Grabban & Vaughan

[mag in peace]

Grabban was poor today, but he has shown some qualities in previous matches - some composure when taking a shot, and has netted 3 times.

But he's not strong in the air, and Vaughan (though he goes for it more) is worse. In this league I think you need a striker with some physical and aerial ability, and we haven't got that. It was too easy for their defence. Watmore hasn't either, and I'm not sure it's Maja's strength either (although he did impress me pre-season).

It begs the question, Why were we playing so many balls in the air to the front men?

Donaldson made the difference today - they had an effective means of attack, we didn't.

We didnt necessarily have that and won the league. Pace can be as effective.

 

[The Great MES]

I lost count at the amount of times the ball got crossed in the box and these two were nowhere near. The ball fell to the smallest man on the pitch (Jonny Williams) every single f***ing time

 

[Quillips]

We didnt necessarily have that and won the league. Pace can be as effective.

It can. But we don't have too much of that either.

 

[Michael]

Swap Vaughan for Altidore in the January window.

 

[SAFCftm1986]

We have needed a striker for about 3 years too.

You forgot about Defoe already

 

[deanoferrino]

Grabban always moves to hide behind the defender and Vaughan has no obvious strongpoints. These are our two forwards - it doesn't bode well like. Criminal not going all out for a proven goal scorer in the window like

A disgrace we didn't bring in a striker. Any hope of going up went out of the window due to lack of firepower up top.

 

[si73]

Not bothered.
Not good enough.

See if you can work out which one is which.

 

[Ilios]

Vaughan is as shit as pre-season (and the rest of his career) suggested he would be. Couldn't score in a brothel if he had a grand in 1 hand and and kilo of coke in the other. The even more strange thing, is that we are using him as a 'target man' - he's 5'10 ffs and he's not exactly powerful. It is like a double slap in the face; not only is he never going to score, he isn't even suitable for what we're trying to use him as.

 

[admwil]

No point of in having either of them if we are just gonna punt it up aimlessly. I'd be pissed off with the way we are playing and the service I was getting if I was Vaughan or Grabban.

 

[Tinyfooty]

You forgot about Defoe already

Do clubs only ever use one striker at a time like?