Sibierski Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 He seriously needs to improve his striking. Only part of his game that hasn’t improved since we signed him. Has the occasional good effort, but by large it’s still rushed efforts or poor technique. Hopefully it’s something he can improve because rest of his game is great, and his energy gets him into good areas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 A doubt for England according to Hope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 3 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: A doubt for England according to Hope. The only doubt should be whether we call the FA tonight or in the morning, give the lad some rest and away for the warm weather training. And I say that as someone who looks forward to going to watch England and seeing our lads play! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 (edited) I thought he was thr one negative today. Didn’t cause any problems right or left and was weak/wasteful with the chances that came his way. Barnes may not be as good as him. But based on this season. His numbers say otherwise and he has been more effective with the time he’s had on the pitch. I’m sure he will rediscover his form. But he has had more bad games than good so far. Edited November 10 by Lush Vlad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 16 hours ago, Lush Vlad said: I thought he was thr one negative today. Didn’t cause any problems right or left and was weak/wasteful with the chances that came his way. Barnes may not be as good as him. But based on this season. His numbers say otherwise and he has been more effective with the time he’s had on the pitch. I’m sure he will rediscover his form. But he has had more bad games than good so far. Thought his tracking back and defensive work was class on the breaks. Don't see Barnes managing that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSG Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 Still gone away with England, despite 8 others pulling out of the squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 getting some undeserved stick. he wasnt that bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola14 Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 was also really good against Arsenal people so quick to forget Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 18 minutes ago, Ginola14 said: was also really good against Arsenal people so quick to forget This. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vexred Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 The club should make sure he isn't played in both England matches. Would've been better if he'd withdrawn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 6 minutes ago, vexred said: The club should make sure he isn't played in both England matches. Would've been better if he'd withdrawn. You ever thought the lad might want to play and try and cement an England place? don’t think him playing and improving form is that bad a thing aswell see the euros u21 tournament the summer before last Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vexred Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 20 minutes ago, tgarve said: You ever thought the lad might want to play and try and cement an England place? don’t think him playing and improving form is that bad a thing aswell see the euros u21 tournament the summer before last I'm sure he does, just like all of the other England players that have withdrawn. These are two meaningless matches before the start of a busy winter schedule. I'd prefer him to rest and not risk injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 Think he's a victim of his own success tbh. He's still crazily important to how we play, even if he's not hitting the heights of last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelinton7 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 https://x.com/domscurr/status/1856971161294291091?s=46&t=DcLbGwd6hoDY9gGMy-ZgEw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Definitely getting injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choppy Chop Chop Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Really don't get the unnecessary slagging off of our players on this forum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Is he getting slagged off? Or are people just rightly pointing out he hasn't been anywhere near as effective as last season or playing at the same levels? I thought he was great against Arsenal. Poor by his standards against Forest. Seems like he has a bit of a nagging injury and until recently, the team has been below par. So that would go some way to explaining it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Teams may well have gotten better at limiting him but he still has to be dealt with. Which creates space for other players and then you look at how Joe and Joe have been able to cause a different problem on the opposite flank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Thought he was decent against Forest personally. I have different expectations of him and Barnes. I don’t expect Gordon to be as ruthless in the final third as Barnes. He’s not consistently shown that ability in his career. I do think he could be sharper in that area this season. And I expect him to be in position to score more scruffy goals than he has so far. Barnes is a finisher. He’s ball striking is considerably cleaner. But I don’t expect the same level of work rate, tracking back, being a constant menace on the ball as Gordon. That’s not his game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 1 hour ago, The College Dropout said: Thought he was decent against Forest personally. I have different expectations of him and Barnes. I don’t expect Gordon to be as ruthless in the final third as Barnes. He’s not consistently shown that ability in his career. I do think he could be sharper in that area this season. And I expect him to be in position to score more scruffy goals than he has so far. Barnes is a finisher. He’s ball striking is considerably cleaner. But I don’t expect the same level of work rate, tracking back, being a constant menace on the ball as Gordon. That’s not his game. Agree with all of this. Can’t see AG ever making a CF. Have no confidence in his finishing. Maybe he’ll have Bellamy transformation one summer. Actually think he could make a decent 8 as he gets older and fills out a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 1 minute ago, LFEE said: Agree with all of this. Can’t see AG ever making a CF. Have no confidence in his finishing. Maybe he’ll have Bellamy transformation one summer. Actually think he could make a decent 8 as he gets older and fills out a bit. I think he could be a CF. Hes got the ability to score scruffy goals. Movement and desire is more important than ball striking. When he’s confident he’s a composed finisher. But I wouldn’t expect him to score the types of goals Barnes scores with the sams level of efficiency. At least not now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 Scores for the 3 Lions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Erikse Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 (edited) 2 hours ago, PauloGeordio said: The other guy (whoever that is) looks so proud. Spoiler I know who that is Edited November 17 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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