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I disagree. He doesn't have the stamina, pace or agression to press effectively. Can't recall defenders ever being unsettled by his presence or him winning the ball back regularly. He doesn't run the channels and get crosses in. He can't dribble or play clever passes to create chances for others. As you've agreed he can't even put up a battle in aerial duals. He offers nothing if he isn't scoring. He has proved in good teams who are set up precisely for him he can score at this level. He failed at Brentford, probably because he didn't like the style there. He likes to moan and blame others instead of trying to create his own chances.He does have the ability to press and engage the defence though. He did it when he first arrived and got absolutely no support from the midfield. I wouldn't expect him to hold the ball up or have an aerial ability. He's not that type of player and isn't going to have any success in doing it. It's like Barcelona playing 1 up front and launching the ball towards Messi and when he's not winning headers and chasing every lost cause down claiming he's no good. I'm not in any way comparing the two players but you can't expect players to be successful in roles that they're totally incompatible with
Jack rodwell is his role model.If you read any article by a player who was at Sunderland and praises Jack f***ing Rodwell, you know there is something wrong with the twat
Creating chances is the responsibility of the team in 2020 and that includes the strikers. When he is talking about creativity, it's like he's looking in from the outside with no accountability. I hope the fans can be allowed in and we really make his life in the North East so unbearable that he takes a paycut and leaves.Ha'way Hank, I like you as a poster but that's a totally wrong way to look at things. Even the best strikers in the world miss chances. Overall, we have created nowhere near enough chances for Grigg.
Agree. I'd much rather we jettisoned Parkinson and appoint a manager who has assessed the squad and realised we have a proven L1 goalscorer in the squad and found a tactical shape, style and players to complement a player we have spent a record amount for the level we're at, on.
“Style of football” what’s he mean?? Dogshit?He's wrong about us wanting the type of football he suggests, and he's right that our style of football currently is completely unsuited to him.
Meh.
Jack rodwell is his role model.
Creating chances is the responsibility of the team in 2020 and that includes the strikers. When he is talking about creativity, it's like he's looking in from the outside with no accountability. I hope the fans can be allowed in and we really make his life in the North East so unbearable that he takes a paycut and leaves.
We don't like shirkers like him or Rodwell. People that disrespect our football club and take the piss out of us. What you gonna do, clap him? Football matters to us up here. Enough about the spineless character that he has.Yet we wonder why some players find it uncomfortable playing up here..
Well if they were all as accommodating as you they would find it very easy up here without fear of criticism as long as it can be blamed on anyone else be it manager style or other playersYet we wonder why some players find it uncomfortable playing up here..
Not when you're angling for a move!!Petty insults and comments on his ability aside that’s an incredibly ill advised interview when you’re still contracted here.
The comments about the fans are absolute bullshit. The manager everyone harks back to when it was good is gus poyet and everyone preferred it when we tried playing football under Ross at the start of the season.
Unless he’s got a move lined up already he’s signed his own death warrant there.
Not when you're angling for a move!!
It is appalling when players of ability or true potential can come to a club and just please themselves about whether or not they put in any effort or otherwise disrupt the atmosphere of the team and the support for the manager and club in general. It seems to me to be a rather one-sided deal with the clubs and managers having little recourse to players who had no intention of playing, or doing the minimum whilst still receiving salaries most of us can only dream of.Tell the overweight lazy disinterested bastard to cut his wages to a level that someone would pay and he would be f***ing gone. Poor Will my heart bleeds for the bastard on thousands a week at a club he should be grateful to be at and has achieved sweet fuck all. The piss taking party................................. erm
If it's free to read then it can't be classed as piracy. Mr caulkin, who writes for the athletic seems to be totally fine with it anyway.Ooh my first warning for posting a couple of excerpts from an article that’s free to read if you click the link a few posts up![]()
He's definitely up there given the context (£3m in L1 is an unbelievable amount to spend)
Don't be daft. Have you any idea how much we spent to get a footballer rather than a Metro Centre games addict?All said and done his signing is up there with Rodwells for waste of money quotient.
Who mentioned top 5? I said one of the worst..... Anyway why wouldn't he get in amongst that lot?Not even close. Have you forgot about Rodwell or even NDong or even Alvarez. He would not be in the top 5