Rio wrote:Still getting an incredibly easy ride from those who don’t go.
Another shocking performance yesterday. But hey. It’s a player with a big reputation who everyone wanted.
I think you are failing to appreciate the quality of a player whose agent can issue a “come and get me” plea resulting in a loan offer from Turkey...
He is a relic of a bygone era. Only certain clubs like Man City can carry an out and out striker and he isn’t good enough for those clubs. Another vanity signing which hasn’t worked out rather than buying what we need.
Yes he has scored five goals, but we got two points in those four games. We’ve won two league games where he started and in both (Huddersfield and Swansea) the goals were scored after he’d been subbed off.
prophet:marginal wrote: (working with a fit Arnie and Lanzini)
But that is exactly why he is the wrong player. There isn’t a formation which fits all three of those in without compromising the midfield and/or the defence.
We cannot carry three out and out attacking players with the current options available elsewhere in the team.
Rio wrote:Still getting an incredibly easy ride from those who don’t go.
Another shocking performance yesterday. But hey. It’s a player with a big reputation who everyone wanted.
Still plenty of us that go that can see he has no real chance to perform in this team either. His recent starts have been in cup matches that we haven't shown any real desire to win. This ends up with Hernandez upfront on his own with no service. He shouldn't be having to drop deep to pick up the ball.
He's the wrong fit because we are a joke of a club. Who is the right fit? However we play there's a problem somewhere. We either have a midfield that doesn't function, exposed CB's etc...The way we set up at the moment, and I praise Moyes for managing to get points on the board with the squad he has had, gives Hernandez no chance to play at his best.
He'll leave anyway and be replaced by a cheap random punt and the money will go into their pockets, so makes no difference whether he's coated or praised.
MB wrote:
But that is exactly why he is the wrong player. There isn’t a formation which fits all three of those in without compromising the midfield and/or the defence.
We cannot carry three out and out attacking players with the current options available elsewhere in the team.
The spine of our team is shocking.
WIth any kind of decent coaching and organisation we should be able to accomodate three 'attack minded' players. That does leave room for seven defensive playets. We have done for the vast majority of games this season, including a number of our beat perfrmances
Imo, that's only balanced insofar as players are in positions.
There is no pace or physical presence where it needs to be.
The wing backs are amongst the slowest around, central midfield is lightweight (Mario is an AM) and Arnie would have to carry the front 5 physically.
Moyes has done a very good papering job over the multitude of cracks and correctly identified a lack of application and competitiveness as a real problem for us.
It's no good being a decent technical player, if you never have the ball - so the team needs populating with plenty of players who are up to the fight for the ball, thus enabling the technicians to flourish once its won.
Personally, I don't count Hernandez as a technician. I've found his link play to be surprisingly poor.
He falls to the floor at the drop of a hat (half expected), and also has a tendency to overly delay a pass and get caught on the ball (unexpected).
But CH, using Kouyate or Masuaku in an advanced role is completely different to playing Hernandez with two other out and out attackers.
I understand and agree with your point in terms of it should be possible, but I do not see it with the quality we have in central midfield and at wing back.
He's just here collecting his salary .... plenty of strikers have managed decent numbers playing in far worse sides than ours .... watch him play .... he hardly ever gets away from his marker, compare that to top striker like Kane or Aguero who even though playing for better sides still work their socks off getting open .... or a poacher like Defoe or Heskey, plaing most of their careers at lesser clubs but still banging in the goals .... when he does receive the ball his first touch is often shocking, which for a supposedly technical player is a huge surprise, even when he does get the ball unless he has a route to goal, and as he's normally just standing next to his marker that is rare due to his total lack of mobility, he then either ends up passing it to nobody or falling on his arse ....
Sure he needs to get the ball more ... but if he doesn't put in the work-rate that won't happen .... we got sold a lemon, obviously other clubs knew, and now that lazy feckin' lemon is demanding an 'escape' .... well feck him ......
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get rid of him lazy slow poor attitude and falls over at the slightest touch. sell him for 15m
ayew going to Swansea for around 15m get dembele in for 25m
Watching Hernandez and Martinez failings reminds me 100% of watching Zaza and Callieri last year (and most of the over two dozen G&S-era strikers) - which leads me to believe it cannot be all their fault for lack of success. Its the midfield where it all breaks down both offensively and defensively. Saturday was a great example of overall lacking in that area.
He started off with a reasonable effort I thought, chasing down defenders, but that all finished when Grigg scored, had a good moment in the second half starting the move that eventually played in Mario. Don't think it's quite a lack of effort, more he gives up too easily.
His movement in the box for that header was brilliant - shame he couldn't direct it.Unfortunately, the team doesn't dominate possession enough for him to be a prolific player for us (imo, of course).
he did well tonight. Won a lot more possession than Carroll ever does from some appalling service. Linked up well with Mario. Won a penalty and nearly put that header away. Under the circumstances of very little support he seemed willing. OK he's not strong enough to bully defenders but he kept them busy. I still haven't worked out how he fits into our 'system' but you see that if we can get the ball into the box he will fashion something.
Thought he had a good game in general tonight, linking up well with Mario in particular. Shame Mario couldn't put the finishing touch on Hernandez clever header back into his path to shoot. They also linked up well for the goal when Hernandez initially started the move off before Mario returned the favour by putting Hernandez in and Hernandez did great to earn a deserved penalty which naturally got buried by Noble. He also showed quality movement again being busy in and around the box, only real criticicism I've got was being flat footed when Tomkins did extremely well to clear the ball off Hernandez toe in the 1st half. He looks better and more involved with genuine quality like Mario supporting him finally with some much needed service.
The Penalty also reminded me he'd likely be on 7 goals if Noble wasn't the designated penalty taker although I wouldn't change that for anything whilst Nolbes on the pitch.