KeithJ 0 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Best doesn't really offer much to the team. He is very much an individual player however he seems to have a habit of being in the right place as the right time to nick a goal. Not a bad talent to have! He goes through purple patches where he will score for a few games and then go cold. Owen use to have that trait to him as well. Wouldn't score for 5 matches or so and then hit a glut of goals. He doesn't deserve the amount of stick he gets on here. He scored goals last season and he was our match winner vrs Fulham. If Rooney had done that back heal for the second goal you could have filled a pint glass of jizz from the media about how amazing that was however since it was Best it was just a well taken goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConsettMag 0 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Best doesn't really offer much to the team. He is very much an individual player however he seems to have a habit of being in the right place as the right time to nick a goal. Not a bad talent to have! He goes through purple patches where he will score for a few games and then go cold. Owen use to have that trait to him as well. Wouldn't score for 5 matches or so and then hit a glut of goals. He doesn't deserve the amount of stick he gets on here. He scored goals last season and he was our match winner vrs Fulham. If Rooney had done that back heal for the second goal you could have filled a pint glass of jizz from the media about how amazing that was however since it was Best it was just a well taken goal. Hasn't yet seen enough action to be able to say that conclusively Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10972 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Best could go two ways IMO Cordone or Nolan I know what I reckon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 (edited) Best could go two ways IMO Cordone or Nolan I know what I reckon Hmmm, Leon Best with Cordone hair style. There's an image to conjure Edited September 3, 2011 by snakehips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 He's far from the most intelligent striker I've seen play for us, as in he's offside all of the time, doesn't really have any off the ball movement, yet somehow he seems to get into goal scoring positions, and I really do like his work-rate. However, he's clearly not good enough or consistent enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 How many starts for us in the prem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46064 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Am I a great dad who is dare I say idolised by his kids and is always full of fun. Yes indeed. "I suppose I've created an atmosphere here where I'm a friend first, dad second. Probably an entertainer third." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 3114 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I'm losing my grip on reality just reading this crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo 0 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 (edited) Not the most skillful lad but always gives it 100%. That's all you can ask of the lad. And in fairness he's done ok. Would play his over Shola any day of the week. Edited September 3, 2011 by duo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Best could go two ways IMO Cordone or Nolan I know what I reckon Pure filth that mind of yours!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14058 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Am I a great dad who is dare I say idolised by his kids and is always full of fun. Yes indeed. "I suppose I've created an atmosphere here where I'm a friend first, dad second. Probably an entertainer third." And people say CT is just a big pair of tits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10972 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Best could go two ways IMO Cordone or Nolan I know what I reckon Pure filth that mind of yours!! If the cap fits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINOASPRILLA 0 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Best has done okay for us since hes been here, I really can't dispute his work rate. But the amount of chances he spurned against Scunny in the cup was dreadful. I played Northern league level a few years in my youth and I'd of put away most of those chances that he was gifted. He was caught offside way to many times for a top level striker during that game. Saying that his goalscoring record for us must look nice, can't of played that many full games surely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22176 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Sign of the times and the success in lowering of expectations that some are pinning their hopes on this lad. None of our current strikeforce are really good enough to be first choice striker at a big premiership club, that's obvious by the fact none of them have taken the number 9 shirt. That's not to say Best can't improve or be a useful player for us. His earned some respect through his goals. A lack of options means a run in the team is inevitable. Hopefully he'll up his game in terms of overall play, not getting caught offside and scoring goals. The worrying thing is one of him or Shola does bang in a few goals and then Ashley decides he doesn't need to replace Carrol in the next window either. He probably thinks we're so stupid we'll forget about the 35m if he puts it off long enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) How many starts for us in the prem? Is it 8 goals from 16 starts in the prem then? I think it was Jonny that was questioning his consistency