The Fish 11112 Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 I think it's about time we had a knee jerk reaction to this lad. I've taken as much notice of him as I can through the foggy pane of the goggle box and it strikes me that he's decent.... but not worth £10m, he's certainly no better than the othe rplayers that we werde linked with, players who we could have got at a lower price. I hope that the brace against Levadia on thursday is an indication of things to come but lets not forget that he was pretty average for the first half. I'm looking at the players we've brought in and see Sibierski do far better than I had expected and flashes of Rossi, but the player that came with the big reputation hasn't really hit the ground running. He seems a good yard or two off the pace, his passes and first touches are indistuishable from each other at times. He has the pace to reclaim a bad touch, but surely an Inter player would have learnt how to receive the ball without needing to chase 3 yards after it. so I have my doubts about Obafemi... certainly not fit to wear the Number 9... give it to Shola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 10533 Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 The thing Shola deserves more than anything is his operation and chance to get properly fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 I think it's about time we had a knee jerk reaction to this lad. I've taken as much notice of him as I can through the foggy pane of the goggle box and it strikes me that he's decent.... but not worth £10m, he's certainly no better than the othe rplayers that we werde linked with, players who we could have got at a lower price. I hope that the brace against Levadia on thursday is an indication of things to come but lets not forget that he was pretty average for the first half. I'm looking at the players we've brought in and see Sibierski do far better than I had expected and flashes of Rossi, but the player that came with the big reputation hasn't really hit the ground running. He seems a good yard or two off the pace, his passes and first touches are indistuishable from each other at times. He has the pace to reclaim a bad touch, but surely an Inter player would have learnt how to receive the ball without needing to chase 3 yards after it. so I have my doubts about Obafemi... certainly not fit to wear the Number 9... give it to Shola The last line of your post is laughable. Shola isn't good enough and never will be, bench warmer at best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInspiration 1 Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 I love how there's always doubts over new players at this club, so quickly also. There's always people who aren't content with something. He's just settling in and he's done pretty well imo. He should have scored at least twice against Everton, and I think with more games he'll be putting those chances away - the important thing is he's getting the chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 (edited) Got to give him time, he's done more in his couple of months here than Luque has full stop. At least he trys Edited September 30, 2006 by Wacky Jnr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Oba needs time, but already he's looking a better buy than Shevchenko and Bellend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7336 Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Kevin Davies is the closest we will ever get to a like for like player for shearer. He was immense today! Just doesnt score very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Maul 0 Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 I think we need a strike partner that will compliment Martins to get the best out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadil 0 Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 I think we need a strike partner that will compliment Martins to get the best out of him. Viduka in January tbh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Kevin Davies is the closest we will ever get to a like for like player for shearer. He was immense today! Just doesnt score very much I hope you can see where this argument falls down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Kevin Davies is the closest we will ever get to a like for like player for shearer. He was immense today! Just doesnt score very much I hope you can see where this argument falls down. Nothing like Shearer, but a fantastic support striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser 1321 Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 I hate to say it but we should have got JFH in the summer. He's not a long term solution but would definitely have improved the squad for this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11112 Posted October 1, 2006 Author Share Posted October 1, 2006 (edited) The last line of your post is laughable. Shola isn't good enough and never will be, bench warmer at best well maybe, MAYBE I was kidding about Shola?...I would have thought a wink smiley would have been overstating the obvious.. guess I was wrong one serious concern about Martins is that if we play our best team, it's incredibly short across the park. -------------------Given --------Carr Moore Taylor Bernard Dyer/Milner Parker Emre Duff/N'Zogbia --------------Owen Martins It's only Moore and Taylor above 6' and while I know height may be the last thing on your mind when you defence is shipping goals left right and centre I think that there are obvious advantages in both attack and defence with a tall team. oh and Jimbo, your comment about Bellamy is crackers unless you mean his fledgling career for Liverpool? Edited October 1, 2006 by The Fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima 0 Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Owen and Martins up front eh? I wonder if we still play the long ball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Martins: Chopra without the movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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