nufc123 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 4 minutes ago, The Prophet said: I don't think he's having a dig. Neither do I, but its not a very smart comment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 7 minutes ago, nufc123 said: Neither do I, but its not a very smart comment. It's a fair observation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) 17 minutes ago, The Prophet said: I don't think he's having a dig. I'm with you on that, I didn't interpret it as a dig. He just forgot to mention the part about the crowd being shaky because we know from past experience that this team is incapable of holding onto a lead Edited March 22 by Moose Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 minute ago, The Prophet said: It's a fair observation. Its fair enough, but hes handing the problem over to the fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 7 minutes ago, nufc123 said: Its fair enough, but hes handing the problem over to the fans. It's a fair interpretation, but it doesn't read like that to me, more that the crowd naturally become nervous as a result of the team's actions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 29 minutes ago, The Prophet said: I don't think he's having a dig. He's not at all. The fact he references "we" so many times after shows you what he's saying. "We were poor", "We havent fixed it", "We let them in". It's an acknowledgement that the fans are justified, imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 14 minutes ago, nufc123 said: Its fair enough, but hes handing the problem over to the fans. It’s not Pardew levels, but probably trying to say the players feel it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, Yorkie said: @The Butcher do us a favour and stop peddling fake news/literally anything from Twitter. Looks like you got it wrong. Doubt a local journo would lie about it like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 4 minutes ago, The Butcher said: Looks like you got it wrong. Doubt a local journo would lie about it like. Still, feel free to stop sharing absolute bilge from that shithole. Including fucking hilarious AI images of Howe's face superimposed into Jeffrey Epstein. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 2 minutes ago, Yorkie said: Still, feel free to stop sharing absolute bilge from that shithole. Including fucking hilarious AI images of Howe's face superimposed into Jeffrey Epstein. Just put me on ignore, man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 If only I could. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Ditto Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsonsWonderland Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 17 goals and now scoring in open play And he would be well into the 20's if he had played cf all year. He has divided the fan base since day 1 but he is the least of our problems this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, RobsonsWonderland said: 17 goals and now scoring in open play And he would be well into the 20's if he had played cf all year. He has divided the fan base since day 1 but he is the least of our problems this season. Different player since he’s been moved to the central position, credit to him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Would love to see him how City use Semenyo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Thought he took that goal really well, had me thinking he's a striker for a second. Then I saw the other chances and thought nah. Not the worst of our lot today but faded badly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Had a shaky start to rhe season and looked lacklustre at times and questionable effort but since he's been asked to play that CF position I can't say a bad word about him, he's leaving everything on the pitch, chasing everything down, putting himself about and carrying the team for goals, the very least of our problems and if we had 11 players with his commitment over the last few months we'd be in the CL places. What he said after the game yesterday stood out to me as him admitting the team weren't good enough, understanding the crowd get uneasy because what happens is inevitable, it's a known problem that hasn't been fixed and it's the players fault for not sorting it out. Nothing wrong in what was said at all, taking accountability and showing leadership. I've given him pelters in the past and rightly so, but he deserves praise for his attitude and application recently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 To be fair I think we should really consider giving him permanent ST position if we won’t change our playstyle next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 4 hours ago, r0cafella said: Thought he took that goal really well, had me thinking he's a striker for a second. Then I saw the other chances and thought nah. Not the worst of our lot today but faded badly. It's funny you say that because I thought the opposite re the chances, he's only really got the one finish/part of the goal to aim for when he cuts in off the left and doesn't have Barnes' quality from that area but if he's central he can have a bit more variety, although he's obviously far from the finished article when it comes to finishing wherever he plays Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Just now, Kilcline said: It's funny you say that because I thought the opposite re the chances, he's only really got the one finish/part of the goal to aim for when he cuts in off the left and doesn't have Barnes' quality from that area but if he's central he can have a bit more variety, although he's obviously far from the finished article when it comes to finishing wherever he plays I think he's a poor finisher generally and really wouldn't want him playing up front long term. He's got pace but that's about it, we'd basically be looking ourselves into a transitional style (which is fine but we might as well go get a striker who offers us more than just pace it that's the case). Not being the finished article is something often repeated but how much more improvement are we expecting out of players who are 24? For me they are practically the finished article at that age with only minor polishing left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillaume Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 If he could keep the ball down he'd have had a hat trick yesterday. But he can't, and again proves he's not the top player he thinks he is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 minute ago, r0cafella said: I think he's a poor finisher generally and really wouldn't want him playing up front long term. He's got pace but that's about it, we'd basically be looking ourselves into a transitional style (which is fine but we might as well go get a striker who offers us more than just pace it that's the case). Not being the finished article is something often repeated but how much more improvement are we expecting out of players who are 24? For me they are practically the finished article at that age with only minor polishing left. I do think you can "learn" to finish at that age, but whether he's able to do it, already has a baseline instinct for finishing (my biggest doubt), and whether we can afford to wait and see if he learns is another matter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, Guillaume said: If he could keep the ball down he'd have had a hat trick yesterday. But he can't, and again proves he's not the top player he thinks he is. His finish for the opener was great, but those two he skied were criminal. He muffed them both in exactly the same way as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 minute ago, TRon said: His finish for the opener was great, but those two he skied were criminal. He muffed them both in exactly the same way as well. I don't think they were criminal personally, he does need to be hitting the target mind. Give the keeper something to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Just now, r0cafella said: I don't think they were criminal personally, he does need to be hitting the target mind. Give the keeper something to do. He had time to set himself and take aim. Usually you would curl those into the far corner but both shots were ballooned over the middle of the crossbar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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