Hudson Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 7 hours ago, Conjo said: If he pops up with a goal and an assist every game then he does what we brought him here for, but still feel he was our worst player today. The assist came from a brilliant piece of pressing, but it was one short moment and nothing before or after. His goal was harder to miss than hit, and he nearly managed it. We need him to start converting chances like the one Barnes created for him. Hopefully today boosted his confidence and he manages to find some consistent form for the rest of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 12 hours ago, Conjo said: If he pops up with a goal and an assist every game then he does what we brought him here for, but still feel he was our worst player today. The assist came from a brilliant piece of pressing, but it was one short moment and nothing before or after. His goal was harder to miss than hit, and he nearly managed it. We need him to start converting chances like the one Barnes created for him. Hopefully today boosted his confidence and he manages to find some consistent form for the rest of the season. I don't see it. He was heavily involved in our pressing and he was a big reason why it worked so well. Dropping in to get on the ball, he looked miles better and more polished than previous games. He wasn't consistently having a poor touch or giving it away with a crap pass. I think he was only offside once? Big improvement I thought even outside of the goal and assist. He looked miles better and far more confident. Like the early goal did him the world of good and suddenly wasn't trying so hard, that he was playing all stiff and rigid. Although based on that picture after he scored. Maybe he was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 13 minutes ago, Lush Vlad said: I don't see it. He was heavily involved in our pressing and he was a big reason why it worked so well. Dropping in to get on the ball, he looked miles better and more polished than previous games. He wasn't consistently having a poor touch or giving it away with a crap pass. I think he was only offside once? Big improvement I thought even outside of the goal and assist. He looked miles better and far more confident. Like the early goal did him the world of good and suddenly wasn't trying so hard, that he was playing all stiff and rigid. Although based on that picture after he scored. Maybe he was. Even if his finishing isn't as clinical as Isak's, his pressing is 10x more effective. That was a big factor in the first two goals which basically won us the tie. The goal and assist were thoroughly deserved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 His pressing is really good aye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 His pressing is good and he seemed more agile and fast, very positive. Keep mentioning it, but his shooting is weird, not sure I've seen him hit a ball cleanly for us yet and everything falls to his left. That'll need to improve. He scuffed the goal, then completely missed Barnes ball across. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novocastrian Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Not convinced he’s a CF but he scored and assisted and he worked hard so fair play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 11 minutes ago, TaylorJ_01 said: His pressing is good and he seemed more agile and fast, very positive. Keep mentioning it, but his shooting is weird, not sure I've seen him hit a ball cleanly for us yet and everything falls to his left. That'll need to improve. He scuffed the goal, then completely missed Barnes ball across. We haven't seen him strike the ball cleanly yet he's still scored 3 goals in open play. I'm hoping that's just rust from the layoff and we'll see him hitting a few pearlers as the season progresses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I think it was Owen (yeah, yeah, I know) who once said he’d sometimes avoid striking the ball perfectly in front of goal. There’s something in that imo; scuffed shots can be awkward, unpredictable, and harder for keepers to read. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 That sounds like such an Owen thing to say. "Yeah I deliberately scuffed that one" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 14 hours ago, Fak said: His wife and kids are gonna see that Surely they have already? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 15 hours ago, The Prophet said: Seems he really, really enjoyed his goal... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lush Vlad said: I don't see it. He was heavily involved in our pressing and he was a big reason why it worked so well. Dropping in to get on the ball, he looked miles better and more polished than previous games. He wasn't consistently having a poor touch or giving it away with a crap pass. I think he was only offside once? Big improvement I thought even outside of the goal and assist. He looked miles better and far more confident. Like the early goal did him the world of good and suddenly wasn't trying so hard, that he was playing all stiff and rigid. Although based on that picture after he scored. Maybe he was. Agreed, its the first time hes really started to look like the Wissa I thought we'd signed but with alot of changes to his role. There are 2 things at play with him. Firstly, coming back from a serious injury and getting up to speed. Then secondly being coached to play a bit differently. Edited January 22 by relámpago blanco Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 2 hours ago, McCormick said: I think it was Owen (yeah, yeah, I know) who once said he’d sometimes avoid striking the ball perfectly in front of goal. There’s something in that imo; scuffed shots can be awkward, unpredictable, and harder for keepers to read. Ozil would deliberately bounce it into the ground Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 19 hours ago, The Prophet said: Seems he really, really enjoyed his goal... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 22 hours ago, The Prophet said: Seems he really, really enjoyed his goal... Gobbling that up if we beat PSG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Just listened to his interview on .cock. He revealed an important pre match routine. “Clean shit. First goal, first assist.” I sheet you not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, Coffee_Johnny said: Just listened to his interview on .cock. He revealed an important pre match routine. “Clean shit. First goal, first assist.” I sheet you not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, Coffee_Johnny said: Just listened to his interview on .cock. He revealed an important pre match routine. “Clean shit. First goal, first assist.” I sheet you not. Looks like The Butcher is onto something Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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huss9 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 23 hours ago, Conjo said: If he pops up with a goal and an assist every game then he does what we brought him here for, but still feel he was our worst player today. The assist came from a brilliant piece of pressing, but it was one short moment and nothing before or after. His goal was harder to miss than hit, and he nearly managed it. We need him to start converting chances like the one Barnes created for him. Hopefully today boosted his confidence and he manages to find some consistent form for the rest of the season. goal poachers often dont have a "great game" - see Haaland. its about goals and, to a lesser extent, assists. nowt else matters in the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, huss9 said: goal poachers often dont have a "great game" - see Haaland. its about goals and, to a lesser extent, assists. nowt else matters in the end. I don’t remember Andy Cole having many match-controlling performances - I also don’t remember anyone complaining when he just kept scoring. It’s an odd criticism - it’s like saying ‘sure, the goalkeeper kept a clean sheet and made a couple of vital saves, but he wasn’t finding gaps every five minutes with incisive passing’ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 3 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: I don’t remember Andy Cole having many match-controlling performances - I also don’t remember anyone complaining when he just kept scoring. It’s an odd criticism - it’s like saying ‘sure, the goalkeeper kept a clean sheet and made a couple of vital saves, but he wasn’t finding gaps every five minutes with incisive passing’ If Wissa keeps scoring I won't complain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 5 hours ago, PauloGeordio said: He absolutely loves the club like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) Feels like recently we’ve had no focal point in attack and been a bit blunt, Wissa missing chances and Woltemade not really fitting the system and looking at bit fatigued (understandably). There were signs vs PSV that Wissa’s getting back to close to his best fitness and he said as much after the match which will make a massive difference in upcoming matches (Fwiw I also think Woltemade will bag more goals too) Edited January 23 by ExiledGeordie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 3 hours ago, Menace said: He absolutely loves the club like How could he not😉 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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