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Nicky Ajose rejoins Swindon on loan - OS

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  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    NapaAddick said:

    Last year in all competition, he had 12 goals and 3 assists. The year before he had 25 goals and.... zero assists.

    37 goals over two years and three assists? Doesn't that seem low?

    That doesn#t paint the whole picture unfortunately. For us he was shocking and does not suit the way we play. If we are going to be 4-2-3-1 then that 1 has to be mobile, able to hold the ball up and bring others in to play, potent when he gets a chance and an intelligent and willing runner. Ajose isn't any of those really. He can run about a bit but was as lethal as Churchinho.

    Magennis isn't perfect but he gives defenders a headache because he is in their faces - Ajose always looked deflated so the defender has a mental victory from the start

  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,887
    Didn't go much last season, but wasn't he played out of his natural striker position for much of the time (ie. pushed out wide and deeper) ?
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,152
    AFKABartram said:

    Didn't go much last season, but wasn't he played out of his natural striker position for much of the time (ie. pushed out wide and deeper) ?

    Played out wide a fair bit and looked lost.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,289
    edited June 2017
    AFKABartram said:

    Didn't go much last season, but wasn't he played out of his natural striker position for much of the time (ie. pushed out wide and deeper) ?

    Not early on. He was playing in a 442 under Slade but it wasn't working as poor service from midfield plus he was wasteful in front of goal when chances did come to him.

    He then got dropped by Slade or played wide by Slade and Tarbuck where he didn't do well.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,256
    11 league goals for us and Swindon last season. All in 4-4-2.
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,303
    from what i saw of him it looked like lazy scouting, and he didnt look great.
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,034
    Halix said:

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    Bedsaddick said:

    Too lazy for me . Not unlike Watt . If we're going to get promoted we can't rely on these type of players . Having said that I would love to be proven wrong.

    Was BWP a workhorse in our title winning season?
    I think we should play to Ajose's strengths or sell him if he doesn't fit the system.
    I thought Wright-Phillips was very lazy, but he scored goals and that was what he was paid to do.
    Killer very rarely left the box or chased down, but when there was a opportunity for a goal or a punch up he had the energy to get there, lamp the defender AND bury the ball.
    If I remember rightly, when Killer joined Derby, their fans complained that he did nothing outside the box, but he still scored

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