Hogan offers something different to what we have. I'm hoping that they (Calderwood /Bruce) are urgently working on the training ground to play to Hogan's strengths or that when Grealish returns he'll help. Imagine if we had some tactical flexibility/variation?
Quote from: Diablo on October 02, 2017, 10:51:42 AMHogan offers something different to what we have. I'm hoping that they (Calderwood /Bruce) are urgently working on the training ground to play to Hogan's strengths or that when Grealish returns he'll help. Imagine if we had some tactical flexibility/variation?It's a nice idea, but we don't currently have that. The problem is that Hogan coming on in tight games like Saturday means that we will find ourselves under increasing pressure as the ball won't stick up front. As I said before, I feel for him but he is currently not what we need.
Quote from: tomd2103 on October 02, 2017, 11:25:03 AMQuote from: Diablo on October 02, 2017, 10:51:42 AMHogan offers something different to what we have. I'm hoping that they (Calderwood /Bruce) are urgently working on the training ground to play to Hogan's strengths or that when Grealish returns he'll help. Imagine if we had some tactical flexibility/variation?It's a nice idea, but we don't currently have that. The problem is that Hogan coming on in tight games like Saturday means that we will find ourselves under increasing pressure as the ball won't stick up front. As I said before, I feel for him but he is currently not what we need.I think he is being brought on mainly to add energy and press
Poor signing in the sense that he's been bought for a huge fee and no plan how to use him but he's a very good player and the one I really feel sorry for because we appear to have found a winning formula without him in the team. I really think this one was a ridiculous panic buy. I've absolutely no doubt he'll do well for us if we can accommodate him and if not he'll do very well for someone else at this level certainly, maybe higher.
Whenever he brings Hogan on he takes both Davis and then Kodjia in quick succession leaving poor Hogan on his todd again
Quote from: Hookeysmith on October 02, 2017, 01:12:35 PMWhenever he brings Hogan on he takes both Davis and then Kodjia in quick succession leaving poor Hogan on his todd againMy thoughts exactly. He is all on his own feeding on ball that is largely in the air, I don’t understand the thought process in signing a big money forward and never playing to his strengths