Otis
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Ditto. Just what I was trying to post.
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Brighton Sky Blue
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I wouldn't be stepping up and having a go from that distance if my confidence was shot. It's not the impression you get from him off the field either. It is clearly more a case of poor composure, technique or both.
These are well paid professionals Otis, if anything I'm surprised at how forgiving some of us are on the same players costing us points every week because they can't do the fundamentals. It's frustrating, but what's more frustrating is that he keeps getting picked week in week out and the same things keep happening. If his confidence is genuinely low how is this going to help? He isn't the only one, Hiwulla's against AFC took the biscuit and JCH missed hatfuls of glorious chances too.
They all get criticism from me but because Robins insists on putting Chaplin there every week it's him in the spotlight right now. Nothing personal.
Brighton Sky Blue
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He was missing sitters in his first few games too.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Yet you also risk looking like a tool when the kick goes miles over the bar as it often does for players at this level.
Otis
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He scored 3 in 4 though, so it is quite obvious why Robins kept him in isn't it?
He is still only 21. Crazy to write him off just yet.
Otis
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But surely he so wants to prove himself and taking the free kick is surely the best way to do that isn't it?
His teammates must see him do that in training and be happy for him to take the kick.
Grendel
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He works his socks off
Otis
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Well that certainly has me rating him higher than Hiwula just on that one single point.
capel & collindridge
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Good players often miss a hatful of chances, but score a few too. Top players miss a fair number of chances, but bury one or two every other couple of games. Poor players miss fewer chances, because they don't get into good positions on the pitch at the right time. Chaplin could still prove himself a top striker before the season is out. Particularly, if our fans get right behind him.
As for Charlie Wakefield, the omens are not good. He's even gone missing in this thread. What a waste of space!
As for Charlie Wakefield, the omens are not good. He's even gone missing in this thread. What a waste of space!
Brighton Sky Blue
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Not writing him off just expressing surprise at how much patience is being given to a guy who misses chances an amateur could take
Chaplin is there to miss chances, for me that’s a positive, yes he should have more goals in his locker but he has three in the last four so he’s going the right way. There are players being bought for millions nowadays with not much more than the eight Chaplin has to his credit. Apologise to Charlie Wakefield by the way for nicking his thread.
Sky Blue Pete
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Charlie Chaplin is a good player looking forward to the two of them working together.
My issue with Chaplin is his lack of pace and intuition. He seems to think slowly. I’m with Otis though time will tell
My issue with Chaplin is his lack of pace and intuition. He seems to think slowly. I’m with Otis though time will tell
Otis
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I don't think he does think slowly, Pete, to be honest. I just think he is unsure at times of which option he should take.
That comes naturally to a striker when they are bang on form.
letsallsingtogether
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Problem is the players he is playing with are the same as him they don't know what the next move is so every ball seems a surprise.
To him to me to you to him to me shit where you gone, and that's just from a throw in in our own half.
fernandopartridge
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Again though it's confidence, you stop gambling on things when you're low on confidence
Still confident in our current strikers, still think people are naive in wanting a goal scorer brought in? Another game thrown away because we can not finish the simplest of chances. My opinion when Doyle ogogo and jch were being released bunch the wages together and pay sparky what ever he wanted and get him in. I’m convinced he would have come. Again we should have been easily 2/3 goals up before Willis shocker
covcity4life
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robbiekeane
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Embarrassing
Sky Blue Harry H
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Why anyone would be convinced Sparky would come back here rather than head to Hibs I'm unclear on. Yes he loved it here, but it would have been an admission of failure. More chance of a Scotland call up now too. I love CCFC above all,but don't see why he would have chosen us over them.
Nick
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The same as people obsessed about McSheffrey last time.
larry_david
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Big difference
Why? He is a goal scorer proven, we needed one he wasn’t getting game time. People say name one when we cry out for a goal scorer he is one.
Would have been nice to frigging try at least though
So not the fact we held on to a 1 goal lead which ultimately cost us in yet another game where we should have been 2-3 up? You really are special
cc84cov
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We’re into feb I admire your optimism mate I think their dead wood
It was a question to cc4life not a statement. He thinks people were naive to want a goalscorer brought in!! I didn’t, as proved again yesterday
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Brighton Sky Blue
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What the hell
Otis
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I didn't see anyone wang anyone yesterday, did you?
Brighton Sky Blue
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Maybe that’s what Baka was trying
Lol edited now!!
Sorry was on my mobile, edited now !!