Not sure how you justify saying there is too much pressure on him. Not like he's been thrown in as our main striker. All the fans are demanding is that he shows some sign that he's worthy of wearing the shirt, which isn't unreasonable to ask by any stretch of the imagination.
Yes, it's tough on him that the greedy bastards who run the place have put the spotlight on him as the only signing. But ultimately this is just another player who may help us maintain our also-ran status rather than push us on to compete. Nothing to get excited about here, just more of the same. Not the player's fault at all, wish him well but expect nothing remarkable.
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Yeah, even if fit it doesn't look like he'll be that special player we're looking for.Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
This, it was really my point, not about wanting him to immediately be the next Henry, but that he's been thrown in at the deep end unneccessarily.
He should be phased in gradually, that's what we should be doing with our youth, not developing them via game time in the first team!
If we feel fail to strengthen the squad any further...fans could really get on his back if he doesn't produce the goods, not his fault..but he'll most likely become a victim of the system.
Was getting in the right positions last night, making the right runs.
Looked very nervous to start with, which is expected.
Don't think we can judge him properly until he's had a string of appearances under his belt.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
Haven't been impressed myself.
Seems a bit of a headless chicken at the moment. I think the best we can hope for is another Adebayor in a couple of year if he does develop.
Headless chicken? How so? He's not a midfield player chasing shadows while the opposition pass rings around him. If he's moving a lot and making runs but not getting the ball, that's more of service problem. A lot of strikers have large periods without touching the ball and he did contribute to the second goal with some nice one touch play.
Good luck to the guy but would have preferred Higuain. I think Higuain might have more effectively backed up the claim we are a club looking to win trophies rather than rape fans. Sanago hasn't completely dispelled that idea.
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Despite Sanogo's stature he doesn't have the hold up play that Giroud does. As soon as Giroud went off we struggled to keep the ball in the final third longer than 10 seconds at a time.
We're fucked if he gets injured - get in a striker ASAP
He helped set up the 2nd goal. Giroud loses the ball in the final third a lot and it's mainly down to bad touches.
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