Guest reefatoon Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Seems to have the amazing knack of looking shattered after 2 minutes. Happy for him to stay if he is a positive influence in the dressing room, but hopefully not as second striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 did ok today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinky Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 3 hours ago, reefatoon said: Seems to have the amazing knack of looking shattered after 2 minutes. Happy for him to stay if he is a positive influence in the dressing room, but hopefully not as second striker. I seem to remember that a certain Chris Waddle always seemed to be out of puff after 5 minutes play..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Came sprinting back toward the end when they broke, and sat in between the CB's, and then cleared the ball in, that was decent. He did OK, unfortunately he is our weakest squad player in the forward areas imo, certainly shouldn't be our back up to Wilson, hopefully that gets rectified this week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 5 hours ago, Jinky said: I seem to remember that a certain Chris Waddle always seemed to be out of puff after 5 minutes play..... Aye, but he could play and always looked like scoring or creating something. Unfortunately, Wood does neither. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 He probably brought in just for defending corners in final minutes. Wood is useful when we play against teams that park the bus where we need to rely on high crosses. Games like last night he is close to useless - he simply couldn’t coup with the pace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie_once_removed Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) For the record I still think he was a good bad buy. He played an important role and when we bought him we never knew we'd go on that run and it could well have cone down the game against Burnley. All that being said. By God he looks useless! It's not that he can't do the things we never expected him to do, e.g. break the line with a burst of pace. It's that he seems toilet at doing the things we thought he could, his knockdowns are shocking and his headers always seem powder puff and straight at the keeper. I can only hope we sell him for 5-10 million in January to the 2022/23 equivalent of us last season. Edited August 22, 2022 by Geordie_once_removed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Time to limber up big man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Hahahaha ? Everything is fine... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Aerial duel wins to the opposition incoming Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Get some goals at Tranmere lad, get some confidence in you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Wood actually has a great record against Wolves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 minute ago, The Prophet said: Wood actually has a great record against Wolves. shit he was quite good versus then at home - that penalty made me well up too! God the emotions of last season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 I thought he was poor when he come on against City mind, he won a header at one point which he directed to nowhere really which no-one from our team or theirs picked up so he tried getting to it, but was painfully slow and failed to get to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, HTT II said: I thought he was poor when he come on against City mind, he won a header at one point which he directed to nowhere really which no-one from our team or theirs picked up so he tried getting to it, but was painfully slow and failed to get to it. I remember this one well, he headed it forward when it was clear as day there was nobody there, had to just laugh Edit, no I'm talking about another useless header actually, there's so much choice Edited August 23, 2022 by Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, HTT II said: I thought he was poor when he come on against City mind, he won a header at one point which he directed to nowhere really which no-one from our team or theirs picked up so he tried getting to it, but was painfully slow and failed to get to it. There has been quite an evolution in how we are playing this season, its really not set up for a Wood type at all. Not his fault, he served a purpose and did a decent enough job last season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinky Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Is it remotely possible that Howe can work some kind of magic with Chris? I'm sure there must be some talent in there somewhere. He seems at his best defending our penalty area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Nah. He's too slow and lumbering. You can't do anything with his physical limitations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 7 minutes ago, Jinky said: Is it remotely possible that Howe can work some kind of magic with Chris? I'm sure there must be some talent in there somewhere. He seems at his best defending our penalty area. He did last season. 3rd most points in the league with him as the main man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Just now, relámpago blanco said: He did last season. 3rd most points in the league with him as the main man. He will be of use when we have our backs to the wall or need some presence up front, but only off the bench. We are looking to and are seemingly playing a far more expansive game now which makes his kind of own game a bit redundant in said system/style of play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Think he's better with the ball to feet than his head. Remember a couple of decent passes last season, at least one of which set up a goal. Anyway, he should be decent enough in the midweek cup game - wouldn't have risked Wilson there anyway. Then possibly starting away at Wolves, for Pedro to hopefully make a cameo on 60/70 minutes. All under the assumption that Wilson's scan does come back to say, as per our worst fears, that both hamstrings are wrecked, all his leg muscles have become detached from the bones, he's broken a shoulder, caught tonsillitis and developed tennis elbow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 39 minutes ago, Jinky said: Is it remotely possible that Howe can work some kind of magic with Chris? I'm sure there must be some talent in there somewhere. He seems at his best defending our penalty area. Use him to funnel players into Joelinton's path. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 I wonder what we'd get if we put him up for sale? I'm thinking maybe £12m at a push? I honestly don't think anyone would pay that either tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Sean said: I remember this one well, he headed it forward when it was clear as day there was nobody there, had to just laugh Edit, no I'm talking about another useless header actually, there's so much choice I guess it is better to head it forward then back to the feet of a City midfielder. Definitely expect more from someone as experienced as him from that situation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) We need to not treat him like a target man. He's a poacher. He needs someone to do the donkey work for him. He's not a good fit at all. His general play is below average, and he can't act as a focal point. Edited August 23, 2022 by La Parka Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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