Bayfox Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Yes hindsight is a wonderful thing and this isn't a thread to slag of either player. However, with the way we have set up this season, does it look bad business to have kept Leo and sold Nugent? Nuge and Vardy clearly had an understanding on the pitch and are great mates off it, also with us playing Vardy up top and well, a number of players in and around him this season, such as Mahrez and Okazaki, **** even jeff has moved into the hole once this season. Would Nugent have been a better option to rotate with Okazaki than Leo has been? I know at times Leo has been a massive benefit defensively but that's not his job. I still believe he can do a job, but maybe not for us the way we play. I guess this is the same debate going on about Kramaric as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LCFC_World Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Always rated Nugent, said last season we played better when he played. But, were doing well this season so I can't complain really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Leo is ten times better than Nugent. Pipe down. He's the weak link in the side and he certainly isn't a lone striker but Nugent is and was awful. He's not even starting every game for Boro is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 probably rate ulloa's smile more but nuge smiles more often. tough one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 'expert' Lawrenson Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Leo is ten times better than Nugent. Pipe down. He's the weak link in the side and he certainly isn't a lone striker but Nugent is and was awful. He's not even starting every game for Boro is he? Nugent was awful for us? What a ridiculous statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickov22 Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Both rubbish but Ulloa less so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicmsb Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Ulloa offers something different to what we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmpii8 Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Nugent can do his job. Higher work rate as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Nugent was awful for us? What a ridiculous statement. No he was great "for us." In the championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris B Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Leo is 100% not good enough - he is poor in the air for a big man and is far too immobile for the Prem we need a big man with mobility and a decent first touch who can hold the ball up Ulloa struggles with all those basic requirements - whilst not available Deeney ticks all them boxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roblcfc84 Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Was thinking the same last night. Rather Nuge all day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapero82 Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Nugent was not awful it's just that his legs have gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Smuts Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Leo is ten times better than Nugent. Pipe down. He's the weak link in the side and he certainly isn't a lone striker but Nugent is and was awful. He's not even starting every game for Boro is he? <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishOxide Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Nuge's style is better suited to us. He may have not been good enough but his speed and work rate offered a good base to keep the rest of the team in the game. For a target man, Ulloa is awful. And if he is the tip of the arrow in our attack he just brings everyone down with him. Championship standard, bottom 5 PL standard at a push. Last season it at least seemed he was a better finisher with an eye for goal. This season is just completely awful. But then maybe that is harsh, our tactics over the last 6 or 7 games have not allowed any support for Vardy let alone Leo who is not a player blessed with pace. Before this run it was OK to have him as third (should have been fourth) choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Leo isn't shit in the air, he's shit at having the ball lumped at him from fifty yards, same as Wood was. Ulloa has scored some fantastic headers, he's a finisher, a penalty area striker. He is not and never has been a target man. If we keep lumping the ball at him he'll keep looking shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieTodger Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Players are always better when they're not playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain... Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Ulloa is shit in the winter, he started well then went shit then started playing better when the sun started shining. I remember telling a Brighton fan he could have him back around this time last year, he rightly pointed out that without his goals we would have no points. He isn't shit, but when he is off his game he is awful, the ball just bounces off him. Maybe he is solar powered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 We could have Messi up front and the result would still be the same... We're hitting 50 yard passes to a lone striker who has no support. It's absolutely ridiculous and absolutely painful to watch. I feel for Ulloa because I think he is a good footballer with the ball at his feet or at his chest, but he's got no pace as it is and he has nobody around him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalis Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Players are always better when they're not playing. Sums it up, cant believe this is even a thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koke Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Ulloa got us 11 goals last season. How many did Nugent get us? I can only recall him scoring against United, Liverpool and West Brom. At this moment in time Nugent would be more useful. At least he'd make runs and be an outlet. Ulloa is a statue. Neither are Premier League quality, so meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain... Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Leo isn't shit in the air, he's shit at having the ball lumped at him from fifty yards, same as Wood was. Ulloa has scored some fantastic headers, he's a finisher, a penalty area striker. He is not and never has been a target man. If we keep lumping the ball at him he'll keep looking shit. I agree he is a good finisher, but our game requires more from the forwards. Our game plan is to get the ball forwards quickly, and exploit the space before the defenders are set. Ulloa as the front man or the number 10 is crucial to that and he can do it, but when he is off his game, whether it is played to feet or in the air, he just can't keep possession and move the attack forward. It inhibits the whole team and drags us all down. Unfortunately he is very much off form at the moment. Nuge vs Ulloa, I would rather have an off form Nuge than an off form Ulloa, but I would rather have an on form Ulloa then an on form Nuge, if that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKante Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 I'd rather have Conrad Logan than ulloa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpe's Fox Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 With Nugent in the side we always created really good chances, pressed opponents really well, he was the only player who could score out of nothing, good experienced character in the dressing room and he had a fantastic impact whenever he came off the bench. Don't tell me he wouldn't be a better choice in the matchday squad than Ulloa or Kramaric this season because you have to be a special sort of stupid to think that. All of our wins last season before he got injured in the Swansea home game had Nugent in the side. Big mistake letting him go if Ranieri really thought Kramaric wasn't up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koke Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 With Nugent in the side we always created really good chances, pressed opponents really well, he was the only player who could score out of nothing, good experienced character in the dressing room and he had a fantastic impact whenever he came off the bench. Don't tell me he wouldn't be a better choice in the matchday squad than Ulloa or Kramaric this season because you have to be a special sort of stupid to think that. All of our wins last season before he got injured in the Swansea home game had Nugent in the side. Big mistake letting him go if Ranieri really thought Kramaric wasn't up for it. We got £4m for a 30 year old who's best days are behind him. Nugent served us well I love him, but he isn't Premier League quality. Neither is Ulloa. But Ulloa finished the seqson with 12 goals and we didn't know he would be shite this season. Neither are them are the answer. We need better than both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hankey Posted 21 January 2016 Share Posted 21 January 2016 Nugent has a proven goal record but in terms of the Premiership is over the hill now. Ulloa a good Championship player but since our promotion and the limited chances he has been given he is not the player he was. Best he goes out on loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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