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Post by chad on Jan 21, 2024 14:43:47 GMT
I think that’s a fair anlagy to be honest. How does Lowe ever get ready if he isn’t picked? Campbell and Wesley are yesterday’s men, Gayle is a goal every 30 games based on his last 4 years, Vidigal has already scored his yearly quota and Mmae is just infuriating. Stansfield is 21- if he was at Stoke, we’d be saying “not ready”. This…. As Lowe actually had a start yet ??? I don’t know how people can say he’s not ready on the basis of ten minutes here and there Give the lad a start. He simply can’t do any worse than Maee he really can’t
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Jan 22, 2024 12:32:23 GMT
Post by shakermaker on Jan 22, 2024 12:32:23 GMT
I thought Mmaee was improving and getting to grips with the league and man-marking a few weeks ago. Now I think he is regressing and really isnt offering much up front for us. He has some technical ability, but his lack of pace and general movement is clear as day. However I cant see us signing anyone better in the January window so we may as well make do until the summer. He might be better played as a false 9 so he drops deep and gets on the ball to release others. However we just dont have the pace in the team (bar Campbell) to make runs past him for this to work. The pace of Vidigal is pretty atrocious given his slight stature - he needs a 2 metre head start in a 30 metre foot race against a full-back. He is never going to be the kind of striker that bags you a shedload of goals. He's a technical, deep-lying forward with the ability to create. So I fully agree, he better suits a false 9 role where he falls deeper into the No 10 pocket where he can bring pacy wingers into play to pull defenders away, leaving space for him to get shots on goal. For this kind of role, even if you got the best out of him, he’d maybe just about break into double figures. As mentioned on the page before though, Schuey has never (or rarely) plays that kind of system. His tactics rely on dynamism and lots of running, which is why I think Mmaee is destined to fail here. I honestly don’t know why we bought him, as he wasn’t even a Neil type of target man either. I reckon the second divisions in either France or Spain would suit him better where he'd get more time on the ball.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2024 12:37:56 GMT
I think that’s a fair anlagy to be honest. How does Lowe ever get ready if he isn’t picked? Campbell and Wesley are yesterday’s men, Gayle is a goal every 30 games based on his last 4 years, Vidigal has already scored his yearly quota and Mmae is just infuriating. Stansfield is 21- if he was at Stoke, we’d be saying “not ready”. Stoke have used plenty of U21s. Bae is 20. Hoever was 21 when he joined. Delap was 19. The list goes on.
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Jan 22, 2024 12:46:44 GMT
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Jan 22, 2024 12:46:44 GMT
How does Lowe ever get ready if he isn’t picked? Campbell and Wesley are yesterday’s men, Gayle is a goal every 30 games based on his last 4 years, Vidigal has already scored his yearly quota and Mmae is just infuriating. Stansfield is 21- if he was at Stoke, we’d be saying “not ready”. Stoke have used plenty of U21s. Bae is 20. Hoever was 21 when he joined. Delap was 19. The list goes on. Tchamadeu also mate who is 20.
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Jan 22, 2024 13:01:36 GMT
Post by Staffsoatcake on Jan 22, 2024 13:01:36 GMT
It's not happening,so we Mmaee as well play Lowe.
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Jan 22, 2024 13:02:28 GMT
He needs a proper centre forward alongside him and he'll score more goals. He's getting the chances but snatching at them because he's pretty much the only one good enough to make those chances. That's a lack of confidence and only when the pressure is taken away from him will we see the best in his ability. And, for me, Campbell isn't anywhere near good enough to partner him. OS. There's an element of needing a better player alongside him, which would obviously improve him. However he simply needs to do better in his own right.
