dbtcity Posted 8 January 2017 Share Posted 8 January 2017 9 minutes ago, lgfualol said: Kinda agree. One assist in the whole of 2016 isn't great. He needs playing on the right ideally so he doesnt have to cut inside all the time. 100% I'm not saying he's a bad player he's just useless as an attacking outlet from the left, against West Ham I'd say he was mom, the balls he was whipping in actually shook there defenders/gk and that's what you get from Albrighton from the right, I'd honestly play any of our wingers over him on the left, where as mahrez is the only winger I'd pick over him on the right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 8 January 2017 Share Posted 8 January 2017 Thought the timing of his sub was perfect yesterday as much as it's a shame how it came about. Thought in general we looked pretty solid throughout the side, just needed a bit more pace up front. Chuffed for him. He's not looked confident at all to me so this can't do him any bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryfox Posted 8 January 2017 Share Posted 8 January 2017 1 minute ago, Dan LCFC said: Chuffed for him. He's not looked confident at all to me so this can't do him any bad. Its absolutely all about confidence with him and when that confidence needle moves to full I think he will be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickov22 Posted 8 January 2017 Share Posted 8 January 2017 7 hours ago, dbtcity said: Your right for a winger he rips us trees.... if we want defensive cover from our wingers why not just play Fuchs there! I want my winger to put the fear into full backs, provide asssists and score goals, not cut in onto his right foot and float the ball into the keepers arms 9/10... I guess knowing nothing about football though wanting your winger to attack is an absurd idea We have two wingers who can do that (Mahrez and Gray) , we also have Albrighton who can defend brilliantly all over the pitch and actually got plenty of assists last season. It's good to have variety in the team. Ps, Fuchs is a full back . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes21 Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 Maybe LW is his best position? He played well there vs Palace & Spurs, good defensively and got two goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CityFan 06 Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 40 minutes ago, foxes21 said: Maybe LW is his best position? He played well there vs Palace & Spurs, good defensively and got two goals. That's where I've always thought his best position is, more so in a front three as a LW. I still rate him centrally, but he has to be utilised, and at the moment we are sometimes lacking in that service and creativity to our forward players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 15 minutes ago, CityFan 06 said: That's where I've always thought his best position is, more so in a front three as a LW. I still rate him centrally, but he has to be utilised, and at the moment we are sometimes lacking in that service and creativity to our forward players. I think that his is only decent position and why a 4-3-3 would suit us and players like him, Gray and Mahrez so well. Also means we can have 3 in the middle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USFox Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 The problem with Musa is that he only focuses on one thing: scoring. Even if there is no opening instead of passing to teammates he tends to shoot the ball. Maybe LW works, but the problem is we don't play that style of game. Riyad is too slow to play RW in my opinion and that detriments passing for a team that already struggles to pass the ball. In all honesty, either he plays behind Vardy/Slimani as a poacher type player or he doesn't really fit on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CityFan 06 Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 (edited) 18 minutes ago, STUHILL said: I think that his is only decent position and why a 4-3-3 would suit us and players like him, Gray and Mahrez so well. Also means we can have 3 in the middle Precisely, and 4-3-3 is a formation I've backed for a long time. We seem far more solid with the midfield three, but we would see the system work even better if we had a creative, quality CAM. Having a player like that would certainly gives us another option at least. This team needs more creativity, especially when our pacey style of game doesn't work. Edited 17 January 2017 by CityFan 06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 What we should do if Musa is not going to play at LW is play Slim/Vardy, get a goal or two then bring Musa on centrally when teams have started pushing us back. He is like the defender's worse nightmare given service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USFox Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 6 minutes ago, lgfualol said: What we should do if Musa is not going to play at LW is play Slim/Vardy, get a goal or two then bring Musa on centrally when teams have started pushing us back. He is like the defender's worse nightmare given service. That's actually a really good idea. Adds fresh legs and with Musa's pace, we can even keep pressure on opposing teams. The only question is, will that work against top opposition? Musa hasn't convinced this season (neither has anyone else for that matter) when it comes to controlling the ball and worrying good teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezeker Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, USFox said: The problem with Musa is that he only focuses on one thing: scoring. Even if there is no opening instead of passing to teammates he tends to shoot the ball. Maybe LW works, but the problem is we don't play that style of game. Riyad is too slow to play RW in my opinion and that detriments passing for a team that already struggles to pass the ball. In all honesty, either he plays behind Vardy/Slimani as a poacher type player or he doesn't really fit on the team. is this a Joke? Edited 17 January 2017 by Mezeker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGuy Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 I have a hard time seeing him as winger. He doesn't lack pace but awareness in this position. His ball control doesn't do him any favor as well. A good FB gets him easily in his pocket. IMO what suits best him is CF where his speed can damage generally slow CBs. If we don't try to hoof the ball forward, that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 Musa reminds me of Vardy in our first session back in the PL, capable of great moments, but unable to put it together! Its frustrating because one minute he's great, the next he's like a pub player. For me we should have learn't from the Kramaric transfer, that a player excelling in a substandard league isnt alway a good option. My other issue is we seem to have brought forwards, who can't play together, or with Vardy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USFox Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 3 hours ago, Mezeker said: is this a Joke? Not at all. His passing is very very sub par, probably the reason Ranieri doesn't play him as an LM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 On 1/8/2017 at 16:19, Countryfox said: Its absolutely all about confidence with him and when that confidence needle moves to full I think he will be awesome. He seems to lose that confidence every time he starts another game. I'm not convinced he'll ever make it here unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 Try him up top with Vardy. Sit 9 men deep and go route one for 90 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 17 January 2017 Share Posted 17 January 2017 9 minutes ago, sdb said: Try him up top with Vardy. Sit 9 men deep and go route one for 90 mins. Didn't we pretty much try that against Chelsea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 18 January 2017 Share Posted 18 January 2017 (edited) Musa shoots too much?! I think the complete opposite Edited 18 January 2017 by Dan LCFC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJB-fox Posted 18 January 2017 Share Posted 18 January 2017 21 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said: Musa shoots too much?! I think the complete opposite Same. Always thinks he tries to roll others in (usually Vardy) far too often instead of going alone. Aside from his shot from a tight angle very early on against Chelsea he nearly always lays it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USFox Posted 18 January 2017 Share Posted 18 January 2017 2 hours ago, Dan LCFC said: Musa shoots too much?! I think the complete opposite Never said he shoots too much. He focuses on scoring more than he does proper passing in the sense that you would expect from a winger. I just mean that he's a sub par passer for a winger, should've used better wording. It would be difficult for him to fill the role Albrighton does for example, even though I think overall he's a much better player, for the LM position its just not his cup of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb Posted 18 January 2017 Share Posted 18 January 2017 19 hours ago, STUHILL said: Didn't we pretty much try that against Chelsea? Yeah I was being sarcastic! We've tried it a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebum Posted 18 January 2017 Share Posted 18 January 2017 He needs to run onto balls and think about it as little as possible. There are lots of forwards and have been lots with the same limited (but often effective) skill set... Andy Cole, Drogba, Daniel Sturridge, Adebayor, Benteke, Darren Bent, Kevin Campbell, Wellblack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannythefox Posted 18 January 2017 Share Posted 18 January 2017 At this moment in time he's not much better than Lloyd Dyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HybridFox Posted 18 January 2017 Share Posted 18 January 2017 Can't help but feel he's a better impact player. With legs tiring and Musa's pace, he can certainly make a difference coming on. But on the basis of what I've seen I can't see him being a first-choice starter at all. Slimani, Okazaki and Ulloa all offer more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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