Anish Posted 21 December 2019 Share Posted 21 December 2019 He's too lightweight and not offering enough. But you have to say that he's never been a winger in the way we expect so it's unfair to criticise him when he's being played out of position. He also works harder defensively than the other wingers in our squad barring Albrighton so deserves a bit of credit for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 21 December 2019 Share Posted 21 December 2019 Needs to show some personal pride and get in the gym ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted 21 December 2019 Share Posted 21 December 2019 2 minutes ago, Anish said: He's too lightweight and not offering enough. But you have to say that he's never been a winger in the way we expect so it's unfair to criticise him when he's being played out of position. He also works harder defensively than the other wingers in our squad barring Albrighton so deserves a bit of credit for that He’s been played in the exact same position he played for Newcastle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthStandUpperTier Posted 21 December 2019 Share Posted 21 December 2019 5 minutes ago, An Sionnach said: As I said Rodgers will not admit he f**led up with this one. Good player-wrong team. Of course he's not going to admit it. It would destroy a struggling player's confidence even further. And that would be terrible man-management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The boy Linacre Posted 21 December 2019 Share Posted 21 December 2019 He has some lovely touches and clever interplay BUT just isn't consistent enough and blows mainly cold and we need more goals from him for a £30m outlay. Think he works relatively well defensively but he needs to be aiming to finish the season with 12-14 goals, that's a long way to go!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 21 December 2019 Share Posted 21 December 2019 I must admit it's hard for me to judge him in most matches as when I analyse the players performances in my head more times than not he seems to be anonymous and I can't recall anything he's done. In his defence his ball recovering stats for an attacking player is excellent and I think he'll be best suited as a flat track bully. I don't say that as a criticism because you need players who can punish weaker opposition. It's Christmas now and the only non top six team we've dropped points to this season is Norwich and that's the main reason we're second as we've been so consistent. I think Perez is good at finding space and will score a decent return of goals by the end of the season but for £30m we appear to have made the all too common mistake of spending good money on a player who doesn't really improve the first XI. The only two things I wanted this summer was to sign Tielemans and get the best attacking wide player we could get. £30m spent and Perez's position is still the weakest in the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1 Posted 21 December 2019 Share Posted 21 December 2019 Falls over if someone breathes on him. How can you expect to play football when you refuse to stay on your feet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted 22 December 2019 Share Posted 22 December 2019 13 hours ago, CityIsBlue said: Wonder how Okazaki would have looked outwide.....Another natural number 10. He's filling in, and it isn't working. What do people want though? Gray plays, its his natural position, and he marks himself out of the game the whole time he is on the pitch. Or Albrighton, who tracks back so much that he actually puts us under more pressure and is no goal threat whatsoever. It's the area of the team we need to improve the most, we can all see that. That isn't Perez's fault, and i'm not seeing a lack of effort, just a lack of understanding of the role he's being asked to play. 10 hours ago, Anish said: He's too lightweight and not offering enough. But you have to say that he's never been a winger in the way we expect so it's unfair to criticise him when he's being played out of position. He also works harder defensively than the other wingers in our squad barring Albrighton so deserves a bit of credit for that Why are people still making this excuse? No, he's not a winger, he's a wide forward or inside right, which is the role he's being asked to perform and the same role he played at Newcastle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ttfn Posted 22 December 2019 Share Posted 22 December 2019 Summed him up yesterday when he managed to be knocked over in the process of Vardy scoring. Mendy is a big man but he made Perez look like a child. I honestly can’t remember anybody that physically weak playing for us, which makes his defensive stats all the more impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 22 December 2019 Share Posted 22 December 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Fox92 said: Should be closer to Vardy. Exactly... as I said at the start of the season, we are using differently here than Newcastle did out wide. We find him much deeper and much wider than Newcastle did. He’s going to do nothing from those positions. To to get the player who scored 12 out wide for them, we need to find him higher up the pitch and get him linking with the striker. If we aren’t going to do that, the don’t bother with him! Edited 22 December 2019 by Babylon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 22 December 2019 Share Posted 22 December 2019 Needs to stop going down when someone comes near him. Seemed like every time he was in and around the ball yesterday he was on his backside, ref noticed too and stopped giving him anything, needs to improve or needs to be replaced, half a season now and he's our weakest link. