Excellent win today, a very hard fought victory and one we had to dig deep to hold on to. However, I do have one small moan:
Why, when we are hanging on to a narrow lead, did we bring on Slimani and Musa? Neither can hold the ball up, they provide no defensive cover and lost the ball so many times, putting us under more and more pressure. Slimani is good in the air, but little else. Musa has pace but hasn't a clue how to use it. Neither are 'see out the game' players.
I appreciate that Shakey doesn't have too many options when Vardy and Okazaki are burned out, but I do hope that we won't be bringing Slimani and Musa on when we're defending a lead again. Surely players like King and Amartey, maybe even Ulloa and Gray, are better options for bringing on.
Looking longer term, considering their mixed performances since signing, should we be looking to offload in the summer or should they have another season to prove themselves?
Slimani and Musa
posted on 19/3/17
It's not what he's done Nev, it's what he looks capable of doing.
Gray looks to have all the ability but no footballing brain currently. He looks like he could really develop though.
Musa looks to have neither. The game passes him by unless he's running directly in to a defender. He has had glimpses and could come good. I'm just not sure his coming good will be in the premier league!
posted on 19/3/17
We've heard that plenty of times before about various players, very often the fans view is proven incorrect.
It does help when players are played in their best position, even yesterday Musa should have been the front man with Slowmani behind, I'm sure he'd have scored the Slowmani chance!
posted on 19/3/17
Let's look at this slightly different.
Shakes goes into the interview at the end of the season.
He is asked what he wants answer 2 new strikers!
Owners say WHAT we have 40m of forwards on the bench but you don't use them.
But now he has, he put them on just to hold the ball up and see out the game, this then shows how carp they are without losing the game. But it was close.
So now he has used them the owners have seen how carp they are and he gets 2 new strikers Simple!!!
posted on 19/3/17
comment by Nevsaysagoal2city (U5194)
posted 5 hours, 48 minutes ago
Why did anything Musa's done (i feel sorry for him) over Gray if it had been CR choice everyone would of gone ballistic?
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Not me personally, I don't see the hype with Gray because he doesn't have a final ball, he doesn't look up and his decision making is poor. Musa is faster and should have been a better option to stretch them but he was crap and again failed to take his chance.
posted on 19/3/17
comment by True Blue (U9486)
posted 4 hours, 18 minutes ago
We've heard that plenty of times before about various players, very often the fans view is proven incorrect.
It does help when players are played in their best position, even yesterday Musa should have been the front man with Slowmani behind, I'm sure he'd have scored the Slowmani chance!
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You keep calling him slow but he's faster than Albrighton and you wouldn't call him slow so why do you keep saying Slowmani when he's the 5th fastest player we have and is only 5/10 of a second slower than Gray?
posted on 19/3/17
comment by Champions of England (U21032)
posted 33 minutes ago
comment by True Blue (U9486)
posted 4 hours, 18 minutes ago
We've heard that plenty of times before about various players, very often the fans view is proven incorrect.
It does help when players are played in their best position, even yesterday Musa should have been the front man with Slowmani behind, I'm sure he'd have scored the Slowmani chance!
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You keep calling him slow but he's faster than Albrighton and you wouldn't call him slow so why do you keep saying Slowmani when he's the 5th fastest player we have and is only 5/10 of a second slower than Gray?
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Maybe because he spent longer yesterday watching his 'team mates' run around defending the lead.
posted on 19/3/17
comment by True Blue (U9486)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Champions of England (U21032)
posted 33 minutes ago
comment by True Blue (U9486)
posted 4 hours, 18 minutes ago
We've heard that plenty of times before about various players, very often the fans view is proven incorrect.
It does help when players are played in their best position, even yesterday Musa should have been the front man with Slowmani behind, I'm sure he'd have scored the Slowmani chance!
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You keep calling him slow but he's faster than Albrighton and you wouldn't call him slow so why do you keep saying Slowmani when he's the 5th fastest player we have and is only 5/10 of a second slower than Gray?
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Maybe because he spent longer yesterday watching his 'team mates' run around defending the lead.
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I saw him closing down and chasing everything, it was Musa who was all over the shop not doing anything. He should have scored but he's never too bright on the floor, it's his head that's lethal.
posted on 19/3/17
Still waiting for the £29'million cash back were owed for taking him off his last teams hands!
posted on 19/3/17
comment by True Blue (U9486)
posted 10 minutes ago
Still waiting for the £29'million cash back were owed for taking him off his last teams hands!
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11 starts, five goals, four assists. Not his fault he's been injured. That's a ratio well worthy of £29m and if you think otherwise think Benteke.
posted on 19/3/17
Worth £400k to a Division one team.