Gallowgate Toon Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Think he'll be benched for Brighton. 10 touches and 5 attempted passes is absolute madness. His pressing felt very flat to me as well. Maybe Howe told him to stay and occupy the CBs but with how packed they had the centre that just felt like a total waste of his talents. He rarely seemed to move out of a zone but he's meant to be one of our key links for play in-and-around the box. Feel like if that's not Liverpool then Howe keeps him on with Wilson to find another route to score. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Aside from their goals I think both he and Wilson have looked abit out of form. Really dont want to play them together atm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingArthur Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 He should have dropped of to collect to ball and draw the centreback with him. That would have made it easier to create space Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 19 minutes ago, KingArthur said: He should have dropped of to collect to ball and draw the centreback with him. That would have made it easier to create space And he's often really good at this as well which is why it's so bewildering that it never happened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingArthur Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, Gallowgate Toon said: And he's often really good at this as well which is why it's so bewildering that it never happened. Exactly. He was (and often is) clearly told to occupy CBs and run behind when possible, but it just didn't work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Still think we have a lack of creativity in midfield which makes it tough for the strikers at times. We pretty much only create stuff from the wing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 But Isak has to contribute to that too. It's hard for midfielders to find links with a static striker against a deep side. We were in plenty of situations around the box where if Isak offers the option for a 1-2 or moves slightly wider to help create angles then there's more to work with. Kane is absolutely excellent at it and Isak has shown he's extremely capable of that before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Don’t understand why he wasn’t going wide or deep to get the ball. That’s his game. You Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Likely would have scored and put us 2-0 up had Van Dyke not brought him down, totally different game then . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Just now, Geogaddi said: Likely would have scored and put us 2-0 up had Van Dyke not brought him down, totally different game then . ^ 100% Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Red card aside he was anonymous. Similar to Man city. I'm still not convinced we are going to see the best of him as a no.9 in our formation. As others said he seems most dangerous when he drops to link play or pulls out wide. But when we only have two strikers in the squad then we can't really risk playing them both together at the same time from the start as there's nothing in reserve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palestoon Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Hope Howe sticks with him vs BHA. They will commit alot of men forward and he should thrive playing off the shoulder of a slow dunk/webster/Milner back line Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Our attackers also need to get him the ball more often than not, too often seeing guys with lesser ability taking wild shots when they should be finding the striker too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Folk forgetting that 2 games ago his first goal was a proper 'number 9' finish and positioning then his second goal was all down to his pressing that apparently he's now really bad at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 No need to think about him IMO, only thing he needs is to left on the pitch for longer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 We don’t play ‘off’ him very much. He need that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 ^ what I’m saying. Often he’s showing for the ball near the box and he’s not getting it. Need to feed Isak. He can create his own shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Loves to play off the shoulder and sadly not getting much of a service. Gordon was the only player to find him. Hopefully Tonali will in time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 On 26/08/2023 at 14:38, madras said: Ten to nine, some people are here like, seven. Guess who. Can't believe I missed this until now. Amazing stuff. Can't help but post the link (I'm presuming again lol) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 So alone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 I’m sure he seems the type of lad who’ll voice his opinion to Eddie about the lack of service. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Also has to be said he could have done better almost everything he did today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, nufc123 said: Also has to be said he could have done better almost everything he did today. He gets far too isolated the way we are set up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 bored of this now,they should both start and be like our Bellamy and shearer in games like this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 3 minutes ago, madras said: He gets far too isolated the way we are set up. He does but he also screwed a sitter, made a weird run for the first chance, and cutting in without even trying to shoot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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