Bonne Confirmed

jacob_CAFC

I do think Chuks could lose a bit of weight - that's not to say he is fat, just very muscular and needs to become a bit leaner potentially. But wtf do I know anyway..

Oggy Red

jacob_CAFC said:

I do think Chuks could lose a bit of weight - that's not to say he is fat, just very muscular and needs to become a bit leaner potentially. But wtf do I know anyway..

Muscle weighs more than fat.

If he was to become 'leaner', he'd have to lose muscle.
In Bowyer   our specialist coaches we trust.

rananegra

Loved the tunnel jump pic of Bonne - looks like it meant the world to him and the spirit in the dressing room is going to be worth quite a few points this season.

T_C_E

Oggy Red said:

jacob_CAFC said:

I do think Chuks could lose a bit of weight - that's not to say he is fat, just very muscular and needs to become a bit leaner potentially. But wtf do I know anyway..

Muscle weighs more than fat.

t.

Don’t I know it @Oggy Red 💪

killerandflash

Aneke to me looks more like a rugby player. Thus he's not lightning quick off the blocks, but once he gets going is very hard to stop!

I thought Bonne did well on Saturday. There was a good little piece on MOTD2 last night about how Jamie Vardy's movement creates so much space for his teammates in dangerous positions. Lyle does that brilliantly for us, and while Bonne is nowhere near that level, his movement potentially makes him more useful to the team than say Hemed, even if his all round game isn't there yet.

Athletico Charlton

Oggy Red said:

jacob_CAFC said:

I do think Chuks could lose a bit of weight - that's not to say he is fat, just very muscular and needs to become a bit leaner potentially. But wtf do I know anyway..

Muscle weighs more than fat.

If he was to become 'leaner', he'd have to lose muscle.
In Bowyer   our specialist coaches we trust.

(Pedant alert). Nope.  1lb of muscle weighs the same as 1lb of fat.  Muscle is however, more dense than fat.  😀

paulie8290

paulie8290 said:

Underwhelmed to say the least.

Championship club signing someone who was non league last season, but what do u expect under Roland.

I may be wrong and he may be class, but just because he scored goals at non league, doesnt mean he will smash them in at Championship level.

No doubt him and Lyle will be our only 2 strikers next season as well.


Really hope I am wrong

He hasnt played much but I am already happy to eat Humble Pie.

Early signs show he is Championship ready and I was wrong to be underwhelmed

Greenie

paulie8290 said:

paulie8290 said:

Underwhelmed to say the least.

Championship club signing someone who was non league last season, but what do u expect under Roland.

I may be wrong and he may be class, but just because he scored goals at non league, doesnt mean he will smash them in at Championship level.

No doubt him and Lyle will be our only 2 strikers next season as well.


Really hope I am wrong

He hasnt played much but I am already happy to eat Humble Pie.

Early signs show he is Championship ready and I was wrong to be underwhelmed

League one, at best

Weegie Addick

OK first half. Barely touched the ball second half.

Callumcafc

He’s alright and will score goals here and there. About the best we could hope for given the budget we have to play with.

oohaahmortimer

Out of his depth but can't fault his effort and commitment , he's just not good enough atm
the jump is too big and he needs a season in league one/two to improve 

Dazzler21

How can we judge a striker getting the service that Bonne is? He's working hard and making good runs, his strike partner is the most technically gifted player wd have, shame is he appears to lack a football brain. 

If we play to our players strengths we will be fine.

cafc_harry

Seems like I’m in a bit of a minority but I really like him, fits the mould of being a very good striker with his build and given game time think he’ll be very useful. 

Exiled_Addick

Paulie arguing with himself a few posts up tells you all you need to know - reserve judgement. Bonne's doing his best to be a nuisance, wins a few headers, showed a few nice touches - in the first half tonight there was an excellent turn followed by nearly playing in Leko with a nutmeg pass. He was a thorn in Leeds' side on Saturday. He ain't Taylor and not everything is coming off for him, but he's two starts into his Football League career. Just everyone have a bit of patience FFS.

