Thomas Asante (2 Viewers)

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

No idea, only a few weeks ago Robins was saying his qualities were more aligned with what he wants in his strikers.

Robins likes his strikers to have a high work rate, press high and have a good technical grounding in terms of movement and finishing ability.

Problem with BTA is that he only really has the first two.

 

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[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

Robins likes his strikers to have a high work rate, press high and have a good technical grounding in terms of movement and finishing ability.

Problem with BTA is that he only really has the first two.

Its a good job the 2nd two can be trained into a Striker, we did it with Vik and who better to learn from than MR and even Haji Wright. Its a shame Godders isnt here still he could have been a massive help

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

Its a good job the 2nd two can be trained into a Striker, we did it with Vik and who better to learn from than MR and even Haji Wright. Its a shame Godders isnt here still he could have been a massive help

Godden was awful last season slower than a mobility scooter .

 

[Evo1883]

Godden was awful last season slower than a mobility scooter .

Always worked incredibly hard and is a better finisher than asante .

Godden really shouldn't be being disrespected after what we are seeing this season

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

Godden was awful last season slower than a mobility scooter .

You surely cant question his positioning and finishing, just because he has all the pace of a broken down 1 wheeled mobility scooter doesnt mean his other attributes are shit he knows where the net is

 

[stupot07]

You surely cant question his positioning and finishing, just because he has all the pace of a broken down 1 wheeled mobility scooter doesnt mean his other attributes are shit he knows where the net is

He scored just 1 league goal in last 28 appearances for us last season. His legs were gone and he couldn't get in the right positions at the right time at this level. He would currently be 5th choice.

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

He scored just 1 league goal in last 28 appearances for us last season. His legs were gone and he couldn't get in the right positions at the right time at this level. He would currently be 5th choice.

Yes because his legs have gone Im on about his pure ability to strike a ball and his positioning, would have been useful to train into Asante thats all Im saying

 

[Ashdown]

This was about BTE and quite frankly, he’s on my list of….’ Thought you were going to be better, but can now see why your previous club moved you on ‘ …..for money !

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

Another doug bling masterclass, giving up 5% of viks sell on clause for us to sign a striker we didn’t need, he’s such a fucking clown

 

[djr8369]

Another doug bling masterclass, giving up 5% of viks sell on clause for us to sign a striker we didn’t need, he’s such a fucking clown

Wasn’t Robins after him for years?

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

Wasn’t Robins after him for years?

Just the way we signed him wasn’t right, I wouldn’t have gave up any of viks sell on %

 

[djr8369]

Just the way we signed him wasn’t right, I wouldn’t have gave up any of viks sell on %

I thought that was Sportings choice to make? I’m pretty sure there was a caveat in the contract saying they could buy out half the sell on % for so many million. They released the details of the deal when we sold him and it was mentioned on here it was a strange caveat but basically meant we either got a big sell on or big bonuses but not both.

 

[stupot07]

Yes because his legs have gone Im on about his pure ability to strike a ball and his positioning, would have been useful to train into Asante thats all Im saying

Fair enough I didn't realise you meant in a coaching / mentoring capacity.

 

[Grendel]

Dasilva is an excellent footballer. May not be a great defender but one of the best technically on the ball we have.

Just leaving it out there

 

[stupot07]

He's shite

 

[Nick]

Just leaving it out there

Great at turning back

 

[Shannerz]

Just leaving it out there

The last bit is actually true; he's actually very good at the art of controlling a football with your feet.

However, he's not great at applying that to most situations in a game, and is certainly unsuited to the position we play him in. He's a liability defensively and doesn't seem to have the speed of thought to be dangerous in attack.

 

[Chris1987]

I hope that somehow BTA is one we can get rid of very quickly. Rubbish again. Plenty of positives to draw from others. Bassette is everything BTA isn't.

 

[Grendel]

I hope that somehow BTA is one we can get rid of very quickly. Rubbish again. Plenty of positives to draw from others. Bassette is everything BTA isn't.

Strange signing

 

[peteCCFC]

He is a very difficult watch.

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

I hope that somehow BTA is one we can get rid of very quickly. Rubbish again. Plenty of positives to draw from others. Bassette is everything BTA isn't.

The weird thing is he started OK and has got progressively worse to the point where he genuinely doesn't even look like a footballer.

 

[stupot07]

The weird thing is he started OK and has got progressively worse to the point where he genuinely doesn't even look like a footballer.

He ran around a lot, and given some of fans think Simms and Wright are lazy, they overrated BTA straight away.

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

He ran around a lot, and given some of fans think Simms and Wright are lazy, they overrated BTA straight away.

Don't know how he missed that chance to score when he completely messed up the header.

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

Strange signing

Perhaps Hull might come back for him.

 

[Torquay Sky Blue]

Getting away with it isn't he

 

[fatso]

BTA made sense until we signed Bassette.

 

[Marty]

BTA is poor. 2 decent chances with a header squandered.

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

Good player to have I think, works hard, very passionate and quick. Partner him up with Bertie and thats a hell of a front press we’d have.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

I hope that somehow BTA is one we can get rid of very quickly. Rubbish again. Plenty of positives to draw from others. Bassette is everything BTA isn't.

BTA has more goals…

Simms is our best striker after Wright. BTA is struggling in our system, we’re still too slow in build up and struggling to create chances in the box. That all said, he had one golden opportunity and totally fluffed it.

Enjoyed Bassette playing today and think he has a big future with us, he’s still a bit raw.

 

[stupot07]

BTA has more goals…

Simms is our best striker after Wright. BTA is struggling in our system, we’re still too slow in build up and struggling to create chances in the box. That all said, he had one golden opportunity and totally fluffed it.

Enjoyed Bassette playing today and think he has a big future with us, he’s still a bit raw.

They both have 1 league goal, Bassette has played 250 minutes, and BTA around 700 minutes in the league.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

They both have 1 league goal, Bassette has played 250 minutes, and BTA around 700 minutes in the league.

Let’s not forget that BTA has 2 in the league cup.

 

[Cally Fedora]

Dasilva is just very poor defensively. He’s also ridiculously one footed which stalls quite a few attacking situations. He’s not alone though. Defensively generally we are awful.

 

[Noble]

I swear this guy just can't stay onside, it's so frustrating

 

[stupot07]

Let’s not forget that BTA has 2 in the league cup.

I've not forgot, just comparing like for like. BTA has rarely looked like scoring in the league and his goal it I remember rightly was heavily deflected. Even at WBA he was only a 1 in 4 striker.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

I've not forgot, just comparing like for like. BTA has rarely looked like scoring in the league and his goal it I remember rightly was heavily deflected. Even at WBA he was only a 1 in 4 striker.

I’m happy with a 1 in 4 striker to be 3rd choice. I’m just pointing out that for all the stick our strikers get compared to the relative praise Bassette gets… Bassette is still our lowest scoring striker.