| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men 10:07 - Jan 11 with 3083 views | BseaBlue |
When I watch both of them, it seems as though they suffer with that final bit of joy in the right moments. They will get their touch slightly wrong in a good area or they miss a decent chance because they cant quite get their body shape right.
In the first half yesterday, Philogene was all on his own inside the box and Akpom's pass goes behind him. Macateer puts a great cross in and Azon cant quite just get his foot to it to steer it in.
Is it a lack of sharpness? Lack of composure maybe? It is frustrating because you watch both and they do get in to good areas and I'd like to think they look like they have a bit about them but ultimately, it cant just be bad luck can it. |  | | |  |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 10:18 - Jan 11 with 2721 views | billlm |
Agree, feel for macateer Everytime he puts a half decent ball into the box it falls to azon who fluffs his lines making mcateers stats look awful,
He's not that bad mcateer there's promise there,
Then later azon simple to mcateer for a good shot at his first goal azon fluffs that to, jeez, |  | | |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 10:38 - Jan 11 with 2619 views | FrimleyBlue |
I've said before I can't see how a striker is going to gain confidence or composure if they are in one week out the next. |  |
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| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 10:41 - Jan 11 with 2595 views | itfctilidie |
The nostalgia in me really wanted azon to be the new Pablo. But unfortunately, not for the lack of trying, he just isn't very good |  | | |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 10:46 - Jan 11 with 2560 views | MillsTash |
Azon was woeful yesterday. |  | | |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 10:50 - Jan 11 with 2535 views | Garv |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 10:38 - Jan 11 by FrimleyBlue |
I've said before I can't see how a striker is going to gain confidence or composure if they are in one week out the next. |
Azon has had chances to gain confidence. He's just limited. |  |
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| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 10:58 - Jan 11 with 2481 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 10:50 - Jan 11 by Garv |
Azon has had chances to gain confidence. He's just limited. |
He is limited but being limited and then being a bit part doesn't help either
Azon's started only 7 games this season
Only once has he started two games in a row...millwall and coventry
If he's that limited you cant trust the guy to start more games... send him back. imo [Post edited 11 Jan 11:01]
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| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 11:09 - Jan 11 with 2419 views | BseaBlue |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 10:38 - Jan 11 by FrimleyBlue |
I've said before I can't see how a striker is going to gain confidence or composure if they are in one week out the next. |
The problem is, neither of them are giving KMac a headache are they? Yesterday was a good opportunity for Akpom to build on his goal and he didnt take it. I felt he should have scored the header from Burns' cross in the first half. | | | |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 11:13 - Jan 11 with 2399 views | strikalite |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 10:50 - Jan 11 by Garv |
Azon has had chances to gain confidence. He's just limited. |
His goal stats prior to being here are nothing special at all and having watched him you can see why, just can't see what we saw in him, I'd love him to prove me wrong but he just lacks composure in those vital moments, and nothing falls for him, quality players just have this real knack of being in the right place at the right time.. [Post edited 11 Jan 11:14]
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| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 11:22 - Jan 11 with 2344 views | mellowblue |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 11:09 - Jan 11 by BseaBlue |
The problem is, neither of them are giving KMac a headache are they? Yesterday was a good opportunity for Akpom to build on his goal and he didnt take it. I felt he should have scored the header from Burns' cross in the first half. |
they certainly aren't giving Hirst a headache. They are not really anywhere near stealing his place in the side. Which is not good really for the club. |  | | |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 11:26 - Jan 11 with 2321 views | cressi |
One works hard but falls over far to often.
The other can probably finish but not got the workrate
Both not good enough. | | | |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 11:27 - Jan 11 with 2323 views | OldFart71 |
I am like many that wish Azon and Akpom well. But whereas Akpom has been prolific in the past that's not been the case with Azon in his previous clubs.
Whilst many of our recruits have been a huge success as with Philogene, Clarke, Hutchinson and Delap sadly we are suffering from too many just not doing the business.
