Nigels Tackle wrote:Spurge wrote:Nigels Tackle wrote:Spurge wrote:Fucking hell there's some classic stuff in this thread to try and justify Iheanacho's omission from the starting line up. Did he do enough against Celtic despite scoring is my fave though.
So this season we make a case for not including him because he's young and a bit raw (in spite of scoring) where last season we were using the very same reasons to play him only difference being the argument last season was because he was scoring instead of in spite of him scoring.
It's very simple you're a striker with the best goals per mins ratio in the prem - a proven goals scorer no less and the only other striker ahead of you at the club is banned for 4 matches but the manager doesn't play you. The message is abundantly clear (as it was for hart) - your manager doesn't fancy you. Add to that another pep striker joins in a couple of weeks.
If I was Kelechi I'd be considering my next club right now. I hope it won't be a premier league rival.
this being the most classic piece of shit!
But all of it classically factual shit. The only thing I don't know to be true is kelechi's thoughts of course, but I appreciate your comment all the same.
but you are missing several key things from your argument....
- we're talking about a kid, not an experienced striker
- there will be players in our u14s who have had more structured / formal coaching than him
- pep is packing the midfield to compensate for the utterly shit back line he's been forced to pick because of wank signings
- sending him on with 10 mins to go when you're 2-1 up in a must win hardly indicates a lack of trust. unless you are one of those weird conspiracy theorists on here who tries to claim that pep does things like to prove a point.
If you're good enough you're old enough, its a shame we cant accommodate a natural goal scorer with a proven record.
Not sure I fully understood the under 14's comment. Not being flippant I'm genuinely not sure why he wouldn't have received the required coaching to fit in with what's required for the senior team.
Packing the midfield, I hear what you say. Yesterday was a tale of two half's. We were crying out for a striker in the first half but found a way in the second and our midfield strength made a huge difference for sure. I don't know what the solution is but would like to see a striker at hull.
I think perhaps the introduction of Iheanacho was more about kdb being on a yellow and as a few reckless arsenal challenges were going in also safeguarding against injury. Also perhaps clearing our lines with a willing runner with fresh legs to hold up play in the last third.
The point I guess I was trying to underline was that plenty were crying out for pellers to play him last season many of which are now using the same argument not to play him - so he deserves a chance one minute and then doesn't in the next apparently. So he's ready and then he's not!