Miles Leaburn - Signs New 3 Year Contract (p77)

NabySarr

DOUCHER said:

Sword65pf said:

Don’t think Leaburn v kermogant is a good comparison really, kermogant was a better all round player than miles, miles needs to learn very quickly how to use his size against the quality of defenders he’s up against now, and be more clever,he doesn’t have to be in a tussle every time, he has the ability to turn and shoot but doesn’t do it enough. The miss Saturday was appalling though there are no excuses for that miss.

Not a good comparison at all but if you want to be a good championship target man, he was one, regardless of the attributes - Mark Hughes was a good target man a level up but not particularly great in the air - Stockley was a standard league 1 target man but much better in the air than miles and probably Hughes - my point is, what is Miles stand out skill/s ? He's good on the deck for a very big man but poor in the air for a very big man and at holding it up - i hope Miles proves me wrong and becomes a good all round player - maybe someone like Mateta at Palace should be his target - a good all-rounder with the added bonus of being very big.         

How many target man type strikers are good in the air and at holding the ball up when they are 22? It’s clearly skills that are developed through experience, learning how to use your body and battle with centre backs. It’s not something that develops in academy football because he will be much bigger and stronger than every centre back he faced. Centre backs in the championship are another level physically to league 1 too which makes it even harder for him, I think he has improved at that side of the game but the step up in level means it isn’t really reflected in what we are watching 

Leaburn at the moment is still at his best when the ball is played into his feet, which he doesn’t get very often. He wins a good amount in the air but at the moment the direction of his headers is where he is lacking (though I think some blame could be put on the lack of runners around him in recent games). If he improves his hold up play and heading ability then I think he will be a very good player at this level, both will get better with experience 

Steven81

@Braziliance would it be possible for you to edit some extra goals and wins into our games aswell ? 

Crispywood

NabySarr said:

DOUCHER said:

Sword65pf said:

Don’t think Leaburn v kermogant is a good comparison really, kermogant was a better all round player than miles, miles needs to learn very quickly how to use his size against the quality of defenders he’s up against now, and be more clever,he doesn’t have to be in a tussle every time, he has the ability to turn and shoot but doesn’t do it enough. The miss Saturday was appalling though there are no excuses for that miss.

Not a good comparison at all but if you want to be a good championship target man, he was one, regardless of the attributes - Mark Hughes was a good target man a level up but not particularly great in the air - Stockley was a standard league 1 target man but much better in the air than miles and probably Hughes - my point is, what is Miles stand out skill/s ? He's good on the deck for a very big man but poor in the air for a very big man and at holding it up - i hope Miles proves me wrong and becomes a good all round player - maybe someone like Mateta at Palace should be his target - a good all-rounder with the added bonus of being very big.         

How many target man type strikers are good in the air and at holding the ball up when they are 22? It’s clearly skills that are developed through experience, learning how to use your body and battle with centre backs. It’s not something that develops in academy football because he will be much bigger and stronger than every centre back he faced. Centre backs in the championship are another level physically to league 1 too which makes it even harder for him, I think he has improved at that side of the game but the step up in level means it isn’t really reflected in what we are watching 

Leaburn at the moment is still at his best when the ball is played into his feet, which he doesn’t get very often. He wins a good amount in the air but at the moment the direction of his headers is where he is lacking (though I think some blame could be put on the lack of runners around him in recent games). If he improves his hold up play and heading ability then I think he will be a very good player at this level, both will get better with experience 

Leaburn has had 3 years at a prime age to build physically, his strength heading and hold up play really hasn’t improved that much so no guarantee he will get better in those areas. 

As for which target forwards can do a job when they’re young we arguably already have one of those on loan in L2. I know Mbick is playing easier opposition but the way he plays he actually tries to play like a target man and use his strengths opposed to Leaburn who looks like that’s the last role he wants to play