Would you take him back?
He was brilliant for us but has failed miserably at Las Palmas ?
Could go out on loan, or be sold.
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Would you take him back?
He was brilliant for us but has failed miserably at Las Palmas ?
Could go out on loan, or be sold.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...gn=communities
He was far from brilliant. He hit a purple patch in front of goal and most of those he scored were important, but he rarely looked up to much and his control was often shocking.
He couldn't play. His upper body (Touch) was good though, play it into his feet and god help us. The club should be commended for not being fooled (or maybe Kaba received a better offer) Under Warnock we'd have shifted 4 million on him with a three year deal.
Let's just leave him in our Purple Patch Hall Of Fame - alongside Ken Zohore!
Good question and a real poser. Kaba scored a decent strike rate for us. A good finisher, a physical threat, and good in the air - so better than the junk we have now such as Meite who is frankly terrible, and about as much use as a cup of cold piss.Quote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
The fact that we have lost the Karlan means some loan wages taken off there. Offload the awful Meite and take Kaba on loan and I think that should be financially viable, and he will bag a few
Some players suit certain clubs and styles, and perhaps in a Spanish league not so much, where aerial prowess isn’t serviced as much. Although he was here under Sabri, the fact we are a set piece team means I think he will bag goals. Get one or two fast wingers to complement quality deliveries from Tanner and O Dowda and I think he would bag even a few more.
So a yes from me if we cannot do better. But assuming money is there I would prefer Kieffer Moore and Karlan Grant here as two choices of 9s. Grant and Moore, with Isaac Davies as back up would be my preferred choices.
Agree mostly, but he knew where the net was, and kept us up?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
I liked him, but don't want him back personally either.
Of course though, it depends who we do get, can we get better?
Yes, at no time was he brilliant, not even close to it. He seemed good around the goalmouth, always managing to get an important touch.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
is he better than what we currently have ? ? YES
I thought he did well for us, certainly knew where the goal was and wasnt afraid to get stuck in
“tour de force”? A tad over the top maybe.
It’s a poorly-researched piece as usual from Walesonline. They claim Kaba scored 3 goals in 28 appearances for Las Palmas. In fact, it was 2 goals in 20 appearances, and one of those goals came in a cup game against a fourth-tier side.
He was crap.
I’d even rather Callum Paterson back before him
Yes he put the ball in the back of the net, so would many others with the chances he had
His GPG ratio was good. For us. Not so great everywhere else. Especially Las Palmas. I would hope we could and should do better.
He wasn't crap for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by WJ99mobile
Kaba?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five
He struggled to hold up the ball for the midfield. Went wandering on occasions and didn’t press when it was obviously the game plan.
He isn’t a good player.
Sorry,Kaba is not for us.
Not for me.
May not have been the best footballer since sliced whatever but he came in and did a job and for that he did it in the main so thanks for that - beggars and all that can't be choosers
There's a difference between not being a good player, and being crap. He scored goals - crap players dont.Quote:
Originally Posted by WJ99mobile
He was a great loan and did just what we needed him to do - scoring goals and bringing a big personality to the squad. For that we should all appreciate his time in a Cardiff shirt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nobody's Rep
But that doesn't mean we should ignore his weaknesses or his record for other teams. I thank him and wish him well, but would not be too happy to see him back as our No 9 for a full season. I can't see him being as successful a second time.
I can give you a number of players that scored goals but were still crap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five
None of last seasons, cos none of them could score goals, but were crap.Quote:
Originally Posted by WJ99mobile
If it's a straight choice I would guess a crap striker that can score goals is better than a crap striker that can't.
If we had him all last season we definitely would have finished higher up the league so unless keifer is coming then it’s a yes from me.
I thought he was offloaded on loan to us from Mitdjyland because of his attitude problem. Now not wanted by Las Palmas
Sheffield Wednesday after him apparently, if they can't get another of our loan strikers, Ike Ugbo, back again.
he would improve us
Eddie Johnson scored 78 goals in his club career and 50 representing his country at different levels.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five
With the strikers we've had that wouldn't be too difficult.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
If we want to watch football that is a bit easier on the eye then Kaba isn't the answer.
It would have been more useful if you'd stated how many games that was in his club career. Old fruit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
You didn't state goals per game as being the yardstick, old fruit. I used your own absolutism.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five
Did you not see his goal from the overhead kick ? Won goal of the season I think. Tends to go against your theory that he couldn't play.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five
Any sources for this opinion ? Dont recall that being mentioned at all at the time. They have a 6 week winter break in Denmark (Jan 1st to Feb 20th) and this had something to do with it plus Kaba wanted to play in the UK and asked for the move.Quote:
Originally Posted by Enoch Mort
I don’t have any link but I seem to remember it being well discussed at the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
Won our goal of the season in a season bereft of goals (at the right end at least), let alone spectacular goals.Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
One moment like that doesn't mean he's a great footballer.
If you'd bothered to read the whole thread you'd have seen I was actually defending him against those that said he was crap.Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
I also acknowledged that he had a knack of being in the right place at the right time.
He tried that overhead-kick again in a later game, it didn't come off, as is often the case with this type of effort.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...-fine-26128060Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
Well I'm certainly going to be more impressed by a striker with 78 goals in, say... 230 games than 460, I think that stands to reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
That is a strike ratio of under 0.2 goals per game or 1 in 5. Let’s be blunt - that is absolutely guff. But it looks heroic next to Meite’s goals per game ratio which is 0.05 (1 in 20). Even for a winger that is just shite. I would expect central midfielders or defenders to get that sort of ratio, not a striker / winger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five
Wingers and wide forwards should be looking for 1 in 4 or 1 in 3 if they are exceptional, in a 4-3-3. A good striker ought to be looking at 1 in 2, and a minimum of 1 in 3 (1 in 3 as long as other wingers or an attacking midfielder / 10 are contributing similarly). Meite’s statistics alone are a reason we need to cut him loose on a free.
Strikers are paid to score goals - pure and simple. Chris Pike’s skills were terrible but he was “right place, right time” and consitently knew where the net was. Regardless of how it is done, goals win games. Arguing that he is poor because he can’t do other stuff is like sacking your carpenter for not being good at
plumbing.
397 games, actually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five
I was using hypothetical figures, as I'm sure you knew. Old fruit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie