True, he has been good, only 4 of those have been goals but we have all seen the abundance of chances he's had and scuppered due to his lack of composure in front of goal. That's why I can rate him highly but also see we need another body in who has had experience scoring goals in some regard (can still be young and fit the model, just goals in senior footbal) to come in and support. I just wouldn't like to put that pressure on Mayenda if he does have to fill in due to injury. I keep repeating myself i'm aware so sorry for that haha
Mundle needs to be carefully managed, I don't think we'll see him properly until March time. Poveda can be as good as he wants but until he can prove he can stay on the field for a decent period it's pointless thinking about him
Yeah he's underperformed xG, should've scored around 6 if you go off that but think that is mostly due to his 1v1 miss and the header against Hull. Outside of those two chances think he's looked composed but suppose you can't ignore. I just don't think KS and recruitment would see the value in signing someone who has scored at this level to come in as essentially a back up. Proven strikers at this levle probably set you back minimum 8 million
4 goals in 21 though. I also think Mayenda will be a quality player but if we were to lose Isidor and be reliant on Mayenda as the 9 going into the play offs I’d not be confident - again I think for me it comes back to who we’re after.. if it’s someone like Riis then fair enough it’s probably not really a night and day upgrade but if it’s Akpom then it’s a huge upgrade that we can utilise in a few positions. It’s a signing that’ll go straight into the Xl and not only improve us but give us some options if we do pick up injuries. If Roberts picks up an injury we’ll likely play Rigg on the right over Mayenda which we’ve all seen Rigg is not good on the right.. but Poveda isn’t reliable. If that injury comes before Mundle is back or Mundle has a re-occurrence then we’re now playing with 5 central midfielders across the midfield/winger positions and no width whatsoever.
Think it would just be good for the fans to have a reminder that signings aren't the prize that we need to see - or the stick we should use to measure KLDs success or failure. Performance is measured in points - and more and more new players aren't always the best way to achieve that.
I think we've been unlucky with Poveda or at least mismanaged tbh. He came in and didn't look 100% match fit and had barely had an injury in his career previously. He was probably rushed back into action a bit quick before getting up to speed and match fit, as well as looking sharp looked a lot leaner for the U21's so hopefully he'll stay fit
True however only 15 of those were starts, and then how many as a striker? Striker: 9 games 4 goals 4 assists Left Wing: 3 games 0 goals 1 assist Right Wing: 3 games 0 goals 0 assists
Mayenda has only missed 3 chances for me that I’d really want him to score Blackburn (A), Stoke (A) Stoke (H) other than that he’s looked pretty composed to me and he already corrected the Blackburn goal against Sheffield United with the same chance he’s just not very good at heading
Think Sessegnon would make a lot of sense. Gives LB cover but can also play LW if I remember right, would help move Le Fee inside whilst Mundle/Watson recover. Doesnt look to have played much football this season which is the downside (unless he has for the u21s).
Yeah I'd be all in on Akpom as well, he's the one I like the most and I actually think Riis is a decent player. Just think when there's someone of Akpom's quality its going to be hard to convince him to come. If anyone can do it I think KS can though, as seen with Le Fee. Agree with your winger point, would prefer someone versatile to come in if anyone rather than an out and out 9. IMO it's between Akpom and Frigan for that role, obviously Akpom as the first choice
I can remember a lot off the top of my head, the miss against Cardiff on opening day, the 1v1 miss, the header miss, seen him scupper a shot last game that was a clear chance to strike the ball inside of the box, a chance the other week at home when he got played clean through but took it to his right for whatever reason and fired at the side netting. There's a few more too. He's class, powerful, quick, very good and a lot of potential but that composure currently is too big for us not to address with support this window imo
If he had composure he'd be in the prem tbf, Even Isidor has his moments, Burnley springs to mind, although not as often of course, Also think Mayenda has got a lot better in front of goal as season has went on
This does make it look a lot better, I just have seen him miss or scupper quite a lot of chances for me and that worries me personally. That said he might never miss again but i would like that extra firepower if we really want to give it our best hope at auto's
very true, i'd love him to bag a load more and kick on fully, I just think if we have the chance to add to that attack especially now we've lost two, i'd like us to try all we can to do it.
Everyone misses chances, just feel those 3 you’ve highlighted were really poor. Still not over the Blackburn opportunity
Even more reason not to put all of our eggs in one basket and rely on him as the striker if Isidor gets injured. I think he played the first 6 or 7 games of the season as a striker and had more bad games than good. That’s probably where he’s at that though he’s a young lad full of potential he’s going to blow hot and cold. I remember him being shocking against Cardiff and Plymouth. Sheff Wed he took his chances to be fair but some of that could be contributed to comical defending. Again with Mayenda he can play a few positions so he’d defo get his chance to play still if we brought another in.
Agree I think the versatility is a big thing and it seems the club know what they want so hopefully we get some positive news next few days. Isidor will be our main man all season so we don’t need an out and out 9 because they just won’t end up playing much. I’m hoping in the summer we make singing a new RW our priority because Roberts position in the team is pretty much nailed on due to lack of competition and he’s not doing enough for me.
Oh yeah for sure, to clarify I'm totally off the opinion we need to bring in a third striker - if need be Mayenda can be the versatile forward but I'd like another proper 9
