Carbone Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 1 minute ago, SiJ said: You're trying too hard. Were you by any chance shooting down people who said he didn't look ok in the Villa game too? It's pretty obvious he isn't as enthusiastic as he was last season at the moment, for obvious reasons. Hopefully over time this will improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Carbone said: Were you by any chance shooting down people who said he didn't look ok in the Villa game too? It's pretty obvious he isn't as enthusiastic as he was last season at the moment, for obvious reasons. Hopefully over time this will improve. I was. Turns out I was wrong on that. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt after all the crap that happened after Norwich. He's playing decent (not great), yet some people can't wait to slate him at the moment. I appreciate that his behavior at that time was abysmal, but then some fans really need to let it go. Parkerowl has spent the last few months calling FF every insult under the sun. Edited September 25, 2016 by SiJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 18 hours ago, SiJ said: Accusing him of deliberately missing? pathetic. Not seen anyone saying that. One saying it was 'almost like' he missed it deliberately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 (edited) Just now, Ever the pessimist said: Not seen anyone saying that. One saying it was 'almost like' he missed it deliberately. "Accusing"..."strongly implying"... Edited September 25, 2016 by SiJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbone Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, SiJ said: I was. Turns out I was wrong on that. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt after all the crap that happened after Norwich. He's playing decent (not great), yet some people can't wait to slate him at the moment. I appreciate that what he did was appalling, but then some fans really need to let it go. Parkerowl has spent the last few months calling FF every insult under the sun. Agree mate. Love the Lionel Hutz avatar by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, Carbone said: Agree mate. Love the Lionel Hutz avatar by the way. Greatest lawyer (real or fictional) ever. Fact! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Personally thought he was poor. It happens. However I also think he was not going looking for the ball as tenaciously as usual. He seemed to stay out on the wing - of course that could have been under instruction. Allied to that I think we could have given him the ball more when he was in space. To be clear on that I am not saying the rest of the team were deliberately ignoring him due to a feud or anything as ridiculous as that. It's just an observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 You know...it's not such a bad thing if the side can actually win games without FF firing an all cylinders. One of the criticisms leveled at the team last season was that we were overly reliant upon FF coming up with a big of magic to win us a game. It's good to see the likes of Fletcher, Lee etc stepping up and contributing even more in the final third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddogbob Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Let's just hope he's back to his brilliant best against Blackburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 48 minutes ago, parkerowl said: It's not just today been obvious bar 1 or 2 games Youre getting confused between what you want to see and what you actually saw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigthinrob Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Wasn't he instrumental in the winning goal. Played a one two that put Lee through to score. Being in that position in the 93rd minute doesn't scream disinterest to me! Had a few good runs and numerous other little cameos. Don't see any difference in him myself apart from the burden being more evenly spread. Still causes panic whenever he has the ball in the opponents 18 yard box which creates space for others! Still a hugely influential player for us, but I suppose Owlstalk wouldn't be Owlstalk if every topic didn't have a predominantly negative slant to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costello 77 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 4 minutes ago, bigthinrob said: Wasn't he instrumental in the winning goal. Played a one two that put Lee through to score. Being in that position in the 93rd minute doesn't scream disinterest to me! Had a few good runs and numerous other little cameos. Don't see any difference in him myself apart from the burden being more evenly spread. Still causes panic whenever he has the ball in the opponents 18 yard box which creates space for others! Still a hugely influential player for us, but I suppose Owlstalk wouldn't be Owlstalk if every topic didn't have a predominantly negative slant to it. The reverse ball by FF was superb skill. The goal sublime. I feel lucky that I support a team that can unlock a defence like that. I'm positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 1 hour ago, viva hate said: Thought he played well yesterday, he wasn't working any less hard as the rest of them. Worked hard,. Played poorly. Gave the ball away time after time. Off day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 1 hour ago, viva hate said: Thought he played well yesterday, he wasn't working any less hard as the rest of them. Worked hard,. Played poorly. Gave the ball away time after time. Off day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOwl Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 1 hour ago, parkerowl said: Watched a different game to me. Never seen someone look so dis interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coe_22 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 1 minute ago, StudentOwl said: Love that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Can be a frustrating player at times. Not his most influential game, wasn't quite coming off for him. But still was vital in the winning goal. I'll take that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 There's very few players at Championship level that can do what FF does. We are talking about a player who can turn a game with a moment of quality. Whether that's a bit of incisive passing like yesterday or a 25 yard pinging effort into the bottom corner. The guys is a match winner and there are very few of those around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IstillhateSteveBould Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 10 minutes ago, SiJ said: There's very few players at Championship level that can do what FF does. We are talking about a player who can turn a game with a moment of quality. Whether that's a bit of incisive passing like yesterday or a 25 yard pinging effort into the bottom corner. The guys is a match winner and there are very few of those around. We're bang average without him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Just now, IstillhateSteveBould said: We're bang average without him. Not sure I'd go quite that far, but there's no denying that he adds that bit of x-factor to the team. There's plenty of talented players in this current squad, but FF brings something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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