Phumfeinz Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Can we plant a tree in the box? Give it 20 years or so and we'll have a decent replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 2 minutes ago, Phumfeinz said: Can we plant a tree in the box? Give it 20 years or so and we'll have a decent replacement. Give Acorns a call and see what they can do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 I was thinking Tony could afford one of those Easter Island head statues and put it on the penalty spot so we could just bounce the ball off it, but yeah a tree would do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Hold on, I didnt even realise there was a game going on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 3 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Hold on, I didnt even realise there was a game going on! Spotted Rudy's account 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 He is just so utterly placid. Would sell him tbh. Forget 'being an option' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Gestede needs to get in the bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 There are hundreds of footballers who can do what Gestede does. He needs cross pin pointed to his head to have any impact on a match. Having Gestede in our XI is like playing a man down. It's actually probably worse because it forces us to play a terrible style. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Whilst he's not great, how many times was the ball played up to him? Mainly they were balls for him to run onto which is never going to work. When it was played up he flicked it on and Ayew could run on. As a back up option with a different style he would work but not starting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 (edited) 3 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: Whilst he's not great, how many times was the ball played up to him? Mainly they were balls for him to run onto which is never going to work. When it was played up he flicked it on and Ayew could run on. As a back up option with a different style he would work but not starting We put some decent balls into the box in the first half and he was no where to be seen. His fundamental problem isn't the lack of pace, it's the lack of anticipation in the box - he's always on his heels. Edited July 30, 2016 by Dr_Pangloss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Should not be starting games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MellbergsBeard Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 For him to be effective he needs to attack every ball that comes in to the box, even just putting pressure on the defence hoping for mistakes will make him more seem a better player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tismyk Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 13 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Should not be starting games. Should not be here! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Keep him as sub but we need far better alongside Ayew. Kozak and Sinclair seem on the way out so we need to be careful not to be light upfront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1986 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 He needs to know the ball is coming into the box, how many times today did you see the ball go wide, then back inside then backwards then back to the winger/full back, he can't anticipate a cross if we never get them into the box. Also half the time there was just him in the box, he needs support just like the rest of the team, he's shown he can be a good striker at this level if a team plays to his strength, our biggest issue is we don't want to play to any of our players strengths. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 4 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Keep him as sub but we need far better alongside Ayew. Kozak and Sinclair seem on the way out so we need to be careful not to be light upfront. we're positively weightless up top already. gestede provides no threat, no movement or ablility up top and as you say, with Kozák and Sinclair looking likely to go there's hardly any alternatives other than very young youth players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Why the hell did we even sign him in the first place? Whoever watched him and thought, yeah, I'm having a bit of that must be mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 15 minutes ago, steve1986 said: He needs to know the ball is coming into the box, how many times today did you see the ball go wide, then back inside then backwards then back to the winger/full back, he can't anticipate a cross if we never get them into the box. Also half the time there was just him in the box, he needs support just like the rest of the team, he's shown he can be a good striker at this level if a team plays to his strength, our biggest issue is we don't want to play to any of our players strengths. They did in the first half. Second half all Aly and Hutton did was check back...because honestly, what is the point in tossing in crosses when you forward is on his heels, edge of the box, picking his arse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 (edited) 14 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: Why the hell did we even sign him in the first place? Whoever watched him and thought, yeah, I'm having a bit of that must be mental. What they saw was a guy who just scored 20 goals in the championship I suppose... It's not surprising that that particular regime went for statistical tests over the eye-ball test, the latter of course would have revealed that the guy was a total donkey. Perhaps this signing should be a cautionary tale. £6m for a Championship striker with 20 goals seemed like good business. We're now likely to sign a 19 goal striker from Bristol City for more than double that sum, lets hope he has a lot more to his game than Gestede. Edited July 30, 2016 by Dr_Pangloss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 14 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: What they saw was a guy who just scored 20 goals in the championship I suppose... It's not surprising that that particular regime went for statistical tests over the eye-ball test, the latter of course would have revealed that the guy was a total donkey. Perhaps this signing should be a cautionary tale. £6m for a Championship striker with 20 goals seemed like good business. We're now likely to sign a 19 goal striker from Bristol City for more than double that sum, lets hope he has a lot more to his game than Gestede. Fair one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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