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRAD-DAD Posted 22 December 2019 Share Posted 22 December 2019 14 hours ago, frany104 said: Not good enough. £30 million. Another waste of money. Our signings are so hit and miss. True but you can say that about all clubs, it's the nature of football. Just have a look at the expensive flops Man united have come up with over the last few seasons? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paninistickers Posted 22 December 2019 Share Posted 22 December 2019 To me, he's looked embarrassed by his price tag since the day he's arrived. And that's understandable. I'd be self conscious too if I was given a 90k a year senior management job and then realised on my first day just about every single existing employee would've been better at the job than I am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankMarvin Posted 22 December 2019 Share Posted 22 December 2019 8 minutes ago, Paninistickers said: To me, he's looked embarrassed by his price tag since the day he's arrived. And that's understandable. I'd be self conscious too if I was given a 90k a year senior management job and then realised on my first day just about every single existing employee would've been better at the job than I am. Would be lucky to get a team offering 15m for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paninistickers Posted 22 December 2019 Share Posted 22 December 2019 5 minutes ago, HankMarvin said: Would be lucky to get a team offering 15m for him. He's a half decent, likeabke.professional who'd maxed out at a lower mid table Newcastle and would be suited to similar - a West Brom or Norwich - for 6/7m quid. He's so far off the elite levels of Evans, Ricardo, Maddison, Vardy, Chilwell, Soyuncu, Wilf it's cringe worthy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamptonfox Posted 22 December 2019 Share Posted 22 December 2019 We may need to suck up that theres a price drop and let him go sooner rather than later. Sign a replacement that can do the job, and score goals and stand up when humans touch them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royston. Posted 22 December 2019 Share Posted 22 December 2019 Decent squad player which he surely will be if we recruit in january. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reynard Posted 22 December 2019 Share Posted 22 December 2019 Currently he's not playing to anywhere near the required standard and doesn't look like a 30 million pound player. His composure on front of goal is shocking at times though he has been getting into some good positions. Right now it looks like the 30 million could have been better spent but time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted 23 December 2019 Share Posted 23 December 2019 14 hours ago, pmcla26 said: I backed him from the start but now I’m starting to lose belief. Such a shame because I thought the signing made perfect sense. Hopefully he shows the second half season form that he showed at Newcastle last season, but he’s really proven very little so far. Rarely see him take on and beat a man then deliver a cross, which is disappointing and the least you can ask from a wide player, or at least hope he gets into a few more shooting positions as an inside forward. Yeah, but you've got Ahmed Musa as your profile pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oxlong Posted 23 December 2019 Share Posted 23 December 2019 400 notes for one of his framed signed shirts in the club shop There’s quite a few left ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest An Sionnach Posted 23 December 2019 Share Posted 23 December 2019 15 hours ago, reynard said: Currently he's not playing to anywhere near the required standard and doesn't look like a 30 million pound player. His composure on front of goal is shocking at times though he has been getting into some good positions. Right now it looks like the 30 million could have been better spent but time will tell. Should have bought Rondon really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyfox Posted 23 December 2019 Share Posted 23 December 2019 2 hours ago, An Sionnach said: Should have bought Rondon really. We don't buy players of that age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest An Sionnach Posted 23 December 2019 Share Posted 23 December 2019 8 minutes ago, hackneyfox said: We don't buy players of that age. We bought Evans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyfox Posted 23 December 2019 Share Posted 23 December 2019 3 minutes ago, An Sionnach said: We bought Evans. good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebfromgrebland Posted 23 December 2019 Share Posted 23 December 2019 Apparently he plays better after Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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