The Prophet Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 New Zealand have had a COVID outbreak, but won't reveal the identity of the players affected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Worrying Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 We don’t play for a week so could still be back in time regardless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Is he back in the country yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 (edited) His FB Scout report (the ones that show Guimaraes as being a god at most things), makes for absolutely tragic viewing. Literally the only thing he is good at is winning aerial duels. https://ibb.co/PtDDdGq Edited February 1, 2022 by Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 It's strange, I always fancied him to score whenever I watched him in recent years, never really noticed him on the pitch much, but he usually popped up with a goal. But for us he's looked like an absolute donkey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, Sean said: His FB Scout report (the ones that show Guimaraes as being a god at most things), makes for absolutely tragic viewing. Literally the only thing he is good at is winning aerial duels. It is quite the conundrum that people think he is amazing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchie Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 He’s played two games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 1 minute ago, worthy said: It is quite the conundrum that people think he is amazing. Nobody has said he's amazing, have they? He has the record of a reliable goalscorer, that's it. It's been widely acknowledged that relying on him is a risk. But even if he doesn't get his 1 in 3 he is still an important presence in how the team will attack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Ritchie said: He’s played two games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papavasiliou Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Covid outbreak in the NZ squad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaymag Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, Sean said: His FB Scout report (the ones that show Guimaraes as being a god at most things), makes for absolutely tragic viewing. Literally the only thing he is good at is winning aerial duels. Why are people now trying to shoot down Wood. His record shows for the past 4 seasons he averages 10+ goals a season. Last season he had a slow start and then picked up in the second half of season. Its clear that Wood wasn't their 1st choice - they reacted and then tried to get another striker in. Like it or not he is a NUFC striker now - the alternative is Gayle - wonder what his stats are for the past 4 years.........anyone, anyone, anyone............. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 14 minutes ago, TRon said: It's strange, I always fancied him to score whenever I watched him in recent years, never really noticed him on the pitch much, but he usually popped up with a goal. But for us he's looked like an absolute donkey. Burnley played to his strengths and used him correctly. He seemed a bit of a strange fit for how we set up though, as he is a poacher that thrives on crosses, something we don't do. So he is basically stuck up on his own to win headers (but we have nobody around him to get on to the flick ons). his play is pretty limited, but we don't play to his strengths which isn't helping him. I don't think he is looking like a donkey as much as we are just not using him in the right way. If we had brought someone in with some pace who could play off him, he would probably be much more useful. Wonder if Howe will do that once Wilson is back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 46 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Is he back in the country yet? 49 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: We don’t play for a week so could still be back in time regardless. If he's in NZ, we won't be seeing him for another 2 weeks with their isolation guidance times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 21 minutes ago, worthy said: It is quite the conundrum that people think he is amazing. Can you quote anyone saying he's amazing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 1 minute ago, neesy111 said: If he's in NZ, we won't be seeing him for another 2 weeks with their isolation guidance times. It seems the affected players are isolating in Dubai. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, neesy111 said: If he's in NZ, we won't be seeing him for another 2 weeks with their isolation guidance times. Oh dear. Not good news if so. Literally a day after transfer deadline day we could be strikerless. Ridiculous. Edited February 1, 2022 by reefatoon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Just now, The Prophet said: It seems the affected players are isolating in Dubai. Hopefully short isolation period. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 This is very, very, incredibly NUFC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, Dr Venkman said: This is very, very, incredibly NUFC. This is very, very exactly NUFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 With a full strength squad between now and end of season I think we play 4-3-3 Bruno, Shelvey and Joelinton in midfield and ASM, Wood and Wilson up top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Do we know the facts yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Is this 2 week isolation a recent development? It seems strange to think we wouldn't be aware of the situation in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoreboard82 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Hopefully he'll be one of those unaffected but this is NUFC after all. See you at the end of the month Chris. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 54 minutes ago, reefatoon said: Burnley played to his strengths and used him correctly. He seemed a bit of a strange fit for how we set up though, as he is a poacher that thrives on crosses, something we don't do. So he is basically stuck up on his own to win headers (but we have nobody around him to get on to the flick ons). his play is pretty limited, but we don't play to his strengths which isn't helping him. I don't think he is looking like a donkey as much as we are just not using him in the right way. If we had brought someone in with some pace who could play off him, he would probably be much more useful. Wonder if Howe will do that once Wilson is back. In theory you would have thought that was the role of ASM and Fraser, but that's now how it's played out. ASM is more about doing his own stuff, and Fraser is usually too deep, neither am I sure he still has any pace worth talking about. Will be interesting to see if how he works with Bruno in the side, as that should allow us to get further up the pitch which means he's not so isolated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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