Pilko Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 1 hour ago, The Butcher said: Perez went on a few decent scoring streaks. Worked hard, but a very limited footballer. We robbed Leicester blind. I think that's really harsh. We definitely cashed in during a rich period of form and one of his peaks with us and got a great fee, but I wouldn't describe him is limited. His lob away at Leicester, that amazing backheel flick away at WBA in the blue and green kit, one with the outside of his boot at a mad angle at Vicarage Road, the great goal away at Blackburn in the cup to clinch it. Many many other crisp and accurate finishes. His key strength was his pressing and positioning and ability to win the ball high but he was technically very decent, "limited" not by any stretch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Perez under a coach like Howe would have been extremely good. He was a quality player who never reached a consistently high level. All the parts were there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 He'd be class in this setup. Or 18/19 Perez would be anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Perez in the fairly good bracket for me, scored some really clever, well executed goals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 (edited) He drove me absolutely crazy and he wasn't so much prolific as he was streaky. I appreciated the need for him to be in the team though, even though I'd question it every time he needlessly lost possession in matches where we regularly had limited possession. Edited October 14, 2022 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Michail Antonio is West Ham's all time PL top scorer. Pretty remarkable. If there was ever a marksman for Villa it was Dwight Yorke. And he won a trophy so Agbonlahor can shut up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 7 hours ago, Groundhog63 said: Aye, I was surprised. Liked him from the get go. Looked like he had a touch on him. Should've gone to Arsenal, their kind of player all day. He was never good enough for Arsenal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Maximin Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 (edited) Perez is one of those players that gets judged more harshly on his end-product because he’s thought of as a striker, despite typically not playing there. He was an attacking mid/winger that scored 12 in a Rafa team that finished 13th and people thought was terrible. He was frustrating mind, due to to the sheer disparity between how he started and ended the seasons. Edited October 15, 2022 by St. Maximin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Thought he was brilliant in his first two seasons. And very good under Eafa for that half season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpersForGoalposts Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 I thought he was really poor. He had a run of goals through being the only outlet we had when we were terrible, but technically he was extremely limited and his attitude stank. Cupping your ears to your own fans? Exceptionally poorly judged. Absolutely no surprise that he's been awful at Leicester. We robbed them blind. Another striker who seems to be overinflated by the media right now is Toney. Am I the only one who thinks he's a less injury prone, but much less capable Carroll, who loves knocking in pens? Don't get it TBH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 9 minutes ago, JumpersForGoalposts said: I thought he was really poor. He had a run of goals through being the only outlet we had when we were terrible, but technically he was extremely limited and his attitude stank. Cupping your ears to your own fans? Exceptionally poorly judged. Absolutely no surprise that he's been awful at Leicester. We robbed them blind. Another striker who seems to be overinflated by the media right now is Toney. Am I the only one who thinks he's a less injury prone, but much less capable Carroll, who loves knocking in pens? Don't get it TBH. He didn't cup them to be fair, it was fingers in ears to shut out the noise from the weapons that were constantly on his back. Worked an absolute treat. For such a "technically limited" footballer he scored some technically impressive goals. He'd be a real asset in a Howe squad, I've no doubt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpersForGoalposts Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, NEEJ said: He didn't cup them to be fair, it was fingers in ears to shut out the noise from the weapons that were constantly on his back. Worked an absolute treat. For such a "technically limited" footballer he scored some technically impressive goals. He'd be a real asset in a Howe squad, I've no doubt. Fair point about the fingers in ears. Still disagree about him being an asset. A cursory look at Leicester forums show that they are clamouring to get him off their wage bill, with only a year left on his contract. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Perez was a talented player. Not good enough for a top 6 club. But in the right setup a very effective second striker or wide forward type player. Good enough for a top 8-10 team when playing well but on his worst days wouldn’t look misplaced at Watford. I think most of us knew he wasn’t good enough to thrive at Leicester. There would be times where he wasn’t ‘on it’ and then he just wouldn’t get in that team. If a striker can stay fit. score 10 goals non penalties. Score 90% of their penalties on top. Hold it up well, battle defenders, link it up some - that’s a good PL striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 10 minutes ago, JumpersForGoalposts said: Fair point about the fingers in ears. Still disagree about him being an asset. A cursory look at Leicester forums show that they are clamouring to get him off their wage bill, with only a year left on his contract. He’s too streaky for Leicester. For us he could have 10 stinkers back to back and still start. Eventually hitting a purple patch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Geordie Ahmed Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 2 hours ago, JumpersForGoalposts said: Fair point about the fingers in ears. Still disagree about him being an asset. A cursory look at Leicester forums show that they are clamouring to get him off their wage bill, with only a year left on his contract. What he has or hasn't done for Leicester is irrelevant to us He was overall a decent player for us, especially considering how little we paid for him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 i'd take perez back on loan or for smaller fee, Him and almiron etc fighting for a starting spot under Eddies management would be great Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 39 minutes ago, 54 said: Fucking hell man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 (edited) Fucking moron. Shocking how much racism seems to be regular thing again. Edited October 15, 2022 by Tiresias Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Kid's fucked it. Love to see it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, Pixelphish said: Kid's fucked it. Love to see it. Yeap, any career he might have wanted, any relationships he may pursue and if they have any sense any friends he has, will fuck him off into the sea, and good riddance the horrid prick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 There really is just no need. Hope he gets his karma Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Upset and scared now is he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 In the comments there was more racist abuse visible on his social media. What is wrong with people? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 16 minutes ago, Tiresias said: In the comments there was more racist abuse visible on his social media. What is wrong with people? A lot of people are dangerously thick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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