Patson Daka

[CosbehFox]

If we are conceding he makes the team better, now is the time to give him a good run of five to six starts and see where he’s at then. 

[LCFCJohn]

29 minutes ago, trooky said:

I'm struggling with the choice of words, Daka doesn't make the team better, but he's not preventing our better players performing unlike Ayew. 

He’s a better option than Ayew is what I mean. If you have two options, and neither of them are seemingly going to score, do you want the one who gives defenders something to think about, at least presses and looks to get in positions to score or one that spends more time falling over in his own half and leaving the other forward players isolated? 
 

Clearly I would prefer a third option, a striker who scores and has a better all round game.

[Raj]

So he cant score to save his life but somehow hes deemed as decent!!

Like saying a goalie cant save but he kicks well so is okay!!

Only on foxestalk!!

[RobHawk]

So as an specific example of how he makes us a better team,  in today's game, first half especially, there was a few times where he ran the channels and gave us an out ball. Got us much higher up the pitch and allowed us much more control. We don't have any other striker that offers that. 

 

Do I think he's the best striker in the division, hell no, but I do think he's the best we have. Rather him than Ayew or carranza based on what I've seen so far. 

 

 

 

 

[Guest]

23 minutes ago, Raj said:

So he cant score to save his life but somehow hes deemed as decent!!

Like saying a goalie cant save but he kicks well so is okay!!

Only on foxestalk!!

Has anyone actually said they think he's decent? There is a difference between thinking he's a good player and thinking that when you look at who the alternatives are, the team is probably better off overall with him in it, which is what people are actually saying. 

[Quorndon_Fox]

Utter toilet. The end.

[broughtonblue]

So he has no technical ability, offers the team nothing, etc etc.

Pretty good pass round the corner on Tuesday for the goal!

[Mike Oxlong]

9 minutes ago, broughtonblue said:

So he has no technical ability, offers the team nothing, etc etc.

Pretty good pass round the corner on Tuesday for the goal!

Yes, agreed but since the Moscow game his highlights reel has been pretty underwhelming  

[moseeds]

Patson is erratic. That itself makes him a threat. His unpredictability plays havoc with modern tactical systems. We have no idea what he is doing. He has no idea what he is doing. And in that, lies his skill. 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Can't even run let alone score. 1 goal in 46 apps if I'm not mistaken.

[enmac]

Would he make a more effective winger? 

[Mike Oxlong]

34 minutes ago, moseeds said:

Patson is erratic. That itself makes him a threat. His unpredictability plays havoc with modern tactical systems. We have no idea what he is doing. He has no idea what he is doing. And in that, lies his skill. 

You'd think he'd have better returns as he's mastered the art of dead eyed shooting 

As he doesn't know where the ball is going the goalie can't have a clue 

[PhillippaT]

Let's see:

 

Runs around like a headless chicken.

Spends a lot of time falling over on his arse.

Supposed to be a striker but can't score to save his life.

The team plays better when he's on the pitch anyway.

 

We hoped we were getting a Vardy-type striker, but we got an Okazaki-type instead?

[CornwallFox]

Absolutely terrible footballer. How have we ended up with the choice of 3 crap players? 

[dillonpanthers87]

1 hour ago, PhillippaT said:

Let's see:

 

Runs around like a headless chicken.

Spends a lot of time falling over on his arse.

Supposed to be a striker but can't score to save his life.

The team plays better when he's on the pitch anyway.

 

We hoped we were getting a Vardy-type striker, but we got an Okazaki-type instead?

Please don't insult Shinji with that. But saying that I want Daka to succeed so badly, he seems a hard working, honest player. Would love to see him turn it round.

[Dan]

It's a plus on Cifuentes that he's ditched the Ayew experiment. Daka isn't ever going to be the answer in the long run but we're better with him on the pitch for now.

[PhillippaT]

1 hour ago, dillonpanthers87 said:

Please don't insult Shinji with that. But saying that I want Daka to succeed so badly, he seems a hard working, honest player. Would love to see him turn it round.

