Chris Wood (now playing for Nottingham Forest)

[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]

[Ronaldo]

8 hours ago, ToonTastic said:

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

 

I said this the other day but we had a dozen corners with him on the field against Wolves. He got nowhere near any of them. 

[AJ9]

He’s utterly pathetic like. A real turd of a footballer 

[Wolfcastle]

As much as I've defended him (not as a player) its the most blatant case of looking a gift horse in the mouth to not take clubs up on their interest in him.

There's a literally in there somewhere too.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Possible he doesn’t want to go as well, I suppose. 

[JumpersForGoalposts]

This cunt not leaving then?

[et tu brute]

4 hours ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Possible he doesn’t want to go as well, I suppose. 

Not with the money he will be on here he certainly won't 

[PauloGeordio]

14 hours ago, AJ9 said:

He’s utterly pathetic like. A real turd of a footballer 

Not according to Klopp!

 

”Wood a machine up front”  think he meant washing machine! 

[junkhead]

I was defending him a lot last season but he continues to play within himself and shows an amazing lack of confidence in front of goal for someone with his goal return from previous years (albeit at a lower level mostly) 

 

Before we signed him I regarded him purely as a poacher type striker - ineffective and not involved in build up play but clinical in front of goal. Somehow he has turned into the opposite. I'm not even joking - Eddie should convert him to a midfield 'destroyer', back up to Joelinton. Would add more to the team.

[black_n_white]

Got no problem with him being third choice backup striker. He may look elsewhere next summer after a lack of game time?

[Happinesstan]

6 hours ago, junkhead said:

I was defending him a lot last season but he continues to play within himself and shows an amazing lack of confidence in front of goal for someone with his goal return from previous years (albeit at a lower level mostly) 

 

Before we signed him I regarded him purely as a poacher type striker - ineffective and not involved in build up play but clinical in front of goal. Somehow he has turned into the opposite. I'm not even joking - Eddie should convert him to a midfield 'destroyer', back up to Joelinton. Would add more to the team.

I just don't think we provide the kind of chances he scores. Dunno as I haven't seen many of his goals [the one he scored against us, for Leeds was canny] but he does look like the most you can expect from him is to pounce on an easy chance. He fit Burnley to a tee really, and his stats show that he performed that role with efficiency. Just not technical enough, or fast enough, physically and mentally, to lead the line in a top team.

[Solano04]

Just been subbed off from the friendly versus Australia with a rib injury.