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Post by spitthedog on Jan 22, 2024 13:29:53 GMT
He needs a proper centre forward alongside him and he'll score more goals. He's getting the chances but snatching at them because he's pretty much the only one good enough to make those chances. That's a lack of confidence and only when the pressure is taken away from him will we see the best in his ability. And, for me, Campbell isn't anywhere near good enough to partner him. OS. There's an element of needing a better player alongside him, which would obviously improve him. However he simply needs to do better in his own right. This argument that he's a great player who just needs the right person to play alongside him is wearing a bit thin for me tbh. Missing sitters is just not an option for us right now, he just doesn't look confident facing the goal. Walters was a player who needed someone to play alongside with him as was Jimmy Greenhoff but they looked confident in front of goal and imposed themselves on the game. It was a problem that we weren't creating enough chances but I don't think that has been the problem in recent weeks.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Jan 22, 2024 14:02:55 GMT
There's an element of needing a better player alongside him, which would obviously improve him. However he simply needs to do better in his own right. This argument that he's a great player who just needs the right person to play alongside him is wearing a bit thin for me tbh. Missing sitters is just not an option for us right now, he just doesn't look confident facing the goal. Walters was a player who needed someone to play alongside with him as was Jimmy Greenhoff but they looked confident in front of goal and imposed themselves on the game. It was a problem that we weren't creating enough chances but I don't think that has been the problem in recent weeks. I'm not sure how having a better player alongside him would have helped him score the one on one, the one he toe bunged over the bar from 4 yards, the shot he completely mishit miles wide from the edge of the area and the two soft as shit headers. All chances you'd have money on most professional footballers bagging and certainly someone paid quite a handsome sum as a forward player. He had 5 decent chances, a couple of them sitters if you're being honest, and I never felt confident he'd score any of them. Not many forwards get 5 good chances in a single game. We do need a better player up there but instead of rather than as well as.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2024 14:18:08 GMT
This argument that he's a great player who just needs the right person to play alongside him is wearing a bit thin for me tbh. Missing sitters is just not an option for us right now, he just doesn't look confident facing the goal. Walters was a player who needed someone to play alongside with him as was Jimmy Greenhoff but they looked confident in front of goal and imposed themselves on the game. It was a problem that we weren't creating enough chances but I don't think that has been the problem in recent weeks. I'm not sure how having a better player alongside him would have helped him score the one on one, the one he toe bunged over the bar from 4 yards, the shot he completely mishit miles wide from the edge of the area and the two soft as shit headers. All chances you'd have money on most professional footballers bagging and certainly someone paid quite a handsome sum as a forward player. He had 5 decent chances, a couple of them sitters if you're being honest, and I never felt confident he'd score any of them. Not many forwards get 5 good chances in a single game. We do need a better player up there but instead of rather than as well as. To be fair, the shot over the bar was one he did have to stretch for and the header that was headed back to him was one where he had to generate all of the power from a standing position. When summing up the likelihoods of each chance, he absolutely should have scored at some point in the game though, I agree.
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Jan 22, 2024 14:19:33 GMT
Post by idle on Jan 22, 2024 14:19:33 GMT
There's an element of needing a better player alongside him, which would obviously improve him. However he simply needs to do better in his own right. This argument that he's a great player who just needs the right person to play alongside him is wearing a bit thin for me tbh. Missing sitters is just not an option for us right now, he just doesn't look confident facing the goal. Walters was a player who needed someone to play alongside with him as was Jimmy Greenhoff but they looked confident in front of goal and imposed themselves on the game. It was a problem that we weren't creating enough chances but I don't think that has been the problem in recent weeks. I think that's a bit harsh. He's hardly had any good chances all year, except for the Brum match and Rotherham, and while that says something about him, it's hardly fair saying he just misses sitters. That game was the only one we've moaned about that. I think he's created more sitters missed by the others than he's missed himself, even if I don't have the numbers to back it up. The other criticism has more merit IMO, that he's not the type of striker we need, or the manager uses.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2024 14:27:21 GMT
This argument that he's a great player who just needs the right person to play alongside him is wearing a bit thin for me tbh. Missing sitters is just not an option for us right now, he just doesn't look confident facing the goal. Walters was a player who needed someone to play alongside with him as was Jimmy Greenhoff but they looked confident in front of goal and imposed themselves on the game. It was a problem that we weren't creating enough chances but I don't think that has been the problem in recent weeks. I think that's a bit harsh. He's hardly had any good chances all year, except for the Brum match and Rotherham, and while that says something about him, it's hardly fair saying he just misses sitters. That game was the only one we've moaned about that. I think he's created more sitters missed by the others than he's missed himself, even if I don't have the numbers to back it up. The other criticism has more merit IMO, that he's not the type of striker we need, or the manager uses. He's absolutely made more chances for others than has been made for him, no doubt about that. That's the issue here, regardless of who plays up front and whatever the agenda on the table is.
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Post by somersetstokie on Jan 22, 2024 14:56:33 GMT
Stoke have used plenty of U21s. Bae is 20. Hoever was 21 when he joined. Delap was 19. The list goes on. Tchamadeu also mate who is 20.[/b] Also officially still a "Junior"!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2024 15:48:10 GMT
When he went through on goal on Saturday I had that same feeling I used to get when Martin Carruthers used to go through 1 on 1 with the keeper i.e. fully expected him to not score, saves for disappointment I suppose.
