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Better touch, bit of composure, he could have won us the game in the first half

The Doc wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:35 pm Get the feeling he wants out. Based on nothing hes done, just striker entering prime, contract winding down, looking for CL football vibes.

I don't get any of those vibes whatsoever tbh, not so I think he'd have any right to have them given he hasn't been fit for 2 years.

He's in a good spot for negotiations like.

The only doubt most teams would have is his injury record and he's showing so far this season that may no longer be an issue.

Could even go to a club like West Ham.

That chance in the first half was so poor couldn’t sort his feet out ran it out for a corner looks a shadow of 2 years ago

He used to try crazy leaps and dives for the ball. Probably one of the reasons why he was mote prone to injury.

I haven't seen him do that this season, which I'm glad of because scoring or not we're a much more functioning side with him in it.

Amazing work ethic, does so much for the team, don't want him to go anywhere but nowhere near good enough in front of goal this season.

I know some people will never see him criticised and will always defend him, but his finishing has been dreadful and on a few occasions already it's cost us points.

Still have faith he'll get going again. I think these things just happen from time to time with strikers. Wasn't so long ago that Ollie Watkins couldn't hit a barn door and Villa fans despised him. DCL is a similar calibre and think he will get back on it. I'd be more concerned if he wasn't getting himself into the positions to score at all.

Really disappointed with his finishing at the moment

It’s costing us.

Unsure how things get going. Needs a lucky break I suppose

I think his career strike average is one in four; a hard working poacher in support and to play off him would be my card

But who...?

Bluedylan1 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:24 pm Amazing work ethic, does so much for the team, don't want him to go anywhere but nowhere near good enough in front of goal this season.

I know some people will never see him criticised and will always defend him, but his finishing has been dreadful and on a few occasions already it's cost us points.

Yes this, but I don't think he's ever really been a finisher of note. He's had some good spells, but Carlo was his breakout year, he couldn't really hit a barn door before then.

He has improved markedly, and is smart, but less clinical. We do need him for other reasons but he's running at 80% I reckon due to injury prevention. No more of those salmon leaps etc.

I'd be less concerned if his poor finishing was just across the last several matches. But this is the third season running where his goals scored have been well below his XG.

It's very odd, it's almost like he hasn't played much football in a while

blueforyou wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:30 pm I think his career strike average is one in four; a hard working poacher in support and to play off him would be my card

But who...?

Doucoure

brap2 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:06 pm It's very odd, it's almost like he hasn't played much football in a while

Yeah it's clear the lack of game time, especially extended runs is causing him some serious issues in front of goal.

He's got through that initial phase of adrenaline getting him through games, and he's hit a big slump. It's exactly what you'd expect given his past couple of years.

He's still working hard for the team, and I thought he looked less knackered when he came on today than he did against Spurs, but that touch and instinct isn't there at the moment.

His brain and body are probably flagging badly at this point, but if one goes in I think it'll help massively.

In the meantime we have to be patient as we look a whole lot better with him on the pitch than Beto imo.

Doucoure: one in seven/eight - not the answer

Diallo?