Quote Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory View Post
I think you overcook the whole Theo debate a long with a few other posters. Before the game was even over you were saying he cost us the game with some of the chances he had. We saw easier chances totally missed this season. That game in fact. The header was the best chance he had and that was a miraculous save from Neuer. He wasn’t having a quiet game. Watford he had a quiet game but before that he scored for England and set up two goals in the Utd game and caused their defence some serious problems. Cut him some slack. He’s not going to score in every game but he didn’t look lost against an experienced defence and was able to rattle them. That’s what you should be taking from his last performance. I said this to Blink but it’s annoying how people forgot so quickly when it comes to Theo from one game to the next.
I don't expect him or any striker to score every match. But when he gets good chances in a game then I expect him to take one of them. This is what we mean by a top tier striker, isn't it? One chance maybe two, bang, change the game. That's what you pay the big money for. Theo isn't there yet. He has improved and he's doing pretty well considering he's been in the role for such a short time. But that's not the central issue. Do we want to push on and really start challenging for the big trophies now? We all do. Is Theo the guy to go to if we want to see that happen? Or do we get the chequebook out and buy the finished article? We know what our opposition will do, they don't hesitate. I'd prefer it if Theo was the option we went with because he's been here a long time. But between now and (probably) the summer he's going to have to become a lot more ruthless in front of goal and on a consistent basis. Couple that ruthlessness with his pace and movement and we have a striker on our hands. Otherwise we'll have to spend the money to bring that in unless we want to remain an almost team.