Quite simple really, he's going through a spell all strikers experience. I have no worries about him at all, I've watched football long enough to not panic after a handful of games. Plus he has had a good half dozen good chances he'll stick away normally. I'd be more worried if he wasn't getting the chances. One thing for sure though is that he was never continuing at the same rate as last year. Only two players in the world manage those kind of ratios in the top leagues and they'd both cost you the thick end of 100m! Just get behind him and the goals will come, its natural to him. That he is drawing such ire is more to do with the modern football fan and their lack of patience.
Cabaye is just behind. You can't play 20mins of pre season football and be match fit. It just doesn't work like that. I understand why Pardew has elected to let him get his match sharpness in competitive games. He is looking longer term and the bigger picture. We have been below our best so far because the majority of our spine is injured or out of form.
I suppose it shows how far we have come in a short space of time that we have all these little gripes. Cisse hasn't scored for a few games and is a bit out of nick, and suddenly he's ****e. The world is gonna end because we haven't signed a centre back or right back. We're playing **** and not dominating every game. Its unreal, we were only promoted two seasons ago! We've lost one in 5 and played three of the expected top 8 in Spurs, Chelsea and Everton. Two of those away. Quite happy myself.
