Chris Wood (now playing for Nottingham Forest)

[kingxlnc]

Definitely got the case of the Geremi, has lost his legs and seems top heavy 

[Happinesstan]

2 hours ago, Pilko said:

We paid £5m for Joselu and he's three times the player that this cart horse is. 

1/15 the value of Joselu puts things into sharp perspective.

[Wolfcastle]

Hate to say it but there's no getting away from it.

[La Parka]

Can't we wack a plank of wood in the ground and use that to play off instead? Fuck knows what the deal is with this guy. Could easily be a mental issue because he at least looked like a footballer at other clubs! Pressure? 

[Weezertron]

4 minutes ago, La Parka said:

Can't we wack a plank of wood in the ground and use that to play off instead? Fuck knows what the deal is with this guy. Could easily be a mental issue because he at least looked like a footballer at other clubs! Pressure? 

Could be that he reads this forum 

[La Parka]

Just now, Weezertron said:

Could be that he reads this forum 

Sorry Chris

[Ikon]

If we never play him again then there’s a chance some stupid club offers us a million or two for him.

[buzza]

He does actually press and cover passing lines quite well... credit where it is due

[WarrenBartonCentrePartin]

If he was just limited in his ability, I could have an element of forgiveness - but he looks like he couldn’t give a flying fuck, which is what’s really pissing me off.

[Nine]

9 hours ago, pubteam said:

He will be on 100k a week I'd imagine so unlikely any of them could afford him. He's with us until he runs his contract down.

He wont be

[ToonTastic]

Under Ashley he'd have scored plenty. Long balls up, basic crosses into the box. Burnley football basically.

[Lotus]

He’s not a target man and he can’t fulfil any role of a target man.

He’s an over sized poacher who needs a target man next to him.

With a central striker and 2 wide forwards either side, he’s completely redundant in our system.

[SEMTEX]

16 hours ago, Newcastle Fan said:

For a target man he's quite a shit target, loses most of the 50/50s and when he does win the ball he usually just nods it out of play or back to the other team, one of the worst strikers to play for us and that dosn't look like it will change anytime soon.

 

I think statistically he wins a good amount of the balls sent his way. But it's irrelevant because he just heads them to the other team. He doesn't ever hold the ball up, he just loses it.

 

I hope to god Howe stops subbing him on with the concept that he'll help see out games. It is clearly ineffective. We are better with no striker and 3 of our attacking mids/wingers.

[Nine]

There was a particular moment last night where he won his header from a goal kick, had he have played a simple flick on to his right we would have pretty much been in behind but instead he just heads it back into midfield where a Liverpool player picks it up, so frustrating.

 

 

Edited September 1, 2022 by Nine

[TRon]

1 minute ago, Nine said:

There was a particular moment last night where he won his header from a goal kick, had he have played a simple flick on to his right we would have pretty much been in behind but instead he just heads it back into midfield where a Liverpool player picks it up, so frustrating.

 

 

 

 

I said in the match thread, there was one instance where he headed the ball and was twisting round to see where it had landed. He had no idea.

[Happinesstan]

7 hours ago, La Parka said:

Can't we wack a plank of wood in the ground and use that to play off instead? Fuck knows what the deal is with this guy. Could easily be a mental issue because he at least looked like a footballer at other clubs! Pressure? 

It's not rocket surgery. He's used to playing in a team of orcs with a striking partner. I suspect he's more of your typical poacher pouncing on lose balls in the box that arise from Burnley's tactics. He's never a lone striker that's for sure. Could pick up a couple of goals if we ever bring him on to partner Isak or Wilson.

[Nine]

1 minute ago, TRon said:

 

I said in the match thread, there was one instance where he headed the ball and was twisting round to see where it had landed. He had no idea.

The guy lacks awareness to a scary degree, did he look like this at Burnley? I can’t believe a player with his goal record in this league is so unaware of his surroundings in that area of the pitch.

[jackyboy]

He looks terrified just sitting on the bench. I sort of feel sorry for him, apart from the money side that is

[Conjo]

46 minutes ago, Nine said:

There was a particular moment last night where he won his header from a goal kick, had he have played a simple flick on to his right we would have pretty much been in behind but instead he just heads it back into midfield where a Liverpool player picks it up, so frustrating.

 

Sounds like the moment I typed in the match thread that our players should be instructed to run to the point they least want the ball to land to have the best chance of getting to the second ball from Wood.

[La Parka]

It looked like Anderson was asked to get on his knockdowns and we were punting it up to wood vs taa. Sound in theory but wood just cant

 

 

 

 

[La Parka]

It looked like Anderson was asked to get on his knockdowns and we were punting it up to wood vs taa. Sound in theory but wood just cant

 

 

 

 

[alexf]

1 hour ago, Happinesstan said:

It's not rocket surgery... 

 

[HawK]

2 hours ago, Happinesstan said:

It's not rocket surgery. He's used to playing in a team of orcs with a striking partner. I suspect he's more of your typical poacher pouncing on lose balls in the box that arise from Burnley's tactics. He's never a lone striker that's for sure. Could pick up a couple of goals if we ever bring him on to partner Isak or Wilson.

 

 

 

Edited September 1, 2022 by HawK

[NE27]

1 hour ago, Happinesstan said:

It's not rocket surgery

[KaKa]