| Not to be unkind to Ali... 18:28 - Nov 24 with 12066 views | Zx1988 |
But if we have Hirst or a PL-level backup on the pitch for the last 20mins, we win that. |  |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 09:56 - Nov 25 with 1129 views | Exiled2Surrey |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 18:34 - Nov 24 by Marshalls_Mullet |
His press looked really slow.
Was he asked to hold off a bit?
I expected him to be all over them when they had the ball. |
I thought the same - was he focusing more on staying in the shape than charging around causing havoc (which we know he can do, as he did for the Southampton game last year) | | | |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:00 - Nov 25 with 1107 views | WeWereZombies |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 09:12 - Nov 25 by DJR |
He clearly wouldn't be here had we brought in another striker, but I think that is now the third Premier League game he has come on in, and in my view he has done pretty well in all three.
In some ways, he is a little bit like Delap in the sense that he is a bit of a disruptor, and today I thought he held the ball up well with very limited service. [Post edited 25 Nov 2024 9:13]
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I'm not quite with you on the Al~Hamadi is disruptive like Delap view but I don't think you deserve a down vote either. The usefulness of bringing on Ali was that the United defence knew he was there and that occupied them a bit, they didn't want to have their pants pulled down by a striker who was in League Two a year ago. |  |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:06 - Nov 25 with 1097 views | Exiled2Surrey |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 09:52 - Nov 25 by textbackup |
I hear you.
But if that’s the case just tell him to ‘play the final 10 like AAH would’
Barely run, mis control it, do nothing. Be a mini warm down for him |
Realise you are looking for a reaction, but you might have noticed the q outside the medical centre at the moment - risking losing our most important player to an overuse injury (which he is given the alternatives) doesn’t feel like playing the long game - and is def not the sort of thing you would expect McKenna to do | | | |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:09 - Nov 25 with 1058 views | textbackup |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:06 - Nov 25 by Exiled2Surrey |
Realise you are looking for a reaction, but you might have noticed the q outside the medical centre at the moment - risking losing our most important player to an overuse injury (which he is given the alternatives) doesn’t feel like playing the long game - and is def not the sort of thing you would expect McKenna to do |
The simple answer is - we should never have gone into a PL season with a L2 quality striker as our 3rd choice striker. |  |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:12 - Nov 25 with 1036 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:09 - Nov 25 by textbackup |
The simple answer is - we should never have gone into a PL season with a L2 quality striker as our 3rd choice striker. |
I actually wish we kept Jackson now. |  |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:13 - Nov 25 with 1028 views | Keno |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:09 - Nov 25 by textbackup |
The simple answer is - we should never have gone into a PL season with a L2 quality striker as our 3rd choice striker. |
No we shouldn't have but thats not Ali fault so its a bit unfair in him to appear to be calling him out, especially as he is also coming back from a fairly long term injury
in an ideal world he may not be answer, but as things stand he is only answer we have |  |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:15 - Nov 25 with 1030 views | SomethingBlue |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 09:23 - Nov 25 by textbackup |
He’s absolutely fcking sht
Of all the good we’ve done it’s a stain that he is 3rd choice. |
Yes I too feel that our achievements in the last two years have been devalued by the fact Ali Al-Hamadi is a squad option for us.
Listen to yourself! | |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:16 - Nov 25 with 1013 views | Vaughan8 |
Sadly he's not quite up to it. He was pushing his ability in the Championship.
That said, he didn't do much wrong yesterday.
I think a loan spell in the championship would be great for him. I guess that woukd have been the plan had we had more fit strikers. | | | |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:24 - Nov 25 with 944 views | DanTheMan |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 09:45 - Nov 25 by textbackup |
Then questions need to be asked of those that haven’t replaced him with someone with an ounce of quality |
Sounds like we tried, and put in a fairly massive offer on deadline day for Latte Lath which didn't happen.
We failed but I don't think anybody wanted us to be in this position. Should be the first position we recruit for in January, even if just a loan. |  |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:30 - Nov 25 with 895 views | textbackup |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:15 - Nov 25 by SomethingBlue |
Yes I too feel that our achievements in the last two years have been devalued by the fact Ali Al-Hamadi is a squad option for us.
Listen to yourself! |
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Are you thick? We’ve done incredible. But having him come on is embarrassing. Not everything needs to be dressed up as great | |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:30 - Nov 25 with 891 views | TractorWood |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:24 - Nov 25 by DanTheMan |
Sounds like we tried, and put in a fairly massive offer on deadline day for Latte Lath which didn't happen.
We failed but I don't think anybody wanted us to be in this position. Should be the first position we recruit for in January, even if just a loan. |
Leicester bring Ayew off the bench. That's exactly what we need. |  |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:32 - Nov 25 with 885 views | DJR |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:00 - Nov 25 by WeWereZombies |
I'm not quite with you on the Al~Hamadi is disruptive like Delap view but I don't think you deserve a down vote either. The usefulness of bringing on Ali was that the United defence knew he was there and that occupied them a bit, they didn't want to have their pants pulled down by a striker who was in League Two a year ago. |
Yes, I was probably trying to say that there is an element of chaos, unorthodoxy and unpredictability about him which as you say does tie up those marking him, and if previous appearances are anything to go by can lead to him creating chances out of nothing.
