Well done Weegie.As I have previously stated he isn't my cup of tea,but for the last 10 games of season and possibly Denis's last 10 games for Charlton I'm prepared to give him 110 % support.
Great article and enough to question my frustration with Romm, but the dood that says he doesn't have a footballing brain hits the nail on the head for me. It might take the right manager to do the thinking for him. I want every Charlton player to be a success and will cheer him on, but I am not going to pretend that a few great moments aside, he has produced the goods enough for my club.
Thanks for the positive comments - this was written just before the WHU match, but I have no problem with Romm staying on the bench if it keeps Thomas and Ambrose on their toes like that!
Razil - the 'cross completion %' is about as close as you can get to the stat you are asking about.
Hmm comparing favourably his crossing ability to that of Christiani Ronaldo is fair enough but perhaps we should really compare strike rate and perhaps ability to strike fear into the hearts of opponents. How many goals has Romm scored this season? How many were created from his crosses? It's worth remembering that two goals came from the right last Saturday - M Bent to Ambrose for the first and Ambrose to Thomas for the latter's second and our fourth, ie in a position that Romm plays in, would he have either crossed the ball for Ambrose, or for Thomas's goal? Would he have run into the box in the way Ambrose did looking for the half-chance? Or even ran at the defence as Thomas did for his first? Rhetorical questions I know because he wasn't playing, but I don't think so. If Romm were to contribute several goals a season either off his own boot or via assists then I'd put up with the frustrating poorly delivered crosses, but he doesn't. It's also not as though he can take a good corner or free kick.
For me Romm is an athlete with some footballing ability, rather than a footballer with some athletic ability. Undoubtedly it isn't all his fault, if he were playing with a stronger midfield he'd look a lot better, and I don't think he's been used that well by Curbs and then Reed, ie as an out and out winger. For Denmark he plays in an attack support role/inside right. The trouble is the game in the EPL is too fast for him, even with his pace, and the tackling too hard for him to survive in the EPL in that role at Charlton.
This is his last year in a three year deal, and unless Romm does something amazing over those few games I'd release him at the end of the year and let him play somewhere like Denmark where he'd be a star and use his ability well, at Charlton sadly that's never going to happen.
You're taking it too literally. I wasn't comparing Romm directly to the 'best player in the world' (to quote Rooney). I was using Ronaldo's stats to demonstrate that even the best wide men in the world fail with the majority of their cross attempts.
Many fans are far too hard on Romm. Ambrose and Thomas are suddenly superstars after one good game last week, yet there are many examples of them being anonymous - or even dire - in other matches. Where are they today??
[quote][cite]Posted By: Weegie Addick[/cite]You're taking it too literally. I wasn't comparing Romm directly to the 'best player in the world' (to quote Rooney). I was using Ronaldo's stats to demonstrate that even the best wide men in the world fail with the majority of their cross attempts.
Many fans are far too hard on Romm. Ambrose and Thomas are suddenly superstars after one good game last week, yet there are many examples of them being anonymous - or even dire - in other matches. Where are they today??[/quote]
Use him properly and he'll unhinge most defences.[/quote]
Which means bringing him on late against tired teams when his pace might achieve something.
From here on I'd play him as a sub and bring him on for the last 20-30 mins, particularly if we are chasing an equaliser/winner. Starting him doesn't achieve much.
Which means bringing him on late against tired teams when his pace might achieve something.
From here on I'd play him as a sub and bring him on for the last 20-30 mins, particularly if we are chasing an equaliser/winner. Starting him doesn't achieve much.
Agreed. Even more so if Ambrose and Thomas maintain their good form of late.
Weegie, what I like about your article is that it's well reasoned and thought out - we all know that Rommers can be infuriating and under-achieve...... but on his day no team can live with him.
It's up to Pards to devise a way to get the best out of him.
Thanks Oggy - glad to have a seconder in one of the great Charlton debates. Will be a bit sad if he does go at end of season, as will leave a bit of an 'if only' feeling, unless Pards can use him properly as you suggest in these remaining, vital games.
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Razil - the 'cross completion %' is about as close as you can get to the stat you are asking about.
jury is still out for me though
For me Romm is an athlete with some footballing ability, rather than a footballer with some athletic ability. Undoubtedly it isn't all his fault, if he were playing with a stronger midfield he'd look a lot better, and I don't think he's been used that well by Curbs and then Reed, ie as an out and out winger. For Denmark he plays in an attack support role/inside right. The trouble is the game in the EPL is too fast for him, even with his pace, and the tackling too hard for him to survive in the EPL in that role at Charlton.
This is his last year in a three year deal, and unless Romm does something amazing over those few games I'd release him at the end of the year and let him play somewhere like Denmark where he'd be a star and use his ability well, at Charlton sadly that's never going to happen.
Many fans are far too hard on Romm. Ambrose and Thomas are suddenly superstars after one good game last week, yet there are many examples of them being anonymous - or even dire - in other matches. Where are they today??
Many fans are far too hard on Romm. Ambrose and Thomas are suddenly superstars after one good game last week, yet there are many examples of them being anonymous - or even dire - in other matches. Where are they today??[/quote]
Well Ambrose scored the equaliser...
Look at Ambrose in the last two games, he has scored twice and had other chances because he makes those late runs into the danger areas.
For some reason Rommedahl does not do this and that's why his scoring rate is so abysmal.
Yesterday against Watford he came on in the 87th minute.......he crossed for the equaliser and then laid on what should have been a last-gasp winner.
Not a bad contribution for only 5 minutes on the pitch, eh?
Use him properly and he'll unhinge most defences.
Use him properly and he'll unhinge most defences.[/quote]
Which means bringing him on late against tired teams when his pace might achieve something.
From here on I'd play him as a sub and bring him on for the last 20-30 mins, particularly if we are chasing an equaliser/winner. Starting him doesn't achieve much.
Quality!
Agreed. Even more so if Ambrose and Thomas maintain their good form of late.
If any other fancy a go- please don't be shy- football is about opinions after all, which is what make's this forum a really addicktive place to be.
It's up to Pards to devise a way to get the best out of him.
Anyway, great article!