Originally Posted by
Rjk
The main problem for me is how we tried to use him in the rare occasions he actually go on the pitch.
We launched the ball at him from 50 yards away expecting him to hold it up and bring other players into the game, like a wizened old warhorse like helgusson.
However, nothing I've seen of him playing at Copenhagen suggests that this is his game. Not yet anyway.
Most times I've seen him he likes balls player for him to run onto, or crosses to attack. Holding the ball up is a very different skill.
As he's 6ft4 and strong he has the physical attributes to be able to play that way, but it doesn't usually seem to come until later in a player's career. Even the likes of jay bothroyd who did that job excellently for us was a very different player as a youngster. I can't think of a player in their teens who was that effective in that kind of role, Rooney was always strong i suppose.
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