There's a reason why they're 'types' - those within are usually poorer versions of the original  

[The Year Of The Fox]

7 hours ago, Raj said:

So he cant score to save his life but somehow hes deemed as decent!!

Like saying a goalie cant save but he kicks well so is okay!!

Only on foxestalk!!

This is @Finnegan

 

Let him off though. The games changed 

[The Year Of The Fox]

Daka played well yesterday whether we like it or not. 
 

Hopefully he gets a consistent run in the side and finds his shooting boots too after about 6 years. I’m starting to think there’s a player in there somewhere 

[Leeds Fox]

Missed the game today as I was playing, when I see Daka’s thread at the top and hot… I genuinely don’t know what to think.

 

Good or bad? I always hope good. His smile is too beautiful to hate.

 

played against a bloke who was as bought by Everton at 15 for £2m, had an alcohol, drug issue… still reckon he’s better than Daka (he had me running all over anyway) 🤣

 

I think he’s passed issues on to me 😆

[Leeds Fox]

6 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

Daka played well yesterday whether we like it or not. 
 

Hopefully he gets a consistent run in the side and finds his shooting boots too after about 6 years. I’m starting to think there’s a player in there somewhere 

You hadn’t replied, I was typing with squinty eyes for ages. Cheers for the insight. Daka isn’t going to ‘come good’, he just need to be alright. That’ll do us, there’s not one good striker in the league. 
 

Boro, Briz and whoever ever else is up there will fade. S’oton are wank, Ipswich are worse. We can have this. We’re poor, but this league is absolutely honking. 82pts will go up. 

[Lambert09]

The last 2 games,  surprisingly his defensive work has been really good.  He definitely feels the best option we have in this moment. 
 

he can obviously score goals…somewhere deep down in him that ability exists…. But I just don’t know if we will ever get to see it.

 

remember when Hirst went on loan a few times and was dog muck but then on one of the loans (maybe Portsmouth) the manager just kept playing him, gave him a run of games ignored the fact he couldn’t score and then one day he popped one in and didn’t stop. Theres a best case scenario, where daka finds a goal and hits a run like that. Footballs an odd sport and it’s rarely as simple as someone’s shit or they’re not. 

[Chrysalis]

9 hours ago, Raj said:

So he cant score to save his life but somehow hes deemed as decent!!

Like saying a goalie cant save but he kicks well so is okay!!

Only on foxestalk!!

Yeah I am not sure why hes getting a lot of positive feedback, for me he isnt good enough, and is poor at holding the ball up.  Ayew seems to be much more useful but gets criticised every time he plays.  I am either missing something obvious or its the old FT praise our favourites, bash our scapegoat.  However the effort is there, which is something and we dont have an obvious number 9 at the moment anyway.

Fully agree on the saving vs kicking thing,  The majority have brought into the play out the back mentality and forgotten the basics of the game.

Edited 5 October 2025 by Chrysalis

[Chrysalis]

9 hours ago, Guest said:

Has anyone actually said they think he's decent? There is a difference between thinking he's a good player and thinking that when you look at who the alternatives are, the team is probably better off overall with him in it, which is what people are actually saying. 

Ok now I am thinking I understand now, so basically the team plays better as a unit with Daka on the pitch vs the alternatives, I can accept that, especially after a 3-1 win.  Also I did like his sprint forward to try and get that crossbar rebound.

[ChrisFilter]

I am firmly in the “I hope a run of games gives him the confidence to unlock the potential he showed before joining us” camp. 
 

The “shit, end of” camp seem to misunderstand human nature a little. The guy is probably utterly bereft of confidence. He was in the ascendancy and joining us was a disaster for both parties. He’s been maligned and jeered. He’s been used sporadically and has always been the fall back. 
 

He may well fail to make the grade, but we still don’t know what he’s truly capable of if he’s believed in, starts every game, and if the goals start to come. 
 

You’ve got to love an arc of redemption. I really hope he gets to shove two fingers up at everyone who’s written him off. 
 

We’ll see. 
 

*Cue all the “he played loads in the Championship” posts