In the last few games under Rooney (Stoke and Bristol City) players would carry the ball until they got crowded out with no support from anyone else in the team, so i'm not surprised Dembele looked so poor.
My little brother pointed out early in Rooney's tenure that Dembele was receiving the ball further infield than under Eustace and would therefore have less opportunity to control/ run with the ball before being closed down by a defender, which made it more difficult to take his man on/ create.
Senor_DroolcupOsterbergI liked this one, as it reminded me of the majority of Bears members hating Lara in 1994: citing similar sorts of complaints. Is it a Midlands thing?
My memory may be failing me but I think that was more down to a preference for, and the club’s treatment of, Allan Donald
That clearly didn’t help matters, but as I’m sure you know, AD wasn’t available to us in 1994 due to test match commitments. I specifically remember being in the Ansell stand in 94 when there was widespread condemnation of Lara and I seemed to be the only person who didn’t know why. Even the old man despised him.
generalBlueIain_GavinCan we think of any flair players that have been loved across the fan base?
Jose Dominguez springs to mind
Frank and Le God
Worthington and Dugarry
The kings of flair and cool bastards with it
Jovan Kirovski had a faint glimmer of flair to his play. And that little Argentinian with the shit hair cut, what was he called?
Worcester BluegeneralBlueIain_GavinCan we think of any flair players that have been loved across the fan base?
Jose Dominguez springs to mind
Frank and Le God
Worthington and Dugarry
The kings of flair and cool bastards with it
Agreed !
They both had the ability to take the piss out of the opposition and did just that sometimes.
Instant control of the tater gave them all the time needed to hurt the other team.
It's a cliche but they had it on a string.
SunikWhy have we never been able to get the best out of them?
In recent years I can think of Dunn, Kapo, Jota and now Miyoshi, it just never works.
Because we always have a single flair player and hope they will beat 3 men and create a goal.
For it to work, you need more than one, or at least team mates who understand what the flair player is going to try to do and have the ability to trap a pass at speed and move the ball back on.
That being said, we have had a few that have worked - old Dugarry for example….
Who was that Italian guy we got about 5 years back who was going to be amazing, but ended up barely playing a game.
You could probably add Shinnie too, and Fahey was never really appreciated by large sections of the crowd.
ottomaticWho was that Italian guy we got about 5 years back who was going to be amazing, but ended up barely playing a game.
You could probably add Shinnie too, and Fahey was never really appreciated by large sections of the crowd.
I think describing Shinnie and Fahey as flair players is probably a bit overly kind, but I get what you are saying.
I’d like to see a team with a couple of attacking flair players and a solid ball carrier in the middle to move the ball quickly. A boy can dream….
To use "Shinnie" and "flair" in the same sentence is a real stretch.
I can remember him regularly pirouetting in the centre circle ,head down , in a world of his own and almost disappearing up his own jacksy.
Surprised if he's still a pro ,
ottomaticWho was that Italian guy we got about 5 years back who was going to be amazing, but ended up barely playing a game.
Fabbrini?
Senor_DroolcupFabbrini?
That was it. And I guess 'lightweight' is a better way to describe Shinnie.
How about Dan Crowley?
Toral had some (limited) flair 1st time around.
generalBlueTo use "Shinnie" and "flair" in the same sentence is a real stretch.
I can remember him regularly pirouetting in the centre circle ,head down , in a world of his own and almost disappearing up his own jacksy.
Surprised if he's still a pro ,
One of the key players in the Rowett revolution. Lacked pace and needed more goals but was really good for the first 12 months of Rowett. We upgraded with Toral but Shinnie was good for us