No offence mate but you was on here defending him slicing a diabolical effort in the Forest game the other week, if you won’t criticise him even when he gets it drastically wrong, you’re probably never going to criticise him.
We shouldn’t have to go back and watch a game to validate our opinions, we aren’t analysts, we’re fans on a forum. Could you imagine asking your mate to rewatch ET sat in the pub after the game? No, me neither, so piss off with daft requests.
He came on, he didn’t influence the game, I don’t believe he is or was lazy, I think that’s a ridiculous thing to say. But he didn’t demonstrate quality and he didn’t have an impact on the game. This is becoming a bit of a theme with him, you might believe he’s being scapegoated, maybe by some fans he is. I’m actually a really big fan of his, I was probably more excited about him this season than I was about Darwin or any of our other forwards, but he hasn’t cracked on. He might have scored goals in league cup games and Europa league games, they all have value like, but he’s been very underwhelming in a lot of league games and hasn’t had a period where he’s hit top form. He isn’t creative, he isn’t a lethal scorer and isn’t a difference maker physically. I’m sure all of this could change with a consistent run in one position, but the reality is he’s fifth choice and emphatically fifth choice when everyone’s fit, so it’s probably not going to happen barring another load of injuries, which we’ve just had and he didn’t shine.