JMSTEP123 Posted January 18, 2020 Report Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, jw1739 said: Looked unfit to me, not only as a footballer but as a person generally. "Pale and wan" is the expression I would use. Probably still jet lagged and aclimatising. Reality is, Eric did not need to play him anyway. It was probably a cameo to excite the fans - and it did. That run and cross to Jmac had the whole of the wing on their feet. I think that goes to show the generally excitement with what seems to be an excellent acquisition. Edited January 18, 2020 by JMSTEP123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 hours ago, jw1739 said: Looked unfit to me, not only as a footballer but as a person generally. "Pale and wan" is the expression I would use. I did say he was pasty but let's face it he comes from Northern Spain and he has just spent several months in a Japanese winter. Even I became white whilst living there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imtellingyou Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 What a strange comment. We came from winter, northern hemisphere. Give him a couple weeks and he will become a sun kissed Aussie like Chipperfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 He also clearly had no chemistry with his team mates. The classic example was when he propped for the ball at his feet and Jammo played it behind for him to run on to. He’ll be better for the run but I think all fans should be patient, fitness and understanding of his teammates (especially their limitations) will take a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Shahanga said: He also clearly had no chemistry with his team mates. The classic example was when he propped for the ball at his feet and Jammo played it behind for him to run on to. He’ll be better for the run but I think all fans should be patient, fitness and understanding of his teammates (especially their limitations) will take a while. Chemistry with Jamo, doubt that will ever come sorry - It doesn't seem to matter who we play there in front of him. I know I'm being harsh but don't seem to be as fluid going forward on the left as on the right side. It will interesting to see if Noone will move back to the left. Edited January 19, 2020 by Mr MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 8 hours ago, Shahanga said: He also clearly had no chemistry with his team mates. The classic example was when he propped for the ball at his feet and Jammo played it behind for him to run on to. He’ll be better for the run but I think all fans should be patient, fitness and understanding of his teammates (especially their limitations) will take a while. He actually went to make tge run saw jamo doin nothing with it and with his head down so stopped to come back to get it to his feet, then jamo just knocked it forward without taking a split second to see what markel was actually doing. Fwiw I am pretty fed up with Jamo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 35 minutes ago, malloy said: Fwiw I am pretty fed up with Jamo. Jamo had a pretty ordinary game in my book. Made a number of mistakes (which is very bad for defenders of course) including passing it to one of their forwards on the edge of the box, which fortunately Delbridge managed to cleaned up. With only 4 available defenders he’ll be a definite starter though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 21 minutes ago, Shahanga said: Jamo had a pretty ordinary game in my book. Made a number of mistakes (which is very bad for defenders of course) including passing it to one of their forwards on the edge of the box, which fortunately Delbridge managed to cleaned up. With only 4 available defenders he’ll be a definite starter though. Unfortunately yes, but even if Galloway weren't injured I couldn't see him being dropped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 9 hours ago, Shahanga said: He also clearly had no chemistry with his team mates. The classic example was when he propped for the ball at his feet and Jammo played it behind for him to run on to. He’ll be better for the run but I think all fans should be patient, fitness and understanding of his teammates (especially their limitations) will take a while. Yes he needs to dumb down his chemistry to accommodate Jamo being the average player he is. Jamo was too slow on the uptake, missed Markels run, then tries to give him the ball 5 seconds after. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 Play him centrally. Would smash this bush league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Originalmeme Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 luna out wide for wales, susaesta and florin am - very dangerous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 Susaeta vs Rojas Who will have the better second half of the season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, haz said: Susaeta vs Rojas Who will have the better second half of the season? Not Wales. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, haz said: Susaeta vs Rojas Who will have the better second half of the season? Has Rojas actually signed now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, fensaddler said: Has Rojas actually signed now? Yes. https://www.a-league.com.au/news/signing-news-dobras-departure-paves-way-rojas-victory-return Edited January 22, 2020 by jw1739 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, jw1739 said: Yes. https://www.a-league.com.au/news/signing-news-dobras-departure-paves-way-rojas-victory-return I suspect a horse's head may have been involved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) In all likeness i could be very wrong. But my take to describe Markel after seeing tonight's game is underwhelming. Could be a number of likely factors why but seemed content to give the ball to someone else to create an opportunity. Edited January 25, 2020 by n i k o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mus-28 Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Luna looked like a waste of a Visa after the first 5-6 weeks having done pre season with the squad. Susaeta is gonna need at least another month before we start seeing what he can really produce. So far he's had some nice touches and his movement is good, Just needs to get more involved. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, mus-28 said: Luna looked like a waste of a Visa after the first 5-6 weeks having done pre season with the squad. Susaeta is gonna need at least another month before we start seeing what he can really produce. So far he's had some nice touches and his movement is good, Just needs to get more involved. Did you notice Susaeta was trying to get involved in many things always trying to setup one twos. His runs get missed a lot too. But still looks a little rusty. At one stage in second half he was all over the pitch trying to setup play with teammates. We looked confused as in why aren’t you in your static left wing position. Edited January 25, 2020 by Mr MO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Give him time. Adapting to a different league in a different part of the world with more limited players is challenging. There’s no rhyme or reason as to why some players adapt well to the league and others don’t but all players need a bit of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 Susaeta still looked good considering how the team was playing overall. Lots of little clever link-up play which wasn't rewarded and as mentioned, I liked that he was able to float through the middle and collect the ball when the play demanded it despite being a winger - something we haven't really seen in our squad since Mooy. Obviously Mooy was a central midfielder but he'd often request the ball out wide if that was where the play was, and Susaeta seemed to show glimpses of that playmaker's license and ability. Still needs time to be effective but the early signs are nice. Good engine too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 https://www.a-league.com.au/news/bilbao-hero-susueta-hints-extending-city-stay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 4 hours ago, Harrison said: https://www.a-league.com.au/news/bilbao-hero-susueta-hints-extending-city-stay Hope he proves his worth before giving him a full contact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted February 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, n i k o said: Hope he proves his worth before giving him a full contact I don't think we should consider him for a full contract regardless, I like my marquees to come with a history full of injuries tyvm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, kingofhearts said: I don't think we should consider him for a full contract regardless, I like my marquees to come with a history full of injuries tyvm. Correct, secondly they need to come from a unknown league or second division. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 28 minutes ago, n i k o said: Hope he proves his worth before giving him a full contact He hasn’t offered much so far. Not surprising to be honest, given how out of shape he appeared and he’s effectively had no pre-season. Right now we are giving him games on the basis that when he does come good it’ll be worth it. Which makes a lot of sense, given his pedigree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Shahanga said: He hasn’t offered much so far. Not surprising to be honest, given how out of shape he appeared and he’s effectively had no pre-season. Right now we are giving him games on the basis that when he does come good it’ll be worth it. Which makes a lot of sense, given his pedigree. Seems pretty spot on what you've said. That's what I'm hoping for as well. That he will become more influential during games. Watching him play makes me wonder if he's ever been in a position like this before. Not sure if he was supposed to be the stand out player at Bilbao but here there is certainly that expectation with his pedigree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 Perhaps the wrong opinion to have but if you cant make a player of his ilk have a huge impact to your club, there are probably issues with the club not the player. Extremely happy he seems to enjoy it here and wants to stay. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 8 minutes ago, Dylan said: Perhaps the wrong opinion to have but if you cant make a player of his ilk have a huge impact to your club, there are probably issues with the club not the player. Extremely happy he seems to enjoy it here and wants to stay. They way I see it there are two type of players; a player who thrives and lifts with better players around him. Then there’s the player who makes others play better. It can very well be that that he’s in the first bracket; struggling with our level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 When was the last time we signed an exciting player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, Mr MO said: They way I see it there are two type of players; a player who thrives and lifts with better players around him. Then there’s the player who makes others play better. It can very well be that that he’s in the first bracket; struggling with our level. You say struggling, id call it adapting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Dylan said: You say struggling, id call it adapting By the frustration on his face at times with missed passes and missed runs I would call it a struggle, I hope he won’t adapt too much to our level. Edited February 5, 2020 by Mr MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 56 minutes ago, jw1739 said: When was the last time we signed an exciting player? I'd say the last super exciting player we had was Arzani, but he was a different type of exciting. He was young and took the game on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 5 hours ago, Mr MO said: They way I see it there are two type of players; a player who thrives and lifts with better players around him. Then there’s the player who makes others play better. It can very well be that that he’s in the first bracket; struggling with our level.Please quote your research @HeartFc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imtellingyou Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 We will find out tomorrow who has made a better acquisition. Susaeta had better European career than Castro. Rojas doesn't even go in the same sentence. However, Rojas was very successful in this league. Castro excells here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeartFc Posted February 6, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 6 hours ago, haz said: quote your research @HeartFc Susaeta is the type of guy who rocks up to BBQ, well dressed (probably wearing boat shoes), doesn't drink or bring up edgy topics, asks his wife if she needs a glass of water or some roasted eggplant dip, every 20 minutes. She being a typical women proceeds to tell all the other girls how great of a guy he is and how they went on lovely wine tour the weekend before, blah blah blah... Then of course my wife rips the shit out of me in car on the way home coz I'm a piece of shit husband and never take her anywhere. Long story short, Susaeta is a nice guy. (For those who are not up to scratch with my theory, thats bad news.) 4 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillhouse Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Is this guy even worth trying to keep next season? no idea how he made 500+ apps in la liga. Can see why he was warming the bench in Japan. Slows every attack down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 7 hours ago, Thrillhouse said: Is this guy even worth trying to keep next season? no idea how he made 500+ apps in la liga. Can see why he was warming the bench in Japan. Slows every attack down He reminds me of Colazo (the dude with the nice wife). He's got the technique Etc but jesus he doesn't do much else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) I thought he was better. not that that’s saying a lot. I always thought it would take him a while to settle in, but to be honest I thought we’d have seen a bit more by now. Edited March 1, 2020 by Shahanga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Shown enough for me to try to sign long term, but not worthy of a marquee slot on current showings for me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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