JoshAddick

Has one good performance and everyone talks about how good he is and then one slightly below par performance and everyone says he’s out of his depth? Barely got any service all night. Give it a few games at least to judge whether he’s good enough

cantersaddick

Still felt he held the ball up well tonight. Didn't get much service and was often the target of lumped long balls. He's not that type of player and is up against bigger defenders. Win more headers than he probably should have.

paulie8290

Exiled_Addick said:

Paulie arguing with himself a few posts up tells you all you need to know - reserve judgement. Doing his best to be a nuisance, wins a few headers, showed a few nice touches - in the first half tonight there was an excellent turn followed by nearly playing in Leko with a nutmeg pass. He was a thorn in Leeds' side on Saturday. He ain't Taylor and not everything is coming off for him, but he's two starts into his Football League. Just everyone have a bit of patience FFS.

Arguing with myself?????

I was admitting I was wrong in my comment from when he 1st signed

Hardly arguing with myself

covered_end_junior

Thought he did ok personally.

nth_london_addick

Was poor very poor we are playing him way before we intended too 

carly burn

I'm not writing him off but he does look well off the pace for me. I'm not talking physically. His touch is slow and his timing of heading to win the ball from a goal kicks and crosses is poor. 
The ball gets stuck at his feet and I've seen very little guile in and around the box.

This is a huge step up for him and still very early days. I trust Gallen and Bowyer implicitly.
Just hope he can make the jump.

BigRedEvil

Big step up for him but I've seen far worse strikers play for us. Think he'll be a a decent squad player this season 

killerandflash

The thing about Taylor, is that not only is he really good, he makes the players around him better. Either Leko or Bonne would looks so much better alongside Taylor, dragging the defenders around and generally bullying them.

Bonne is a 4th choice striker, it's unfortunate that Hemed is injured/unfit as well as Lyle. All along I've felt that we have too many loan midfielders, I'd happily lose one in January and bring in another attacking option.

se9addick

killerandflash said:

The thing about Taylor, is that not only is he really good, he makes the players around him better. Either Leko or Bonne would looks so much better alongside Taylor, dragging the defenders around and generally bullying them.

Bonne is a 4th choice striker, it's unfortunate that Hemed is injured/unfit as well as Lyle. All along I've felt that we have too many loan midfielders, I'd happily lose one in January and bring in another attacking option.

Taylor also creates his own opportunities, which none of our other strikers do. 

Callumcafc

Getting slated because he ain’t Lyle Taylor. Simples

oohaahmortimer

His passing isn’t up to scratch for this level , his general play isn’t 
it’s too big a jump for him , for now at least 
we’d all love him to be the oppo centre forward in every game 
there’s no real threat from him 

Of course it’s early days and he may well (fingers crossed ) become mustard but not seen anything to get even the remotest excited about him as a prospect .

Maybe we shouldn’t be allowed to pass a negative opinion until their ten games in , all positive  opinions welcome though 

palarsehater

Callumcafc said:

He’s alright and will score goals here and there. About the best we could hope for given the budget we have to play with.

This plus with taylor and hemed injured given the owner won’t spend as the cloob is up for sale he will do

Exiled_Addick

oohaahmortimer said:

His passing isn’t up to scratch for this level , his general play isn’t 
it’s too big a jump for him , for now at least 
we’d all love him to be the oppo centre forward in every game 
there’s no real threat from him 

Of course it’s early days and he may well (fingers crossed ) become mustard but not seen anything to get even the remotest excited about him as a prospect .

Maybe we shouldn’t be allowed to pass a negative opinion until their ten games in , all positive  opinions welcome though 

Criticism is fine - comments like "clearly out of his depth" are writing him off when he's barely played.

oohaahmortimer

Exiled_Addick said:

oohaahmortimer said:

His passing isn’t up to scratch for this level , his general play isn’t 
it’s too big a jump for him , for now at least 
we’d all love him to be the oppo centre forward in every game 
there’s no real threat from him 

Of course it’s early days and he may well (fingers crossed ) become mustard but not seen anything to get even the remotest excited about him as a prospect .

Maybe we shouldn’t be allowed to pass a negative opinion until their ten games in , all positive  opinions welcome though 

Criticism is fine - comments like "clearly out of his depth" are writing him off when he's barely played.

I think people are saying that at this moment in time he’s not up to scratch , that’s not to say he won’t get there in time but for now he’s a no for some .

harveys_gardener

Had no service and doubt we will face two better CBs in this division. Harsh to judge on his 2nd start.

SantaClaus

He created some nice flick ons tonight but Leko wasn't on his wavelength.