I supposed you can use statistics, have players watched or use people in the know to advise. What you cannot do is that whatever system you use guarantee success,
Even teams like Man Utd that have splashed out multi millions and many managers since Sir Alex can't get it right
We are all managers especially in times when things are going as we think they should. We will say the system is wrong. That so and so shouldn't have been purchased and that we should have got somebody else in.
Then when it all clicks MA and KM are geniuses.
Is it really their fault if a player comes to the club and doesn't perform.
It certainly was under Evans and some previous managers who got in players more interested in topping up their pension pot or doing things outside of the club. | | | |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 11:54 - Jan 11 with 2165 views | farkenhell |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 11:26 - Jan 11 by cressi |
One works hard but falls over far to often.
The other can probably finish but not got the workrate
Both not good enough. |
I think you're being a little unfair on Akpom if you're talking about yesterday's performance. I thought his workrate and movement was good generally. The problem was that Blackpool sat in with two banks of defenders, which made the pitch congested for Akpom and would have done for any number 9. Consequently, Akpom would come deep rather than lateral movement, although this did create space for Clarke, Johnson and Philogene to run into. | | | |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 12:24 - Jan 11 with 2068 views | Garv |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 10:58 - Jan 11 by FrimleyBlue |
He is limited but being limited and then being a bit part doesn't help either
Azon's started only 7 games this season
Only once has he started two games in a row...millwall and coventry
If he's that limited you cant trust the guy to start more games... send him back. imo [Post edited 11 Jan 11:01]
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Balance isn't it. You need to have a certain level of confidence in a player to be willing to play him into form.
"If he's that limited you can't trust the guy to start more games... send him back. imo" - I'm not against that to be honest, providing we replace him which we're trying to do already. | |
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| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 12:31 - Jan 11 with 2041 views | BlueBadger |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 10:50 - Jan 11 by Garv |
Azon has had chances to gain confidence. He's just limited. |
And being played out of position. His best season for boro was when he was played as a number 10. |  |
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| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 12:53 - Jan 11 with 1975 views | jas0999 |
You only have to look at Azons goalscoring record. Yes he’s still young, but he’s played a lot of games and not scored that many goals. No surprise he’s not finding the net for us. He tries hard but is very limited. We need better for a team seeking automatic promotion. | | | |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 14:35 - Jan 11 with 1782 views | Garv |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 11:13 - Jan 11 by strikalite |
His goal stats prior to being here are nothing special at all and having watched him you can see why, just can't see what we saw in him, I'd love him to prove me wrong but he just lacks composure in those vital moments, and nothing falls for him, quality players just have this real knack of being in the right place at the right time.. [Post edited 11 Jan 11:14]
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I disagree with that, I think a lot falls for him. Remember that open goal a few games ago after Davis' shot, keeper in no man's land? That fell for him very nicely, and it ended up in the top tier of Sir Alf. | |
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| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 15:07 - Jan 11 with 1684 views | Arthur_Hayes |
I think that’s why we’re looking at Callum Wilson.
Azon has had a number of chances this season similar to yesterday’s (from the McAteer pass) that he’s fluffed - whereas Wilson would have converted the majority of them. At the end of the season, that could be the difference between autos and play-offs. |  | | |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 17:05 - Jan 11 with 1528 views | BouncebackIpswich |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 12:31 - Jan 11 by BlueBadger |
And being played out of position. His best season for boro was when he was played as a number 10. |
He was talking about Azon not Akpom. Also Akpoms best position is not 10, that's been proven over the course of half a season here as fake news. He was a striker at Boro in a front 2 not a playmaking 10.
Other than that, great post 🙈🤦♂️ [Post edited 11 Jan 17:06]
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| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 17:10 - Jan 11 with 1500 views | BouncebackIpswich |
I thought Akpom showed some promise in the game yesterday, hes not good enough to start week in week out but he does seem to have a strikers instinct and can hold the ball up and link play to some degree. He offers more than Azon for me and should be out main back up since it seems like we are stuck with him.
