What a joke of a player, apart from being useless he's totally unfit so he couldn't even make a nuisance of himself closing down their defenders.
I'd rather see an untried kid playing instead of him, thank you transfer committee NOT
Printable View
What a joke of a player, apart from being useless he's totally unfit so he couldn't even make a nuisance of himself closing down their defenders.
I'd rather see an untried kid playing instead of him, thank you transfer committee NOT
Didn't do anything whilst on loan to justify signing him permanently.
Looks absolutely crap, one of the worst players I've seen in a City shirt.
Worst Cardiff striker I have seen in my 40 years supporting. Offers absolutely nothing, one paced (slow) , can't win a header, how he got a pro contract is seriously baffling. And if Trollope can't see that ,he is in the wrong job. Bruno was better up front, shocking.
Clearly not up to the job but not his fault we bought him and gave him a contract. Likewise with Fred.
However also not his fault that he was isolated all night, had no midfield support, nil service, nobody shouting or organising on the pitch etc either. He is symbolic of the whole mess the club is in.
The only time he did anything remotely useful with his head was when he nudged it along the floor whilst lying flat on his belly. Completely anonymous.
Just been trying to remember if I've seen any worse strikers playing for City over the years, even in the dungeon years of the mid 80's. Even past greats such as Morris Scott, Tony Philiskirk and Graham Withey were a level above Zohore tonight.
If Paul Trollope is selecting Zohore because he thinks he's Championship standard then he deserves to be sacked for incompetence.
If Paul Trollope requested the permanent signing of Zohore in the summer then he deserves to be sacked for incompetence.
I actually think that the board / owner signed Zohore for reasons known only to them (not for the footballing benefit of CCFC).
So I would give Trollope the benefit of the doubt that he didn't sanction the signing but unless he's been told to play him he should never select him. The man is a terrible footballer at this level.
If Paul Trollope is being told who to play, or is selecting a terrible footballer because he thinks it will please the owner then he's tainting his own reputation and should resign on principle.
I remember Zohore supplying some promising glimpses last season. I have to say, I have no particular care for Russell Slade, but what has happened in the meantime?
FC Copenhagen. Hmmm
Can't argue with much of that - based on what was seen of Zohore last season and what's been seen of him this time around, Zohore is being turned into a worse footballer at Cardiff City as the months go by. This is a player who almost won the game for us when we played at Turf Moor against last season's champions five months ago and yet, after one or two decent things when he first came on, he looked like a parks player last night.
I agree, he was awful but he did try. He just wasn't very good.
What I don't understand is how we got Zohore permanently while sending away the exciting and promising Saadi who sparkled before getting injured and we were waiting for him to come back and pick up where he left off....but no...It's Zohore for us...Well done powers that be.
By far the worst ever no 9 performance I've witnessed by any pro footballer.
And I've seen a lot of football.
Agree with the majority of this especially the last sentence though Zahore must take some responsibility for the fact he is grossly overweight and unfit probably doing the bare minimum in training and pigging out in his spare time happy picking up his envelope every week.
No, he may not be very good but if you have anything about you ambition-wise, give yourself the best opportunity and look after yourself.
He didn't offer any options to the midfield who had no option than to go sideways.
With the striker offering nothing the wide players are reluctant to go beyond the back and a vicious circle.
As has been said, if PT believes Zahore can do a job for us, then he is just as bad at his job.
If he has been told he has to play him then he is doing his reputation no good.
In general, the mounting problems are compounded by the fact that each individual player fears he may be singled out and rather than try something to change things, they are taking the easy option.
I see this happening more with every (home) game.
I have tried to stay positive and give PT the benefit of trying something new (which most on here welcomed after the RS exit) but once the players don't do what you ask them, your days are numbered.
I'm afraid it looks like this has happened based on last night's showing.
If there is any ambition at the club then they need to act soon and let's face it, there are a few options at the moment.
Pearson would be my choice. Yes he may be a bit volatile but IMO he's exactly what some of that shower need.
Whether he'd come or not...
Wasn't good but how many crosses did he have to actually attack? I don't think I have seen us on this many occasions have so little possession in the final third, as a lone striker that wasn't entirely down to him. For me he wasn't even the worst player last night
I wasn't there last night (listened to the online commentary) but it does look as if a lot of players have gone backwards since last season - Immers, Ralls, Connolly and Manga (apart from his No 9 cameo yesterday) for starters.
