Back off Andi!

[CT]

I realised very early on that his all-action style had all but disappeared since signing the new deal. I like the guy, and played in his best position (whatever that is) he'll be very useful for us.

I thought there was reaction on both goals regarding AW - Mark Albrighton seemed to do alot of crowd pointing towards him after the third. Scoring twice against Hull was great, but doesn't mask a really average season.

Why can't players just celebrate goals normally?! (Like Ashley Westwood did for the first) - Sheer joy, not trying to make a point.

[saunders_heroes]

Weimann's had a appalling season and has been lucky to get a place in the team he's been that bad. His cupped ears "celebration" was pathetic. He should be saying sorry to the fans rather than sneering at them.

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

I picked up on this at the time. It seems like he's got a bit of an attitude problem, how many times does he moan at the officials in a game?

[Dribbler]

Even the best of players will struggle in a role and team set up that doesn't suit them, especially when much of the squad around them is poor and not performing also. I wonder how some fans fail to appreciate this when taking into account players' individual performances sometimes.

There's a good player in the making with Andi if we have the right set up and play him in the right way. I think if he's given the chance to lead the line more he'll get us goals. I'm certainly not going to bemoan his celebrations when the fact is that when given his chance in a role and set up that obviously suits us and him more, he scored the 2 goals that have pretty much kept us up this season.

[Des Little]

He's nowhere near as good as he thinks he is, and is in for a shock if he thinks he'll get a regular start next year playing like he has this. Five goals in a season is a shocking return and he should be looking at himself, not taking the piss.

[martin o`who??]

Those chances at Palace and Cardiff go in a d we are safe and Andy bas earnt his new contract.

Yes, but they didn`t and he hasn`t, 2 goals against Hull - crucial as they were, is not enough to start sneering at the supporters as if he`s just Geoff Hurst-ed a world cup final, to me the underlying message was "i`ve had a shit season (which he definitely has) but i`m beyond criticsm", no you aint my friend, 5 goals and the general level of performance all season suggests quite the contrary.

[Clampy]

This is his second proper full season and he's found it a bit tougher this time round but he's still only 22 and he's still learning the game. Bearing in mind he's played a lot of his football not as a main striker, 18 goals in two season's is not that bad a return. He also tends to put a shift in which is why he's picked when he sometimes could do with a breather.

[Pete3206]

Next season, he should either shit or get off the pot. He's been largely anonymous.

[sirlordbaltimore]

I see he's claimed in the paper this morning that Lambert should definitely stay as we've improved. Yes Andi, and you've had a great season too

Sometimes I do wonder what planet footballers live on

I wasn't impressed with that first goal celebration either. If anything he should be bowing down to those supporters after the season he's had not giving it a 'i'm fucking great me' mardy arsed celebration

[tomd2103]

Even the best of players will struggle in a role and team set up that doesn't suit them, especially when much of the squad around them is poor and not performing also. I wonder how some fans fail to appreciate this when taking into account players' individual performances sometimes.

There's a good player in the making with Andi if we have the right set up and play him in the right way. I think if he's given the chance to lead the line more he'll get us goals. I'm certainly not going to bemoan his celebrations when the fact is that when given his chance in a role and set up that obviously suits us and him more, he scored the 2 goals that have pretty much kept us up this season.

I somewhat agree with that.  I don't think he has the guile or ability to play out wide or as a "number 10".  For me, he is probably best employed up front with a strike partner, where he can run the channels and generally be a bit of a nuisance.  Partnering Benteke or Kozak would probably suit him best. 

[john2710]

I wasn't too impressed by his goal celebration either. I think Weimann needs a small dose of humility, he's had a poor season & like most of the team is not exempt from criticism.  He's a goal scorer & a grafter but other than that he's been pretty much anonymous. He needs to play in a central role to be effective, rather than running around after the opposition full back.

Like most of our starting 11, his place has been under no threat because of the weakness of our squad.  Hopefully next season we'll see some competition for places.

[ChicagoLion]

He is an Austrian Paul Dickov.

 

[supertom]

If he gets played through the middle he'll score more goals. He needs to get on the end of chances. Lambert playing him on the right 9 games out of 10 doesn't help Andi, nor does playing him relentlessly no matter form or fitness. Andi isn't very good at team play, linking up, creating because his touch and vision is pretty poor. He's best at finding space in the box and putting a chance away (when he's confident). To be honest, he's a Darren Bent sort of forward at his best, but he happens to have workrate going for him too.

Still, he has had a very poor season and the last thing he should be doing is getting at the fans trying to make a point. He is a whiny sod it must be said.

I'm also not surprised he wants Lambert to stay. A new manager won't play Weimann every week. He's got the makings of an okay striker, but he's not good enough to play every week at this level. Certainly Benteke is miles ahead and any potential strike partner who will play with the beast needs to be better than Weimann. Much better.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Way too much is made of his half a second ears thing.

He has had a poor season but he was excellent against Hull. Committed, smart and very very energetic.

[Steve67]

Does that one terrific performance against Hull make up for all the really poor ones this season? Only because of the importance of the game? A great pity he couldn't be bothered to perform earlier in the season, we wouldn't have been in this mess in the first place. Squad player for me, news thing more.