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was never part of the hype machine, he had a great season last year, but that was his first sustained spell of leading the line for us. He's played well for us without scoring the chances presented to him, or that he makes on his own. He's still holding up the ball, dropping deep, or chasing those passes that look like lost causes and then he turns into a throw in, corner, or snatches away to start an attack out of nothing. He's still taking on defenders in that slightly awkward way of his, and hitting long shots, on target but not having as much success as he did last year. He's improving in the all around side of his game, without doing what strikers are paid to do and score goals.
But as said previously, we've got pace around him now to feed off his possession, and to run past into dangerous areas, to hopefully score the goals that he might have had to convert by himself last season.
As with all young players he's a work in progress, and you've fallen prey to the boom or bust/ fantastic or shite story arc. Look forward to your defence of Will Hughes when he comes back from injury and sets the team on fire in a couple of matches but then drifts out of the game in others...
On another note, hoping Lamela keeps on progressing. Liked what he's shown so far...
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Didn't want to come across bitter but, he's pretty fucking useless isn't he?
Granted I haven't read the Guardian reports or watched him closely on the highlights shows like you, but the two England matches just gone pretty much proved how shit he really is. He had a ton of shots yesterday against a League 1 level keeper and the only trouble he caused him was when he hit the post (missed the target) and the ball rebounded in off the back of the keeper.
He offers nothing to open play except being a target for Shelvey/Cahill long balls and even then he rarely links up with anyone around him.
I'm happy for him to prove me wrong, but I can't see how one purple patch of form last season has transformed him into the next big thing that everyone is hyping up.