vreitti Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 A sheer panic buy, that didn't hit the ground running. Might improve in the future, but nowhere near ready for the PL. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 40 minutes ago, lexicon said: Striker in struggling with terrible service shocker. He's no world beater, but what's he supposed to do when nobody can play a decent ball into him? That's because el ghazi wasn't playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 23 minutes ago, lexicon said: He's not been at the club very long (when you factor in lockdown and no training) to be able to link up well and find his way tbf. It just seems to me smith has no idea how to get the best out of him. To be samatta looks good in the air but we have rarely played to his strengths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 He just looks average to poor like the rest of them tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 I had big hopes for him for the restart, I thought he was going to be the main man and fire us to safety. In fact he looks massively unfit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Genie said: I had big hopes for him for the restart, I thought he was going to be the main man and fire us to safety. In fact he looks massively unfit. Loads and loads of players look massively unfit to me in pretty much every team I've watched. It's a farce that professional sportsmen are having to perform in these circumstances really. Samatta might have a chance if we got some crosses onto his head roughly round the penalty spot which seems to be where his talent lies from what I've seen. Personally I'd rather have someone technical like Jota in the front 3 at the moment while the physical aspect of the game has taken a hit and have Samatta and Davis rotating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 This is pretty awful reading on this, think now we are seeing this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 (edited) We move the ball far too slow for our strikers to have a chance. Other teams I have watched, even lower league teams are playing with more pace and urgency than us. That's down to Smith , too scared of losing Edited June 27, 2020 by PaulC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Guy is shit, that is all.... Desperate signing and now it shows the more we see him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 He’s not great but for the money we paid he is ok. He is only really our third choice striker and he will score goals if we ever get any decent wingers. He seems to have a good attitude too which will help him to improve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddytheVillan Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 I think he's shown some potential, despite an awful game yesterday (along with all others bar Luiz). He will be very good in the Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Looks low on confidence but we are also not playing to his strengths , we don't get enough cross's into the box to use his heading ability and we don't play balls for him to run unto .He is ok at holding the ball up but its not his strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 He looks so unfit for me, its absolutely criminal for this fixture backlog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 19 hours ago, lexicon said: Striker in struggling with terrible service shocker. He's no world beater, but what's he supposed to do when nobody can play a decent ball into him? I like him but he was dreadful yesterday. The ball was bouncing off him. Service or no service - he couldn’t even get a shot off when their defender played him through. But I feel for him moving to a new country then immediate lockdown - wouldn’t expect him to be in form right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTTERDAM1982 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Championship player, like about 6 or 7 of the 1st team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Nabby said: Looks low on confidence but we are also not playing to his strengths , we don't get enough cross's into the box to use his heading ability and we don't play balls for him to run unto .He is ok at holding the ball up but its not his strength. And every cross is telegraphed due to our slow tempo and easily defended he never gets a free header 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Sounds like the classic Villa signing as coming into the side full of confidence, and then turning into a nervy wreck within 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: Sounds like the classic Villa signing as coming into the side full of confidence, and then turning into a nervy wreck within 6 months. It's like that Monty Python Philosophers Football sketch where Karl Marx is looking extremely lively when warning up on the sidelines and then as soon as he gets on the pitch he stops and and stands still thinking about something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, sne said: It's like that Monty Python Philosophers Football sketch where Karl Marx is looking extremely lively when warning up on the sidelines and then as soon as he gets on the pitch he stops and and stands still thinking about something else We need a left winger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 (edited) On 28/06/2020 at 04:39, rbcuk said: This is pretty awful reading on this, think now we are seeing this Its actually worse than it seems. His attacking output this season is a measely 10 in the PL so far. That is, a 10/100. So a lot worse than even what they predicted. As a comparison, Davis's is 19/100. Wesley's was 26/100 Edit: Combing through Wesley's stats, he was actually in almost the same boat. None of his seasons actually showed even close to average PL attacking output except for the 2016-17 season in the Jupiler league where he put in some pretty high numbers across the board. After that season though, he's attacknig output haven't been anywhere near average PL level. Interesting considering he''s posted higher goal per minute returns in other seasons. Edited July 1, 2020 by Laughable Chimp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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