Doesn't change the fact we need somebody who is rounded to come in as a starter / play when Hirst is out of form and/or injured and if Wilson can pass a medical he'd be ideal... | | | |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 01:29 - Jan 12 with 1177 views | urbanpenguin |
"When I watch both of them, it seems as though they suffer with that final bit of joy in the right moments" is an interesting turn of phrase.
As much as I love McKenna's transformation, and shift in the club's fortunes, "joy" is something a bit lacking from the football lately,
I get why in the Premier League, under the cosh and pushing back, but it was part of the team for the two years before.
This season, I think few players have found "joy". It seems structured, formulaic, process, and duty. Obviously, moments of wild shots and bursts of teamness have given joyous moments, but I wish there was more allowance in the McKenna system for joy - when a player can break away from the programme and do something, when the opposition is surprised because something happens that wasn't expected.
I think that kind of joy would bring a kind of joy to the terraces too. |  | | |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 06:22 - Jan 12 with 1078 views | cressi |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 17:10 - Jan 11 by BouncebackIpswich |
I thought Akpom showed some promise in the game yesterday, hes not good enough to start week in week out but he does seem to have a strikers instinct and can hold the ball up and link play to some degree. He offers more than Azon for me and should be out main back up since it seems like we are stuck with him.
Doesn't change the fact we need somebody who is rounded to come in as a starter / play when Hirst is out of form and/or injured and if Wilson can pass a medical he'd be ideal... |
Although I like Hirst all this talk about bringing in someone to play when his injured or unavailable we need somebody to start or at least be on level terms with Hirst otherwise a few goals in those decisive games may cost us. | | | |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 06:35 - Jan 12 with 1065 views | PioneerBlue |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 01:29 - Jan 12 by urbanpenguin |
"When I watch both of them, it seems as though they suffer with that final bit of joy in the right moments" is an interesting turn of phrase.
As much as I love McKenna's transformation, and shift in the club's fortunes, "joy" is something a bit lacking from the football lately,
I get why in the Premier League, under the cosh and pushing back, but it was part of the team for the two years before.
This season, I think few players have found "joy". It seems structured, formulaic, process, and duty. Obviously, moments of wild shots and bursts of teamness have given joyous moments, but I wish there was more allowance in the McKenna system for joy - when a player can break away from the programme and do something, when the opposition is surprised because something happens that wasn't expected.
I think that kind of joy would bring a kind of joy to the terraces too. |
In fairness that joy in offering a moment of unpredictability in or around the box is the responsibility of Jaden, Clarke, Szmodics, Akpom, now Nunez, McAteer and Egeli. The first two are showing up in this respect. Nunez is offering the ammunition for others.
I would like to see more of the odd RB RW overlap. But the lack of joy is why we find it difficult to breakdown the low block. It requires a player to use or receive the ball in an attacking area and do something that not typical. | |
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| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 08:33 - Jan 12 with 912 views | Vic |
Some of you are old enough to remember Mich D'Avrey and Robin Turner. Akpom and Azon emind ne of these two - ok squad members to hold the fort for a cpuple of matches whilst the main man was out injured, but not really good enough for a regular place in the team. |  |
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| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 10:15 - Jan 12 with 743 views | JammyDodgerrr |
Azon is only 22, remember. I think he's got enough about him to show that he would come good. Akpom, there is less belief. |  |
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| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 10:34 - Jan 12 with 696 views | BseaBlue |
| Azon & Akpom - The Nearly Men on 10:15 - Jan 12 by JammyDodgerrr |
Azon is only 22, remember. I think he's got enough about him to show that he would come good. Akpom, there is less belief. |
A fair point but still a loan player, so unless there was a stipulation to buy, surely he was signed as a player to help the first team now rather than being a project. | | | |
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