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Post by Skint Terriers on Jan 21, 2024 12:47:22 GMT 1
He should have bagged his chance but I really like the look of this guy. He's getting in the right areas every time which we haven't had from a striker in years
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Post by htfcfcfc on Jan 21, 2024 12:48:10 GMT 1
He should have bagged his chance but I really like the look of this guy. He's getting in the right areas every time which we haven't had from a striker in years Agree. There’s been a couple of instances that showed real composure in the box. Just got to hope that the next one hits the back of the net |
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Post by dezzly on Jan 21, 2024 20:48:34 GMT 1
He should have bagged his chance but I really like the look of this guy. He's getting in the right areas every time which we haven't had from a striker in years Agree,movement is good and like you say getting in right areas.He’s also a bit quicker than I thought.Loves that little chop back and he’s done it off both feet now.Thought keeper did well tbh for the chance yesterday.Closed down the space well |
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Post by digs on Feb 4, 2024 0:43:13 GMT 1
Has he recovered,hope he's feeling better,did he get an eyelash in his eye?
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Feb 4, 2024 0:55:07 GMT 1
Has he recovered,hope he's feeling better,did he get an eyelash in his eye? He wants to challenge you to a game of crown green bowls, he says he can beat you thumb or finger peg… |
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Post by Metch on Feb 4, 2024 0:57:26 GMT 1
Has he recovered,hope he's feeling better,did he get an eyelash in his eye? He does go down very easily doesn't he, both today and at qpr, Andy Booth he is not. Needs to man up and boss those defenders if he is going to be a success, early days though. |
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Post by digs on Feb 4, 2024 1:15:14 GMT 1
Has he recovered,hope he's feeling better,did he get an eyelash in his eye? He does go down very easily doesn't he, both today and at qpr, Andy Booth he is not. Needs to man up and boss those defenders if he is going to be a success, early days though. He carried on for a bit then found it all too much and decided to sit down while the medical team dialed 999, then went off,wet lettuce in my opinion,I've been blasted in the eyes by concrete mixers and concrete smashed with hydraulic breakers into my face,and only paid a fraction what he gets,I find it pathetic tbh |
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Post by digs on Feb 4, 2024 1:16:31 GMT 1
Has he recovered,hope he's feeling better,did he get an eyelash in his eye? He wants to challenge you to a game of crown green bowls, he says he can beat you thumb or finger peg… no fucking chance a leaf might fall off a tree and knock him out |
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Post by ColchTerrier on Feb 4, 2024 2:07:22 GMT 1
Very powderpuff today. Will take some time to get used to the championship.
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Post by impact on Feb 4, 2024 2:11:53 GMT 1
If he hasn't broken his cheek I would not bother with him in the next game. He went down twice from a nothing challenge and generally offered nothing throughout the game. Him going off was the best thing that happened to us today.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2024 8:10:09 GMT 1
Worringly looked very poor so far and very soft. Taken 3 knocks from behind and stayed down each time.
I knew this time round he didn't fancy it after he got up.
Alarming that Healys best contribution so far has been defending and Bojans was getting subbed!
Hope they come good but can't see how either of them displace The Zorg if we had our strongest 11...
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Post by exberlinerterrier on Feb 4, 2024 8:31:13 GMT 1
I think we all need to need to be as patient as possible with Radulovic (and Healey). He’s looked more than decent so far when we’ve played to his strengths (in to feet) and he’s also shown good intent when we’re in the box. In fact, his overall movement is decent. He was executing the press in the right way yesterday.
This guy isn’t a target man, he’s not gonna win loads of headers/flick ons against Championship defenders - it might just feel like he should because he’s got a number 9 on his back and is a bit taller than any of our other forward options (forget Hudlin, he’s not one of them).
What must be particularly difficult is arriving at a new club in a different league, quite obviously playing for an unpopular coach setting up his teams overly cautiously, and playing for a team that hasn’t really been able to use a typical forward for quite a while. Think about it - it takes time to develop new patterns of play and bed in. If we didn’t expect it to take time, then you need to spend triple or quadruple what we paid.
