gbandit Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Agreed on the position, I like him and we need a player who can score from 20 yards but we needed that player on our right. I still think he’ll be overall a good signing for us but there were some priority signings we needed before him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 7 minutes ago, James said: Weren’t some Leicester fans saying he could be a bit static and lazy. That’s what we saw tonight. Don’t see how he fits in a Howe team We saw similar from Joe W tonight. Could also be they're just coming back from long term injuries and just playing their way back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Wont be to hard on him. Just back from injury and he saved us against Luton, but that was a shite performance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Hoping it’s just match sharpness, and still getting to know team due to missing large periods, but not only was he poor tonight, I’ve not been sold on him yet. Seems more a moment player so far rather then out right performance. Which at £40m isn’t ideal. Hopefully by end of season we start to see more as both of the points highlighted at start improve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I wonder if there was one person on here who thought he was scoring that pen? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Poor game today but christ, people making their judgements on him already when he's had no chance to do anything yet. Hell, saving us vs Luton is more noteworthy than his poor performance tonight but this performance tonight seems 'it' for people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Would love him to prove me wrong, one decent cut in and shot over the bar, still early days but just don’t see him offering the creativity where crying out for, looks very predictable in the attacking 3rd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Hasn't he been injured for like 80% of his time at the club? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 minute ago, Whitley mag said: Would love him to prove me wrong, one decent cut in and shot over the bar, still early days but just don’t see him offering the creativity where crying out for, looks very predictable in the attacking 3rd. Agreed. Early days and all that but Doesn’t seem to have any dribbling ability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrymac1966 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 minute ago, Rafalove said: Obvious pun and gag here that must be avoided Agreed. Early days and all that but Doesn’t seem to have any dribbling ability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Don't think he was bought to be a creator, he's a finisher. We badly lacked one at times last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir_9 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 He will come good and as stated earlier the goal against Luton was vital. If memory serves he scored in pre-season and on the first day with great runs into the box which I think he used to do for Leicester as well. Will be a useful option to have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 6 minutes ago, Rafalove said: Agreed. Early days and all that but Doesn’t seem to have any dribbling ability. He’s not really a dribbler, he’s more like an efficiency player. Gets the ball, makes a decision and an action, executes a shot (usually). See him as much more a wide forward than a creative player. He was wank tonight of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 23 minutes ago, Aiston said: Poor game today but christ, people making their judgements on him already when he's had no chance to do anything yet. Hell, saving us vs Luton is more noteworthy than his poor performance tonight but this performance tonight seems 'it' for people. That's the forum right now, only able to look past two previous games at most. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jow Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 He’s getting similar reviews as to what Gordon got after a couple of games. We know how that ended up. He’s been injured most of the season but has still been a handful in the majority of games he’s played. He’s a vast improvement on Murphy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Some ridiculous overreaction from some It's fine to say he was poor because he was but talk of sending him back or questioning the signing is absurd He's been injured for a long time so we need to be patient whilst he builds up his fitness Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 6 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: He’s not really a dribbler, he’s more like an efficiency player. Gets the ball, makes a decision and an action, executes a shot (usually). See him as much more a wide forward than a creative player. He was wank tonight of course. Yeah, from the few times I saw him at Leicester, this is what I thought. I’m banking on Eddie being able to make it work with him, but I’m skeptical. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2 minutes ago, Big Jow said: He’s a vast improvement on Murphy. They play a different position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jow Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2 minutes ago, Pata said: They play a different position. I say that as I expect Murphy drops out and Gordon takes his position with Barnes on the left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 42 minutes ago, Rafalove said: I’m banking on Eddie being able to make it work with him, but I’m skeptical. What?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Ropey performance but he hit that ball beautifully for that long range effort, which is a somewhat encouraging sign. We could really do with someone (other than our CB) who can ping one from outside the box - it's definitely something we've lacked in our attacking arsenal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Just now, Yorkie said: Ropey performance but he hit that ball beautifully for that long range effort, which is a somewhat encouraging sign. We could really do with someone (other than our CB) who can ping one from outside the box - it's definitely something we've lacked in our attacking arsenal. 100% need someone who can just lash it. I know the game has changed but how many times did Lampard and Gerrard shitping one to save their teams. Not sure if Tonali has that in his locker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 7 hours ago, Rafalove said: Yeah, from the few times I saw him at Leicester, this is what I thought. I’m banking on Eddie being able to make it work with him, but I’m skeptical. If he’s going to be playing as IF, then we probably need the LB to be providing the width then, otherwise it ends up easier to mark him. Feels we’re stuck between two places. Don’t play with full backs hitting byline, so go centrally, but then we don’t have the players to move the ball around quickly centrally except Bruno. Ends up in stodgy stuff like last night. Feels we’ve got the personal to change it though, which would help with Barnes. Off topic, but felt Gordon was good through middle (finishing aside). Constant great movement and run, which enabled space for Barnes who just needed to hit the back post more instead of staying safe outside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 He was always a player for Howe’s “intensity is our identity” system rather than anything else. Run Gordon into the ground for 60-65 mins then Barnes comes on to do the same to the opposition right back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 3 minutes ago, Nucasol said: He was always a player for Howe’s “intensity is our identity” system rather than anything else. Run Gordon into the ground for 60-65 mins then Barnes comes on to do the same to the opposition right back. I'm not sure that's true, Barnes has never really been a grafter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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