Well, that's him well xxxxed then. How many 'balls over the top' or 'balls sent through 1 to 1' did you see last season? His best bet is to get down to B&Q and a buy a step ladder to help him meet the crosses from the wing backs.
All our negotiations under Ehab seem to of gone smoothly imo (maybe with the exception of Long first time around) I just get the sense the mess coming from this one is from the Brentford end and they're using their man in the media Jacob Murtagh to shift the blame over to us
I was about to post something similar, big price tag, lots of pressure and expectation to live up to, moving from conference to a tin pot league side to a bigger side with lots of big names, internationals, it can be very daunting. These are the kinds of signings that can go south. Don't get me wrong, from what very little ive seen of him he looks a good and exciting player, but the fees being banded around are getting really silly, Shane Long and Nikica Jelavic cost less with premier league money at our disposal for perspective. Let's hope this lad doesn't crack under the pressure.
I think you're spot on with his style of play and what we need to support him, but can Aluko be that player? I was intrigued by some of the comment about Aluko being heads-up and far more aware; I think this is the difference between him being okay and bloody special. I have to admit to being hopeful, as Aluko is far too good to let him slip into mediocrity. [QUOTE="mauled1904, post: 8226418, member: 1000852"]The thing with forwards is they'll miss more than they score, therefore, if he does get 20 goals he'll have a **** load of attempts which will mean good attacking football. I hope noone gets on his back for the amount he'll miss as we don't want to have his head down and need him to keep attempting the shots to convert into goals Edit: that sounded better in my head than written down, hope ou understand what I'm trying to get at[/QUOTE] Love your edit; we can all put our hands up to that one! As for your observation on forwards I do wonder if you are right. At this level forwards rarely get attempts on goal and when they do their conversion, I think, is fairly decent. I would be intrigued at what the stats wallahs can pull out, as you might be right, but it just seems wrong.
Lmao got Banned from GFP forum... what a bunch of cry babies over there. It's like they've never bloody sold a player before.
Chester not having a great time on MNF against Man City. He's playing right back with no protection in front of him. They put a few crosses in from his side causing problems.
Aluko being heads up and far more aware? Aluko being good one on one with the goalkeeper? I thought these were Aluko's biggest failings? Along with falling down and being a crap penalty taker.
I agree but maybe they don't want to expose him in central defence too soon? I know that way of thinking can be bad!
I really rate him but cant see us paying that for what isn't a priority position. If someone triggers Huddlestone buy out though he would be a very decent replacement
It depends what type of midfielder they want and I think Barton is better for them, as his style would be for us. (Alongside Maloney)
I heard today that this Gray lad is a bit of a gangsta type from Wolverhampton. Scar on his face was a knife attack, apparently. Hope he's turned a corner.
Part of the deal is Brentford have offered to donate us 6 points this season. How much might that be worth ?
