Match reacton thread Vs Swansea

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

Because I watch him week in week out and see how he's able to make space for himself on the wings but ends up getting clattered and fouled. Or how he's able to drive down the right side of a defender, he has the space to pass because he's left the defender for dead but his final ball lets him down.

His off the ball movement is good. When on the shoulder of a defender players can't catch him. He picks up a lot of fouls and players usually have no qualms about smashing into him. They'd be afraid to do that on the edge of the box and would have serious problems stopping him if he's running right at them, as seen with the Chelsea goal he scored.

I could be wrong, I see little strikers like Hernandez, Defoe and Owen play that way. They don't play with the ball to their feet that much. It's just an observation.

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In some ways let's hope we don't get to find out because you know who will have to be injured before that can happen. I wanted us to nick Defoe off the spuds in the summer. I know the type of player you are talking about and I agree some pace through the middle might shake our game up. Not sure of Theo is the player to do that though. Not sure if Arshavin would be so great in the middle either. He's only half the player he was when he first came here.

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Originally Posted by Boss

Theo is proven he'll never have what it takes to be a top player. Pace but nothing else. Most half decent strikers can finish the easy 1v1s he has been so not sure why excuses are being made for him.

Was willing to give him a chance a while ago but he's had too many of them and hasn't got a single bit better since he started playing for us. You can point out to a lack of creativity but he is supposed to be one of the people supplying creativity and his end product is still fuck all compared to top players.

When was the last time anyone saw him dominate a game? Does it far too little to be a top player, we must flog him asap.

Rather given Oxlade-Chamberlain the rest of the season to get better than persist with garbage like Theo and Arshavin. Getting tired with Gervinho too but think he could still be a decent creative outlet even if he can't finish for shit.

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Originally Posted by LDG

Theo has rushes of blood to the head, where he doesn't have time to think, and just does it naturally.

It's when he has to think about it he's fucked, because it means he has to decide for himself. He's best when he's firing from the hip, like Chelsea....he didn't have time to think, he just ploughed through everyone and whacked it one. He's deadly accurate when he's like that. It also happens when he get's the red mist. If he get's angry, he'll just get the rage on and smash a shot goalwards out of nowhere, and it's usually very close to netting.

Best thing for him would be for everyone to slap him about in the dressing room and tell him he's shit. Wind him up and let him go.

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Theo is essentially an unfunny English version of Emmanuel Eboue

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Originally Posted by Boss

Theo is proven he'll never have what it takes to be a top player. Pace but nothing else. Most half decent strikers can finish the easy 1v1s he has been so not sure why excuses are being made for him.

Was willing to give him a chance a while ago but he's had too many of them and hasn't got a single bit better since he started playing for us. You can point out to a lack of creativity but he is supposed to be one of the people supplying creativity and his end product is still fuck all compared to top players.

When was the last time anyone saw him dominate a game? Does it far too little to be a top player, we must flog him asap.

Rather given Oxlade-Chamberlain the rest of the season to get better than persist with garbage like Theo and Arshavin. Getting tired with Gervinho too but think he could still be a decent creative outlet even if he can't finish for shit.

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It's not proven because he hasn't played there.

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

It's not proven because he hasn't played there.

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not sure how you can defend the guy tbh

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Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner

not sure how you can defend the guy tbh

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Standing in his way usually works.

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Originally Posted by LDG

Standing in his way usually works.

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You're a rim goblin.

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

You're a rim goblin.

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Don't call me that again!

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Originally Posted by LDG

Don't call me that again!

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Okay, you're not a rim goblin.

You're something worse than a rim goblin.