‘Wasteful throughout the game’ is not the debut strap line that anyone would have expected. I hope for his sake that it only gets better from here.
I have a feeling that the Championship beckons for him.
Not at all. He has served his purpose and I wish him well.
As we are now aiming for top half finishes we need someone a little more clinical AND prolific.
I do not hate the bloke, I want him to do well, but lets not romanticise the man. He can score the odd worldie, chase around like CMS with an arrogant French attitude, and miss a fair number of sitters too. Lets have a little balance here.
Please, read my posts before getting pointy. That is exactly what I have been saying for yonks. He needs to play off someone else as he is not a man to lead the line. But in the same breath I will not defend him when he costs us points.
No one expecting him to score EVERY chance that comes his way, just a few of the easy ones would be nice. One ‘worldie’ does not equal 3 run of the mill misses.
Just to clarify, I think NM could easily have another season or two with us in a supporting role.
Mellow/Ward, Bergkamp/Henry, Son/Kane even.
But I don’t believe he will want to.
I didn’t realise this was a competition to validate your previous opinions. A clock is correct twice every day but wrong for the other 23 hours or so.
NM is an excellent support striker, we still need someone to lead the line.