Comments on: Our Four Top Strikers Will Share The Workload

By: Taiwantoon

Taiwantoon — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:50:36 +0000

Owen could score 8 out of 10 chances, but Oba creates goals from nothing.

Against Boro, our midfielders hardly created anything. Oba should have stayed.

By: Ssav

Ssav — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:12:36 +0000

Viduka is great at what he does, as he showed on Saturday, but as well as being permenantly crocked, he is a dinosaur in the modern game. He is so immobile they could wheel him round on a hand-truck like Hannibal Lector. The Duke is marvellous as a target man but when the side are chasing the ball he is totally useless. Trade in Ameobi and Smith for Kevin Doyle.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:49:58 +0000

Good point, Tom Mo. Back to 3 man rotation, Viduka plus owen/martins and sub whoever starts on the bench for the other.

By: michael12

michael12 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:05:19 +0000

You as fans demanded for competition for places. Now you have it and you complain.

What we must understand frustration of this nature is good. It only makes Martins more Hungry to score in the next game. If you make him aware of this then mind game does not work. On Saturday I think we were more likely to concede a goal than to score one. Owen has better defensive capabilities than Martins and Viduka a target man to help us keep the ball. When all strikers are fit, Martins must expect this so must Owen, he too was Frustrated by Kinner not starting him in recent game and had to wait for Ameobi, This is what competition for places does.

You asked for competition for places now you get it. Kinnear is making it known to the strikers that there is nothing cementing you in your positions now prove to me why I should select you.

You cannot let the striker know else, the psychology behind it does not work.

By: Auschas

Auschas — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:38:13 +0000

I think Owen is one of our most skillful players. I think Joe does as well and thinks even if he is having a bad game he might steal that goal at any moment as he has done in the past.

By: Tom Mo.

Tom Mo. — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:43:18 +0000

Ameobi should not play with Viduka fit…..

By: Guinea Mag

Guinea Mag — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:35:15 +0000

When is Xisco (and Nacho Gonzalos) expected back from injury?

By: obafem1

obafem1 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:15:59 +0000

Martins has 5 goals in 10 Premier League games this season.

I definitely think he was our most dangerous player and the most likely to score a goal. Owen didn’t threaten at all.

By: obafem1

obafem1 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:11:10 +0000

OH PLEASE!

Not affraid to make the difficult decisions. HE IS AFRAID TO TAKE OFF MICHAEL OWEN WHEN HE IS NOT PLAYING WELL AT ALL!

the people that say, Owen would have grafted in midfield are sticking their heads in the sand. Owen should have come off and you know it. Did nothing creative all game but Kinnear is afraid of the backlash that he will get from Michael Owen.

I want Kinnear to remain manager, but his decisions must be much more objective in the future. Otherwise we run the risk of not getting all 3 points in order to keep Michael Owen happy!

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:54:23 +0000

Give Xisco a chance, for Christ’s sake.

By: zico martin

zico martin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:38:24 +0000

silence of the Llambias
i agree with you we should have taken any one of the wide men off they were not very effective in the 2nd half charlie will be kicking himself for not grabbing his chance with duff out injured and jonas did his usual excellent work of tracking back and defending but didn’t take his man on as much as usual going forward.
oba was the main danger for boro and i bet they were pleased to see him go off.
not sure i agree with you’s that you should leave on a under performing captain just because he’s the captain unless you want him to sign a new contract though

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:41:36 +0000

JK…It would have paid off if you sent Viduka on for Owen. Nearly is not good enough JK.

By: MURPHY

MURPHY — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:01:53 +0000

“one of the main difference bout owen and martins is owen is a lot more compossed than oba, and in a tight game where one goal would of decieded it i would rather owen than martins becasue if a chance falls to owen 8 times out of 10 it goes in, could you say the same about martins?”

Yes but in a game where Owen hadn’t be serviced with any decent balls (lack of quality in midfield?) Martins is the best option as he can make goal of his own from nothing. I’d be inclined to Start Oba and Owen then if we go ahead confortably bring off either and replace with vid or obi. If we’re losing and need goals bring in viduka for duff and put marins on the left wing. I’d actually like to see what ameobie and viduka could do together, that would be a laugh, and you never know it might work!! stanger things have happened huh?

By: lesh

lesh — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:54:14 +0000

Fine, by all means leave Owen on if he was going to add sometnig when Oba came off, but did he?

If he was nothing more than off form, then captain or not, he should have been and should be taken off.

By: Silence of the Llambias

Silence of the Llambias — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:47:36 +0000

Yes. Owen had to be left on. He would stay and graft in midfield, even though he wasnt doing much with the ball. A wide player could have gone instead of Martins, but that didnt make sense defensively. Viduka and Owen were brilliant together last year, so it made perfect sense to take Martins off under the circumstances. Owen did in fact set up a chance for Viduka which was blocked soon after he came on.