| Jack Clarke 21:06 - Dec 13 with 997 views | cbower |
I so want him to be the player we saw rip it up at Sunderland. I hoped the goals he had notched (largely from the bench) would be the springboard for more sustained and consistent contributions from him. Sadly, my frustration remains. He's certainly talented, capable of great skill and often has a good work ethic but he is so prone to a laxasdasical pass, to running down blind alleys or straight into heavy traffic, to hanging on to the ball too long, and, most annoying of all, not pulling the trigger and shooting but taking an extra and unnecessary touch. My patience with him was wearing very thin today I'm afraid.  |  |
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| Jack Clarke on 21:10 - Dec 13 with 974 views | redrickstuhaart |
Get rid tbh.
Has good feet, but is powderpuff, not quick, not strong, and not quite good enough to impose himself with those limitations.
Even if he ends up having a good season, he does not have the attributes for the prem. And there is no way we can play him and Philogene in the prem. [Post edited 13 Dec 21:14]
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| Jack Clarke on 21:13 - Dec 13 with 947 views | LeoMuff |
| Jack Clarke on 21:10 - Dec 13 by redrickstuhaart |
Get rid tbh.
Has good feet, but is powderpuff, not quick, not strong, and not quite good enough to impose himself with those limitations.
Even if he ends up having a good season, he does not have the attributes for the prem. And there is no way we can play him and Philogene in the prem. [Post edited 13 Dec 21:14]
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I like him but Philogene is better and they both play the same position. |  |
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| Jack Clarke on 21:14 - Dec 13 with 941 views | Swansea_Blue |
He’s Philogene’s back up for me. He was excellent at Swansea, but they were a basket case. If we can get a decent whack for him and need transfers for FFP, I’d move him on. I don’tnthink we can play Philogene and Clarke together. It never seems to work. |  |
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| Jack Clarke on 21:19 - Dec 13 with 904 views | BouncebackIpswich |
He's just not got the all round game to be effective. He is PL quality in some areas of his game, and League 2 quality in others. Which means you get a very inconsistent and frustrating player.
He is obviously trying his hardest, it's not an attitude problem, and he appears to be good on the mental side of things (see penalty Vs Derby) but he is getting shown up to be an absolute one trick pony.
I think he's another we would be best off cutting losses on. |  | | |
| Jack Clarke on 21:23 - Dec 13 with 872 views | Mat |
Should have had a hatrick today…. | | | |
| Jack Clarke on 21:31 - Dec 13 with 819 views | badadski |
| Jack Clarke on 21:23 - Dec 13 by Mat |
Should have had a hatrick today…. |
He’s exactly why you shouldn’t put square pegs in round holes and why people were picking on philogene last season with McKenna saying he could Play on the right wing when he couldn’t. The same as Clarke is not a right winger and having no left foot cost us potentially 2-3 goals in just this game. He is a good player no doubt but right winger he is not. If McKenna insists on playing him on the right then please some one keep him back for the next 4 weeks and restricting training to playing and shooting left foot only. [Post edited 13 Dec 21:32]
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| Jack Clarke on 21:34 - Dec 13 with 800 views | redrickstuhaart |
| Jack Clarke on 21:31 - Dec 13 by badadski |
He’s exactly why you shouldn’t put square pegs in round holes and why people were picking on philogene last season with McKenna saying he could Play on the right wing when he couldn’t. The same as Clarke is not a right winger and having no left foot cost us potentially 2-3 goals in just this game. He is a good player no doubt but right winger he is not. If McKenna insists on playing him on the right then please some one keep him back for the next 4 weeks and restricting training to playing and shooting left foot only. [Post edited 13 Dec 21:32]
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The idea that someone cannot play right wing because he is right footed.... speaks volumes for the player's broader limitations. | | | |
| Jack Clarke on 22:06 - Dec 13 with 733 views | cbower |
| Jack Clarke on 21:34 - Dec 13 by redrickstuhaart |
The idea that someone cannot play right wing because he is right footed.... speaks volumes for the player's broader limitations. |
Maybe he prefers playing on the left and cutting in on his right but I agree with ýour point. Why, if he is put on the right can he not actually go on his right foot on the outside now and again. He seems the definition of a One-trick Pony at the moment. | |
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| Jack Clarke on 22:07 - Dec 13 with 726 views | bartyg |
| Jack Clarke on 21:31 - Dec 13 by badadski |
He’s exactly why you shouldn’t put square pegs in round holes and why people were picking on philogene last season with McKenna saying he could Play on the right wing when he couldn’t. The same as Clarke is not a right winger and having no left foot cost us potentially 2-3 goals in just this game. He is a good player no doubt but right winger he is not. If McKenna insists on playing him on the right then please some one keep him back for the next 4 weeks and restricting training to playing and shooting left foot only. [Post edited 13 Dec 21:32]
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His problem today wasn't being on the wrong wing, it was that he barely completed a pass and gave the ball away numerous times. |  | | |
| Jack Clarke on 22:44 - Dec 13 with 607 views | SWLondonBlue93 |
Was a painful watch today, both the decision-making and execution were lacking. What baffles me about his signing is that people at the club thought he could be up to the challenge of the Premier League. Maybe I'm missing something but to me he looks a mile off it. | | | |
| Jack Clarke on 23:00 - Dec 13 with 552 views | ITFCSG |
J Clarke not the biggest problem now though he's an expensive luxury.
