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Zaha...New Vardy?

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View Mad4palace's Profile Mad4palace Flag 10 Sep 16 6.44pm Send a Private Message to Mad4palace Add Mad4palace as a friend

We've not seen Zaha get enough goal in his Palace career but of the goal he's scored their is something reminiscent of Vardy's style. Wilf seems to get his goals from chasing down oppositions and lashing it home, he has that speed and ability to get round is defender and put them off/force them into a mistake.

His goal vs Stoke a couple of seasons ago and todays goal were similar; running through and lashing it. His other goals have also mostly come from one touch finishes, whenever he dribbles and shapes himself up for the shot, he usually drags it wide or harmfully into the keepers hands.

Thinking back to when Suarez started off at Liverpool, he would twist and turn and then have a weak shot at goal. As soon as Suarez moved from a winger to a second striker he upped his goals, not just because he was more central but also because he reduced the length and effort of his dribbling.

Both Vardy and Suarez built their game on being a worry for defenders; harrying and rushing the opp into mistakes, racing on to chances and just lashing it. Could Zaha do the same? He needs to work on attacking positioning and hold up play, we saw him inefficiently play sort of a seconds striker role when we were without Bolasie last year. But I think this year Benteke is much more of a predictable target man and can provide better flick-ons than Wickham.

The reason I'm saying this is sort of in the light of losing Bolasie and being without Remy for whatever length of time added to the fact that we do sort of shift between 4-4-2 and 4-5-1 in matches and at some points today Zaha was that second man up front.

 

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View SurreyEagle16's Profile SurreyEagle16 Flag Next Door 10 Sep 16 7.08pm Send a Private Message to SurreyEagle16 Add SurreyEagle16 as a friend

I love wilf but I don't think he has the composure in front of goal to be a regular goal threat. And being a mental thing, it is a lot harder to coach/improve.

You are right...he is a worry to defenders, but more with his dribbling and close control. If he did play centrally I think his decision making might see him struggle. The benefit of playing wide as he does, the game all happens inside him which makes that part of the game a bit easier.

I see his long term future playing wide right to be honest.

 

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View Mr_Gristle's Profile Mr_Gristle Flag In the land of Whelk Eaters 10 Sep 16 7.43pm Send a Private Message to Mr_Gristle Add Mr_Gristle as a friend

Wilf doesn't dive as much. Really.

 


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miles18 Flag Telford 10 Sep 16 8.07pm

Vardy and Leicester will be one season wonders.

I hope Zaha has more than that with Palace.

 



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Inapickle Flag South West 10 Sep 16 9.36pm

..wasn't he a few weeks ago a complete waste of space and a player who couldn't cross or pass to somebody without having to beat the same player over and over again pointlessly, I'm sure he was.

 

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View twist's Profile twist Flag Miami, Florida 11 Sep 16 2.24pm Send a Private Message to twist Add twist as a friend

saw a much smarter wilf this weekend, his cut back pass on the ground to Benteke (who should have done something with it) was not his usual fast and high cross.
Of course, he went missing defensively on a couple of occasions which nearly cost us 2 points.

 

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View pstrutt's Profile pstrutt Flag Busselton, WA 11 Sep 16 3.15pm Send a Private Message to pstrutt Add pstrutt as a friend

Originally posted by twist

saw a much smarter wilf this weekend, his cut back pass on the ground to Benteke (who should have done something with it) was not his usual fast and high cross.
Of course, he went missing defensively on a couple of occasions which nearly cost us 2 points.

What? Like lay it off for someone to strike it and test the goalkeeper?

 


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