This weeks post Altidore thread


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Poeple can whinge about "service" all you want, but the striker has got to help out the midfield too. Make some runs, find space, get across his man for crosses etc. Altidore does none of that. The likes of Giaccerini has got nobody to combine with which makes him look even worse. Desperate for another striker otherwise we could still go down, the euphoria of the League Cup has masked that a bit I think.
 
He was absolutely shite today. I'd love him to turn out good but I can't see it.

There's just something about him. His touch and control are absolutely appalling for a premiership/international footballer.
 
dreadful today even against non league opposition.

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He doesn't have the movement or first touch close control for the Premiership which makes him almost want to go into hiding, which psychologically I can almost understand (but don't like), but today we were playing Kidderminster, and I mean no disrespect to them, but he looked even worse than normal.

Shocking player unfortunately for all concerned.
 
We've only got two senior strikers. One called can't and one called won't.

Recall Wickham. I'd much rather him be up front than Altidore, despite him doing next to nowt since he's been here as well. f***ing stick Watmore up front. Anything has to be better than Altidore. He's been f***ing woeful all season, despite getting loads of games under his belt.
 
I've defended him resolutely in the past - he put effort in and put himself about, and everything was just going wrong for him.

Today he looked a shambles. Disinterested.
Been like that for ages in my eyes mate. Waste of a shirt and frankly embarrassing. We need Wickham back sharpish and another forward in as we offer nothing up top at all, and this will be our downfall if we don't do something.
 
Defended him since the start, but today he was put in with the sole intention of bagging a goal and boosting his confidence, but from the off, he just didnt look interested in achieving such a thing and when he did get the ball, it looked more like a hot potato than piece of leather/air.

I'd be shipping him out this month.
 
He has all the control of a three legged baby giraffe.
 
I've hoped he would come good, cos we certainly need a striker. But that display was terrible. The lad can hardly get off the ground, is slow off the mark and has a brutal first touch. He was also getting pushed around by a bunch of non leagie defenders.No way is he going to make it in this lague. Seems a decent bloke but in the end a striker has to score goals and he wont at this level.
 
Poeple can whinge about "service" all you want, but the striker has got to help out the midfield too. Make some runs, find space, get across his man for crosses etc. Altidore does none of that. The likes of Giaccerini has got nobody to combine with which makes him look even worse. Desperate for another striker otherwise we could still go down, the euphoria of the League Cup has masked that a bit I think.

Bendtner was excellent at that here.
 
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