Sick Boy
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Both him and Simms need to be playing consistently, Simms looked really good when he came on and who cares how Wright scores.
Transfer Rumour Haji Wright (2 Viewers)
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covcity4life
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Simms needs to keep that physicality he showed today. I notice robins mentioned it too
I love robins but he really should have commited to the Simms wright strike force from the get go.
False9
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He's got 4 goals 2 assists in the equivalent minutes of 8 full games. And he should have had a fair few more already.
Even today I can think of the volley that was blocked in 6 yard box late on which was heading in and the heel flick from the Simms cross which was blocked.
Alkhen
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Yerp his stats per minute are fine especially in a new country and a more physical league. Gain confidence and cut out the errors and he'll come good. His output is better than Viks was in his first season in the championship
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Ann Proctor-Brown
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will they have gelled by xmas.
baldy
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Depends - they might not like using it - Simms especially what with his afro and all
Seaside-Skyblue
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Absolutely this. Robins needs to take advantage of this. Get that ball in front of them to run onto. You see a lot of Simms video clips at other clubs where he's doing that really well. These guys don't want the ball deep and to feet while we slowly move up the pitch. This is where the dynamic midfielder with good passing range that we desperately need comes into play to thread the ball through to them.
Alkhen
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I cut Robins some slack there, it was was hopeful thinking on his part and dumb not to be prepared. But I reckon Gus screwed us a bit by leaving his decision so late. I think he gave off a lot of signals that he wanted to stay and it's pretty obvious by the fact he is lingering round the place still it was a close call. He may have wanted to stay but when you get a premier league contract under your nose it's hard to turn down.
Let's just hope we have some replacements lined up for January. More than one, it so obvious we are lacking that role in the squad.
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Had the roles been reversed for Wright’s first goal, so many would be saying how he is shit because he should have scored, and it was brilliant striker’s instinct of godden to be in the right place to tidy up. Yet I’ve seen so many complain that it was ‘just’ a tap in.
Kingokings204
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Wright is not a bad player. Yes he lacks physical strength and isn’t a run all dayer but give him chances and balls on to and he is brilliant at this level. That run against Leicester when he hit the cross bar was almost goal of the season and that run and cut back to make it 3-3 against Watford late on. The guy is fine but because he hasn’t scored 20 goals yet he isn’t Vik. Well Vik is a top European league striker now doing it worth around 40m I should imagine. Fans need to get real
calibrase6
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Looks far better out on the left cutting inside. That is a massive blessing as allows us to go to a 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 with Sakamoto on the right in his preferred position.
calibrase6
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From what ive seen on you tube clips it may be as there seems an awful lot of highlights of him cutting in off the left and he looked a different player 2nd half yesterday.
Londonccfcfan
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I care we paid £7.7M for a 26 year old...he needs a hell of a lot of improvement. How low are our expectations of our star striker...jeez.
SlowerThanPlatt
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So you’d rather he scored 10 fantastic solo goals than 20 tap ins?
Grendel
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He did once say Jan Molby only ever scored penalties - he is on the Tenants super again
False9
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This highlights his strengths and weaknesses versus other championship forwards.
We know he can't really pass it but he is a ball carrying striker that will get chances and take shots. He's not going to link the play and intercept like a Godden can but he carries more of a threat.
I'm convinced he's going to score regularly (albeit miss a lot)
We know he can't really pass it but he is a ball carrying striker that will get chances and take shots. He's not going to link the play and intercept like a Godden can but he carries more of a threat.
I'm convinced he's going to score regularly (albeit miss a lot)
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A lot more likely to do so than Simms.
Ccfcisparks
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Shows how the eye test and stats can be completely contradictory. Those stats paint him out to be a very good striker. Would be interested to know what Viktors stats what like.
SKYBLUES90
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Not sure. Maybe Nick Pope knows the answer to that.
SKYBLUES90
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Or even Harvey Barnes
False9
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I'd take stats over our fans 'eye test', vast majority are clueless, emotional and entitled.
Vik last season a complete forward.
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SlowerThanPlatt
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Londonccfcfan
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Just look like a footballer would be adequate.
fernandopartridge
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Clive Allen another one, though I guess that might be more to do with being in a multi footballer family
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Frostie
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Brighton Sky Blue
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Pukki looked nothing like Gyo in more than one sense
SlowerThanPlatt
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calibrase6
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We actually need proper competition for Wright as Simms and Godden seem more like for like to an extent, i.e penalty box poachers, whereas Wright on paper is more of a complete forward in the Gyokeres mould albeit we havent seen much, if any of that so far,but the above list does seem to confirm the assumption. Boli might be worth a shout as werent we also linked with Evander from Portland Timbers as a replacement for Hamer. Know fuck all about Boli, but if that Evander guy was on the radar then maybe going for Boli as well might help get Evander over as at this point we are fucking desperate to replace Hamer!! Yes, a bit desperate now so clutching at straws such as randomly picking players off random lists. Or maybe go for Wadji as it rhymes with Hadji....
calibrase6
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The guy he replaced was a 20 million striker. He isnt going to be as good obviously. £7.7 m today isnt that much for a top level striker. If Wright gets say 12-15 goals this season thats actually at least good enough for a £5-7 million striker in todays market.
That being said i personally dont think we have seen anywhere near the best of him yet as he does have the attributes to be far better than he has been but its still early days for a guy who didnt get a pre-season and is in a new environment.