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Post by Eggybread on Jan 22, 2024 16:04:55 GMT
We have five more attacking players on the pitch and they also must take some of the blame.I liked the lad and I’m sure in time he will prove his worth but as I just said others need to chip in too.
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Post by biddulphchav on Jan 23, 2024 8:28:25 GMT
For me Vidigal has been more wasteful than Mmaee, and has actually had chances created for him by Mmaee.
We will continue to struggle with strikers if we persist with isolating the man up top. There are only so many Didier Drogbas out there, honestly don’t know what people are expecting.
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Post by pez75 on Jan 23, 2024 9:45:06 GMT
The jury has been out and he's a tough one to read, so I paid a bit more attention to him on Saturday. Conclusion - He's not very good - certainly not equipped for the cut and thrust of the Championship. I always rate a striker in this league by how easy / hard would they be to defend against. A good striker will beat his defender with either movement, pace, use of the ball / skill, or physicality (top ones have more than one of these attributes but we havent seen one at Stoke in a very long time). A small few can make up for a lack of these with heart / desire / effort. The truth is Mmaee has shown little of any of these factors. He struggles to retain the ball or move it quickly, he likes time to take touches and loses possession too often. Doesnt make much movement off the ball and rarely seems to be in dangerous positions. Oh and his missed penalty a few weeks back was genuinely one of the worst I have ever seen...
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Post by idle on Jan 23, 2024 10:04:21 GMT
I always rate a striker in this league by how easy / hard would they be to defend against. And there's your bias showing. I agree, Mmaee isn't good enough at being a "no.9". But if you read the last pages of this thread you might pick up that he has other qualities that makes him a good creator for others. It seems we're divided into two camps: One that seem to insist that a forward must be a "no.9", or a target man, and one that thinks a team could be set up so that the wingers or an attacking midfileder could score most of the goals, while the CF creates the chances for them. Of course the CF should score some as well, but RM has hardly missed many chances, as he's had very few except for the Brum game. My conclusion is that our forward line is unbalanced, and needs something to get us scoring freely. Pace and skill on the wings is one solution, running into space behind the defence is another (though we hardly get any of that, again see Brum), and someone with gunpowder boots and good movement from midfield yet another. But I don't want to go target man, lump it up to him and hope for the ball to fall to one of our own. Vidi, Leris and Haks wouldn't score from those anyway. Maybe Campbell would, I'm not sure, but he's not going to be a Stokie on the July 1st, is he. I'm hoping for a quick and skillful winger in the Jack Clarke mould. Those are easier to find than good no.9s, and usually cheaper.
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Jan 23, 2024 10:34:56 GMT
Post by nottsover60 on Jan 23, 2024 10:34:56 GMT
He's probably the best technical forward we've had in the championship and for the majority of the season we haven't played to his strengths at all, which we need to because he's poor in quite a few areas. Heading - Bottom 20% Take ons - Bottom 5% So expecting him to create a goal out of nothing or to put the ball in the air isn't the best way to get anything out of him. Hes only an average finisher (57th percentile xg), decent passer (top 10% long range passing, top 1/3 progressive passing and average assister XA is 55th percentile), and as we know he's got decent close control (drawn fouls top 15%). The stats also show he only ever tackles when he knows he's going to get the ball back. top 5% for winning tackles, bottom 5% for the amount of times he does it! If we don't sign a striker in this window then it would be good to have Mmaee continue to play until the end of the season and I believe we will get better at creating decent chances. Some very interesting stats there which confirm he shouldn't be playing as a loan striker. Schumacher must be aware of this. Looking up Mcnally's stats yesterday in response to someone who said he was good in the air I found he won more headed duals yesterday than any player on either side apart from one. Which other player do you think equalled Mcnally's three?... Yes Mmaee!
