NikkiCFC 8,366 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 37 minutes ago, Blue Armour said: Sorry, but this post is just bizarre. Did you forget where the assist for the only goal in the game came from? Tbh that is exactly why Maresca criticized him last week or so. He demanded more assists and goals. Today it was the same. He could contribute to 3 or 4 goals tonight but was frustrating as hell in the box every time. And this is the reason why he lost starting spot to Neto. Fernando and mkh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,984 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 We’ll probably play with Malo inverting like Cucu has been with Veiga being the more defensive fullback against Everton. sydneyblue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,366 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 1 minute ago, Pizy said: We’ll probably play with Malo inverting like Cucu has been with Veiga being the more defensive fullback against Everton. Caicedo RB Gusto LB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vytis33 1,283 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 Vesper and Blue Armour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,069 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 Winning and being able to capitalise on others dropping points is the cherry on top. I'm grateful that naive moments (Tosin effectively gifting Mbeumo a goal to name the obvious one) in the final 10 minutes of the game didn't have an impact on the outcome in the end. I don't want to tempt fate, but we could be sitting in a place next Sunday that most of us would have never considered in the slightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 This last bit of resilience, composure and ultimately quality is all that is missing for us to win the league again. I was impressed with how patiently we ground them down as their defending und the first half was actually quite good. The last minutes however showed why we might not be able to see out tight wins vs top opposition yet. But seriously, if we go into the January transfer window anywhere near top spot, clownlake would be stupid not to go all in and buy a top quality, experienced CB and goalie to give us a real fighting chance to win it. Vesper, Johnnyeye and Fernando 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Mário César 1,324 Posted December 15, 2024 Popular Post! Share Posted December 15, 2024 malo gusto was a bargain, tbh. 20M euros was a awesome deal OneMoSalah, Johnnyeye, Mhsc and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 2,745 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 49 minutes ago, Mhsc said: Just seen Caicedo's little mini moustache up close Not a fan Agreed. Sell him. Strike, sydneyblue and Mhsc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhsc 1,109 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 5 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said: This last bit of resilience, composure and ultimately quality is all that is missing for us to win the league again. I was impressed with how patiently we ground them down as their defending und the first half was actually quite good. The last minutes however showed why we might not be able to see out tight wins vs top opposition yet. But seriously, if we go into the January transfer window anywhere near top spot, clownlake would be stupid not to go all in and buy a top quality, experienced CB and goalie to give us a real fighting chance to win it. On the other hand why mess with a team that is winning? I would keep any purchases minimal personally, unless we see unique opportunities... Who is going to sell us a world class CB or GK in January? Also, why are you calling them Clownlake? We are second in the fucking league under their management right now. Mistakes in the early days were under Boehly and since Clearlake kicked him out of the driver's seat and really took charge we've seen a pretty serious turnaround... mkh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 2,745 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 21 minutes ago, Vytis33 said: I’m so sick of hearing on here how he isn’t quite good enough yet and better players would bury any miss he has. The utter nonsense needs to stop. He’s a top forward. Also he does so much off the ball which makes him even more valuable. sydneyblue, Mhsc and Costa19 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhsc 1,109 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 Just now, Thor said: I’m so sick of hearing on here how he isn’t quite good enough yet and better players would bury any miss he has. The utter nonsense needs to stop. He’s a top forward. Also he does so much off the ball which makes him even more valuable. Agreed. He does miss some annoying shots but all of our great players did, people just forget... Not many clear upgrades on NJ in the world. Haaland and who? I do think we are short up front because Nkunku has not really banged and at any rate is not really a proper 9, and if NJ gets injured or has AFCON we will be short. But as competition / rotation for NJ, not replacement. He's one of the most promising signings we've made in years and only 23. Fernando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledg 644 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 What's great about this run is, how much are the bin dippers fuming (never mind, they won the league a couple of weeks ago). Apparently, we are the PGMOL's favorites this season. Mhsc and Fulham Broadway 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,823 Posted December 15, 2024 Author Share Posted December 15, 2024 kexik, Blue Armour and Fernando 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 (edited) This is a similar point I was making in a diff thread: players have different characteristics, so if we replace Jackson with another player, who may even be more clinical in front of the goal, you lose certain qualities that Jackson has. Jackson is really quick and difficult to take down. He's a surprisingly good short dribbler, and have gotten better at releasing the football at the right time when he makes his runs, which was the only real critique I had of his game (no he's not a great header of the ball). He's a good high presser, and seems to link up well with a number of players including Cole. It's easy to imagine Cole struggling a bit more if we'd replace Jackson with a more static striker, for example. Edited December 15, 2024 by robsblubot Blue Armour and Fernando 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,324 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 I talked about Gusto, but Jackson was algo a bargain 23years old and we bough him for 40M euros. 9 goals in 15 games is a very good ratio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,589 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 1 hour ago, Mário César said: malo gusto was a bargain, tbh. 20M euros was a awesome deal I don't know I thought he was not at his best today. He was ahead of cucu but not cucu has excelled him. mkh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,069 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 51 minutes ago, Mhsc said: Agreed. He does miss some annoying shots but all of our great players did, people just forget... Not many clear upgrades on NJ in the world. Haaland and who? I do think we are short up front because Nkunku has not really banged and at any rate is not really a proper 9, and if NJ gets injured or has AFCON we will be short. But as competition / rotation for NJ, not replacement. He's one of the most promising signings we've made in years and only 23. Let's be honest with ourselves: Jackson has improved and looked promising thus far, but to suggest there's only one attacker better than him or he's the long-term answer right now is too much. Either way, he needs serious competition (Guiu isn't that); whether that's someone on par with him based on form or a supersub is where we might be divided. Fernando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,324 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 jackson can be frustrating, but when he scores decisive goals, it's hard to criticize him LAM09 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,324 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 21 minutes ago, Fernando said: I don't know I thought he was not at his best today. He was ahead of cucu but not cucu has excelled him. I think he was vey decent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,069 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Mário César said: jackson can be frustrating, but when he scores decisive goals, it's hard to criticize him I concur. He missed a massive chance that he should have tucked away with his eyes closed, but credit where it's due; he didn't let that faze him and kept going to ultimately score the winner. It still leaves space for those moments of doubt, however small they may be. Edited December 15, 2024 by LAM09 nachikethas and Fernando 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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