btw. Looking forward to seeing what Howe will do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 1 hour ago, HawK said: Nope, it's just a different opinion. Which doesn't make you insane, btw. Looking forward to seeing what Howe will do. I mean, I'm not saying you're insane but... Do you have any such certificate? https://youtu.be/RWc8JKVm28E Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Wood is still the best centre forward in 9/10 games, Howe chose a good time to rest him. I do however wonder whether we may be better playing 5-5-0 next two games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 need to stop playing this guy. thankful for those 2 invaluable goals, but now we dont need him and he offers us very little. doesnt even do the target/big lad up front job very well. shame as seems like a good lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 He’s unfortunately our only option up top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 The mobility of a rocking horse and the first touch of an elephant. Wish we’d have signed someone proper with that £25m that we could potentially grow with, but it is what it is. Won’t get all signings right and overall they’ve been great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWTL Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Cant see him getting much game time next season apart from last 10 mins if a goal is needed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 One of the touches he had yesterday went about fifteen yards away and looped over two players heads I think it's significant that now we're safe Howe isn't starting him, he's so bloody limited. I know he was offside but I'd have had ten grand on him not scoring when he broke through yesterday in the second half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 He's shit, and he's out of form and bereft of confidence also. It's quite the combination Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Might have something to do with him being a good enough goal scorer to have scored 1 in every 3 Premier League games like. At least until he came here anyway. There have been tons of players over the years who've made up for their weaknesses with other strengths like, I dunno why a special case is made out of Chris Wood tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 The worst thing to come out of New Zealand since The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bintang Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Appropriate surname as the lad is an absolute plank. Offers nothing but a physical presence, which would have been fine top flight in 1982 but 2022. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 That’s the spirit, unnecessary digs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 He has to start against city even if it’s to save Maxi anymore grief playing up top. Also means joelinton can play in midfield again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Don't think he's remotely the answer moving forward but would like to see him with a full pre-season and whatever it takes to sort his confidence out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpersForGoalposts Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 As I've said previously, he is nowhere near PL standard and shouldn't be anywhere near the pitch next season, but we have no other alternative at 9, so we have to use him. ASM and Joelinton can't play 9, but they can and should play elsewhere, so Wood gets the start for me. Great lad, terrible footballer and a necessarily evil until we get a decent 9. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 We def need an upgrade but it’s not his fault we bought him or paid £25m for him. It’s also not the clubs fault for buying him. We needed someone/ pretty much anyone who was the right character and could play in Eddie’s system. He was pretty much it with the time we had in January after being knocked back for Lingard and Ekitike. It was needs must all round and if (when) we stay up then it’ll have been worth it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Words I never thought I'd use, but I'd prefer to see Gayle given a chance for the rest of the season over Wood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gleebals Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 He has played his part in our recent return of points, no doubt about it - so if he helps us stay up, it really was needs must. However, that is about as far as it goes. Nothing against him as a person, but he is not what we need moving forwards, or into next season even off the bench IMO. Although I suspect as he has 2 years left on his contract, he might well end up being 3rd / 4th choice which we cannot really do anything about. No one will pay close to half what we paid, so we would make a loss on him as a player but gain big by staying up. Overall it might prove to have been a much needed signing... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1892er Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Just a sign of us being a big club. Waste a bit money on a few signings until we get it right. Par for the course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 41 minutes ago, ManDoon said: I would very much not like to see that I'd like to see that at Burnley again but not here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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