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The reason he's "not had a sniff" though is partly down to him being too slow to react or having a poor touch in several situations.

 

I think he deffinitely played his part against Leeds, statistically he won an absurd amount of balls in the air so he has to have, but so far in and around the box he's looked poor. 

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10 minutes ago, TotalWar said:

Many on here seem very critical of Wood, a player who has scored 10 or more goals in each of his last 4 seasons.

He has joined a very dysfunctional team, a team that largely doesnt really support the centre forward, that doesnt make runs past the front man, that doesnt cross the ball, or play good balls down the channels.

Callum Wilson appears to be lauded on this forum, but he has only scored one goal in open  play since October, playing in this same dysfunctional side. No doubt Wilson is a good player, but he hadnt looked very good for some time before his injury.

Now weve upgraded our team, maybe we will be less dysfunctional, support the centre forward, make runs off him, get crosses in etc, then Wood, or Wilson will look much better.

 

 

 

It shows how clinical Wilson has been for us giving the tragic lack of quality service into him since he signed, that will all hopefully improve for all of our attackers now under Howe and with the recent new signings. We need to get players closer to Wood either side of him and someone who can get beyond him like a Willock or a Wilson. He has the attributes to be effective, he’s not a clinical goalscorer, nor a poacher, but he can finish. He’s not quick, but he gets himself around and in the air he can be dominant, his first touch isn’t the best, but he’s no donkey. If he can grab 5 or more goals for us, he’ll have done well. A nice early goal against Everton should do his confidence the world of good. Fingers crossed!

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7 hours ago, TotalWar said:

Many on here seem very critical of Wood, a player who has scored 10 or more goals in each of his last 4 seasons.

He has joined a very dysfunctional team, a team that largely doesnt really support the centre forward, that doesnt make runs past the front man, that doesnt cross the ball, or play good balls down the channels.

Callum Wilson appears to be lauded on this forum, but he has only scored one goal in open  play since October, playing in this same dysfunctional side. No doubt Wilson is a good player, but he hadnt looked very good for some time before his injury.

Now weve upgraded our team, maybe we will be less dysfunctional, support the centre forward, make runs off him, get crosses in etc, then Wood, or Wilson will look much better.

 

He scored from open play against Burnley in December fwiw

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On 03/02/2022 at 08:04, TotalWar said:

Many on here seem very critical of Wood, a player who has scored 10 or more goals in each of his last 4 seasons.

He has joined a very dysfunctional team, a team that largely doesnt really support the centre forward, that doesnt make runs past the front man, that doesnt cross the ball, or play good balls down the channels.

Callum Wilson appears to be lauded on this forum, but he has only scored one goal in open  play since October, playing in this same dysfunctional side. No doubt Wilson is a good player, but he hadnt looked very good for some time before his injury.

Now weve upgraded our team, maybe we will be less dysfunctional, support the centre forward, make runs off him, get crosses in etc, then Wood, or Wilson will look much better.

 

 

 

 

Love it when people use stats selectively to prove a point.

 

Here’s another version of the same truth.


Wilson has scored four goals in six weeks for us during this season, a period between Oct and Dec. That’s one more goal than Wood has scored in six months.

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Fantail Breeze said:

 

Love it when people use stats selectively to prove a point.

 

Here’s another version of the same truth.


Wilson has scored four goals in four weeks for us during this season, a period between Oct and Dec. That’s one more goal than Wood has scored in six months.

 

...but in his whole PL career, he's bagged double figures every season, including last season, where he only had three going into the New Year, as he did this season. It's hardly selective.

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On 03/02/2022 at 09:05, jackyboy said:

He'll score a couple of braces or perhaps a hat trick before the end of the season

 

He just needs to hold the ball up better and allow runners time to get around him. After that the goals will be a bonus. Hopefully with the new signings, especially Bruno, and a few weeks training under his belt, we'll see more understanding with his teammates.

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12 hours ago, The Prophet said:

 

...but in his whole PL career, he's bagged double figures every season, including last season, where he only had three going into the New Year, as he did this season. It's hardly selective.

 

In a team of troglodytes whose entire raison d'etre was to lump the ball as hard as they could at the box every chance they got.

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I've no issue with this signing and was impressed with him at Leeds, but the fact remains that with Wilson out for nearly the whole of the rest of the season, we're weaker in attacking areas than we were in early December. Can't help but think we should have also brought in a younger forward player, even from the Championship in January. They didn't need to be a long term option.

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23 minutes ago, Dandy Man said:

He is going to be away for NZ World Cup qualifiers from 18th-30th March (assuming they get to final) which means he is missing Palace at home at a minimum - fuck knows who will be playing up front in that match

That game will get moved if Palace beat Stoke in the next round of the cup

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Think it works both way. Our midfield had little control of the match and he has to come deeper to support or get the ball. With Bruno in, hopefully this means that he can benefit from staying up front and feeding on the chances created.

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