Been saying this for a while to the people around me in the Upper North and after yesterday they finally agreed,
Can someone on here please tell me what he offers to the team,
Someone next to me said pace, but what good is pace if you cant cross or even pass a ball.
And I know its about more than one chance but seriously
against Sheff Utd he had a open goal and it cost us
against Millwall he had a clear chance and it cost us
against Barnsley he had a free header and it cost us
I dont see why Wilson dont play RM when Solly is at RB
for the life of me I dont know what he offers the team and how anyone could say he is good enough for this level
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He has had a few shockers this season, but last night as soon as he switched to the left he started looking a bit dangerous (then Jose took him off).
He does have a lot to offer in terms of attacking play, but is not at his best at the moment.
He'll come good.
But otherwise I do agree that the Wilson and Solly partnership is a valuable asset we should be exploiting.
He's young and his form has dipped. Give him a chance.
Wingers are the worst for blowing hot and cold. Lets not totally write him off yet.
We fans weren't having any of that and a few boos soon sorted him out
he is 20 so not that young and if he is to young for first team then dont put him there
However let's look at him. He is 20 (just) and in his second season (proper) having made a brief cameo back in 2011 I think it was.
As in other sports like cricket players suffer from second season syndrome whereby gnarled old pros work out their strengths and weaknesses.
Our young "Callum Messi" has to learn that he needs more than flashy stepovers to beat a man in this game and that mentally he needs to be "on it" all the time. Compare and contrast his mental attitude with another player of his age, Cousins.
Harriott has strengths. He has a bit of pace, does not shy from physical confrontation and works hard as wingers go. He needs to think about games like yesterday and learn from his mistakes. If he does we will have a player but it is down to him.
You mention chances he has missed and that is an area he needs to work on although I would argue that he actually did well to get a contact at all with the Sheffield united one as he was always stretching.
Anyway the case for the defence your honour!
EDIT: His confidence is low and he should be used as an impact sub against tiring defenders to rebuild it.
He clearly is uncomfortable on the right, and should not feature there again.
Last week I said he was the new Jamal Campbell Ryce. After last night he needs to be careful he is not the next Jermaine Darlington.
He is a decent player. He came in the scene last year and had a huge impact. Whether this made him think he had made it I don't know. However, he has enough about him to make a real impact for us.
Unfortunately he is low in confidence and for the more skilful, individual players this stands out a mile. So playing him on the right in such a pressure game was a bad decision by Riga. He must accept some of the responsibility for Harriott's performance.
But Hariott didn't hide or stop wanting the ball. When he came off he almost acknowledged the fact he had a bad game to the crowd with an apologetic gesture of holding his hands up.
He also walked towards Riga anticipating a handshake. One was not forthcoming and this will do,little to build his confidence.
I'm not sure what will happen to him should we stay up but if we are relegated he could be a very decent player next year.
There is a thing called consistency, which as a footballer, usually comes with experience, which in turn comes with age.
The kid has had just 40 professional appearances, and in a flourishing team at the end of last season, was full of confidence and flair.
This season he's been in and out of a struggling side and the form/consistency hasn't come.
If he's turning in inconsistent performances at 27 (see Lloyd Sam) then its time to think he's not Championship standard.
No sure why you are digging out another player thats played completely out of position and is new to the English game and club??
The loud and often obscene vocal abuse of a talented home-grown young player last night was even more embarrassing than his very poor performance.
If your going to turn up then support the team... If you think your going to get frustrated and if you think your going to abuse the players then dont go and do something else with your time because its doing more damage at the end of the day
Agree with Mundell, awareness and decision making is what he lacks, as well as composure at times. I think he's got the pace, skill and fitness. Works hard compared to most wingers. Strong for his size. Has a decent shot and isn't afraid to shoot from long range.
I wouldn't write him off yet. His career has been a bit up and down. As an u16 he broke into the u18s a season early and the following season made his first team debut. Then he had to fight for his place in the u18s with Pigott, Azeez and Sho-Silva making a lot of starts and he wasn't anywhere near the first team. Last season he broke through and this season he's not pushed on.
Perhaps a better and more attacking team will help him next season. If we have a stronger squad he'll need to improve if he wants to stay at the club. If we go down a season in League 1 might not be a bad thing for him.
He needs to spend less time talking nonsensical bollocks on twitter and more time on the training pitch
I'm not buying into a lack of confidence, he seems to me to not a have football brain, the only real way to play him in is out on the left - Powell tried him in a free role behind the forward this season and now Riga has played him wide right in a three upfront and it doesn't work, it seems to take an almighty effort to A control the ball, B get his head up and, C asses his options and choose the best one, this is compounded by the fact we often don't seem to get passed point A
I'm sorry if this is harsh and I agree sarcastically cheering making a successful pass or when his subbed doesn't help in the slightest but he is a reasonably paid young man who seems based on last night at least to be unable to manage the very basics of his job
Furthermoe, it doesn't matter what foot you play with or on which side, that header was criminal. It's alarming hwo many times this season I have watched passages of play and thought I could genuinely do as well, if not better than these professionals.