19 Dec 2016 22:46:29
Why are we so shot shy?
Sturridge stuffy shot from outside the box leads to a goal, can our players not shoot anymore?

{Ed025's Note - for rom to be effective wakka he needs better quality around him, when he plays for belgium with the likes of hazard around him he is very dangerous mate..

1.) 19 Dec 2016
19 Dec 2016 22:53:52
Thing is ed025 Valencia and Lennon used to bang in goals from 25 yards with their previous clubs but it's like they are afraid to shoot for us! And what's happened to Barkley shooting boots?
Rom definitely needs support, hopefully we can recruit that in January!

{Ed025's Note - or even cut our losses with rom and start again, he is going downhill faster than a fat kid on a slide mate..

2.) 19 Dec 2016
19 Dec 2016 22:58:25
Ed025: you've hit the nail on the head. If Lukaku can score the number of goals he has at Everton (and before that at WestBrom) imagine what he'd do alongside even better players.
Valencia and Lennon work hard, but aren't real quality; Mirallas and Deulofeu just aren't productive enough; Kone and Niasse are forgettable; Calvert-Lewin is promising, but needs time to develop. We desperately need to bring in quality experienced forwards.

{Ed025's Note - and a playmaker sid, someone with a bit of craft and guile who can open up a defence, teams know that if you keep lukaku quiet then its odds on we wont score, its very frustrating mate..

3.) 19 Dec 2016
19 Dec 2016 23:10:50
Rom had one chance before they scored, he had to take on 5 players!

4.) 19 Dec 2016
19 Dec 2016 23:23:15
Ed025: despite all the wishful thinking, I'm now pretty much convinced that Barkley is not that playmaker - and it would be better all round to get a decent fee for him and recruit a proven player. It's sad, as he's a true blue who's come through the ranks, but at 23 he's just not consistently delivering the performances we need.

{Ed025's Note - im on board mate..

5.) 20 Dec 2016
20 Dec 2016 11:25:34
Sadly I think Barkley has a great future behind him.