For those saying he looks soft as shit: he got elbowed in the head twice, and then got an eye injury. Those are the sort you get when challenging opponents physically. He might have come off worse, and indeed ended up coming off, but the intent is there. In the balance of fairness I think it’s worth highlighting that.
Just sticking up for him a bit because I think it’s more than fair to give him a bit of time and consider how he arrived in a fairly turbulent time.
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Post by Yuta be a terrier on Feb 4, 2024 8:38:07 GMT 1
His period of adaptation to the league will involve him having to toughen up a lot. He took a heavy smack in the neck last week at QPR. Yesterday he basically ran straight into the defenders finger (you could argue this happened because he wasn't looking at the ball mind...). Sounds like a soft injury but perhaps the team scoring 4 goals after his departure might just 'toughen' him up a bit quicker.
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Post by drumriggend on Feb 4, 2024 8:38:24 GMT 1
I think we all need to need to be as patient as possible with Radulovic (and Healey). He’s looked more than decent so far when we’ve played to his strengths (in to feet) and he’s also shown good intent when we’re in the box. In fact, his overall movement is decent. He was executing the press in the right way yesterday. This guy isn’t a target man, he’s not gonna win loads of headers/flick ons against Championship defenders - it might just feel like he should because he’s got a number 9 on his back and is a bit taller than any of our other forward options (forget Hudlin, he’s not one of them). What must be particularly difficult is arriving at a new club in a different league, quite obviously playing for an unpopular coach setting up his teams overly cautiously, and playing for a team that hasn’t really been able to use a typical forward for quite a while. Think about it - it takes time to develop new patterns of play and bed in. If we didn’t expect it to take time, then you need to spend triple or quadruple what we paid. For those saying he looks soft as shit: he got elbowed in the head twice, and then got an eye injury. Those are the sort you get when challenging opponents physically. He might have come off worse, and indeed ended up coming off, but the intent is there. In the balance of fairness I think it’s worth highlighting that. Just sticking up for him a bit because I think it’s more than fair to give him a bit of time and consider how he arrived in a fairly turbulent time. Agreed.. Give him time.. 🍻 |
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Post by Porrohman on Feb 4, 2024 10:24:15 GMT 1
If he hasn't broken his cheek I would not bother with him in the next game. He went down twice from a nothing challenge and generally offered nothing throughout the game. Him going off was the best thing that happened to us today. Nothing challenge ? He got punched in the face from someone built like a heavyweight boxer. |
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Post by HuddsTerrier on Feb 4, 2024 10:49:20 GMT 1
Early days but…
The lad seems to lack heart and fight. You can’t train that
He was in the Wednesday defenders pocket the entire game and just don’t look up for the fight in any way or shape
He may come good - obviously early days - but this isn’t his first experience of English football either as he was previously with Brighton
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Feb 4, 2024 10:54:27 GMT 1
People seem worried about his lack of heart/fight
I'd be more worried about him making Hudlin and Rhodes look like Usain Bolt
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Post by heffingdream44 on Feb 4, 2024 11:05:42 GMT 1
People seem worried about his lack of heart/fight I'd be more worried about him making Hudlin and Rhodes look like Usain Bolt At half time I was saying to the chap next to me, that so far he’s done nothing that Jordan Rhodes wouldn’t have been able to do. Except Jordan would have shown more commitment to the cause. I think he needs time though. It would help if we played to his strengths too, but i think that our best football this season came after he went off. If that’s how we want to play (and I hope it is), I wonder how he will ever get in the team. He seems to have zero turn of pace. We’d have had two goals less if he’d have stayed on the pitch. Time will tell on this one.. |
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Feb 4, 2024 11:12:07 GMT 1
People seem worried about his lack of heart/fight I'd be more worried about him making Hudlin and Rhodes look like Usain Bolt At half time I was saying to the chap next to me, that so far he’s done nothing that Jordan Rhodes wouldn’t have been able to do. Except Jordan would have shown more commitment to the cause. I think he needs time though. It would help if we played to his strengths too, but i think that our best football this season came after he went off. If that’s how we want to play (and I hope it is), I wonder how he will ever get in the team. He seems to have zero turn of pace. We’d have had two goals less if he’d have stayed on the pitch. Time will tell on this one.. It's weird. The top brass are constantly going on about front foot attacking football but don't seem to sign the type of forward players who compliment that. |
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Post by fredcarno1 on Feb 4, 2024 11:19:21 GMT 1
Early days for both Radulovic and Healy but up to press neither have impressed me at all. Both are seriously lacking in pace and Radulovic doesn’t look up to the physicality of the Championship. He was bullied by the Wednesday centre halves yesterday and didn’t look up to it, needs to toughen up and probably get in the gym.
