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Why oh why does RLB keep using Le Fe out wide Talbi can switch over to the left put Roberts or Mayenda onto the right.
We needed Le Fe in the middle to create he is wasted on the left.
We lacked creativity yesterday, when teams play a low block you need somebody to supply the killer pass.
Isidor and Mayenda were running around like headless chickens but overall we looked flat.
I hear people saying Seelt needs to go out on loan hes been OK for me upto now Seelt will be back up and will learn more by being in the prem.
 
I mean looking at the way some supporters reacted with Eli it was like it was December 24 all over again and he hadn’t been a key reason why we are in the prem with 3 points.
Maybe it has just triggered me because I had spent a lot of January fighting fans online in defence of him and not wanting a new striker. Mayenda learns from every miss he has it’s very rare he has a similar bad miss twice. I think this is how he has grown so quickly in the last year
I’d agree with you as I really rate mayenda but he showed this during pre season, he missed 3 big chances during pre season and we aren’t going to get many in this league. He also still has that problem that you’ll know yourself I’ve wanted him to change for a while which is his lack of movement inside the box

He just for some reason won’t attack and run onto crosses. Once he’s in the box he kinda just stays where he is.

id like to see what Guiu can do but I really do think it could be a mistake us not signing someone with a bit more pedigree.

This isn’t me saying Mayenda is bad and can’t do it but there’s problems that were highlighted in pre season and came to fruition against Burnley.

We need the few chances we get to be taken
 
Mayenda is going to be the main man imo. I thought he did fine yesterday. Always looks a threat even on his quiet performances.
It was a bad bad miss yesterday, and could being argued it arguably cost us. I do think there's been an overreaction that we have to sign a striker now, was only a week ago he scored a goal he had no right scoring to send us on the way to 3 vital points. Cant just rip up our plans after one miss imo. Bigger concern for me was the lack of chances or moments he was provided, that's why I really hope we can get a game changing wide player before the window ends.
 
fine margins and limited chances in the premier league

would wager Isak scores the mayenda chance and that’s the difference

yes we’re comparing someone at the start of their footballing journey to one of the world best but the point still stands.

it all depends on who is available etc but it would naive to suggest that openda for example wouldn’t be an upgrade.

mayenda has a new deal because the club value him and rightly so but that doesn’t mean he should be our main striker.

we’ve got 3 including a loan and having 4 strikers is not unheard of, especially when you consider isidor is more a left forward.

the striker position is arguably 3rd or 4th on the list of priorities and arguably a luxury but that all depends on the forward/winger they get.


fair points, i am not 'against' another striker but it has to be a very careful choice, the club have already spent a lot and a recognised 'top striker' will be expensive.

then i find myself wondering where we want it to end, if these new lads turn out to be less than expected do we then call for another defender, another winger, another midfielder, another keeper etc or do we allow them time...personally i am in the 'give more time' as they have shown enough to say they can cope with the premier plus we really have a bloated squad right now.

may be a long hard season (never expected anything less) so i think if we plod on to january and stock where needed we should be ok.
 
It was a bad bad miss yesterday, and could being argued it arguably cost us. I do think there's been an overreaction that we have to sign a striker now, was only a week ago he scored a goal he had no right scoring to send us on the way to 3 vital points. Cant just rip up our plans after one miss imo. Bigger concern for me was the lack of chances or moments he was provided, that's why I really hope we can get a game changing wide player before the window ends.
It was a bad miss yesterday yes. He will continue to miss chances. But he will continue to score them as well if he keeps making the right runs and getting in the right positions. Seems a great lad and he’ll work hard to score the next one.
 
I’d agree with you as I really rate mayenda but he showed this during pre season, he missed 3 big chances during pre season and we aren’t going to get many in this league. He also still has that problem that you’ll know yourself I’ve wanted him to change for a while which is his lack of movement inside the box

He just for some reason won’t attack and run onto crosses. Once he’s in the box he kinda just stays where he is.

id like to see what Guiu can do but I really do think it could be a mistake us not signing someone with a bit more pedigree.

This isn’t me saying Mayenda is bad and can’t do it but there’s problems that were highlighted in pre season and came to fruition against Burnley.

We need the few chances we get to be taken
I get your points Cam, but I cant really judge EM on pre season, guys a big game player

He missed a glorious chance but let's not act like this is unique to us or even young strikers, some of the best in the world miss them

I get its arguably cost us 3 points, but im more concerned about us not creating a chance I the 2nd half

And the fact we brought off our wingers when chasing the game
 
I get your points Cam, but I cant really judge EM on pre season, guys a big game player

He missed a glorious chance but let's not act like this is unique to us or even young strikers, some of the best in the world miss them

I get its arguably cost us 3 points, but im more concerned about us not creating a chance I the 2nd half

And the fact we brought off our wingers when chasing the game

Exactly.

He missed 1 of 1.

The concern is he didn’t miss 1 of 3.

Be less concerned overall if he missed 3 of 3. We didn’t create, and we didn’t look like creating.

That’s the focus area, not a striker missing a single chance.
 
Regarding our strikers.

Wilson. When we have very difficult games such as Liverpool and Arsenal we will spend most of the game defending.
He has the pace to score breakaway goals and can score worldie goals which is what will be needed against top sides.
He does seem to be less of a threat around the box in general play.

Mayenda. He has pace and can carry the ball from defence to goal scoring positions. He also gets into scoring positions although he does tend to miss a lot. He could also be used on the right wing. He should be picked for middle difficulty games such as Palace.

Guiu(?) Don’t know about him but he seems to be the proper striker in and around the box so could be used for games where we will have some scoring chances.

We probably are ok with our striking options. Maybe 4th in the list of priorities after CB’s and RW.
 
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Why oh why does RLB keep using Le Fe out wide Talbi can switch over to the left put Roberts or Mayenda onto the right.
We needed Le Fe in the middle to create he is wasted on the left.
We lacked creativity yesterday, when teams play a low block you need somebody to supply the killer pass.
Isidor and Mayenda were running around like headless chickens but overall we looked flat.
I hear people saying Seelt needs to go out on loan hes been OK for me upto now Seelt will be back up and will learn more by being in the prem.
While I do agree we need another winger, the ELF out wide thing runs a bit deeper imo. He brings him on there as he views him as a bit of a weakness centrally and is prioritising running power there this season. Personally I disagree, but the squad composition as it is now will lead to less time for ELF in his most effective position (as a deeper central midfielder) unless injury or results force his hand.
 
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