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by **red till i die!!** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:09 pm

he just cannot continue to be played on the right.
bags of pace and potential but all wasted in that position.his lack of form is down to him being played out there.
he's not comfortable playing there and it shows.

by **7_Kewell** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:44 am

i voiced doubts before we signed him, but I hoped that i was wrong....afterall, his stats at Villa suggested he was a good buy.

Yet, after 6 months, he's a shocking buy for 20 million. Gerrard put in 3 crosses today and each one was spot on.

Downing couldn't even beat the first man, and when he did he hit them into the crowd

by **Thommo's perm** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:54 am

7_Kewell wrote:i voiced doubts before we signed him, but I hoped that i was wrong....afterall, his stats at Villa suggested he was a good buy.

Yet, after 6 months, he's a shocking buy for 20 million. Gerrard put in 3 crosses today and each one was spot on.

Downing couldn't even beat the first man, and when he did he hit them into the crowd

Good job he didnt because Carroll would have missed a bucket load
:eyebrow

by **Kerry07** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:55 am

red till i die!! wrote:he just cannot continue to be played on the right.
bags of pace and potential but all wasted in that position.his lack of form is down to him being played out there.
he's not comfortable playing there and it shows.

Concur.. he either plays on the left or not at all. On the right he constantly has to come inside and the move breaks down.

by **ethanr** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:02 am

I actually thought he was pretty decent today. I was getting really upset at how he was playing a couple months ago, but the last 2 games I felt he's done relatively well.

by **Thommo's perm** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:04 am

ethanr wrote:I actually thought he was pretty decent today. I was getting really upset at how he was playing a couple months ago, but the last 2 games I felt he's done relatively well.

Just lacks end product
Needs more desire and gumption

by **Kukilon** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:18 am

Still don't understand how a player that have looked so great for so many years just look so ordinary when he plays for us. Lucky I have Enrique to drool about.

by **Zidane** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:30 am

Low on confidence just like the most of our new signings bar Enrique and Henderson(at times).

by **Fowler_E7** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 5:09 am

Kukilon wrote:Still don't understand how a player that have looked so great for so many years just look so ordinary when he plays for us. Lucky I have Enrique to drool about.

When has Stewart Downing ever looked great, hes been pretty average for his whole career apart from last year at Villa wear he stepped up. He's a decent/good player but dont ever expect him to tear up any tree's

by **devaney** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 3:52 pm

Fowler_E7 wrote:
Kukilon wrote:Still don't understand how a player that have looked so great for so many years just look so ordinary when he plays for us. Lucky I have Enrique to drool about.

When has Stewart Downing ever looked great, hes been pretty average for his whole career apart from last year at Villa wear he stepped up. He's a decent/good player but dont ever expect him to tear up any tree's

Never got excited about this transfer. He's lived up to my somewhat mediocre expectations.Just hope he will eventually live up to Kenny's !!

by **Kukilon** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 4:10 pm

It was to much money for him but I still thought it would be a good transfer. He is the sort of player that always seemed to deliver... not that he was MOTM all the time but he still contributed a whole lot more than he has done for us.

by **Kerry07** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:28 pm

devaney wrote:Never got excited about this transfer. He's lived up to my somewhat mediocre expectations.Just hope he will eventually live up to Kenny's !!

As opposed to the Carroll signing (whom i had no belief in whatsoever so haven't been disappointed), I was happy with the Downing signing.. watched him in an England game in June and he looked very good. I thought he would give us quality down the flanks that we havent had since McManaman. Hes been a huge disappointment, looks devoid of belief. No goals, no assists, from over 20 games played.

Put clear by Henderson tonight he never looked like scoring.. just an aimless shot straight at the keeper, no placement, no composure. I still think (hope) that he will get better. The one thing i wasnt expecting was that he seems to play with his head down.. i thought he had more awareness than he has shown with us.

by **SouthCoastShankly** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:50 pm

Kukilon wrote:Still don't understand how a player that have looked so great for so many years just look so ordinary when he plays for us. Lucky I have Enrique to drool about.

Downing has always looked average at very club he's played for

by **Redtribe** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:25 pm

The strange thing is we have been playing good football this year and in a team which is in a transition you think confidence should not be as low as it appears. He has had plenty of game time, Kenny has shown a lot of faith yet his performances are just not measuring up.
I'm not sure at what point you have to pull him from the first team because he is not really earning his right to be there and i would be much more inclined to keep starting Bellamy and Maxi in front of him.
Both these players have shown more in the way of an end product, yet they seem to spend less time playing.

by **red till i die!!** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:35 am

lacklustre performance from him tonight yet again.
looked clueless too often

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