Phumfeinz Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Did well today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Didn't know he could finish with his feet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Yep, came on and made a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 yep a better game, the haircut really helped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Yep it made a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sharkyvilla Posted January 16, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 16, 2016 Did them with the old miscontrol, handball, bollock-ricochet, left-leg-swing move he's been trying out in training. Took it well tbh and he is a useful sub. Just hope Remi isn't tempted to start him again. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Won pretty much everything put up to him, as usual, difference being he had support around him to collect 2nd ball. Looks so much better as a two, don't want to see him play up on his own again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 About time he scored, what's that now? His first goal in 15 games or something, still has a hell of a lot to do to convince me he's capable of scoring goals consistently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poitier Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 He did well today - seems to play better the less time he has on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 He is a good option to have on the bench. Lot of power to tire a tired defence. Not enough to start every game. Won us 5 points though this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieVillan Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 He looked decent because we actually played to his strengths. For the first time this season we started playing the ball forward early to gave him something to fight for a flick on, rather than playing lots of sideways passes and trying to play the ball into his feet. We also tried to cross the ball much more today than in any previous game. I think he should play against West Brom as Kozak's partners, and we should just play direct and let Ayew and the midfield support. The second half today was the most dangerous we've looked all season, Leicester were hanging on even if they were trying to hit us on the break. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 (edited) 19 minutes ago, GeordieVillan said: He looked decent because we actually played to his strengths. For the first time this season we started playing the ball forward early to gave him something to fight for a flick on, rather than playing lots of sideways passes and trying to play the ball into his feet. We also tried to cross the ball much more today than in any previous game. I think he should play against West Brom as Kozak's partners, and we should just play direct and let Ayew and the midfield support. The second half today was the most dangerous we've looked all season, Leicester were hanging on even if they were trying to hit us on the break. I'd agree that going direct is probably the best for this team, but Albion may not be the team to play like that against...let's not forget they regularly play with 4 cbs in the pitch, aerial battles are their forte Edited January 16, 2016 by mikeyp102 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieVillan Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Just now, mikeyp102 said: I'd agree that goon direct is probably the best for this team, but Albion may not be the team to play like that against...let's not forget they regularly play with 4 cbs in the pitch, aerial battles are their forte Perhaps - but I think broader problem with our team is we are regularly bullied off the ball and bullied out of games by teams that are physically stronger. The second half today was a hark back to the MON era when we occasionally had Carew and Harewood up front and played very direct, and teams couldn't handle it. The tone was set by Gestede ad Kozak in the second half - the Leicester defence couldn't defend deep because they were concerned about the aerial threat, and they couldn't hold a high line because Ayew was looking to get behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 16, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2016 38 minutes ago, GeordieVillan said: He looked decent because we actually played to his strengths. For the first time this season we started playing the ball forward early to gave him something to fight for a flick on, rather than playing lots of sideways passes and trying to play the ball into his feet. We also tried to cross the ball much more today than in any previous game. I think he should play against West Brom as Kozak's partners, and we should just play direct and let Ayew and the midfield support. The second half today was the most dangerous we've looked all season, Leicester were hanging on even if they were trying to hit us on the break. I think the thing that helped him the most was having somebody to actually get on the end of his flick ons. Too often he's flicking it on to nobody. Not necessarily his fault, but noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Reinforced the pundits misconception that we're better with him in the team but I'll take any goal we can get. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooJung Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 8 hours ago, Wainy316 said: Reinforced the pundits misconception that we're better with him in the team but I'll take any goal we can get. Who cares what they think, it's not them who'll keep us up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Much better impact but not convinced he should ever be a starter, I think he is best deployed as an impact sub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 He played better because he is worried that Kozak could take his place. Competition for places, thats what we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanky Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 I found the goal amusing. Not sure about anyone else in the ground but I felt genuine shock and a delay before celebrating. Part of it was I saw him handle it (thought with how bad the ref had been, he'd definitely give it). The other part was Rudy actually finished it with his left foot. Fair play to him though, a lot better performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 A player who is summed up by his pathetic attempt to catch the ball after scoring. One of the jammiest goals I've ever witnessed that I won't be reading too much into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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