villaglint Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Pretty sure we have now banned Clark from tackling in training if not #CowansOut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 21, 2015 Moderator Share Posted August 21, 2015 Clark is part of the club's initiation. You sing a song and then Clark goes through you for a short cut. That's how it is. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Starting to fear we've signed too many players who need 'time'. We simply don't have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 It's normal. Sherwood doesn't want to put too much pressure on any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 It's normal. Sherwood doesn't want to put too much pressure on any of them. It's not 'normal'. Some players come and hit the ground running. Others dont and take time. If all of our new lads take a season to get used to the league then we're in danger of going down. Again. Granted, amavi has hit the ground running but the rest are already being labelled with the 'Itl take time to adjust'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Sherwood's just cooling our expectations a bit. It didn't take him long to make an even less experienced Grealish a permanent fixture in the team last year. He'll play soon enough. Wide forward players are the ones that lend themselves most to rotation, and Traore won't be far down the pecking order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Gueye has hit the ground running. Quite literally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Starting to fear we've signed too many players who need 'time'. We simply don't have it. I think you're wrong on this. Amavi - looks ready Gana - looks ready Gestede - just needs to work on fitness Richards - captain, and ready Ayew - yes, needs time to settle Veretout - needs time Traore - hasn't played a game yet but I imagine will be eased in due to age / experience / expectation Bunn - back up but looked ok in preseason Crespo - back up and injured With Ayew and Veretout, we're ok in terms of personnel to afford them the time to get adjusted to the league and a new country. I also think Tim is still looking for an experienced CF should Adebayor not come. It's not like it's the whole team we're talking about, and I very much doubt it will take a whole season for the new boys to get up to speed. Tim's building a squad here, so we're less reliant on individual performers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Starting to fear we've signed too many players who need 'time'. We simply don't have it. It's August... Time is something we have in abundance, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Surprised if we've spent 7 or 8 m on a player who won't be playing much this year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 It's normal. Sherwood doesn't want to put too much pressure on any of them. It's not 'normal'. Some players come and hit the ground running. Others dont and take time. If all of our new lads take a season to get used to the league then we're in danger of going down. Again. Granted, amavi has hit the ground running but the rest are already being labelled with the 'Itl take time to adjust'. Veretout clearly needs 'time' to get up to speed physically. That's a shame, but not a big deal. If he needs 'time' to be good enough, well then, that's a bigger issue but I think he'll be okay. Gestede is the same. Ayew I'm more concerned about, I know he isn't fit enough but I also don't know if he's good enough. The others are fine IMO, except possibly Crespo who will be backup anyway. I don't think we have anything too much to worry about. As I said in the Palace thread, I hope Veretout and Ayew are given a rest this afternoon and then played against Notts Co. I don't suppose it'll happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Surprised if we've spent 7 or 8 m on a player who won't be playing much this year That's my view on it as well. We wouldn't be spending that much on a prospect when we still lack in other areas, notably up front. I think we'll see Traore enough this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AValon Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Looks hungry.....he'll get plenty of game time this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 It's normal. Sherwood doesn't want to put too much pressure on any of them. It's not 'normal'. Some players come and hit the ground running. Others dont and take time. If all of our new lads take a season to get used to the league then we're in danger of going down. Again. Granted, amavi has hit the ground running but the rest are already being labelled with the 'Itl take time to adjust'. Only Ayew and Veretout need time. The real problem is being afforded the time for the team to gel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazvfc Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 It's normal. Sherwood doesn't want to put too much pressure on any of them. It's not 'normal'. Some players come and hit the ground running. Others dont and take time. If all of our new lads take a season to get used to the league then we're in danger of going down. Again. Granted, amavi has hit the ground running but the rest are already being labelled with the 'Itl take time to adjust'. Only Ayew and Veretout need time. The real problem is being afforded the time for the team to gel. That is the problem there are a few who are very impatient and don't have the wisdom or inclination to do that. But that's true for all clubs I presume. I personally don't think we will struggle as before. Very optimistic that once we gel we will get even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Starting to fear we've signed too many players who need 'time'. We simply don't have it. I think you're wrong on this. Amavi - looks ready Gana - looks ready Gestede - just needs to work on fitness Richards - captain, and ready Ayew - yes, needs time to settle Veretout - needs time Traore - hasn't played a game yet but I imagine will be eased in due to age / experience / expectation Bunn - back up but looked ok in preseason Crespo - back up and injured With Ayew and Veretout, we're ok in terms of personnel to afford them the time to get adjusted to the league and a new country. I also think Tim is still looking for an experienced CF should Adebayor not come. It's not like it's the whole team we're talking about, and I very much doubt it will take a whole season for the new boys to get up to speed. Tim's building a squad here, so we're less reliant on individual performers. Fair post but I disagree on gueye n gestede. Thought gueye looked world class for 25 mins and then hopeless for the rest of it. Gestede I was disappointed with. Showed no threat at all. We will have to see but as it stands I'd say only richards and amavi will make a sustained impact over the next few weeks/months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Initiation....Looks a happy bunny. https://instagram.com/p/6qAykhwcPI/?taken-by=jackgrealish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Kozak looks a right misery. Maybe I'm Libor Kozak! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Can't wait to see him on Socca AM Tekkers every week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 (edited) Does Kozak look miserable? He's smiling. Edited August 22, 2015 by StefanAVFC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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