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Jan 23, 2024 10:39:08 GMT
Post by nottsover60 on Jan 23, 2024 10:39:08 GMT
I always rate a striker in this league by how easy / hard would they be to defend against. And there's your bias showing. I agree, Mmaee isn't good enough at being a "no.9". But if you read the last pages of this thread you might pick up that he has other qualities that makes him a good creator for others. It seems we're divided into two camps: One that seem to insist that a forward must be a "no.9", or a target man, and one that thinks a team could be set up so that the wingers or an attacking midfileder could score most of the goals, while the CF creates the chances for them. Of course the CF should score some as well, but RM has hardly missed many chances, as he's had very few except for the Brum game. My conclusion is that our forward line is unbalanced, and needs something to get us scoring freely. Pace and skill on the wings is one solution, running into space behind the defence is another (though we hardly get any of that, again see Brum), and someone with gunpowder boots and good movement from midfield yet another. But I don't want to go target man, lump it up to him and hope for the ball to fall to one of our own. Vidi, Leris and Haks wouldn't score from those anyway. Maybe Campbell would, I'm not sure, but he's not going to be a Stokie on the July 1st, is he. I'm hoping for a quick and skillful winger in the Jack Clarke mould. Those are easier to find than good no.9s, and usually cheaper. I think Campbell could be a very good foil for Mmaee. Neither are centre forwards but one has pace and an eye for goal while the other is technically good and has quick feet.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Jan 23, 2024 11:50:30 GMT
I always rate a striker in this league by how easy / hard would they be to defend against. And there's your bias showing. I agree, Mmaee isn't good enough at being a "no.9". But if you read the last pages of this thread you might pick up that he has other qualities that makes him a good creator for others. It seems we're divided into two camps: One that seem to insist that a forward must be a "no.9", or a target man, and one that thinks a team could be set up so that the wingers or an attacking midfileder could score most of the goals, while the CF creates the chances for them. Of course the CF should score some as well, but RM has hardly missed many chances, as he's had very few except for the Brum game. My conclusion is that our forward line is unbalanced, and needs something to get us scoring freely. Pace and skill on the wings is one solution, running into space behind the defence is another (though we hardly get any of that, again see Brum), and someone with gunpowder boots and good movement from midfield yet another. But I don't want to go target man, lump it up to him and hope for the ball to fall to one of our own. Vidi, Leris and Haks wouldn't score from those anyway. Maybe Campbell would, I'm not sure, but he's not going to be a Stokie on the July 1st, is he. I'm hoping for a quick and skillful winger in the Jack Clarke mould. Those are easier to find than good no.9s, and usually cheaper. It's not 'bias' or an 'agenda' it's his opinion. I think Pez makes some decent points about Mmaee's limitations both as a footballer and more specifically as a striker. I don't think he would ever score hatfuls even with a Jack Clarke on either side creating chances. He simply doesn't have that strikers clinical instinct as Saturday proved. Yes we need someone to create more chances but we also need someone to finish those chances and that unfortunately isn't Mmaee or so it seems at the moment. It's not unlike Gayle and Wesley. They both bring something to the party but not what we need - goals.
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Jan 23, 2024 12:03:02 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2024 12:03:02 GMT
And there's your bias showing. I agree, Mmaee isn't good enough at being a "no.9". But if you read the last pages of this thread you might pick up that he has other qualities that makes him a good creator for others. It seems we're divided into two camps: One that seem to insist that a forward must be a "no.9", or a target man, and one that thinks a team could be set up so that the wingers or an attacking midfileder could score most of the goals, while the CF creates the chances for them. Of course the CF should score some as well, but RM has hardly missed many chances, as he's had very few except for the Brum game. My conclusion is that our forward line is unbalanced, and needs something to get us scoring freely. Pace and skill on the wings is one solution, running into space behind the defence is another (though we hardly get any of that, again see Brum), and someone with gunpowder boots and good movement from midfield yet another. But I don't want to go target man, lump it up to him and hope for the ball to fall to one of our own. Vidi, Leris and Haks wouldn't score from those anyway. Maybe Campbell would, I'm not sure, but he's not going to be a Stokie on the July 1st, is he. I'm hoping for a quick and skillful winger in the Jack Clarke mould. Those are easier to find than good no.9s, and usually cheaper. It's not 'bias' or an 'agenda' it's his opinion. I think Pez makes some decent points about Mmaee's limitations both as a footballer and more specifically as a striker. I don't think he would ever score hatfuls even with a Jack Clarke on either side creating chances. He simply doesn't have that strikers clinical instinct as Saturday proved. Yes we need someone to create more chances but we also need someone to finish those chances and that unfortunately isn't Mmaee or so it seems at the moment. It's not unlike Gayle and Wesley. They both bring something to the party but not what we need - goals. "Or so it seems at the moment" Nice cover. 😉
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Jan 23, 2024 12:20:32 GMT
Post by idle on Jan 23, 2024 12:20:32 GMT
It's not 'bias' or an 'agenda' it's his opinion. I think Pez makes some decent points about Mmaee's limitations both as a footballer and more specifically as a striker. It is a bias - for a certain type of striker. I never said he had an agenda. I don't think he would ever score hatfuls even with a Jack Clarke on either side creating chances. He simply doesn't have that strikers clinical instinct as Saturday proved. Yes we need someone to create more chances but we also need someone to finish those chances and that unfortunately isn't Mmaee or so it seems at the moment. It's not unlike Gayle and Wesley. They both bring something to the party but not what we need - goals. Jack Clarke isn't really a creator is he, he's scores goals from a wide forward/winger position. He has 13 goals and 2 assists. The perfect companion to Mmaee in my opinion. This is why we keep arguing. You want to keep Vidigal or one of the other wingers who can't score (or assist for that matter), at least not since August and drop Mmaee for a new shiny no.9. I want to drop one of the wingers for a new shiny winger. Because I think that's easier to find or at least cheaper than a "proven goalscorer" striker. Poku seems to more of a classic winger (8 goals and 7 assists) than Clarke, but would probably improve on those we have now.