which i think might be a bit unfair. He's going to get a lot of games this season and a run in the side so we'll see if he can either keep his 1 in 2 ratio up or find some better form. He hasnt had a run in the side so its not fair to criticise his level of consistency just yet. The reason i focus on this is because clearly he is not the most talented of footballers so if he can become consistent in his performances it will be a great help. Just not consistently shite. Edited September 4, 2011 by ChezGiven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 How many starts for us in the prem? Is it 8 goals from 16 starts in the prem then? I think it was Jonny that was questioning his consistency which i think might be a bit unfair. He's going to get a lot of games this season and a run in the side so we'll see if he can either keep his 1 in 2 ratio up or find some better form. He hasnt had a run in the side so its not fair to criticise his level of consistency just yet. The reason i focus on this is because clearly he is not the most talented of footballers so if he can become consistent in his performances it will be a great help. Just not consistently shite. If so, then It's 5 from 2 and 3 from 14 innit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConsettMag 0 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 How many starts for us in the prem? Is it 8 goals from 16 starts in the prem then? I think it was Jonny that was questioning his consistency which i think might be a bit unfair. He's going to get a lot of games this season and a run in the side so we'll see if he can either keep his 1 in 2 ratio up or find some better form. He hasnt had a run in the side so its not fair to criticise his level of consistency just yet. The reason i focus on this is because clearly he is not the most talented of footballers so if he can become consistent in his performances it will be a great help. Just not consistently shite. Its 8 goals in 10 starts in the PL (3 sub appearances). He's usually subbed too so his goals to minutes ratio will be pretty good. Also reckon Best has had at least 2 good PL goals disallowed (Arsenal for offside and Everton for non-existent push) which would make it 10 in 10! I agree needs a long run in the team before we can really comment on consistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 He's going to get the run anyway you'd hope, so that one will be answered sooner rather than later. He's a poor footballer but if the ball ends up in the back of the net that's ok. As has already been mentioned, his work rate is a positive and should mean the fans are more patient and forgiving of his obvious shortcomings. On the flip side, with a run in the side as a first choice starter, the pressure to deliver will be stepped up (obviously quite rightly so), so we'll see how he responds to that. All decent strikers have to respond to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 At the end of the day if he keeps banging them in, everything else will be overlooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7179 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Stats mean fuck all tbh. Everyone was creaming over the fact Demba Ba had 7 in 12 for West Ham, he's been awesome so far, not. Same with Best, yeah his stats are ok but we've seen how much threat he actually poses on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10972 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Stats mean fuck all tbh. Everyone was creaming over the fact Demba Ba had 7 in 12 for West Ham, he's been awesome so far, not. Same with Best, yeah his stats are ok but we've seen how much threat he actually poses on the pitch. is it the 90's again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14058 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Stats mean fuck all tbh. Everyone was creaming over the fact Demba Ba had 7 in 12 for West Ham, he's been awesome so far, not. Same with Best, yeah his stats are ok but we've seen how much threat he actually poses on the pitch. is it the 90's again? Delivered the line like Borat as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 The thing about his stats is that it's difficult to read too much into them because he hasn't' played enough yet. He works hard like but, to me at least, he just doesn't 'look the part'. His movement isn't great, he reacts to situations rather than reading them and his touch is average. As the P man says though, if he can keep banging them in, it won't matter. He'll get a few chances to prove himself now anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1260 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) Best offers us nothing other than an ability to find himself in good positions in the box where he can finish off some of the chances created by others. Unfortunately his finishing isn't good enough, his anticipation is none existent, his pace isnt enough and his movement is gash so he won't score enough and he offers fuck all else to the team (which a forward like Bellamy or Carroll did for us even if they weren't scoring themselves). He's a championship player just like Shola and Lovenkrands but unfortunately that appears to be all we have fir the moment (early signs for Ba aren't promising but he still has time) so he's probably our best bet. What a fucking disgrace that is by the way! Edited September 4, 2011 by David Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 What number of goals does he have to score this season (if he stays fit of course) to be considered a premiership player? I'm going to say more than 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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