Nketiah?

[ex hibitionist]

The vast majority of his appearances for Arsenal were from the substitutes bench so perhaps he could be described as a 'Bit-part' player at the club.
On loan at Leeds his goal record was not impressive, however I have no information as to how many games he started under Bielsa.

I have to admit that when I heard the finances involved in relation to his transfer fee my gast was well and truly flabbered. I do hope he justifies the outlay.

I think you'll find that your flabber was well and truly gasted.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

I think you'll find that your flabber was well and truly gasted.

Clickbait reckons Belgian striker Flabber Gasted could be his replacement.

 

[Willo]

Clickbait reckons Belgian striker Flabber Gasted could be his replacement.

😀 😀 👍

 

[dreamwaverider]

Makes me wonder what Mateta must be worth!
No wonder Mateta wants a pay rise.
Who works this stuff out at Palace?

 

[Swindy]

Nketiah doesn’t seem to be a player that Glasner has a position for. What’s worse for him is that all these very short substitute appearances prove little.
He is a forward & needs a proper run of games to get confidence & momentum.
Witness the difference between Benteke in the first season under Pardew when he played virtually every game and scored a lot of goals to the player returning from injury and being used as a substitute where he was never the same again.

 

[JHB]

I just think that by EPL standards he’s not that good. Certainly not £25m worth of player. Not great at holding it up, not especially good at linking play, quickish but not super rapid, ok but not lethal as a finisher. As he showed for 7 years at Arsenal and now with us he is fine as a squad player but isn’t good enough to start. I’d have had no issue with signing him on a free or for a small fee but £25m was ridiculous. Doesn’t offer any more than Edouard did.

 

[PatrickA]

As Nketiah played his preferred role down the middle yesterday, I paid particular attention to how he fared.
He missed an early chance when played through one on one on the goalkeeper and that was just about his only chance in the whole game.

He made a lot of runs into space, but as our passing was so poor yesterday he was rarely found.
Furthermore , many of the passes played up to him were punted aimlessly in the air where inevitably he lost out to their more physical defenders.
There was no sustained interplay with his fellow forwards, Sarr and Eze, and I can only recall one situation where he combined with Eze for Eze to run through and take a deflected shot.
It was also evident that when Muñoz and Mitchell got into crossing positions that they overhit the crosses while Nketiah was attacking the six yard box.

In conclusion it wasn’t the best day to assess Nketiah in his preferred role and I’m sure that many watching were hoping for Mateta’s return v Fulham.

 

[Eaglecoops]

I genuinely think he is a 10 rather than a 9. He’s physically not strong enough to run the line on his own.

I don’t believe he suits Glasner’s style of play but he is a half decent player who would probably operate best in a 4-4-2. Unfortunately we rarely if ever adopt that formation.

It also won’t help his confidence seeing Sarr slot into the CF position and finish from a virtually identical position from where he failed. It would appear from this and previous performances that in the absence of another out and out striker Sarr looks as good if not a better proposition as a 9.

 

[Lanzo-Ad]

I genuinely think he is a 10 rather than a 9. He’s physically not strong enough to run the line on his own.

I don’t believe he suits Glasner’s style of play but he is a half decent player who would probably operate best in a 4-4-2. Unfortunately we rarely if ever adopt that formation.

It also won’t help his confidence seeing Sarr slot into the CF position and finish from a virtually identical position from where he failed. It would appear from this and previous performances that in the absence of another out and out striker Sarr looks as good if not a better proposition as a 9.

I think that when a club our size pays 25m for a player you assume he is going to play, i thought maybe 3-4-1-2, but no, as you say good in a pair, but not so as a solo striker

 

[Palace Old Geezer]

The headline on The Sunday Times match report blares 'Sarr shows misfiring Nketiah how it's done'.

Says it all really. Unfortunately for us, and him, the lad has some learning to do before he's a competent striker. He's proved himself to be a hard worker, but he needs Ollie to help with his technique.

 

[park the bus]

Nketiah's career record speaks for itself. However, one thing that can be said is imagine long balls lumped up to Kevin Phillips, Jermaine Defoe (both 5' 7"), or even Ian Wright (same height 5' 9") . It's not going to work.
Nketiah would be better working just off Mateta, like in the good old days Wright / Bright combo, but OG has shown (so far) that he doesn't play that system. It therefore remains a mystery why the club paid what it did for Nketiah's services, knowing the lay of the land.

 

[PalazioVecchio]

the definition of madness : is to continue again and again, with the same failed tactics.....meanwhile hoping for a better outcome the next time.

Nketiah's honeymoon is well and truly over. Either we rapidly find a way to adapt to his strengths or he's gone. Off to join Benteke on the beach.

 

[crvenaeagle]

All the posts of the previous pages state exactly why I always called this a daft signing.
Dougie and his shiny lips wanted him years ago, when we played completely different tactics and formation. He should have been able to see it wasn't going to work like this but still dropped the £25m
He's a decent player, but his role isn't present in our formation.