Rudy Gestede - GONE

[kippaxvilla2]

Or alternatively we don't cross the ball in for him nearly as often as we should. 

[not3bad]

We definitely don't cross the ball enough. Ironically it seems to me we cross it more when he is not on the field.

[KRS]

Adama has clearly had the benefit of some coaching during the last four months - judging by today's performance so far.

He is still not listening judging by his most recent contribution.

I saw that and was about to take it all back.  Clearly something there though.

Paul Walsh on SSN just said that if Adama could cross a ball or pick a pass then they'd be ahead against Leicester...seems like he hasn't learned much, but no doubt he'll make me eat my words by the end of the afternoon.

[The Edge]

Agree ccr.  It is crystal clear to any coach that Rudy Gestede needs to be taught how to run.  I am being deadly serious.   You can coach athletes to run faster.  Gestede over strides and it gives him a loping gait and no ability to quicken.  If he took shorter strides but with a faster cadence he is never going to become Adama Traore but he will mover across the ground quicker.  Kozak is the same.   He lopes because his strides are too long.  It is just a bad habit that poor coaches have let become ingrained.

Blimey thats an impressive analysis. Get your cv into Villa park.

[john e]

Agree ccr.  It is crystal clear to any coach that Rudy Gestede needs to be taught how to run.  I am being deadly serious.   You can coach athletes to run faster.  Gestede over strides and it gives him a loping gait and no ability to quicken.  If he took shorter strides but with a faster cadence he is never going to become Adama Traore but he will mover across the ground quicker.  Kozak is the same.   He lopes because his strides are too long.  It is just a bad habit that poor coaches have let become ingrained.

well Brian just to back you up with a bit of name dropping here
I was watching my lad play football over at Woburn and stood next to Chris Akabusi who's lad was playing for the opposition, under 8's

I joked his boy must be quick and he said he hadn't leant to run properly yet in fact he was to young to run properly and he himself didn't start until he was in his teens

so you can be taught to run properly

(ps I learnt to run outside Anfield in 1977)

[oldhill_avfc]

Agree ccr.  It is crystal clear to any coach that Rudy Gestede needs to be taught how to run.  I am being deadly serious.   You can coach athletes to run faster.  Gestede over strides and it gives him a loping gait and no ability to quicken.  If he took shorter strides but with a faster cadence he is never going to become Adama Traore but he will mover across the ground quicker.  Kozak is the same.   He lopes because his strides are too long.  It is just a bad habit that poor coaches have let become ingrained.

Thought Sam Mussabini was dead.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Or alternatively we don't cross the ball in for him nearly as often as we should.

We definitely don't cross the ball enough. Ironically it seems to me we cross it more when he is not on the field.

Now you mention it , you are right.

[Deano's Mullet]

I honestly think its a mistake to get rid of him now. Maybe if we ever get promotion then yeh - hes not Premiership quality by a long way which Boro are about to discover - but as an impact player i think hes suited to this level and gives us another dimension in terms of attacking crosses, corners and free-kicks. I dont know how McCormack played yesterday but he hasnt set the world on fire, Ayew is a mixed bag and Kodjia is in Africa. Overloaded with strikers we may be but quality wise its a real mixed bag. I thought we would be notching a tonne of goals in this division and we  barely ever score more than one a game.

[brian green]

The information I pass on is not my own.  I had the privilege of sharing an office for five years with the late, great Ron Pickering when we both were working on the master plan of the Lee Valley Regional Park.  He still coached Lynn Davies and Mary Rand.  He taught me about running and jumping and I taught him about gardening.  A later bonus was my younger son being coached by the same coach as Jon Rigeon.  He used to say the fastest stride length is one that starts with your heel hitting your arse.

[Diablo]

Nice bloke, but with the money washing through the PL now, what are Boro at?

Guzan, Adama and now Gestede.

Karanka seemed pretty switched on to me, so maybe the transfer committee have railroaded him and are using Brewster's Millions as their business model.  Wonder if we can sell them Westwood for £10 million.

Not sure how often Guzan or Adama are playing but MiddlesVilla are currently sitting 5 points off the relegation spot, which I'm pretty sure would have been their aim at the start of the season, say it quietly but they may well stay up. I totally agree definitely need Westwood (this obviously needs shouting from the rooftops) I'd accept a lot less than 10 million too.

[LukeJames]

Just announced on sky sports that weve accepted a £6m bid and it will be finalised tomorrow, We've done well to get our money back on him, Rudy has done fucking amazing to get a premier League club to give him another go.

[Diablo]

Just announced on sky sports that weve accepted a £6m bid and it will be finalised tomorrow, We've done well to get our money back on him, Rudy has done fucking amazing to get a premier League club to give him another go.

4 goals in 11 games under Sherwood - since then we've really not played to his strength. I wish him well.

[Jon Crofts]

Just announced on sky sports that weve accepted a £6m bid and it will be finalised tomorrow, We've done well to get our money back on him, Rudy has done fucking amazing to get a one season wonder premier League club to give him another go.

I fixed that for you.

[brontebilly]

Just announced on sky sports that weve accepted a £6m bid and it will be finalised tomorrow, We've done well to get our money back on him, Rudy has done fucking amazing to get a premier League club to give him another go.

bonkers really, thought he would be a great signing for us at the time but he was as limited as anyone I can recall for us

never looked like reproducing his Blackburn form at all

Boro have signed three of our donkeys from last season

[berneboy]

OS says he's gone now. Good luck to him.