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Post by ldotm on Feb 4, 2024 11:27:40 GMT 1
Far too early to judge, people expect instant impacts and it very rarely happens for a team devoid of confidence.
Hopefully the new coach comes in with an attacking intent and plays to his strengths
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Post by SN0W on Feb 4, 2024 11:29:30 GMT 1
Sending Burgzorg a get well soon card.
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Post by detox on Feb 4, 2024 11:42:21 GMT 1
Early days for both Radulovic and Healy but up to press neither have impressed me at all. Both are seriously lacking in pace and Radulovic doesn’t look up to the physicality of the Championship. He was bullied by the Wednesday centre halves yesterday and didn’t look up to it, needs to toughen up and probably get in the gym. Agree, in fact he looked like a whinging wimp at times...He's definitely going to have to toughen up and stop falling to the ground so much . I don't know what the last knock was, a finger in the eye maybe..but he was walking off with the med staff trailing behind him, no Town players came over to sympathise that I saw... Is he Mr Sulk ? Healy is more of a battler but also needs to shape up. I hope I'm wrong but the early signs are we've gone and bought a couple of duffers..Burgzorg will show them how to do it, soon hopefully... |
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Post by durhamterrier on Feb 4, 2024 11:46:08 GMT 1
Some bloke in front of me was on at him from the 4th minute onwards. Just before he went off some lad in front of him called him out - rightly so .
We’ve signed him from a foreign league , with no pre season, then hoofed it up to him all game . Blackburn and QPR alone showed he prefers it into feet and then playing balls on for runners .
Fuck sake give him time
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Post by tepidterrier on Feb 4, 2024 11:49:45 GMT 1
He wasn't great yesterday, but the replays were quite clear that there was contact with his eye in the incident that led to him going off. I don't think that makes him soft.
He's just moved to a very physical league and is adapting to where the lines are with referees. He's trying to win the ball and buy fouls, but doesn't know the league enough to do that effectively yet. Lots of examples yesterday and vs QPR.
He's got something about him, and could be very useful with good coaching
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Post by Convictatthemac on Feb 4, 2024 11:58:13 GMT 1
On that QPR game, one of the times he went down it was because the QPR CB went right through him with a shoulder to the back and no intent to play the ball, only eyes for “welcoming” Bojan. It was definitely a yellow card and the ref didn’t even give a foul.
I’d say he’s getting some rough treatment with zero protection from the refs. He’ll get there, but will take time.
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Post by harris on Feb 4, 2024 12:05:07 GMT 1
Genuinely didn't think he was that bad. Of course he needs to get up to the physicality required, but looks neat and tidy and gets in the right places. I think he'll score goals if we service him. & passes the 'eye test' for me.
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Feb 4, 2024 12:18:39 GMT 1
For a team as poor as Wednesday, their only hope of competing is to deploy rough house tactics.
He needs to learn how to deal with this but thankfully other games should be more suited to him.
Apart from next Saturday as Southampton have the biggest Centre Half I think I’ve ever seen.
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Post by Big Ern on Feb 4, 2024 12:24:18 GMT 1
Give him a chance ffs. Yea he wasn't great yesterday but neither were a few players. God knows what Sorba Tjomas was doing in that first 15 minutes, it was like he was trying to kick a balloon.
Let's pick on the new lad though.
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Post by incognito on Feb 4, 2024 12:31:02 GMT 1
I'd be more inclined to make an assessment when we actually develop some discernible patterns of play in the opponent's half.
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