Sharpe's Fox Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 The Africa Cup of Nations is key for him. It guarantees him game time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 He has strong areas but hard to argue he gives the ball away a lot and is very slow. Hard to make a case for him to break in to the 11 at the minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Teapot Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 Do you go to every training session then? Evidently not, but I know people that do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxfordfox83 Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 I think the type of player he is is best suited to games where we have a good chunk of the possession. Then, his risky/high reward passes and runs are less prone to cause us problems, and give us a chance to break down a team that parks the bus (we have yet to face one this season). First of all, he'll have to have a positive impact from the bench, because that's Nigel's way. Then, if form and fitness follow, he'll be back in the 16 or so potential starters we can choose between for each game. Firmly believe he's got a big part to play, and also that people have astonishingly short memories... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny the fox Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 Think he has got to learn to play it simple and not lose the ball in bad areas. nigel will not indulge him . until he gets it he's a bench sitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shum Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 Mahrez has hardly set the world alight either tbf He has setup great one on one oppurtunities for our players in almost every game apart from stoke... Everton - he played in Schlupp for a one on one... Sclupp should have scored Everton - it was his shot that lead to Woods goal Chelsea - he played in Nugent for a one on one... Nugent should have scored Arsenal - he played a great ball to put Ulloa in for a one on one... should have scored - side netting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdaz Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 How do we have plenty? Mahrez, Albrighton, Powell, Schlupp, Lawrence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LcFc_Smiv Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 Can't argue that he is skilful and on his day one of the best players on the pitch, however his decision making lets him down massively. He can receive the ball in a dangerous position, get himself out of trouble and instead of then playing the simple pass will continue to lose the ball through trying to execute an extra step over. I enjoy watching him but sometimes he can be the most frustrating player on the pitch, always tries to beat one more man rather than putting the ball into the box. When it comes off it's great but the games where he continuously attempts the same runs to no avail, he needs to realise there's more to his game. Someone mentioned his defensive ability, I'll admit it's not an area of a game I've noticed much however everytime the opposition are breaking at us and he's chasing someone down you just know he's going to jump in either late or well off of the floor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishOxide Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 We will need him. Simple as. He's just got to keep his head down and wait for his chance. Like every other player on our sidelines he deserves more than being called 'shit' or 'not good enough' at this stage when he has barely had a chance to prove himself - or when the competition for places is so strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claridge Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 yeah cus that's what I said isn't you moron No you just spoke bollox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Lisemore Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 At the age of 22, I just don't think he's close to reaching his peak yet that's all. Decision making as we all know is a vital part of football and at times, he has the judgement of a 17 year old. He's shown us how brilliant he can be, but consistency at the moment is a problem with Knockaert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdaz Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 At the age of 22, I just don't think he's close to reaching his peak yet that's all. Decision making as we all know is a vital part of football and at times, he has the judgement of a 17 year old. He's shown us how brilliant he can be, but consistency at the moment is a problem with Knockaert. Has he shown us how brilliant he came be the only brilliance I can remember seeing from his is his scorpion kick against Huddersfield and maybe his free kick last season against sheff wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Guiza Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 He was God awful against Shrewsbury, as were many, which hasn't helped his cause. As has been said, he'll get back in if he can replicate what he's shown before, or even better it. He's still very young and will be another who will only benefit from the experience of the Premier League and Cambiasso. Quite interested to see more of Albrighton when the time comes too, a mate who supports Villa was sad to see him go and he's also hardly getting on either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Lisemore Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 Has he shown us how brilliant he came be the only brilliance I can remember seeing from his is his scorpion kick against Huddersfield and maybe his free kick last season against sheff Wednesday Huddersfield at home, ripped them apart. Away goal v Sheff Wed etc. There's no doubt he can be a big player for us on his day, but them days don't come too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 I believe he has a personality trait that demands attention. Looking at the celebration photos from last season he seemed like he was keen to be front and centre in most of them. He has a new stage and he wants the world to see how great he is. Unfortunately his desire to take on one too any opponents ofttimes doesn't come off and we inevitably lose possession that has just been hard won by his teammates. His performance in the League Cup was probably the last straw for Pearson and he is being taught a lesson again. In other words he's being made to stand in the corner until learns to behave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 Mahrez has hardly set the world alight either tbf Really? I would have thought most people agreed that he'd done well so far, barring Stoke where everyone was shit first half. He's played passes every game pretty much that should have been finished. Schlupp v Everton, Nugent v Chelsea, Ulloa v Arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowlattsFox Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 Schlupp has come in and we've done well as a team so he has kept his place. Knocky will have to wait for his chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 Your all ballonheads this thread is very idiot this is not what just was we needed he was on the bench at stoke, what do you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 Another Knockaert thread He won't play yet because of the games we have had so far, he isn't the right player to play in them. Wasn't great against Everton, and if he played against Chelsea, Arsenal & Stoke, with him tending to be greedy and lose the ball they could of well punished us through a mistake by Knockaert. Mahrez & Schlupp deserve there places at the minute, Knockaert & Albrighton will have to be patient. To the fans slating Jeff, what a bunch of clueless idiots, caused Everton problems when he came on, and was good against Chelsea & Arsenal, wasn't great against Stoke but neither were Mahrez, King & Nugent. Konchesky's good start to the season has probably been helped by Jeff, they complement each other well. As I've said many times before, I don't feel Knockaert is ready yet, until he bucks his ideas up & learns the factors of playing as a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 Mahrez has hardly set the world alight either tbf The fickle nature of this forum never ceases to amaze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 Mahrez, Albrighton, Powell, Schlupp, LawrenceHow on earth have Albrighton, Powell and Lawrence proved to be better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shum Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 Really? I would have thought most people agreed that he'd done well so far, barring Stoke where everyone was shit first half. He's played passes every game pretty much that should have been finished. Schlupp v Everton, Nugent v Chelsea, Ulloa v Arsenal. See my earlier post - Exactly what I said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 See my earlier post - Exactly what I said How do you think he knew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Horse's Mouth Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 We have better players than him now to be honest so not surprised he has fallen down the pecking order lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisNedry Posted 16 September 2014 Share Posted 16 September 2014 I think we can only have one of Knockaert and Mahrez in the team at once. Riyad is obviously preferable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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