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Striker dilemma?

Post by belfast_wanderer » Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:07 pm

With Klasnic scoring in two consecutive games and sturridge's form un-playable, do we drop K.Davies/J.Elmander and play them together?

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Post by Lord Kangana » Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:13 pm

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Post by hisroyalgingerness » Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:50 pm

No, but for me Mandy's position is looking a bit uncertain. Gonna have a lil shake of the head if he starts on a wing on Saturday

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Re: Striker dilemma?

Post by TANGODANCER » Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:59 pm

belfast_wanderer wrote:With Klasnic scoring in two consecutive games and sturridge's form un-playable, do we drop K.Davies/J.Elmander and play them together?
Twould be totally foolish. Although Sturrige is much stonger physically, they're both fox in the box men and need somebody to win the ball to feed them. They won't do that with each other and it'll be a roughhouse. KD or Elmo to start with Sturridge, Klasnic as impact sub for one of the three depending on how it's going. Mark Davis as midfield sub. Petrov will expect to start wide left but I think OC will favour Taylor. Jussi will probably be back in although that's a bit hard on Bogdan who's excellent. Full backs same as Fulham.

Jussi/Bogdan.
Robinson, Cahill, Wheater, Alonso.
Lee, Holden,Muamba, Taylor.
Elmander/ KD, Sturridge.

With Sturridge back it might mean Blake not on the bench in favour of a defender.
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Re: Striker dilemma?

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TANGODANCER wrote:With Sturridge back it might mean Blake not on the bench in favour of a defender.
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Re: Striker dilemma?

Post by Lord Kangana » Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:44 pm

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Post by Prufrock » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:11 pm

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Re: Striker dilemma?

Post by belfast_wanderer » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:19 pm

I believe that Klasnic is the best striker we have but rarely gets the chance to show it, but with the last 2 games I think he deserves his chance in the league. If he started the same amount of games as Davies or Elmander he'd have far more goals IMO.

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Re: Striker dilemma?

Post by TANGODANCER » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:32 pm

belfast_wanderer wrote:I believe that Klasnic is the best striker we have but rarely gets the chance to show it, but with the last 2 games I think he deserves his chance in the league. If he started the same amount of games as Davies or Elmander he'd have far more goals IMO.
Respectfully, in a team like ours a striker has to be a bit more than able to shoot from twelve yards and in BW. Is he any better than Jared Borgetti was? You don't just get chances, sometimes you have to make them. Klasnic is very good in and around the box but somebdy has to fight for and try to win the long balls and get them in there. I'm not convinced he'd be hardy enough to play ninety minutes every game. For me he's better as an impact guy, although maybe given a bit longer than he's been getting. He's more goal-poacher than striker to me. Squad rotation and making full use of subs is becoming more and more important these days and it stops players getting fed up constant bench sitting. Right now it's had to say OC isn't getting it right. Just my opinion.
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Re: Striker dilemma?

Post by Montreal Wanderer » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:34 pm

Klasnic and Sturridge both seem fairly selfish to me (and I might add Petrov) so I wouldn't be pleased to start them together. I expect KD to start as usual.
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Re: Striker dilemma?

Post by TANGODANCER » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:37 pm

Montreal Wanderer wrote:Klasnic and Sturridge both seem fairly selfish to me (and I might add Petrov) so I wouldn't be pleased to start them together. I expect KD to start as usual.
Not sure Petrov is purely selfish Monty. He has pace and can get some real killer balls in at times and his willingness to shoot without walking it in is a refreshing change since the days Big Sam banned shooting from outside the box.
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Re: Striker dilemma?

Post by Montreal Wanderer » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:48 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:
Montreal Wanderer wrote:Klasnic and Sturridge both seem fairly selfish to me (and I might add Petrov) so I wouldn't be pleased to start them together. I expect KD to start as usual.
Not sure Petrov is purely selfish Monty. He has pace and can get some real killer balls in at times and his willingness to shoot without walking it in is a refreshing change since the days Big Sam banned shooting from outside the box.
True he passes when going in the corner, but he takes a lot of long range shots when a pass might be better. However, I agree - not purely selfish.
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Re: Striker dilemma?