And whilst we have struck gold with Delap in the sense that he scores a lot of goals, that under McKenna has not necessarily been the main aim of a No. 9. [Post edited 25 Nov 2024 10:34]
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:33 - Nov 25 with 871 views | textbackup |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:13 - Nov 25 by Keno |
No we shouldn't have but thats not Ali fault so its a bit unfair in him to appear to be calling him out, especially as he is also coming back from a fairly long term injury
in an ideal world he may not be answer, but as things stand he is only answer we have |
He’s not being called out.
But not a single person, with a straight face, can say having him come on gives them hope. It’s like we give up the chance of winning with him coming on.
I’d rather Jackson or ladapo, that’s how poor AAH is.
I’ve seen a few ‘well he didn’t do anything wrong when he came on’ I mean come on ffs | |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:34 - Nov 25 with 863 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:32 - Nov 25 by DJR |
Yes, I was probably trying to say that there is an element of chaos, unorthodoxy and unpredictability about him which as you say does tie up those marking him, and if previous appearances are anything to go by can lead to him creating chances out of nothing.
And whilst we have struck gold with Delap in the sense that he scores a lot of goals, that under McKenna has not necessarily been the main aim of a No. 9. [Post edited 25 Nov 2024 10:34]
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He didn't cause any chaos. In fact he allowed utd to come further into their own half.
100% it's most likely coz he's injured. That's not his fault.
But let's not pretend he's doing more than he is | |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:37 - Nov 25 with 836 views | textbackup |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:32 - Nov 25 by DJR |
Yes, I was probably trying to say that there is an element of chaos, unorthodoxy and unpredictability about him which as you say does tie up those marking him, and if previous appearances are anything to go by can lead to him creating chances out of nothing.
And whilst we have struck gold with Delap in the sense that he scores a lot of goals, that under McKenna has not necessarily been the main aim of a No. 9. [Post edited 25 Nov 2024 10:34]
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When has AAH created a chance out of nothing? | |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:40 - Nov 25 with 797 views | DJR |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:34 - Nov 25 by FrimleyBlue |
He didn't cause any chaos. In fact he allowed utd to come further into their own half.
100% it's most likely coz he's injured. That's not his fault.
But let's not pretend he's doing more than he is |
He was only on the pitch for 13 minutes but I was basing it on previous appearances. And I thought he did well when he received the ball yesterday but it was not his fault that Man Utd dominated possession in the second half. And one of our only two chances in the second half came when he was on the pitch. | | | |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:41 - Nov 25 with 772 views | textbackup |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:40 - Nov 25 by DJR |
He was only on the pitch for 13 minutes but I was basing it on previous appearances. And I thought he did well when he received the ball yesterday but it was not his fault that Man Utd dominated possession in the second half. And one of our only two chances in the second half came when he was on the pitch. |
That’s a whole load of straws to be clutching at… | |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:41 - Nov 25 with 775 views | Keno |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:33 - Nov 25 by textbackup |
He’s not being called out.
But not a single person, with a straight face, can say having him come on gives them hope. It’s like we give up the chance of winning with him coming on.
I’d rather Jackson or ladapo, that’s how poor AAH is.
I’ve seen a few ‘well he didn’t do anything wrong when he came on’ I mean come on ffs |
this whole thread appears to me to calling him out, especially comments like " It’s like we give up the chance of winning with him coming on"
But thats my opinion | |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:43 - Nov 25 with 768 views | Lord_Lucan |
I presume Broadhead is out of the equation these days?
Shame, I liked him. |  |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:45 - Nov 25 with 744 views | textbackup |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:41 - Nov 25 by Keno |
this whole thread appears to me to calling him out, especially comments like " It’s like we give up the chance of winning with him coming on"
But thats my opinion |
That’s just an opinion of mine. Not directly calling him out, and even I was he wouldn’t care, he’s a professional PL footballer… on paper. | |
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| We all just laughed…. on 10:45 - Nov 25 with 754 views | Bloots |
….when he came on, and continued to do so.
He’s not up to it, plain and simple, but he shouldn’t get any abuse as a result. |  |
| "The sooner he comes back the better, this place has been a disaster without him" - TWTD User (July 2025) |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:46 - Nov 25 with 736 views | DJR |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:37 - Nov 25 by textbackup |
When has AAH created a chance out of nothing? |
To take an example, he came on with 10 minutes to go against Fulham, and this is from Phil's report.
As the game moved into five additional minutes, Al-Hamadi was thwarted as he sought to break down the middle, then was found on the left of the box from where he cut back to Clarke, whose shot was deflected behind for a corner. | | | |
| We all just laughed…. on 10:48 - Nov 25 with 724 views | textbackup |
| We all just laughed…. on 10:45 - Nov 25 by Bloots |
….when he came on, and continued to do so.
He’s not up to it, plain and simple, but he shouldn’t get any abuse as a result. |
Applauded coming on, encouraged when playing.
Aside from that I’m just pissed off we’ve left ourselves open to him being an option/squad player. L2 at best | |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:48 - Nov 25 with 715 views | Keno |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:43 - Nov 25 by Lord_Lucan |
I presume Broadhead is out of the equation these days?
Shame, I liked him. |
Injured | |
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| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:53 - Nov 25 with 687 views | textbackup |
| Not to be unkind to Ali... on 10:46 - Nov 25 by DJR |
To take an example, he came on with 10 minutes to go against Fulham, and this is from Phil's report.
As the game moved into five additional minutes, Al-Hamadi was thwarted as he sought to break down the middle, then was found on the left of the box from where he cut back to Clarke, whose shot was deflected behind for a corner. |
Christ. Certainly earned his wage that week… | |
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