To be fair, he was trying to walk the ball into the net, backwards, with his arse, most of the time he was on the pitch. If that lifts the crowd, who am I to judge?Quote:
Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
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To be fair, he was trying to walk the ball into the net, backwards, with his arse, most of the time he was on the pitch. If that lifts the crowd, who am I to judge?Quote:
Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
What makes me a keyboard warrior and you not one? :sherlock:Quote:
Originally Posted by TWGL1
Eddie Johnson was not brilliant but he lifted the crowd. Some players just have that effect and WOL ratings reflect what I saw.My friends in the pub with me after that game felt the same. He’s one of those players.Quote:
Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew
By the responses, it looks like the op is alone in his opinion.
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Originally Posted by Alfresco
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Originally Posted by Alfresco
Don't worry what others, myself included, think of him. I'm genuinely glad you enjoy watching him and appreciate him. There was a striker a few seasons ago, in L2 and I can't remember the club or his name. He looked like a pitch invader in a club top, he was about 5 stone overweight, would build up a head of steam, and charge towards the goal. I swear, the only thing he wasn't doing was carrying the ball. Always got the biggest cheer whenever he came on. People loved him.Quote:
Originally Posted by TWGL1
Not this season he hasn't. Or last season. Or the season before that.Quote:
Originally Posted by TWGL1
Adebayo Akinfenwa?Quote:
Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew
Still playing for Wycombe
I partly agree, he didn’t lay the ball off and his decisions in this area were poor. I disagree about the wrestling, they were pulling and grabbing him like WWF.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
Well done sir! That's him. :thumbup: I've just looked at some pictures and there's more muscle mass than I remember!Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
Minutes played he has to be our best ever goalscorer
I never said I didn't like him. I do like him and I sung his name every time the chant went up and will continue to do so every time he plays. I just don't think he's very goodQuote:
Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew
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Originally Posted by RichardM
Scored the winning goal in their playoff final at Wembley didn’t he ?
Better than Marley Watkins?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfresco
HypocriteQuote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
yesQuote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
I think that was with Wimbledon, then his contract was up, so in his post match interview he invited managers to contact him on WhatsAppQuote:
Originally Posted by TWGL1
Edit - Just seen Marley Watkins has already be mentioned. :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfresco
Oh give it a rest you absolute softy :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfresco
The answer you were searching for is no.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfresco
Not searching I'm RIGHTQuote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
I agree with you. I watched him today. I thought he was seriously bad and a very poor substitution. In fact, I think we had more chance of 3 points before he came on. He's not really a team player. Good for a bit of fun but ultimately I think he's a bit rubbish.Quote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
Can you help me out? When I saw him, would he have been playing for Wycombe in L2? Or am I confusing my seasons because of Covid timelines? Newport v Wycombe? Didn't he have a hell of a gut on him that wobbled when he ran? It's just the picture I looked at earlier looked like a version on steroids.Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
The old pedant strikes again! Statistically of course you are correct. But this thread is about a limited player doing his utmost. You loved Leo Fortune-West for that very reason!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
The Blackpool defenders were scared of him, a few times. It helped us in a tight game although it didn't result in anything. But his introduction made the game more interesting.
The second half was entertaining, and I am pleased about that.
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Just to finish on something positive before bed. I was impressed that after one hard tackle on him, he was up and running straight away to get on with the game. Moore would have been sat on his arse flapping his arms around with that hang-dog expression I came to loathe, while the rest of the game went on around him.
What was everyone expecting? Didier Drogba? He's spent most of his career on loan in the lower divisions. He got himself in some decent positions today and did his job against a tired defence. He made a couple of poor decisions though. He probably fancied himself after scoring two goals in less than an hour of playing time. You can't really blame a center forward for that.
Which is pointless if he makes the wrong decision after doing so..Quote:
Originally Posted by Dorcus
For what?Quote:
Originally Posted by TWGL1
Said in the match thread he needs to realise he isn't always going to be the hero.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
He's got his uses, he needs to make better decisions. No harm in saying that.
Plenty of our players are, and are with us.Quote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
So?Quote:
Originally Posted by stan butler
Laying the ball off is doing his job.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Not to sound like I'm on his back, because I'm not, but he could have done better today, he did a lot but ultimately didn't do what he needed to.
Then by that rationale, we can only sign players who aren't very good?Quote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
**** me. Some people just can't moaning. He strengths and weaknesses. But he is not shit FFSQuote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
Yeh this.Quote:
Originally Posted by rich munn
Having been eating humble pie about Ikpeazu after his earlier contributions, what he did yesterday was a highlights reel of why I was so unenthusiastic about his signing - to be fair mind, there were still good things in with all of the poor control, the wrong options taken, the downright greediness and the grappling with his opposite number which, to me at least, has no place on a football pitch because it’s straight out a wrestling ring.
Yesterday, Ikpeazu was the player I feared he’d be with nearly every ball played up to him prompting the sort of farcical scenes we see at every corner and attacking free kick these days. You could understand why some managers decide that he is just not for them and you can fully understand why Warnock signed him. I thought we were trying to move away from what Ikpeazu represents, but it seems I got that wrong.
Moore and Hugill are big target men of the kind it seems is compulsory in a Cardiff City team, but they’re both footballers as well, our manager was as well, Gary Madine is as well, but, although he has his uses, I’m not sure Ikpeazu is.
I think I'm slightly in between the two levels of hysteria on Uche. Yesterday I thought he could have done with coming on a bit earlier or in hindsight maybe starting, as Hugill got precious little change out of their centre backs who were very big and physical. His touch isn't great but he did seem to rattle their defenders and win a few free kicks.
On the flip side, if Warnock was in charge he's the sort of player that would play week in week out and get maybe 5 goals in season and I certainly wouldn't a return to that style of football. On balance though I think he's a good option to have to occasionally start or come on against very physical teams.
A couple of thoughts on him.
Yesterday he was poor. I have no idea why WOL gave him a 7. Twice he could have put in players in better positions and chose the wrong options.
However, I slightly put that down to the fact he hasn't been playing much and is too eager to make an impact and just made the wrong options - it took him too long to get to grips with the game. I think he should have come on earlier yesterday, I think the game was crying out for his power and physicality and in my opinion Hugill was becoming jaded from around the 60th minute. Uche should have been on around then and I think he would have made more of an impact.
I do think he can do a good job for us in certain games.
In terms of the overall situation of Uche in Cardiff... I would be gutted if we signed him as our main striker. But I wouldn't object if we signed him as an impact sub or for certain physical games.
I wondered why he didn't start on Tuesday rather than Watters . He has only been a bit part sub so far. Since he has been here he must have played a total 60 mins at most.
In fact, he's played a total of 96 minutes so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Armitage Shanks