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Agreed. He occupied the CBs quite well and had some nice link up play. The fact he had few chances on goal was a function of our lack of chance creation.People who think he was shit today no absolutely nothing about number 9 hold up play.
he hasn’t been brought ito take on 3 people and ping it into the top bag.
he has been brought in to give us a central focal point via good hold up and link play.
and to make room for others via clever runs to drag players out of position.
both of which he did loads of in the first hour today.
give your heads a wobble
This a joke? He moved all game. Even helped out in defence at some stage. Couldn’t do nothing offensively as the team lacked creativity.Like playing with 10 men. Rather have a donkey like Darwin who at least fecking moves.
Well it was either him or no one! He gives us something different.He is going to be a complete waste of a signing. He is miles off in terms of what we needed in a striker. Slow, immobile and just all around toothless. Feels like he got zero threat up front.
Effective at what exactly? He had zero shots. For a centre forward, that's pathetic.played really well. He works extremely hard.
I like him a lot. Old school but effective
Effective? Care to tell more?played really well. He works extremely hard.
I like him a lot. Old school but effective
He is exactly what I thought he will be. It was a mistake to start him in the last game, and again todayHe is going to be a complete waste of a signing. He is miles off in terms of what we needed in a striker. Slow, immobile and just all around toothless. Feels like he got zero threat up front.
well yeh… basically every attack we had started by going into his feet where either a flick round the corner or hold up and lay off for us up the pitch to have a crack at goal…Effective? Care to tell more?
We needed an option to back-up Martial and he did that reasonably well today, people deluding themselves that he was going to get loads of goals or be a huge threat for us were being unfair.He is going to be a complete waste of a signing. He is miles off in terms of what we needed in a striker. Slow, immobile and just all around toothless. Feels like he got zero threat up front.
Sure, if you're battling relegation. At this end of the table you can definitely ask for much more than that.Works hard for the team. That’s all you can ask from a player. Always putting in effort. Bit odd that we aren’t crossing much to him though. I get ETH doesn’t want us to be a long ball/crossing all the time team but we can mix it up sometimes. What’s the point in having a 6ft6 striker if we ain’t gonna use his strengths.
Half this forum doesn't know a strikers job they think it's only goals.well yeh… basically every attack we had started by going into his feet where either a flick round the corner or hold up and lay off for us up the pitch to have a crack at goal…
so yeh… effective
We do cross it just always hits the first man.Works hard for the team. That’s all you can ask from a player. Always putting in effort. Bit odd that we aren’t crossing much to him though. I get ETH doesn’t want us to be a long ball/crossing all the time team but we can mix it up sometimes. What’s the point in having a 6ft6 striker if we ain’t gonna use his strengths.
held the ball up really, pressed a lot and helped us win the ball back.Effective at what exactly? He had zero shots. For a centre forward, that's pathetic.
Yep in his first 2 games after a handful of training sessions and new to the league, team, players, manager, country etc....not sure what fans expectedHalf this forum doesn't know a strikers job they think it's only goals.
Maybe but without 100% from every player it’s pointless. Like martial for example as all the skills and attributes but doesn’t work hard for the team… it all starts with hard work and then the rest falls into place.Sure, if you're battling relegation. At this end of the table you can definitely ask for much more than that.
This.Quite confused that people are going so heavily into criticizing Weghorst for today. His link-up play was very solid.
We didn't do enough to trouble Arsenal's defence for people to be complaining about our striker not scoring.
He is not that strong in the air.Works hard for the team. That’s all you can ask from a player. Always putting in effort. Bit odd that we aren’t crossing much to him though. I get ETH doesn’t want us to be a long ball/crossing all the time team but we can mix it up sometimes. What’s the point in having a 6ft6 striker if we ain’t gonna use his strengths.
for those who don’t understand…Half this forum doesn't know a strikers job they think it's only goals.
Not new to the country or league. He has to adapt to his new team mates and new style of play though.Yep in his first 2 games after a handful of training sessions and new to the league, team, players, manager, country etc....not sure what fans expected
Scored some belting headers for his other teams though. We won’t find out because our wingers can’t cross it past the first man.He is not that strong in the air.
If you don't think RvN wasn't brilliant at hold up play then it's you that needs to watch againspoken like someone who never watch RvN…
mark hughes? Yup…
Dwight Yorke? Yup….
louis Saha? Yup…
but RvN? His hold up being one of his strengths? One of our best ever strikers, but pretty bloody average at hold up.
New that he has come mid season from another country and league.Not new to the country or league. He has to adapt to his new team mates and new style of play though.