Post by General Mannerheim » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:18 pm

One of em has to miss out and it'll be a kick in the teeth for whoever it is. Should also be a good incentive to perform for whoever is chosen! Elmo shouldn't get a look in, although for some reason he gets under nufc players skin!

Dilemma indeed!

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Post by Wandering Willy » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:20 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:
Montreal Wanderer wrote:Klasnic and Sturridge both seem fairly selfish to me (and I might add Petrov) so I wouldn't be pleased to start them together. I expect KD to start as usual.
Not sure Petrov is purely selfish Monty. He has pace and can get some real killer balls in at times and his willingness to shoot without walking it in is a refreshing change since the days Big Sam banned shooting from outside the box.
He got some decent balls in yesterday - I can't help thinking that Sturridge would have thrived on them had he been playing instead of Klasnic.
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Re: Striker dilemma?

Post by Beefheart » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:11 pm

Wandering Willy wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:
Montreal Wanderer wrote:Klasnic and Sturridge both seem fairly selfish to me (and I might add Petrov) so I wouldn't be pleased to start them together. I expect KD to start as usual.
Not sure Petrov is purely selfish Monty. He has pace and can get some real killer balls in at times and his willingness to shoot without walking it in is a refreshing change since the days Big Sam banned shooting from outside the box.
He got some decent balls in yesterday - I can't help thinking that Sturridge would have thrived on them had he been playing instead of Klasnic.
I think he was better yesterday because he was less selfish than he has been previously, at times he just seems to get the ball and just go for goal, whether or not theres 5 players to pass to in front of him in better positions or however unlikely a position he is to score from himself. He is clearly a threat on the break and is probably why he has been most effective coming on late in games.

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Re: Striker dilemma?

Post by Tombwfc » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:58 pm

It's worth saying that he was woeful at Wigan aside from his goal. Yesterday he seemed to generally have a better game, he's starting to get his touch back ect.

Love him and his solo mission to fire us to FA Cup glory, but he'd be the one to miss out for me. I think it'll be Elmander on the left, with Lee coming in on the right, Sturridge and Davies up top.

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Re: Striker dilemma?

Post by officer_dibble » Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:12 pm

Keep Klasnic hungry for the cup?

He was dynamite off the bench before he went off the boil for injury and whatever other reasons.....

It's an either/or with Sturridge for me, as a pair they wouldn't cut it. Davo/Elmo as the other forward. NEwcastle would kill for either of those players.....

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Re: Striker dilemma?

Post by CarlosHernandez » Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:46 pm

Watched the Newcastle match at the Reebok on DVD again the other night and Elmander was of course on fire. I don't think he's on that form at the moment so would opt for Davies/Sturridge up front. And that doesn't mean plonk Elmander somewhere else. I'd be hoping for Lee on the right and Taylor/Petrov on the left. Klasnic as a sub for Sturridge if it's 0-0 after 70 mins, but would go for Elmander on for Sturridge if we're 1-0.

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Re: Striker dilemma?

Post by truewhite15 » Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:18 am

CarlosHernandez wrote:Watched the Newcastle match at the Reebok on DVD again the other night and Elmander was of course on fire. I don't think he's on that form at the moment so would opt for Davies/Sturridge up front. And that doesn't mean plonk Elmander somewhere else. I'd be hoping for Lee on the right and Taylor/Petrov on the left. Klasnic as a sub for Sturridge if it's 0-0 after 70 mins, but would go for Elmander on for Sturridge if we're 1-0.
You've got the Newcastle match on DVD?? Where'd you get that??

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Re: Striker dilemma?

Post by CarlosHernandez » Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:05 am

You can find them on ebay, although as they are unofficial they don't last long. I'm pretty sure the BWFC shop has each match for sale?

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