Straight out of the Nicklas Bendtner school of 'I can't believe the situation is that bad, but...' recruitment.West Brom have decided not to sign Marouane Chamakh after his trial with them. Free agent. Worth a punt?
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Straight out of the Nicklas Bendtner school of 'I can't believe the situation is that bad, but...' recruitment.
Straight out of the Nicklas Bendtner school of 'I can't believe the situation is that bad, but...' recruitment.
I said much the same in the Bendtner thread, coupled with my original point here.Joking aside, Bendtner properly managed is a top quality player at this level. I think Hughton would have got the best out of him with a mixture of discipline and gametime.
I think Elvis should be given a fair chance to stake his claim, we have Hemed and Murray who are fairly consistent so we only really need one more and Elvis can be that man.
Agree with you re Hughton management skills , and i for one would love Manu to come good , but for me the first sign of a good striker is his first touch and ability to kill the ball dead , be it holding up or when going forward . For me Manu lacks this . You only have to look at Hemed and Murray to demonstrate this and also on the other hand CMS who also sadly couldnt !. . Secondly positional play and everyone knows how bad Manu has been at that re offsides !!Joking aside, Bendtner properly managed is a top quality player at this level. I think Hughton would have got the best out of him with a mixture of discipline and gametime.
I think Elvis should be given a fair chance to stake his claim, we have Hemed and Murray who are fairly consistent so we only really need one more and Elvis can be that man.
Agree with you re Hughton management skills , and i for one would love Manu to come good , but for me the first sign of a good striker is his first touch and ability to kill the ball dead , be it holding up or when going forward . For me Manu lacks this . You only have to look at Hemed and Murray to demonstrate this and also on the other hand CMS who also sadly couldnt !. . Secondly positional play and everyone knows how bad Manu has been at that re offsides !!
Manu's attitude is so much better this year - He came here as someone we paid almost £2m for and he assumed that fee got him into the team. He didn't seem to grasp the concept of having to work hard in training as well.
He was told he needs to prove himself to get into the side and he is at least working at that now, so who knows he might eventually turn his potential into something more than potential. I too would like him to suceed
Agree with you re Hughton management skills , and i for one would love Manu to come good , but for me the first sign of a good striker is his first touch and ability to kill the ball dead , be it holding up or when going forward . For me Manu lacks this . You only have to look at Hemed and Murray to demonstrate this and also on the other hand CMS who also sadly couldnt !. . Secondly positional play and everyone knows how bad Manu has been at that re offsides !!
Sessegnon...tore us apart for Sunderland
Can you indicate how many times, and when, Manu has been offside this season?
I think it's overdone on here. He's an exciting prospect, fast, powerful and direct. If he can get his confidence higher (i.e. by starting to score goals), he might just do something.
When we beat them 1-0?
Confidence has a lot to do with it as he had a great opportunity when it seemed easier to get the ball on target than miss but he put the shot past the the keepers right post.
If thats the one against Reading i dont think it wears that bad an effort
That's so 'glass-half-empty'. It was a terrific effort on the volley. You complete miseryIt was as it was off target and the least a striker can do is get it on target and make the keeper have to save it.
That's so 'glass-half-empty'. It was a terrific effort on the volley. You complete misery