The_Viper
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I thought he looked lively on Saturday... 
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[Albion] Locadia today
- Thread starter The Wookiee
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Ha this place is going to look like the Mary Celeste when Big Jurg scores his 20th goal this season and singlehandedly wins us the FA Cup.
My inbox will be full of notifications congratulating me for as usual proven to be never wrong.
My inbox will be full of notifications congratulating me for as usual proven to be never wrong.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
*Never in doubt*
I hope you're right - and I'm not one who typically doubts our selection team - but I just can't see it. Would love to be proved wrong, I don't want anyone at our club to fail.
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
- 18,855
Absolutely this. I don't want to see him fail, but it's looking more and more likely that he's not going to be a success here. It doesn't mean he can't contribute something along the way, and hopefully he'll score the occasional important goal here and there but he seems like a gamble not landed. There's no wisdom after the fact though, we needed a striker in january and we got one. He was unfit then and looks unfit now.
Learn the lesson of Michel Kuipers though - he was horrendous on his debut and then became a legend. Hopefully the Locadia story will be the same but it's reasonable to suspect he's not very good.
Mancgull
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What did he do wrong? He had one decent, well directed header on target, which was well saved. He peeled off to the right when Knockaert broke through for the first goal assist giving Knockaert more space and then finding Murray. It's a team game and he played his part. As a team we fought back from 2-0 down to get a point and Jurgen was part of that comeback.
seagulls4ever
New member
- Oct 2, 2003
- 4,338
That was Bissouma. Locadia wasn't yet on the pitch.
I genuinely think we got palmed off with a looky-likey, and the real Jurgen Locadia is playing to packed clubs on Ibiza night after night.
The fella we got is about as much as Premier League footballer as I am.
AmexRuislip
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Mancgull
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So it was! Yves seems a great prospect.
I thought Locadia was decent on Saturday.
HP Seagull
Danny Cullip: Hero
- Sep 26, 2008
- 1,788
Not quite sure why he’s getting the stick he is. He’s not set the world alight yet, but he’s hardly had much of a chance to.
I thought he did pretty well when he came on at the weekend, and as others have said he played well in the cup at United last season. It’s a shame he got injured in preseason as it’s clearly set him back and meant he hasn’t had a run of games.
This time last year I would have been happy for Gross to be dropped, but he quickly became one of our key men after that - just shows what a run of games and adapting to a new country can do for performances.
I thought he did pretty well when he came on at the weekend, and as others have said he played well in the cup at United last season. It’s a shame he got injured in preseason as it’s clearly set him back and meant he hasn’t had a run of games.
This time last year I would have been happy for Gross to be dropped, but he quickly became one of our key men after that - just shows what a run of games and adapting to a new country can do for performances.
Jimmy Grimble
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Locadia is unfortunate that Glenn is playing some of the best football of his life in a system that is perfect for his style (GM's style that is).
Him and Andone will partially be judged on their goal scoring record against his. Tough act to follow.
Him and Andone will partially be judged on their goal scoring record against his. Tough act to follow.
This. Still not enough opportunity to fully judge yet
I tipped gross to be player of the session after 4 games last year. Not sure what you were watching.
Time will tell. I'd like to be spectacularly wrong, and maybe he will grow into Prem football, but at the moment I'm not seeing attitude or fitness or skill.
HP Seagull
Danny Cullip: Hero
- Sep 26, 2008
- 1,788
Ok, well if we’re being precise it was actually after three games (West Brom being the fourth, where he was outstanding). But were you at Leicester and Watford last year? He looked slow, weak and off the pace. Once he got up to speed with the Premier League he then went from strength to strength - my point is we shouldn’t rush to write players off until they’ve had a run of games. If I’m honest though I don’t see Locadia getting that in his favoured position, but time will tell.