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 Cpfc1861  26 Dec 20 10.02pm |
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Originally posted by AERO
But he did have quite a few long balls out of defence and from goalkeeper that he never got on end of or showed any effort. That's the problem with him lack of effort .Him and Watkins like chalk and cheese and Watkins wasn't getting lots of high balls or crosses either .Sometimes just movement and effort are enough. Your asking a big Powerful CF like benteke to play like quick and nimble Watkins. Mate If we sold Benteke I guarantee he would score goals elsewhere we already have a more accomplished player like Watkins in Batshuayi. Its how we are playing not the f***inf strikers it's obvious.
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| Cpfc1861 26 Dec 20 10.04pm |
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Originally posted by Rachid Rachid Rachid
Total donkey. Also reliably informed by my son that he’s in the top five all time players caught offside in the Premier League. Too many excuses. Twenty chances missed from twenty three in 2017-18 the worst stats in Europe. 23 chances to score in a full season what about when he banged in 17 pre Hodgson we just gonna write that off.
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| Rachid Rachid Rachid 26 Dec 20 10.16pm |
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Originally posted by Cpfc1861
23 chances to score in a full season what about when he banged in 17 pre Hodgson we just gonna write that off. Yes because it was three years ago. Twenty “good” chances missed from 23 in Roy’s first season. He missed chance after chance and started the following season the same. I was taken aback by how lazy he was when he first joined but sort of accepted it because of the goals. He actually went some way to dropping us in the sh1t by missing a couple of big penalties against West Ham and Watford before his final effort against Bournemouth.
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AERO | Cpfc1861 26 Dec 20 10.35pm |
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Originally posted by AERO
Not asking him to play like Watkins just to make movement and look interested yes he is a big powerful bloke but does not show it on pitch which again is frustrating .He has had plenty of goalscoring chances last year and this year .If he went to a championship or lower club yes he would score goals but he wouldn't in premiership nowadays he is finished. The statistics don't lie. So what chances did he get today that your digging him out for he scored 3 in 3 before today and he has never had good chances at palace lets be honest we don't create enough most strikers miss most of their good chances but their teams get them more then outs does.
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croydon proud  Any european country i fancy! 27 Dec 20 2.49am |
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Originally posted by Cpfc1861
So what chances did he get today that your digging him out for he scored 3 in 3 before today and he has never had good chances at palace lets be honest we don't create enough most strikers miss most of their good chances but their teams get them more then outs does. Yes, was our hero two weeks ago. has scored half of our goals in last 4 games, was unlucky to be sent off at west ham or might have got more and not banned, give our on form striker a break!Wasn"t great at the villains but who was?
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| kev64 Cambs 27 Dec 20 8.16am |
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The sooner he signs a pre contract with another club in January the better .. and he can take Sakho. CW, Luka with him.
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Goal Machine  The Cronx 27 Dec 20 8.41am |
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I still like Big Ben, but he needs crosses which we’re not supplying. With our current style I think the Batman or Ayew are more effective.
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| Cpfc1861 27 Dec 20 9.16am |
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Originally posted by Goal Machine
I still like Big Ben, but he needs crosses which we’re not supplying. With our current style I think the Batman or Ayew are more effective. What style.
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BelfastEagle  27 Dec 20 9.22am |
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Originally posted by Cpfc1861
What style. The new alternative style where defence and attack no longer exist.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 27 Dec 20 9.43am |
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Originally posted by BelfastEagle
There is a great deal of pessimism about and understandably so. We have an aged squad and having a short rest between seasons, following by fixture congestion is taking it's toll.The squad are not going to suddenly discover the elixir of youth,we are only 15 games into a 38 PL game season and with perhaps little prospect of funds for a significant re-building this season, optimism is at a premium.
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| kevlee born Wandsworth emigrated to Lanc... 27 Dec 20 9.59am |
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Originally posted by The Dolphin
Benteke was not given a sniff yesterday. Edited by The Dolphin (27 Dec 2020 9.48am) Benteke is a target man - always has been. To be fair to him he is a terrific header of the ball, but as you suggest, if you don't put crosses in its a bit of a waste of time playing him.
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| Rachid Rachid Rachid 27 Dec 20 11.39am |
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He needs to do more than wait for the ball to be planted on his head and was caught offside too much.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 27 Dec 20 11.41am |
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Does anybody believe that should we lose to both Leicester and Sheff Utd, Roy Hodgson will be in charge for the next game ?
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| southnorwoodhill 27 Dec 20 11.41am |
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He should show his desire by snatching the ball off the designated penalty taker and then fluffing the penalty. No wait...
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| Elricko Fleet 27 Dec 20 12.05pm |
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Originally posted by The Dolphin
Benteke was not given a sniff yesterday. Edited by The Dolphin (27 Dec 2020 9.48am) Our crossing might improve if we started playing a right footed player right midfield and a left footed played left midfield. Playing on the opposite flanks was a trend that started when we purchased Townsend, moving Zaha from his natural right to left. Playing Eze on the left and Schlupp on the right these past 2 games is no help to either Benteke or to those players. They just cut back with the ball, or drift in when they don’t have it, and invariably a cross gets floated in. All of which slows out play down.
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| dreamwaverider London 27 Dec 20 12.10pm |
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Originally posted by Willo
Does anybody believe that should we lose to both Leicester and Sheff Utd, Roy Hodgson will be in charge for the next game ? Knowing us we’ll win them both and all our woes will be parked again. Parish needs to take a long hard look at what is going on.
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| MonsterMunch Cambridge 27 Dec 20 12.21pm |
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Originally posted by Willo
Does anybody believe that should we lose to both Leicester and Sheff Utd, Roy Hodgson will be in charge for the next game ? Absolutely I do. Even with losses in both these games I think he is secure. Over the course of the season he’s shown he can produce enough to get us over the line. The owners will know that. I dont believe the club has any more aspirations than that. I believe they are aware of the issues with the squad and manager, in terms of progression but I don’t think they wish to address it any time soon as long as they have Hodgson who will see us survive.
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