Looks like Idah grabs the winner against Cardiff.
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Looks like Idah grabs the winner against Cardiff.
First start in a month tonight. Hwang - the player they signed in September when Barnes and Sergeant got injured early in the season - scored his second in as many games early on but has since gone off injured.
Barnes is back to come on off the bench at least, but another opportunity for Idah to get a run in the team. Though given Norwich's luck, Idah is probably due an injury now...
Norwich were 2-0 up after 15 minutes when Hwang went off; it's 2-2 now. (not saying there's a direct link in that of course)
Never knew it was the strikers job to defend…learn something new every day!Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
It's their job to score though.Quote:
Originally Posted by CSAD
I don't think anyone was saying it was a striker's job to defend in the first place?
Lets remember it was 2-2 went Idah went off and they lost 3-2 so that should tell you why they lost, direct correlation there.
OK.
You're still arguing a point no-one has made though.
Well any good manager will tell you as a team you defend from the front. So technically yeah a striker will have to do some defensive work.Quote:
Originally Posted by CSAD
Pretty sure he was follow up you line of "Norwich were 2-0 up after 15 minutes when Hwang went off; it's 2-2 now."Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
You did say that theres not a direct link, but it does come across as a bit of a side swipe
I did. Not sure how I could have been any clearer there tbhQuote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
Not every game a side is 2-0 up after 15 minutes and has lost a goalscorer to injury, and is pegged back before half-time.
Next time something interesting happens in a game, I guess I'll say nothing just in case it's misinterpreted.
All Im saying is that I understand CSAD thought you were having a digQuote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Is now the second top Irish goalscorer in the Championship after Sammie S. Good to see him show a bit of strength and fight there, sometimes it feels like he doesn't use his natural attributes anywhere near enough.
Nice long ball.
On the bench today - fifth time in the last ten games he's started on the bench, so still struggling to nail down a starting place.
Josh Sergent is on the bench too though - first time since picking up an injury in August; he was top scorer last season and started with 3 in 4 this year. Jonathan Rowe is on the bench too; think he might have picked up a slight knock in the last game, when he came off at half-time. He's their top scorer this season with 10, and another who came through the Norwich academy. Only 20, and this is his first full season.
Be interesting to see how Idah gets used in the spring with the increased competition. 2 goals and no assists in the last 16 games for Norwich isn't great in comparison.
(In other Norwich attacking news, Hwang - signed in August - has been suspended from the South Korea national team pending investigation into a sex tape of his ex he's supposed to have leaked. He maintains his phone was stolen, hence the leak)
Got the second half today at home against third-tier Bristol Rovers in the Cup; Sergent is starting now as expected.
Ended 1-1 - Idah missed a three-yard tap-in shortly after coming on, so his poor run goes on unfortunately. There's a replay on the way and might be a change for a bit for squad rotation and another start.
I hope he comes good when he's a few years older, as some strikers do, but there's fairly major flaws in his game that don't seem to be improving over time. Still plenty of time for him but he's very much on the bubble of the Ireland squad these days, if he was left out for a while by the next manager he couldn't have too many complaints.
Fair summary I think - especially with other options coming through. Four years almost to the day since that Cup hat-trick against Preston.
That miss is at 3:05 here - I don't know why he goes for it with his right foot. That's just basic technique/confidence I'd have thought.
The miss immediately after is more excusable as he's going for the bottom corner and doesn't miss by much, but a better striker puts that away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG9JyWTEpJo&t=220s
I played that at half speed and that ball was still flying and probably skidded up ~ Not as bad a miss as i was expecting with the way it has been described ( Verbally ) ~ OK, it probably should be scored alright.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
The second one ~ It would be nice if it was on target and force the goalkeeper to save it rather than being wide.
Yeah, it's not quite a tap-in alright (it was described as such on a Norwich site report). I don't know does he take his eye off the ball or what. He has plenty of time to see the cross coming in.
It was travelling and he had to get there as well. It's a miss / maybe a bad miss but not an absolute sitter ~ Sitters are not travelling at that sort of speed. Edit ~ And skidding !Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Ah, it's a dreadful miss. Absolute sitter. Come on. Sure, you can see why he missed it but all it needed was any touch. That shouldn't be beyond a person with a higher degree of coordination than your average punter.
LOL ~ You average punter would be 15 yards back out the field and maybe trying to turn towards goal ! ! !Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Well that's trueQuote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
But the average punter isn't paid to slot the ball home
Obefemi is miles better than Adam
Ofefemi problem is attitude and fitness
A half-clone of the good parts of both, and we would have a very good player.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
Has anyone got Jeff Goldblum's number?
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6d/d2...4680b82838.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
Obafemi and Idah are two completely different types of footballers - Obafemi relies on pace, Idah on presence. Obafemi should be scoring goals, Idah is the type of player that will never score many goals but will always do a job for the team. Idah is similar to Frank Stapleton in the type of player he is - it is unlikely he will ever be as good as Stapleton but that should be the target. When Stapleton was plyaing for a good Arsenal and then a good Man U team he averaged about a goal every four games. However, with Blackburn he was at a goal roughly every 7 games - this is where Idah is at the moment. Stapleton played for Blackburn when he was 33-34 years of age - Idah is 22 - he can and should get better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
I think Idah is and will be a better player than Obafemi - he has more control over his game. Obafemi is pace and then struggles with what to do. Until he sorts that out he will bounce around between clubs.
I think that's a big disservice to Obafemi's abilities. He has a really good knack for key passes and layoffs as he showed with his audacious assist for Parrott's goal against Scotland and his tidy first-time layoff for Ferguson's debut goal. He's scored two worldies for us and got one against Chelsea, but for his debut goal, he cleverly dug the ball out from under his feet to force it home before a block came in. When he got a proper run in The Championship, he scored as regularly as Cannon. I think he made a mistake in forcing a move to Burnley but if he can get find a good, stable option, I think the only thing preventing him from becoming a very successful striker is his fitness.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jolly Red Giant
That said, I do still believe that Idah can improve and also have a successful career.
Valid points - maybe I was a little too harsh with himQuote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
Idah linked with a transfer to Serie A before the end of the window - Genoa, Verona and Sassuolo all interested with Verona the current favourites according to the normally reasonably reliable Pete O'Rourke. Verona currently in the Serie A relegation zone.
Would be the surprise Irish transfer of the window if anything comes of that in the next few days.
Has the local journo from yesterday deleted his tweet then? A bit embarrassing for him if national reporters ended up knowing more about what was going on at Norwich than he did.
Edit - yes I see he's doing a nice bit of backpedaling this evening, "this has moved" is a fair jump from yesterday's "we've reached that stage of the window" tweet!
Sounds like the only thing that might stop this is Norwich holding him back as squad cover, it seems that they're otherwise happy to see him go, so hopefully something does come of it. He's not improving at Norwich so a change might be for the best.
Hahahahaaa :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Verona had some Dutch lad that they signed from Fortuna Sittard in January starting centre forward today. Fairly underwhelming record he had even in the Netherlands. Idah should fancy this.
If true ~ Then it looks like Norwich have run out of patience with Adam Idah making it at Norwich.Quote:
Originally Posted by JR89
he is their second top scorer this season.