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13 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said:

Sheringham was a good centre forward with a centre forward’s instinct - he knew where the net was.  He could play as a second striker but didn’t ever look as lacking in the desire to get into the box.  Woltemade doesn’t remind me of Sheringham tbh.

 

I was only half-joking with the Ameobi comparison.  The lad really reminds me of Ameobi at present - a big lad who doesn’t seem to have any strength; technically capable yet lacking in hunger and desire.  He came in and did a Cisse - everything he hit went in.  The lad doesn’t appear to want to shoot, let alone score.  I don’t think it is just the system at the moment.  If I had to say ‘which PL striker is Woltemade most like’, I don’t know - Jan Age Fjortoft?  A poor man’s Tore Andre Flo?  I can’t imagine any top side queing for his signature at present.  Hopefully the lad kicks on, but I’m not looking at £63m of striking talent at present. 

Sheringham may have started out as a centre forward but he evolved into a supporting/deep lying striker/ no 10.He was superb at linking midfield and attack with his vision, execution of passes. That is where I see the potential of Woltemade as a comparison, not his finishing ability. I can't get on board with the Shola comparison like,he's shown way more finesse in his short time here. I do think he was a panic buy mind, unless Eddie thinks he can convert him to an out and out striker

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59 minutes ago, Holloway said:

Sheringham may have started out as a centre forward but he evolved into a supporting/deep lying striker/ no 10.He was superb at linking midfield and attack with his vision, execution of passes. That is where I see the potential of Woltemade as a comparison, not his finishing ability. I can't get on board with the Shola comparison like,he's shown way more finesse in his short time here. I do think he was a panic buy mind, unless Eddie thinks he can convert him to an out and out striker

You’re right, Sheringham eventually became that - but he was a very capable goalscoring centre forward first.  Completely agree re him being a panic buy.  I’m really struggling to see why Howe signed him at the moment - I can see there’s a player there, but unless we completely overhaul our style of play (which would mean offloading all the wingers and most of the midfield) then I just don’t understand why we’ve paid what we’ve paid. 

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10 minutes ago, Newcastle Fan said:

Needs a lot more, got better in the second half but looked weak and lost the ball a lot. Had a good chance to put Elanga through but his pass was poor.

Disagree with him giving the ball away a lot. I think he held up the ball really well. 

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23 minutes ago, Colos Short and Curlies said:

Pretty sure we saw him try a rocket from outside the box just before he went off. Hit the defender of course, but baby steps!

 

I know! Good connection. No idea if it was on target [emoji38]

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