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Jan 23, 2024 12:32:49 GMT
Post by dirtclod on Jan 23, 2024 12:32:49 GMT
Have never liked the lone striker approach. Well, here anyways. We're making it much harder to find a "decent" one than it should be if we stick with that.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2024 12:48:56 GMT
Have never liked the lone striker approach. Well, here anyways. We're making it much harder to find a "decent" one than it should be if we stick with that. Agreed. Our attack mostly seems unbalanced using one (exception = Fletcher). We seem to think that a solo striker needs to be good on the ball, very strong, have a high work rate, be a 15 goal a season striker and be quick. That’s just not realistic. At least one to two of those attributes need to be filled by someone else in the team. That’s easier to do with two strikers than it is to do with a 433. As a team, our biggest struggle has been finding complimentary players. That’s why we’re always sitting in the bottom half.
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Jan 23, 2024 12:56:23 GMT
Post by dirtclod on Jan 23, 2024 12:56:23 GMT
Have never liked the lone striker approach. Well, here anyways. We're making it much harder to find a "decent" one than it should be if we stick with that. Agreed. Our attack mostly seems unbalanced using one (exception = Fletcher). We seem to think that a solo striker needs to be good on the ball, very strong, have a high work rate, be a 15 goal a season striker and be quick. That’s just not realistic. At least one to two of those attributes need to be filled by someone else in the team. That’s easier to do with two strikers than it is to do with a 433. As a team, our biggest struggle has been finding complimentary players. That’s why we’re always sitting in the bottom half. Yes, a lone striker CAN work. But for the very reasons you stated, we are now in the position of overpaying for a "unicorn" that I keep hearing about, but never see, except for other teams in the PL.
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Jan 23, 2024 13:08:26 GMT
Post by idle on Jan 23, 2024 13:08:26 GMT
Have never liked the lone striker approach. Well, here anyways. We're making it much harder to find a "decent" one than it should be if we stick with that. Agreed. Our attack mostly seems unbalanced using one (exception = Fletcher). We seem to think that a solo striker needs to be good on the ball, very strong, have a high work rate, be a 15 goal a season striker and be quick. That’s just not realistic. At least one to two of those attributes need to be filled by someone else in the team. That’s easier to do with two strikers than it is to do with a 433. As a team, our biggest struggle has been finding complimentary players. That’s why we’re always sitting in the bottom half. It could also be used in a 4231/433 where one of the wingers have two of those attributes (the complementary ones) and the CF have a couple. Actually right now the Campbell(finishing, reasonably quick) + Mmaee(good on the ball, movement) + Leris(good in the air, work rate) combination is the one with the most boxes ticked, except Campbell should be playing on the right. But I seem to remember he played "left CF" the season he was so good before he was injured? Neither are especially good crossers, which is a problem.
