No, a target man holds the ball up to bring other players into the game, that's not really Wellbecks strong point, although if he plays upfront on his own then of course he'll have to incorporate elements of that into his game.
no, just because he's fairly tall does not make him a target man which implies banging the ball up to him and working off the scraps or him heading the ball into the net. his goals for Man U suggest he has a bit of everything about him...can hold the ball up, not a bad finisher...goal against Belgium was a smart take. still very raw & lots to learn.
i'd just call him a centre forward but then what do I know!
Can't agree his first touch is poor. I think he is an intelligent footballer who will never be prolific but will score a good amount of goals and make many more. Paul Hayes anyone. In answer to the question. No he's not a target man.
No, he's more of a 'waiting on the shoulders on the CBs' type of striker. Like Torres last night
Bobby Zamora is a target man, he's a great outlet and can shield the ball, enabling midfielders to join the attack. Carl Leaburn was also a target man...
Not a target man couldn't control a bag of wet sand. Monday night he failed to hold anything up and the ball was coming straight back down our throats
completely disagree, thought he held the ball up excellently at times although he is certainly not a target man. I agree he sometimes turnt back and played the ball into midfield, but I would rather that than trying to go for goal and giving away possession straight away.
Just out of curiosity, is the debate going on between people who have only ever seen football on tv and are unaware there is football played outside the Premiership?
He's certainly not a target man but he is the best we have got until Rooney is back. Carroll is not good enough to be an International player in my opinion.
Define target man. To me it's a player you can 'target' for long balls because he has a knack of winning headers, chesting the ball down, and holding it up while players join the attack. Welbeck may be capable of this, but his primary attribute is scoring goals and getting behind the back line.
Just out of curiosity, is the debate going on between people who have only ever seen football on tv and are unaware there is football played outside the Premiership?
I agree with the first point and suspect you may be right in your assumption on the second too. I think some 'fans' see a big strong bloke playing in the centre forward position and assume that he must be a "target man" because that's far easier than actually watching his game and making an informed judgement. As others have pointed out Carroll is the classic target man so just contrast with him and there's your answer.
The guy is a Liverpool fan but is normally quite on the ball and logical about football, but I had to put him straight when he said, why would we start with two target men.
Im sorry to say I don’t actually rate him at all. Now I know that was not the question. My opinion of him is a quick nippy forward that plays off the main target man. So on that bases he is just a simple forward/winger at best. Anyway I will love him to bits if he gets the winner tonight and will support him through and through
Not a target man but Woy is playing down channels so doesn't need to be. Quick feet, pacy but CCC quality for me, not Prem and certainly a poor international player, but even BWP would have a chance of getting a goal if selected. What SAF sees in him, I'm not sure.
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i'd just call him a centre forward but then what do I know!
His father is a bomb disposal expert called Stan.
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Now Carroll on the other hand he is a class target man. ; )
He's definitely not a target man. But have you ever seen him and Arsenio Hall in the same room?
Bobby Zamora is a target man, he's a great outlet and can shield the ball, enabling midfielders to join the attack. Carl Leaburn was also a target man...
Just out of curiosity, is the debate going on between people who have only ever seen football on tv and are unaware there is football played outside the Premiership?
Not a TargetMan
The guy is a Liverpool fan but is normally quite on the ball and logical about football, but I had to put him straight when he said, why would we start with two target men.
Anyway I will love him to bits if he gets the winner tonight and will support him through and through