Guest RocketOwl Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Next season is Joao season. From our strikers he's the only one with pace and the ability to glide past people. He can easily have a season like Kodija or Abrahams. He's cut from the same cloth . Now here we have a striker with everything. Pace, mobility, trickery and can finish when confident as proven away at Brentford and home to Huddersfield - quality finishes. Yet for some reason our fans have written him off. He's never been given the run Rhodes has been given or the support. Joao would have scored more than 3 had he been given Rhodes run. He needs support from the fans and coaching staff because if he gets going there will be no stopping him. Give him the same support as Rhodes, have we not learned our lesson with Antonio. I predict Joao will blossom this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flo Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Hopefully someone fires us up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vectile Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Kiddin right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i used to be sc_owl Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 He is no where near good enough for a top Championship club. Not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleo Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Hope you're right. But I question the support Rhodes has been given. He's better than we've seen from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeadonowl Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Were you at the Reading away game? He was awful and didn't even look like a non league striker never mind a top end championship striker if if he was that good he would have been first choice at a struggling Blackburn but most of his appearances came from the bench we need to cut our loses and get rid, the same goes for Matias as well As for Rhodes, given a proper run in the side, not 20 mins here and there, will score goals for us. He also needs a constant partner and not being constantly rotated and swapped about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt68owls Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 he seems to have that lazy streak in him, it makes him look like he is not bothered half of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MallorcaOwl Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Wish he would come good, but I doubt it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Tom Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 (edited) I like Lucas for his bursts of energy, his willingness to play deeper and find a pass in the build-up then run on, and the way he throws himself at anything in the box which has resulted in a couple of goals for nearby strikers standing off. But he's such an odd player to try to make room for - a big quick lad who acts like a small slow one, a target man who seems more comfortable trying to play like a little number 10, and a CF who always looks much more comfortable outside the box. WHAT IS LUCAS JOAO Edited May 27, 2017 by Mr. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Sorry Rocket.. next season will be Jordan Rhodes season, he will be out to prove a point and all the doubters wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitechapel Owl Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 No chance, too far down the pecking order now. We've already got several proven strikers at this level. Hope he goes on to have a great career, but I very much doubt it will be with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markowski77 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 just gone in a time portal and landed back to last summer exactly the same was said.... Joao fans go on about this potential he is meant to have, he is nearly 24, he should be moving into his prime years, he is not that young anymore in terms of a footballer, attributes he has in parts, consistency he lacks in abundance, if we could get rid and get a million for him that would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RocketOwl Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 12 minutes ago, ANDY said: Sorry Rocket.. next season will be Jordan Rhodes season, he will be out to prove a point and all the doubters wrong Why does he get a chance to prove doubters wrong and Lucas doesn't? He has already done more in a wednesday shirt. Is not in his prime yet and has more to his game then the limited Rhodes. Seriously someone get a stat of Rhodes last 80 chanpionship starts to goals ratio. If he is to be given the support then Joao should benefit from the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markowski77 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 3 minutes ago, RocketOwl said: Why does he get a chance to prove doubters wrong and Lucas doesn't? He has already done more in a wednesday shirt. Is not in his prime yet and has more to his game then the limited Rhodes. Seriously someone get a stat of Rhodes last 80 chanpionship starts to goals ratio. If he is to be given the support then Joao should benefit from the same. Rhodes gets a chance because over a period of time he has proved he is the best striker in this division, he goals speak for themselves the same can't be said for Joao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Key Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, RocketOwl said: Why does he get a chance to prove doubters wrong and Lucas doesn't? He has already done more in a wednesday shirt. Is not in his prime yet and has more to his game then the limited Rhodes. Seriously someone get a stat of Rhodes last 80 chanpionship starts to goals ratio. If he is to be given the support then Joao should benefit from the same. So in order to show our support for Joao we need to withdraw our support from Rhodes? Is someone going to do a list of 'in' and 'out' players before each game cos it's going to get very confusing otherwise! Edited May 27, 2017 by Key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darra Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Hope you are right but read recently that he didn't do all that much at Blackburn played mostly as a sub. Think he's had his chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darra Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 7 minutes ago, RocketOwl said: Why does he get a chance to prove doubters wrong and Lucas doesn't? He has already done more in a wednesday shirt. Is not in his prime yet and has more to his game then the limited Rhodes. Seriously someone get a stat of Rhodes last 80 chanpionship starts to goals ratio. If he is to be given the support then Joao should benefit from the same. Dont forget Rhodes had only played about 3 hours of football before he joined us Not sure he'd played a full game. if he hasn't stepped up by Xmas I'll agree with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frastheowl Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Joao, without doubt, has the potential to become a top, top player. At times, he has looked a really good player...almost unplayable when confident and on song. Unfortunately, he's become a victim of our scattergun transfer policy...and as a result, simply hasn't had a look in. I'm a big fan of Nuhiu...but Joao is a better option than him. As for Winnall...not fit, technically, to lace Joao's boots. The OP has got a point. Potentially, Joao could be a very similar player to Kodija, and should be have the type of impact, Abraham has had for Bristol. I know a lot of fans have wrote him off, but for me, we'd be crazy to let him go (on loan or permanently). Lose Winnall and Nuhiu, and let's go into the season with Hooper, Fletcher, Joao & Rhodes as our four strikers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlsfieldowl Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 How old is he now? How many more chances/ time should he get? There comes a time ... I remember saying he deserved last season to prove himself. But he hasn't improved in any discernible way, been injured etc etc - we see the same old pattern so many times. There may be potential but we won't see it...lower Champ at best. Time me to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTacoSWFC Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 (edited) He will have a pre-season to prove himself and impress Carlos.... if he gets the chance. I have a feeling he might get sold on in the transfer window. Edited May 27, 2017 by MrTacoSWFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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