KingArthur Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I think he really needs a preseason under Howe. He needs work his movement in the box and bulk up a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Just now, nemtizz said: It's mainly his fault. Extremely weak, poor positioning and struggles to head the ball. How many times this season has a great cross/pass been wasted because he's 5 yards deeper than he should be. Hes not blameless, but what is he supposed to work with? One decent cross per away game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Another performance without a goal or assist. Things are simmering nicely, hopefully the home crowd can rachet things up to Elanga levels over the next week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyBartoon Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 He’s a 10, it’s really that simple. It won’t work out for him here if they continue to play him as a 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I know I bemoaned him being too deep in the box but it's just a lack of instinct. He was a lot better earlier in the season when he was picking up the ball from deep and affecting play. Clearly he has been told to play further up but it's not his game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 14 minutes ago, Pilko said: He's obviously a talented player but doesn't have any striking instincts whatsoever. Too flimsy to hold the ball up against PL defenders as well. He does his best but tends to come off second best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 He's not a natural striker - would love to see stats of how many shots he's actually had at goal. Majority of attempts seem to come from his head. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Still don't really understand what he is. Does Eddie? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 13 minutes ago, TRC said: Sadly getting hung out to dry by not playing to his strengths What are his strengths out of interest? He looked so much better in the number 10 against Bournemouth, not playing him there today was baffling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 11 minutes ago, TRC said: Probably because he’s not a target man? Thank god we're not hoofing the ball up to him then. I'm talking about crosses and cut backs that every striker should be feeding on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 minutes ago, joeyt said: What are his strengths out of interest? He looked so much better in the number 10 against Bournemouth, not playing him there today was baffling Needs to be off the main striker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J7 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 24 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: I assume he was a panic buy, as we had been turned down by all our top targets. He is in no way suited to us. Suited to us? What’s ‘us’? And who is? An isolated striker (out of position if it’s Woltemade), deep and wide wingers, no creativity in midfield and allow any team that would like to attack in between the lines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggy_Keagal Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Square peg round hole. We've gone from the perfect pacey striker for how we play football, made him into one of most in demand in Europe to a slow number 10 playing out of position and a Premier League big fish in small pond recovering from the worst injury of his career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 We're paying the price for a highly dysfunctional and disorganised summer. I like Woltemade but I don't think we really wanted him, and thus we didn't really have a plan for him. We wanted Pedro, Delap, Ekitike. All technical players like Woltemade, but also have real aggression, physicality and a threat in behind to their game too. Other than Chelsea for 45 minutes, I genuinely struggle to remember a game where I felt like it was really working and felt coherent with him. Maybe USG/Everton away but that's about it. Not really his fault like, but he's such a departure from the type of player this team was built to provide service to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Absolutely mental to suggest that coaching and time on the training ground could improve him, he either needs to be sold or shoehorned into a position he's never played in his career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elephant Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 It’s not really hard math seeing Bayern or Dortmund going for him next summer. Kane probably wants back to Prem for his last years and Guirassy off to Saudis (hopefully). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 10 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Absolutely mental to suggest that coaching and time on the training ground could improve him, he either needs to be sold or shoehorned into a position he's never played in his career. I get the sarcasm but he doesn't look like a striker in a million years and we've not changed formation in over 4 years. Something has to give If anything the longer he's been here the worse he's got Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 23 minutes ago, Keefaz said: Still don't really understand what he is. Does Eddie? If he doesn’t then why did we sign him. It’s strange all round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornah Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Don’t know his best position either does Eddie,couldn’t finish a Sunday dinner, weak as piss and has the upper body strength of a new born fawn.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 He’ll get some pelters, but we have to keep starting every game and get ourselves used to him and moulded ready for next season. Any rotation for Wissa will be shortsighted, and will just lead to inconsistencies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elephant Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Just now, joeyt said: If anything the longer he's been here the worse he's got I’m pretty sure that would have happened to every single striker we were after last summer. It happened to Wissa too. If you don’t have clear plan and instructions how to move, it’s really hard, especially in new league and country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornah Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Leon Best would finish some of his sitters like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 The German Jon Dahl Tomasson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Should’ve gone down a couple of times, especially the one where Joelinton got onto the cross and he was being tackled in the box. I would like to see him stay on for 90 mins so he can benefit from when the game opens up a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewboy74 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 38 minutes ago, Keggy_Keagal said: Square peg round hole. We've gone from the perfect pacey striker for how we play football, made him into one of most in demand in Europe to a slow number 10 playing out of position and a Premier League big fish in small pond recovering from the worst injury of his career. Aye, absolutely this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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