This weeks post Altidore thread


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I'm getting concerned now by his lack of confidence/technical ability.

hope he comes through though but it is looking less likely every week.
Same here. I'm trying my very best to be positive about him when he's playing but he is making it very hard. The problem then is that I say to myself "well done Jozy" when he does the absolute basics to an average level.
 
Its absolutely scary how poor he is - a combination of him perhaps knowing this league is a step too high for him and a crippling lack of confidence. He must be better than he is showing though - the Dutch league may be weaker but there are many teams that are at least lower half prem or high championship ability and he had a great season there.
 
I've said it before and taken some stick on here - but he's quite possibly the worst striker I've ever seen in a Sunderland shirt.
 
No. Soccer player of the year, which to be fair, he was for the first 9 months of 2013. But not sportsman of the year by any stretch of the imagination.

He's not cutting it at Sunderland, he needs to go. I can't defend him anymore. If you're playing like shit, at least hustle.

Fletcher isn't the answer either.. Fletcher's quite close to being as bad as Jozy this season. If sunderland's gonna play a central striker in a decoy role, they need one who's quick, strong, and has a fast soccer brain.

Sunderland's gonna need a new striker and at least one more midfielder.. the starting 11 is all fine and good, outside of having no good strikers, but depth is needed desperately. Can't expect Ki, Colback, AJ, Borini, etc to stay healthy all year.[DOUBLEPOST=1390684133][/DOUBLEPOST]

not true. jozy's had a few good games, just as many as giaccherini. Giaccherini's equally useless.
Giaccherini is a much much better player than jozy. He's even scored more with much less gametime.

Jozy is beyond shit. If he knew how to run into space he'd get better service too.
 
The style of football we play isn't what Altidore works best with, he even admitted himself that he didn't know much before he went to AZ, he should be better than he his but he's not. IF Gus sees something in him then send him on loan somewhere, build him back up if he fails again when here then its a certain bye bye.
 
Giaccherini is a much much better player than jozy. He's even scored more with much less gametime.

Jozy is beyond shit. If he knew how to run into space he'd get better service too.

Nothing to do with Jozy. I'm not convinced Giaccherini is anything worthwhile. Two goals in what? 1200 minutes?
 
The style of football we play isn't what Altidore works best with, he even admitted himself that he didn't know much before he went to AZ, he should be better than he his but he's not. IF Gus sees something in him then send him on loan somewhere, build him back up if he fails again when here then its a certain bye bye.

mate he looks like hes never seen a football
 
He's not terrible at holding up play and has put in a few decent assists, but his touch is awful. I can only assume Gus is keeping him around until a decent replacement is secured?
He needs to start playing angry....it's not only his touch but also his movement! I posted a Lorik Cana thread...I wish he would just start playing in beast mode, if not then Poyet has to sit him..... Eric Winalda was crushing him after the Kidderminster game!
 
mate he looks like hes never seen a football
I agree but our style doesn't help him, he's the sort of player that you need to try and build your style around, I do feel for him, he played very well in Holland but he's just a rabbit in the headlights here, needs to get some form and confidence back.
 
Giaccerini always looks lively without achieving a great deal. Would look superb in a different league.
He annoys me as much as Altidore, he's a full Italian international but he doesn't seem to have a clue, how many times did he give the ball away today and that back pass almost resulted in a goal.
 
He annoys me as much as Altidore, he's a full Italian international but he doesn't seem to have a clue, how many times did he give the ball away today and that back pass almost resulted in a goal.

Had assumed that was Cattermole. That was shocking like.
 
He annoys me as much as Altidore, he's a full Italian international but he doesn't seem to have a clue, how many times did he give the ball away today and that back pass almost resulted in a goal.
shocking that was , he looked totally disinterested , think he will be away asap
 
It just keeps getting worse and worse. If this is our #1 striker going into the world cup the group of death will become the group of American extermination. It looked like he played 5 of the 90 he was on the pitch. I could defend him early on because he was busting his ass and contributing without scoring but I'm nearly ready to give up on him. There is no way he should start another game after combining horrible play with an amazing lack of effort. I will continue to watch and root for Sunderland and hope for an Altidore turn-around but no one can honestly say he has earned the right to play regularly in the Prem.
 
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