Lots of comment and lots of criticism. Let's have it right. We have not got the money to sign a world class striker like Torres or Drogba (oops, nearly forgot we beat both their teams) Hence we have to try and either sign old-timers on the way down (robbie fowler-anyone?) or we have to try and discover the next rooney. Kay is an enigma. He is strong, fast wins most ariel balls but can't finish. would he benefit from a decent striker alongside him? or like a few years back, rush or similar as a striker's coach? make no mistake, he shows flashes and has some basic attributes that someone needs to develop. At least he gets himself into position to miss the chances. do macken or stan? No! and they don't score anymore goals either. give the guy another season, you never know
Why noy get behind the lad now, Davey's made it clear he's hear to stay... I think That we do need pace up front along side him..... Some one to run beyond him and try to get on the end of the flick on's he wins. Lets be honest thats something none of our strikers have!!
Agree with you there. Kayode's not a natural finisher as we all saw at Wembley and also last night early on, but you're right, he's awkward and wins many tussles in and around the box, as he did against John Terry and Carvalheio. As you say, Istvan is usually less effective, yet Kayode cops it because he's in goal scoring positions through his own determination yet finds it hard to finish them off. I was so pleased last night to see the lad getting a huge ovation from Tykes fans at the end. It will have given him much confidence. He could have hidden yesterday after the onslaught he got from the press and some Barnsley fans, after Wembley, but he didn't, as we all know and he deserves a lot of credit for this.
Well said GJA, 'bart time we got behind the la, if his strike rate was 30% better we'd have lost him already. one other attribute i forget was bottle, he seems to have it in abundance, daily mail said even Watford fans gave him a standing ovation last night
I agree with U 100%. I wouldnt have dared pull the shirt on 72hrs after that miss. Ive critised him before just like most people, but I think the problem is we have been expecting him to be are main goal threat and I dont see him as that. Can anyone remember the partnership Niall Quinn and Kevin Phillips had at sunderland and the sucess they had??? Quinn did all the battling to create space for Phillips to score a bag load of goals..... Thats what we could have if we can find the right striker in the summer to play with K.O The space he creates is fantastic and he can hold the ball up well(does need to work on his touch a little cos it does sometimes bounce off him)
why are you trying to compare macken and stan? two totally different players and macken has performed miles better this season. stan just isn't good enough and i think macken will still have a big part to play in the last 5 games of this season and well into next season.
Mackens scoring rate is fat greater than Kayode's. Similarly in this division was Mark Richards, who also got in the right positions but missed relatively easy chances.
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Macken 6 goals in 24 appearences (0..25 gpg) Kayode 4 goals in 41 appearences (0.1gpg) and for Reference Howard 14 goals in 45 games (0.31 gpg) This is an interesting Stat for shooting</p> </p><div class="border"> <span class="headline"> Shooting </span> </div> <table width="100%" cellspacing="1" border="0" id="shots" class="sortable"><thead> <tr class="rowHeader"> <td></td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center">FLC</td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center">CUPS</td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center">TOTAL</td> </tr> <tr class="rowHeader"> <td>Player<span class="sortarrow" /></td> <td style="text-align: center">ON<span class="sortarrow" /></td> <td style="text-align: center">OFF<span class="sortarrow" /></td> <td style="text-align: center">HW<span class="sortarrow" /></td> <td style="text-align: center">ON<span class="sortarrow" /></td> <td style="text-align: center">OFF<span class="sortarrow" /></td> <td style="text-align: center">HW<span class="sortarrow" /></td> 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