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Jan 23, 2024 13:10:28 GMT
Post by Laughing Gravy on Jan 23, 2024 13:10:28 GMT
It's not 'bias' or an 'agenda' it's his opinion. I think Pez makes some decent points about Mmaee's limitations both as a footballer and more specifically as a striker. I don't think he would ever score hatfuls even with a Jack Clarke on either side creating chances. He simply doesn't have that strikers clinical instinct as Saturday proved. Yes we need someone to create more chances but we also need someone to finish those chances and that unfortunately isn't Mmaee or so it seems at the moment. It's not unlike Gayle and Wesley. They both bring something to the party but not what we need - goals. "Or so it seems at the moment" Nice cover. 😉 Unlike some on here I don't profess to be a prophet, just a naughty boy. My name's not Bayern I don't claim to be omnipotent. If he suddenly starts banging them in left right and centre there won't be anyone on here happier than me. Amazed, but happy nonetheless. He simply hasn't shown any indication to date that he's got that in him. That's all.
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Jan 23, 2024 13:43:19 GMT
Post by Laughing Gravy on Jan 23, 2024 13:43:19 GMT
It's not 'bias' or an 'agenda' it's his opinion. I think Pez makes some decent points about Mmaee's limitations both as a footballer and more specifically as a striker. It is a bias - for a certain type of striker. I never said he had an agenda. I don't think he would ever score hatfuls even with a Jack Clarke on either side creating chances. He simply doesn't have that strikers clinical instinct as Saturday proved. Yes we need someone to create more chances but we also need someone to finish those chances and that unfortunately isn't Mmaee or so it seems at the moment. It's not unlike Gayle and Wesley. They both bring something to the party but not what we need - goals. Jack Clarke isn't really a creator is he, he's scores goals from a wide forward/winger position. He has 13 goals and 2 assists. The perfect companion to Mmaee in my opinion. This is why we keep arguing. You want to keep Vidigal or one of the other wingers who can't score (or assist for that matter), at least not since August and drop Mmaee for a new shiny no.9. I want to drop one of the wingers for a new shiny winger. Because I think that's easier to find or at least cheaper than a "proven goalscorer" striker. Poku seems to more of a classic winger (8 goals and 7 assists) than Clarke, but would probably improve on those we have now. I only used Jack Clarke because you namechecked him as the sort we should be looking at. In fairness he was top chance creator in the league last season. Not so much this term. See now you're showing your bias. Where have I said I want to keep Vidigal or any of the other 'wingers'? He's been atrocious since the first couple of games of the season, lightweight and uninterested. Junho is playing out of position on the other wing. As you say Campbell coming back is a bit like a new signing even though it's only likely to be temporary but at least he'll be trying hard to get himself noticed. We need a new winger for the other flank and a centre forward and move Junho into the middle. The links to Poku and Mundle seem to indicate we're at least trying for the winger at any rate.
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Jan 23, 2024 13:51:46 GMT
Post by idle on Jan 23, 2024 13:51:46 GMT
It is a bias - for a certain type of striker. I never said he had an agenda. Jack Clarke isn't really a creator is he, he's scores goals from a wide forward/winger position. He has 13 goals and 2 assists. The perfect companion to Mmaee in my opinion. This is why we keep arguing. You want to keep Vidigal or one of the other wingers who can't score (or assist for that matter), at least not since August and drop Mmaee for a new shiny no.9. I want to drop one of the wingers for a new shiny winger. Because I think that's easier to find or at least cheaper than a "proven goalscorer" striker. Poku seems to more of a classic winger (8 goals and 7 assists) than Clarke, but would probably improve on those we have now. I only used Jack Clarke because you namechecked him as the sort we should be looking at. In fairness he was top chance creator in the league last season. Not so much this term. See now you're showing your bias. Where have I said I want to keep Vidigal or any of the other 'wingers'? He's been atrocious since the first couple of games of the season, lightweight and uninterested. Junho is playing out of position on the other wing. As you say Campbell coming back is a bit like a new signing even though it's only likely to be temporary but at least he'll be trying hard to get himself noticed. We need a new winger for the other flank and a centre forward and move Junho into the middle. The links to Poku and Mundle seem to indicate we're at least trying for the winger at any rate. Yep, my bias is that I think it's easier to sign a winger than a legendary striker. Even if we could sign a striker our wingers would still be playing without confidence/not good enough. This is what the people gunning for a striker right now seem to forget. I'd rather keep Mmaee in the team than the underperforming Vidi and Haks, and that's why we need a new winger (who can score). A striker can wait until summer unless we somehow stumble upon a great signing in the week left of the window.
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Jan 23, 2024 14:22:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2024 14:22:13 GMT
Honestly, he's a nice player but not the type we needed. Looks like he could score 8-10 goals and get some assists if played up top with a proper striker
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