AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Thought he was alright today, some nice touches and not many mistakes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I can't remember a single time he's beaten a man with his pace since he joined Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 His inability to use his pace to get in behind is weird like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 4 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Thought he was alright today, some nice touches and not many mistakes. How many times did he beat his man? How many dangerous balls did he put into the box? How many chances created? How many shots did he have on goal? They're all metrics we should be using for how well a winger has played. Honestly think the bar that some people set to say he's had an alright game is ridiculously low. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Just now, Wallsendmag said: How many times did he beat his man? How many dangerous balls did he put into the box? How many chances created? How many shots did he have on goal? They're all metrics we should be using for how well a winger has played. Honestly think the bar that some people set to say he's had an alright game is ridiculously low. Just thought he played OK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 3 minutes ago, Wallsendmag said: Honestly think the bar that some people set to say he's had an alright game is ridiculously low. He wasnt utter shite, and did his basics ok enough. Thats the Elanga bar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 He's set the bar so low that an average performance is seen as decent in his perspective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 1 hour ago, Wallsendmag said: How many times did he beat his man? How many dangerous balls did he put into the box? How many chances created? How many shots did he have on goal? They're all metrics we should be using for how well a winger has played. Honestly think the bar that some people set to say he's had an alright game is ridiculously low. Totally agree. Some people on here are so desperate to see him succeed here, they’re continuously lowering the bar of acceptability to accommodate it. Third highest signing of all time for us. Contributed the sum total of fuck all and hasn’t shown anything to indicate there is any cerebral activity going on upstairs. Be interested to know at what point those who continue to lower their expectations of him just accept he’s not good enough… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 1 hour ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Thought he was alright today, some nice touches and not many mistakes. Ok isn't good enough - I'm hoping we see a different player next season. When you compare the goal threat of Barnes to his - it's none existent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 1 hour ago, nufc123 said: He wasnt utter shite, and did his basics ok enough. Thats the Elanga bar. That’s not an acceptable bar for a £55m signing after nearly 8 months here. He’s fucking rotten man. Utter dogshit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 2 minutes ago, Minhosa said: That’s not an acceptable bar for a £55m signing after nearly 8 months here. Yes I agree Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I do feel a bit sorry for him as we don't play to what should be his strengths very much, if at all (releasing him into space) but the absence of basics sometimes is astounding. Do think we've dropped a massive bollock with him and Wissa, £100m+ on players who thrived in specific systems isn't looking too clever right now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
500bhp Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 2 hours ago, joeyt said: I can't remember a single time he's beaten a man with his pace since he joined From memory (and I could be wrong) but he did it twice in the first 20 mins at home to Barcelona. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 53 minutes ago, Minhosa said: Totally agree. Some people on here are so desperate to see him succeed here, they’re continuously lowering the bar of acceptability to accommodate it. Third highest signing of all time for us. Contributed the sum total of fuck all and hasn’t shown anything to indicate there is any cerebral activity going on upstairs. Be interested to know at what point those who continue to lower their expectations of him just accept he’s not good enough… It sounds harsh, but I fear it will ultimately be proven true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 5 minutes ago, Kilcline said: I do feel a bit sorry for him as we don't play to what should be his strengths very much, if at all (releasing him into space) but the absence of basics sometimes is astounding. Do think we've dropped a massive bollock with him and Wissa, £100m+ on players who thrived in specific systems isn't looking too clever right now We could have signed 5 decent players for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsonsWonderland Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Nobody plays the ball into space for him or any of our front players to run on to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 i know its not saying much, but today was far from his worst game for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 2 hours ago, duo said: Ok isn't good enough - I'm hoping we see a different player next season. When you compare the goal threat of Barnes to his - it's none existent. I don't think it's good enough either but plenty of our other players are just OK as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 He's worse than shit. Even his 'best' performances (2 off the top of my head) are extremely average. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 43 minutes ago, RobsonsWonderland said: Nobody plays the ball into space for him or any of our front players to run on to. He never times his runs to get the ball in space Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 45 minutes ago, RobsonsWonderland said: Nobody plays the ball into space for him or any of our front players to run on to. Everyone else’s fault then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Most alarming thing today for me. Was that he didn’t look anywhere near as fast as usual. He’s been crap, but the pace has still been there. Got done for speed by Gueye and Mykolenko FFS. Not going to keep on. As it’s getting boring and we all know it. But pound for pound. He is looking like one of the worst signings we’ve ever made. In the Prem era, anyway. £55m and he barely looks worth £5m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricWizard Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) You can recoup a bit by selling his hooves for glue. Edited February 28 by ElectricWizard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandrotastico Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 1 hour ago, Kilcline said: I do feel a bit sorry for him as we don't play to what should be his strengths very much, if at all (releasing him into space) but the absence of basics sometimes is astounding. Do think we've dropped a massive bollock with him and Wissa, £100m+ on players who thrived in specific systems isn't looking too clever right now Agree and the german fumaca! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanegg Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 1 hour ago, 500bhp said: From memory (and I could be wrong) but he did it twice in the first 20 mins at home to Barcelona. He looked great that game. Liverpool at home alright too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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