When Zohore was signed it didn't look the worst decision based on the glimpses he gave last season - as a young back-up striker. I saw him at Rotherham amongst the subs and he did look heavy. If that is combined with confusion around roles and tactics, poor morale and confidence in the squad, lack of leadership on the pitch, and an unbalanced team with an over-reliance on a 34 year old who has hardly played for 2 years and a converted winger.... then that has to be the responsibility of the coaching and fitness team.
There are some positives from recent matches - Lambert, Amos, Peltier, Harris and (at times) Noone - but if the leadership and organisation on the pitch is down to Sean Morrison alone players like Zahore will look even more lost. It is going to be a hard fight to claw away from trouble at the bottom and Kenneth Zohore (2016-17 version) is not what we need.
I had some sympathy for Zohore before last night and perhaps I'd fallen for this narrative that he's young and raw etc etc. But having seen him close up for the first time in a while there is no excuse now, nearly a year after he was originally signed, for the fact that his manager and teammates are having to tell him where to stand in basic situations such as goal kicks and throwins.
I checked his record out and it reads as below. Surely he should not be so unaware of the basics of the game at 22 years of age and with, at the very least, 6 years professional coaching behind him. He's not a "raw" talent, unpolished diamond or any other phrase used to mask his abilities. If he can't cut it by now he's never going to be able to do so.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Copenhagen 16 (1)
2012–2015 Fiorentina 0 (0)
2013–2014 Brøndby IF (loan) 25 (5)
2014 IFK Göteborg (loan) 5 (2)
2015–2016 OB 24 (9)
2016 K.V. Kortrijk 0 (0)
2016 Cardiff City (loan) 12(2)
2016– Cardiff City 2 (0)
National team‡
2009–2011 Denmark U17 24 (13)
2012 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2010–2013 Denmark U19 16 (6)
2013– Denmark U21 15 (6)
Unfortunately Zohore is just one of our players going backwards this season. If it was simply this individual failing you could put it down to a bad attitude, at the moment you can list most of our first team squad in putting in worse performances than they were last year. This sounds like something is going wrong in training and conditioning.
With due respect to Zohore i saw him a few time last season and he seemed to have the raw ingredients to make it as a player at this level. He had some pace and was a bit of a lump, i thought he was worth a punt to see what would happen with him after a good preseason.
However after a pre-season he looks heavier (which is the wrong way to go with him), so he's lost that yard of pace. If he is unfit he will look uninterested because he hasnt get the energy to put himself about.
It worries me that we are supposed to have a wonderful back room staff of coaches and fitness experts etc, and yet as you say some players are going backwards and we are getting one injury after another, however Lambert's injury was probably due to lack of real match time over the last two seasons
Not knowing the basics of where to stand on the pitch is not a sign of going backwards but one that shows he's not got the instincts of a footballer and unfortunately he never will. There's no way we should have made his move a permanent one, it's shocking that the fee could be around the £1m mark
You can teach positioning, you cannot teach power and pace.
In a way Zohore reminds me a little of Gestede when he first came here, at time he didn't look like a footballer at all, after a couple of seasons he looked handy, but after he left was when he looked like a real player. I thought there was something there in Zohore last year and thought it was a 50/50 call on wether he would make it at this level.
He's nowhere near it this year, but then you could say that about a few of our players.
In fairness to Zohore he doesn't deserve to be singled out. Im struggling to think of anyone who came close to mediocre let alone half decent. We made Ince look good. Ralls and Noone were equally as bad. Immers has had a footballing bypass in the last 2 months. We pin our hopes on Harris who this time 6 months ago couldn't get on the bench. We've always had a decent keeper but now we look shaky at every set piece. The movement from our "attacking" throw ins is laughable. Our full backs seem to have been told that to cross the half way line with intent is a sackable offence. Our midfield was constantly 20 yards behind the ball even when we did venture forward. Trollope seems to have inherited the Lenny stance of standing in an apparently thoughtful position with one hand resting on his chin as he gazes clueless at whats going on. The crowd are disinterested. The owner has vacated the premises. Every away following however small out sings us. The beer/food is over priced crap. We are being implicated in the Allardyce debacle. The only light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train. Have I missed anything?
While I don't think he's good enough, its harsh to single him out. No player came out of this game with any credit..and Zohore had no support, nothing to feed on whatsoever.
His worst display yet,you could excuse his uselessness but not his complete lack of effort
More 'ead 'anging.
How can youse sleep at night? :hehe:
Early contender for bump of the year there
Just had a quick read of the thread to make sure I hadn't slagged him off and I hadn't. So I'm going to permit myself a :hehe: