So a 26 year old centre forward is now practicing finishing?I am pretty sure he will have been doing those drills all of his playing career, this stuff happens even at amateur level.I am not convinced you can teach instinct.Look at the difference between him and Archer even if Archer is playing at a different level, you can see he has it.
Quote from: Risso on June 30, 2022, 10:58:31 PMQuote from: chrisw1 on June 30, 2022, 10:51:46 PMI think the feeling must be we have a lot of quality up front and their finishing is bound to click next season. It’s a bit of a leap of faith but I kind of agree. We all know Watkins can be excellent and Ings is a top striker even if he didn’t entirely show it last season. More to the point, who could we get that is better for a sensible fee AND would come to us? I’m pretty sure there’s nobody based in the PL who would fit the bill.So I suspect we’ll be going with what we have + Cam up frontWhy do they have be based in the Premier League? Watkins isn't excellent, he's a decent striker let down massively by his first touch.Watkins can be excellent on his day. Few and far between last season, though.
Quote from: chrisw1 on June 30, 2022, 10:51:46 PMI think the feeling must be we have a lot of quality up front and their finishing is bound to click next season. It’s a bit of a leap of faith but I kind of agree. We all know Watkins can be excellent and Ings is a top striker even if he didn’t entirely show it last season. More to the point, who could we get that is better for a sensible fee AND would come to us? I’m pretty sure there’s nobody based in the PL who would fit the bill.So I suspect we’ll be going with what we have + Cam up frontWhy do they have be based in the Premier League? Watkins isn't excellent, he's a decent striker let down massively by his first touch.
I think the feeling must be we have a lot of quality up front and their finishing is bound to click next season. It’s a bit of a leap of faith but I kind of agree. We all know Watkins can be excellent and Ings is a top striker even if he didn’t entirely show it last season. More to the point, who could we get that is better for a sensible fee AND would come to us? I’m pretty sure there’s nobody based in the PL who would fit the bill.So I suspect we’ll be going with what we have + Cam up front
Personally, I'd not be massively concerned if we went in to next season with Ings-Watkins-Archer. Think Watkins-Ings problems could easily be put down to a combination of a change of playing style and getting used to playing together.If Gerrard thinks Archer is ready, or close to, then I'd be happy to make sure the lad got the best chance we could give him. He looks a terrific talent.Obviously if there's a world class striker waiting in the wings, we should absolutely take them. Neither Watkins nor Ings are exactly causing a bum fight between the Scab 6 for their services. But personally I think they're both good enough to get us in to Europe, and qualifying for that'd give us more options.
Personally, I'd not be massively concerned if we went in to next season with Ings-Watkins-Archer.
So a 26 year old centre forward is now practicing finishing
Quote from: ChicagoLion on July 01, 2022, 06:41:14 AMSo a 26 year old centre forward is now practicing finishingProfessional sportsman practices to get better at what he does. I'm shocked it's not been thought of before.
Quote from: Clampy on July 01, 2022, 08:23:08 AMQuote from: ChicagoLion on July 01, 2022, 06:41:14 AMSo a 26 year old centre forward is now practicing finishingProfessional sportsman practices to get better at what he does. I'm shocked it's not been thought of before.We will be practicing free kicks and corners soon.
Quote from: ChicagoLion on July 01, 2022, 08:25:50 AMQuote from: Clampy on July 01, 2022, 08:23:08 AMQuote from: ChicagoLion on July 01, 2022, 06:41:14 AMSo a 26 year old centre forward is now practicing finishingProfessional sportsman practices to get better at what he does. I'm shocked it's not been thought of before.We will be practicing free kicks and corners soon.So we should, it's called practice.
All this stuff about players being 'last off the training pitch' has actually been slagging them off. Like, come on little Phil everyone else is done by half 10, why are you still hanging about at 2pm? Don't you have a home to go to?