Ace Ventura wrote:Owzat wrote:By "useful alternative" you mean hoof long in the belief somehow that might lead to a goal?!?!? He's not that good in the air, I prefer long balls to only be used to feet eg Pepe clearing quickly upfield or a defender/midfielder passing forward for strikers/midfielders to run onto. He's not quick either, he's most effective when sides give him room to play but then what players don't look good when afforded that luxury
He might not be great in the air but he can hold it up and he is a threat.
He scores goals as well.
So to me thats a useful alternative to Ngog
All of the above to a LIMITED degree. "can" isn't much use, he's not good in the air so most of what's aimed at him goes through to the defenders or keeper off his head.
His goalscoring record is ok, a lot on here try to make it seem better by talking of his time off the bench. Well N'Gog rarely starts and plays an average of 32 mins in scoring 2 goals in 12 appearances. Crouch averaged double the mins and double the strike rate, and he was experienced when he joined us, not 19 with little experience. That you resort to comparison with N'GOG says it all, personally I prefer the style we play when Crouch and 'target men' are nowhere near the team. I am a bit surprised Capello favours Emule, but then he's got all the attributes you reckon Crouch has even if he hasn't scored a dozen goals against nomark nations like Andorra and Jamaica. When did a team last win the Premiership or World Cup or European Championship employing target men tactics.......................?