Plenty of dross that are not fit for purpose that I'd clear out before him, starting with McAteer, Akpom, Azon, Young, Johnson et al. Hirst can go also.
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| Jack Clarke on 23:00 - Dec 13 with 550 views | tractorshark |
He was truly dreadful today. But not the only one and not the worst.
Very unusual to have so many players have so many poor performances in one game.
Clarke has undoubted ability and is a threat but he’s a fairweather footballer with a heart the size of a hamster’s.
He's nowhere near Prem standard, in fact very few in this current squad are if we’re being brutally honest. | | | |
| Jack Clarke on 23:16 - Dec 13 with 488 views | itfcsuth |
Flashes of talent, largely overruled by underwhelming inconsistency, topped with the physicality of a kid in a men’s game.
He is what he is, a good Championship player, not a great one.
Doesn’t fit our system or style, offload at the soonest opportunity. [Post edited 13 Dec 23:16]
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| Jack Clarke on 08:29 - Dec 14 with 259 views | southnorfolkblue |
He’s a LW.
Yesterday is what you get if you put square pegs in round holes.
Hes made a significant contribution this season, but let him and JP fight for that LW role | |
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| Jack Clarke on 09:36 - Dec 14 with 160 views | FrimleyBlue |
I dont understand why we played jayden for so long midweek to not then put clarke on the left yesturday. really odd imo |  |
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| Jack Clarke on 09:48 - Dec 14 with 127 views | grow_our_own |
| Jack Clarke on 09:36 - Dec 14 by FrimleyBlue |
I dont understand why we played jayden for so long midweek to not then put clarke on the left yesturday. really odd imo |
Because the alternative was McAteer. We've only one acceptable standard right-winger in the squad: Egeli. J Clarke should be tried in central 10 where he got the late assist for our equaliser at Blackburn. This team will be no better than playoffs until we can consistently get good performances from our best players. At least having them on the pitch most of the time would be a start.
Burns can't return soon enough, but who knows whether he'll be able to recapture his form of two years ago. [Post edited 14 Dec 9:50]
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| Jack Clarke on 09:49 - Dec 14 with 112 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Jack Clarke on 09:48 - Dec 14 by grow_our_own |
Because the alternative was McAteer. We've only one acceptable standard right-winger in the squad: Egeli. J Clarke should be tried in central 10 where he got the late assist for our equaliser at Blackburn. This team will be no better than playoffs until we can consistently get good performances from our best players. At least having them on the pitch most of the time would be a start.
Burns can't return soon enough, but who knows whether he'll be able to recapture his form of two years ago. [Post edited 14 Dec 9:50]
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TBH we could have utilised johnson on the right, if he really didn;t want to use the player he signed in the summer. Johnson isn't a stand out, but he would have at least been the closest to a right sided winger to get crosses in, over clarke who clearly was told not to bother with them | |
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| Jack Clarke on 10:16 - Dec 14 with 75 views | GlasgowBlue |
Playing him in his correct position may help. He looked lost on the right during p[re season so it was madness to play him there yesterday. |  |
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| Jack Clarke on 11:41 - Dec 14 with 13 views | cbower |
| Jack Clarke on 10:16 - Dec 14 by GlasgowBlue |
Playing him in his correct position may help. He looked lost on the right during p[re season so it was madness to play him there yesterday. |
And that's got to come back to whom? Not you btw but there are too many on here who will not contemplate any criticism of KMc due to what he has achieved. Others know that nobody is immune. The nature of the criticism is key, same for the players. Constructive and analytical, not just personal and abusive. The division amongst some sections of support (reflected on this board at times) who refer to each other frequently as 'happy clappers' or 'moaning minnies' is pathetic isn't it. | |
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