FirParkCornerExile Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 28 minutes ago, wellsince75 said: With the quality we have in the team and a little bit of luck I could see us winning the cup. The OF are as poor as I can remember and realistically no team to fear. I'm not saying it's likely but it's certainly possible and I really don't care who we get in the semi final, id rather face the OF in a semi than in a final tbh. Re needing other strikers , this is where we all see the game differently. We have more than enough forward players in our ranks. As for AP I don't think he's playing poorly, I more see a guy who's lost confidence. He did well yesterday to square it for RCC and had a very good then a very poor header. He just needs a couple of goals to get going. He also needs better service. Appreciate not everyone see's it this way but that's the beauty of football and these forums. Whilst I think its extremely unlikely, what you can say is that from St Johnstone and Aberdeen in the Cup and 5 league games we have been the better team in every game. I can't remember a time where I could say that about a Motherwell team facing hard opponents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 23 minutes ago, wellsince75 said: He also needs better service. This is one of the common comments about Stama that I really disagree with. It’s a two-way street. He’s had plenty of good service, only to fluff his lines or be caught on his heels. A better centre forward would also find more space and make penetrating runs that create better opportunities, allowing teammates to provide even better service. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsince75 Posted 59 minutes ago Report Share Posted 59 minutes ago 14 minutes ago, wellfan said: This is one of the common comments about Stama that I really disagree with. It’s a two-way street. He’s had plenty of good service, only to fluff his lines or be caught on his heels. A better centre forward would also find more space and make penetrating runs that create better opportunities, allowing teammates to provide even better service. Agree with you that’s it’s two way street and not for a minute am I saying he’s proving to be a great asset at the moment . Theres no debate re him missing chances as the stats are the stats . He has missed and fluffed his lines and yes we should expect a decent goal return . my impression (which is subjective and could be wrong ) is he has ability and really struggling for confidence . I suspect once he gets a goal or 2 he’ll bang in a decent return . Hope I’m right and equally concerned that the longer the drought the tougher it becomes to turn it around 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted 17 minutes ago Report Share Posted 17 minutes ago 1 hour ago, wellfan said: This is one of the common comments about Stama that I really disagree with. It’s a two-way street. He’s had plenty of good service, only to fluff his lines or be caught on his heels. A better centre forward would also find more space and make penetrating runs that create better opportunities, allowing teammates to provide even better service. I totally agree that Stama should have scored more goals than he has this season. The header in the second half yesterday, the one he just failed to connect with (which was similar to the one at Dundee last week where he hurt himself) are all good examples. But he is doing a lot right and has also been a bit unlucky with some of his chances (the header in the first half yesterday which was cleared of the line). His run and pass to RCC yesterday was also excellent and should have resulted in a goal. Im not aiming this at you specifically, but there is a desire in modern society to want things immediately and there is very little patience shown for anything, particularly in the footballing world (see The Rainjurs). We saw it with Higdon and Sutton when they arrived, more recently with Bair and now Stama. I get that he has been with us for over a year now, but he had a lot to contend with last season and this is the first real run at the team he has had. He is working hard, his hold up play is good and he is getting into good areas. I agree he should be doing that more and probably a bit earlier than he has been, but like a lot of our other players yesterday, mistakes will be made and I wouldnt expect to see the best version of us for a few months yet (which is why this is all pretty exciting). Like you say, there is nothing we can do about it now until January, so we need to hope that Stama does indeed develop or that Hendry can get fit and challenge him for his place and maybe push him on. The good thing is that regardless of how many he scores we still have goals in the team. By January we should know whether he is gonna be another Moult or just a Connor Shields...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted 3 minutes ago Report Share Posted 3 minutes ago 10 minutes ago, joewarkfanclub said: His run and pass to RCC yesterday was also excellent and should have resulted in a goal. That was about the only good thing Stama did yesterday, and RCC could not finish it. Credit where it is due, he made a smart run in behind and delivered a good pass, but I cannot help thinking that if it had been KVV, Moult, or Bair, they would have buried it themselves instead of squaring it. To me, that says it all. He is not a proper centre forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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