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Post by rosscrombie on Aug 14, 2017 13:06:57 GMT
Obstructed View - Reflections on the Bournemouth (H) GameSorry it's late; I have no valid excuse, apart from getting married yesterday! Slightly briefer OV as a result, my attentions need to be elsewhere.....What can you say? It has to be Oumar Niasse doesn't it, and I doubt I can say much that hasn't been said. I was pretty fed up and not just from anticipating the agro on social media, as we apparently lurched towards a very uncomfortable defeat, this time against an allegedly 'easier' opposition. Easier than Man U certainly, but not a game you can call 'easy', because of course we know no such thing exists. And then the saviour enters the fray. Some have said that Niasse is still a poor striker; he may well be further down the league table than Lukaku, but if the only time you'd seen Oumar was Saturday, you'd be eulogising his movement, you'd be stunned by his strike, and you'd be impressed with his bravery as he bundled his second in off his ear and shoulder, before making sure with a deft swing of his right boot. He looked fit, he looked keen, he won the ball back (having lost it having shown all the deft touch of a hippo), and he showed the workrate that Blues love in a striker. Well, in any player really. He's not likely to get us 25 goals a season, but I bet he gets us a dozen or maybe more. And I couldn't be happier for him; an exemplary attitude after RK has treated him marginally better than an errant piece of dog poo on his shoe, and now (and I'm not proud of putting these two images side by side for you) he's going to have to eat Humble Pie. Give the lad a chance. You can't say he doesn't deserve it. Can we stop all this Klaassen is crap nonsense? Ok, no one surely would start him now ahead of Tom Davies, but maybe as well? And let's not forget, Tom hadn't played that well every game this season anyway. Klaassen played in one of the least intensive leagues in Europe, but played exceptionally well for a Europa League finalist club with all the heritage and history of Ajax. And I don't mean the bathroom cleaner (google it kids). Give him time, support him, how exactly does saying "he's crap" help the lad, help the team? Get behind him. He knows he's not yet firing on all cylinders but he can, and he will. So do what we do best. Support the players. Especially ones who we might think are misfits and then turn in to heroes. Ross
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Post by Avinalaff on Sept 25, 2017 18:58:00 GMT
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Post by Avinalaff on Sept 25, 2017 19:22:58 GMT
I think where Niasse is concerned, fans need to appreciate that week in, week out, we see a lot of poor performances from regular players, and it was silly to write him off so quickly.
I've been supporting him since day 1, and continue to support him, whilst a lot of fans now suddenly have a soft spot for him, where once they failed to have an open mind, and were easily influenced by Koeman's decision.
He wouldn't have won the acolades he did in Russia if he were so poor, and although I can't say too much, there were many rumours that Niasse was a victim of politics, rather than performance, among those who know a bit more about the club than most, so good luck to him, and I personally hope he goes on to become a successful player for us.
Klaassen too, needs patience from fans.
I've not seen much from him, but I can say the same about Sigurdsson, Rooney, Williams, and a number of others, but if the team play well, the focus will soon be off individuals, and it's up to Koeman to discover what works, rather than play a team on reputation, or purchase price.
I see us improving every week, and our fixture list was unkind, but there are no easy games in this league, and to win, you have to play well.
We're lacking goals, but maybe that will change, but only if Koeman stops using the same philosophy, and instead takes a bit of a risk. I for one think we don't need both Schneiderlin and Gueye in every game, and instead I'd be more inclined to set out a team that is more potent in attack, rather than solid in defence, as if we don't give the ball away, we aren't under pressure.
Under Koeman our football has been less than impressive, but with the new players, that should improve, but they need time to find their feet.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Sept 26, 2017 9:44:45 GMT
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