Andreas Weimann

[SoccerHQ]

Weimann's played well all season, he was unlucky to be taken out of the team around September time.

Good the goals are starting to come regularly now for him.

[Dante Lavelli]

Gabby has to stay out of the team for me, Benteke and Weimann are our first choice strike force.

Weirdly Gabby is the perfect compliment for each of them, but from the bench.  He can replace either with 30 minutes to go and should work well with the other.  Similarly if one looses form Gabby is an ideal replacement.  This way all three should feel sufficiently involved but yet be have the chance to rest occasionally.

[Louzie0]

Both Weimann and Benteke look like complete forwards already, and not just youngsters playing because of an injury crisis.

Stop it. They are both useless ineffective no hopers who would not survive in a top PL team for more than a second. The only reason they are in our team is that Heskey left us and Benty likes shopping.

Agree - thank god they can't play for England.  How lucky embarrassing would that be, eh.

[Chris Smith]

Weimann's played well all season, he was unlucky to be taken out of the team around September time.

Good the goals are starting to come regularly now for him.

I think giving him a rest was eminently sensible, he's still a relative  novice and needs to be allowed time to develop.

[SoccerHQ]

Weimann's played well all season, he was unlucky to be taken out of the team around September time.

Good the goals are starting to come regularly now for him.

I think giving him a rest was eminently sensible, he's still a relative  novice and needs to be allowed time to develop.

I think resting him for two games after he didn't play well against Reading was correct from Lambert.

He played pretty well against Newcastle and Swansea and it was right at the start of the season so he was unlucky to lose his place then.

[Brazilian Villain]

Reading through the moaning on RAWK one of the comments made was (grudging) praise of how Weimann's constant running told on their CBs. Should prove a good foil to the power of Benteke.

[ozzjim]

Weimann is the kind of player we have lacked for a while up front. Not the best footballer, but has 2 abilities. 1 is to work like a duracell bunny for the team, and 2 is to stick the ball in the net. He reminds me a little of Deano in that, but then also a little of Paul Dickov. Either way, he workrate is exceptional and to dovetail that with a good goal return is excellent. If he and Benteke were given a season together I reckon we would see 30-35 goals from the pair in all comps.

[Mister E]

Weimann is the kind of player we have lacked for a while up front. Not the best footballer, but has 2 abilities. 1 is to work like a duracell bunny for the team, and 2 is to stick the ball in the net. He reminds me a little of Deano in that, but then also a little of Paul Dickov. Either way, he workrate is exceptional and to dovetail that with a good goal return is excellent. If he and Benteke were given a season together I reckon we would see 30-35 goals from the pair in all comps.

I think you've slightly undersold him: I agree about his energy and ability to convert chances but also think his movement and anticipation are excellent. He must be a great team-mate to play alongside.

[Mazrim]

Indeed. Weimanns main traits are firstly an instinctive natural finisher and secondly his movement as a striker (not a midfielder).
He knows where Benteke is going to run and vice versa, hence the goals they have scored and created for eachother over the last two games (and also against United). Combine these with his work ethic and you have one hell of a promising player and a potentially awesome partnership with Benteke.

Such is the promise it's almost at the point where you consider building a team around them, most of whom could be in place already.

[tomd2103]

Indeed. Weimanns main traits are firstly an instinctive natural finisher and secondly his movement as a striker (not a midfielder).

Agree with that Maz.  His movement and anticipation in the box is his strength, not the build up play outside it. 

[Monty]

I disagree. I think his build-up movement is terrific as well - just his decision-making that needs work.

[paul_e]

I disagree. I think his build-up movement is terrific as well - just his decision-making that needs work.

I think it's a confidence thing, like a lot of our younger players they've only really got a run in teams playing poor football and with poor results, so they haven't really had the confidence to make the most of their talent.  We're now seeing them start to realise that they're good enough to play at this level.  Weimann is now confident in his ability to score goals at this level but he's not quite there with some other elements.

[SoccerHQ]

Weimann can also drop off and play in the hole linking with the midfield. Apart from Keane's brief cameo that's something we've lacked upfront for agessssssssss.

[SamTheMouse]

Weimann and Benteke are natural footballers. You can't score a goal like the second at Anfield last week unless your strikers have an instinctive understanding. Those two are the future.

[ktvillan]

Weimann is the kind of player we have lacked for a while up front. Not the best footballer, but has 2 abilities. 1 is to work like a duracell bunny for the team, and 2 is to stick the ball in the net. He reminds me a little of Deano in that, but then also a little of Paul Dickov. Either way, he workrate is exceptional and to dovetail that with a good goal return is excellent. If he and Benteke were given a season together I reckon we would see 30-35 goals from the pair in all comps.

I think you've slightly undersold him: I agree about his energy and ability to convert chances but also think his movement and anticipation are excellent. He must be a great team-mate to play alongside.

You beat me to it Mister E, I think his movement up front, finding space, making runs off the shoulders off defenders and between them, is perhaps his biggest strength, along with his finishing technique.  Anyone can have good work rate, but it's so much more effective when effort is mixed with purpose and clever movement.