camel-with-3-humps 12:12 Mon Oct 23
Antonio: can we do any better?
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Let's be honest, he's poor frequently nowadays. So many attacks break down on his clumsy play.
Questions:
Should he stay in the team?
If not, what are the options?
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Replies - In Chronological Order ( Show Newest Messages First)
Wils
12:20 Mon Oct 23
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He should be playing the Danny Ings role in my opinion. Coming on after 70 minutes in an act of desperation.
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Nick QQQ
12:26 Mon Oct 23
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Let him do his podcasts. Don’t let him play football. That performance yesterday was rotten. Both in terms of his absolute lack of technical ability, football intelligence but ultimately a total lack of effort.
Geezer has gone
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Bernie
12:50 Mon Oct 23
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Whilst David Moyes is here, no.
Moyes has struggled through his entire career to implement a bonafide striker into his teams, as the work he wants strikers to do, they generally don't like doing, if you're not prepared to get into a big physical battle, chasing lost causes and running yourself into the ground every week, for 6 goals a season, then you're out.
If Moyes gets a new deal, our next 'striker' will be Jarrod Bowen, Bowen's RW replacement has already been bought
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Mr Anon
12:56 Mon Oct 23
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He'd be good as an impact sub I think but shouldn't be starting anymore, would rather we play a youth player!
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nychammer
12:59 Mon Oct 23
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like Wils said, best reduced to super sub type appearances. Still think he has a lot to offer as a fresh pair of legs against a tiring defence in the last 20-30 mins of games when you need a goal.
As a starting striker though, he's (almost) finished. Yes he has contributed here and there (think Brighton and Chelsea) but there are too many days like yesterday now and this has to be the last season we place this much reliance on him as a lone striker.
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nychammer
1:02 Mon Oct 23
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to answer the question of can we do any better - YES but as we know through bitter experience its hard to find a replacement that can play in the Moyes set up.
Perhaps the answer to this comes AFTER this season if Moyes departs
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Mike Oxsaw
1:03 Mon Oct 23
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In Europe, maybe, where they've no experience of playing against him, but Moyes should be blooding a few of the youngsters in the PL, not just cup games.
Youngster won't get a game because they lack experience and they lack experience because Moyes won't give them a game.
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Takashi Miike
1:04 Mon Oct 23
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why wasn't the thread called 'David Moyes : can we do any better?'. he's the one that keeps picking him
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Manuel
1:07 Mon Oct 23
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Who knows what the answer is any longer, it's been the same chat for three years now. Who replaces him? Will Moyes change the system, and if he does would it work anyway? Scamacca and Haller have both been and gone. Ings a waste of space. Muamba won't get his chance.
Don't have a scooby.
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Eerie Descent
1:12 Mon Oct 23
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I'm the last one to defend Antonio, I don't rate him as a footballer, he's a battering ram. But in fairness to him, it was the same with Haller, Scamacca, it's the same with Ings, and whoever else will get the thankless tasks of playing up front for Moyes. Bowen will mostly look shit if he's played consistently as our lone striker.
I might not have mentioned this about a thousand times, but we've spent half a billion pound under this manager building his squad, and we've still got this fella up front feeding off scraps. If you were on the outside looking in, it's actually fucking hilarious, not so much if you have to watch us every week.
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collyrob
1:34 Mon Oct 23
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I don’t know how anyone can defend this useless cunt. Sooner he’s out of the club the better.
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Jaan Kenbrovin
1:42 Mon Oct 23
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10 goals in his last 60 PL appearances.
Played 15 passes yesterday and completed 8.
Like Soucek, who played 10 passes and complete 8, we are shit because we are effectively playing with 9 men.
Nothing will change until Moyes is shown the door.
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,
1:52 Mon Oct 23
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Not just Antonio but also Haller and Scamacca Moyes has failed to get a tune out of. We need to go back to Arnautovic to find a striker that Moyes employed to reasonable effect.
Right now, the way we play, putting Olly Watkins in our team would see him deteriorate rather than us improve.
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grasshopper
1:53 Mon Oct 23
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TS is already looking for his replacement.
Ings will also most likely be shipped out in January.
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Side of Ham
1:53 Mon Oct 23
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IT WOULD JUST BE NICE TO JUDGE A STRIKER WHEN HE HAS NO EXCUSES ABOUT THE SERVICE HE GETS…..MOYES YOU CUNT.
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collyrob
2:12 Mon Oct 23
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It’s not just his goal return. His general play is shit. He thinks he’s better than he is. Can barely make small simple passes. Horrendous technique. He’s so selfish as well. Him and his cringey podcast can both fuck off.
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Pedro
2:17 Mon Oct 23
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He spent most of the time wide on the left which was bizarre yesterday. He won’t score from there and can’t cross the ball.
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Lee Trundle
2:19 Mon Oct 23
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"Like Soucek, who played 10 passes and complete 8, we are shit because we are effectively playing with 9 men."
I know Soucek has scored in a couple of games recently, but he's he's fucking useless as a number 10.
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boleyn8420
2:29 Mon Oct 23
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Can we do any better. My old mum who's 87 would put more fucking effort in. As loads have already said he is meant to be the lone 'striker' but plays on the left wing, crossing to who exactly, only he cant fucking cross a ball to save his life. Time was up a while ago, just like the fucking managers
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Fauxstralian
2:42 Mon Oct 23
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First replace Moyes and then find a suitable striker for the 21st century
Emery (who WE should have chased last Oct when Gerrard was replaced) seems to have got a tune out of Watkins so players ARE available.
Just need a talent and system that works
ps We should have tried for Watkins instead of Benrahma from Brentford but thats another matter
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