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Four first half goals against Hull would come in handy.Originally Posted by splott parker
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The start of his City career is Warboysesq re. his goals to minutes played.
Four first half goals against Hull would come in handy.
Hat trick in 8 minutes as well. Put a bandage on Salech’s arm
He needs to start games now. Our existing options haven't been that abundant on the scoring front. If we had lost 3-1 on Saturday no-one would be complaining.
I wonder whether Riza is reluctant to start him because he doesn't want to upset Robinson.
Whatever, he has to start him sooner or later because Salech possesses that unteachable skill, being in the right place at the right time a la Earnie.
Robinson has 11 goals already joint 4th highest in the division, and the best minutes per goal of anyone in the running for top goal scorer.
there's a reasonable chance he could end up as the division top scorer.
Understandably Riza needs a very good reason to drop him.
Robinson is our best player by a mile. He's got nearly four times as many goals as our next top scorer. You can play Salech but Robinson has to start. He's scored just under a third of all our goals this season.
He's currently a 66/1 chance if you fancy that outcome.
I'd start him Saturday, with Robinson behind him. They can both play. Salech looks the more natural centre forward.
Has to be first name down on the team sheet for me, he's that dynamic. I like Robinson muchly, but sorry it's Salech who's the one who's made the difference between a team bereft of goalscoring threat and one with a sting on its tail. For all good Robinson is if it's got to be one or the other there is no contest in my eyes.
For Plymouth I would start with Salech.
He's very good, a proper goal poacher, we will need them both chipping in till the end of the season. I would switch them around from time to time with whoever is rested first half getting a good 35 minutes in the second half, with instruction to give everything as they will share the load.
He's scored three of those goals after coming on as a sub.
Just saying.
I don't, but those odds are higher than I would have thought
Generally a 25/1 shot, but 66/1 with Betfred (I'm not on commission).
We do lack that focal point with Robinson who has done very very well in a team that creates little.
I don't know what he sees as his position but for me Robinson is more of a 10, he likes to drift towards midfield and often doesn't have that out and out striker instinct to get into the box.
There was a perfect example yesterday where colwill did well and ended up in a crossing position near the corner flag, surrounded by Bristol c players he could only really put it at the near post. We had no one in the box, no one gambling on that being where he could put the ball. Robinson was on the edge of the box.
I'd love to see Salech and Robinson, Robinson linking the play and we know he can score. Salech there to do what strikers should do.
I don’t think it matters much who we play up front if we continue to concede so readily at the start of away matches, getting the selection right at the other end of the pitch seems more important to me. That said, the new Plymouth centrebacks would be more comfortable marking a target man type I’d have thought, so I would start with Robinson.
Good to have competition for places. Maybe giving Salech a start would be motivation for Robinson.
I would love to see them both as well.
I am not one for understanding formations and tactics and all that, but I do appreciate that when Dave Jones 4-4-2 teams came up against 5 man midfields we did struggle against that extra man at times.
However wouldnt it be great to have a successful 4-4-2 like when (for those old enough to remember) Alston & Evans, or Bothroyd & Chopra/McCormack for that matter?
It might be like a breath of fresh air, in as much as, 5v5 in midfield stifling a lot of creativity now-a-days and I think that a lot of our younger fan base would enjoy seeing that type of successful partnership I know I would!
The amount of fluffed corners and crosses we had on Saturday it made not a jot who was in the middle. What Salech did was make sure he got on the end of the one that did get in the 6 yard box.
Agree with your first paragraph about conceding so readily.
Regarding your observation about those two new centre halves for Plymouth, do you think that if we played both Salech and Robinson up front, it would give them something more to think about, instead of only having to try to dominate one striker between them?
If they're playing a back 3, get round the sides of them with pace. Turn the centre backs round and drag them into the wide areas.
I would think of two strikers when we are at home as now we have a bit of pace with Alvez and Ashford’s speed and intelligence, I’d like to see us concentrating on trying to get some solidity into the midfield and back and then try to hit them on the break.
One game I’d definitely seriously consider playing with two up front is Burnley as they can defend all day long against one up front, so why not give them something different to think about?
The game v Plymouth will be the same as Bristol, I think, with Robinson starting, and Salech coming on late. But then we have to play Hull on Wednesday, and Aston Villa on the Friday, and this will force Riza's hand. One striker will start the first game, with the second on the bench, and vice-versa for the Friday game. Who starts games for the remainder of the season could well depend on the outcome.
Why can't they both start? oh yeah right! we don't want to score too many goal and win
let's start with 1 on so then at least we've got something to change when we go 2-0 down after 20 minutes
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