Pre Match Crystal Palace v Leicester

[popillius]

I like nacho.

So do I. He's not a footballer though.

 

[Feriol]

Nacho has shown he can be decent at times, but playing him as a lone striker as we often do is setting him up to fail.

 

[FOX Franks]

I like nachos with cheese

Me too

 

[Brown Nose]

I like nacho.

He was superb for us last season. He is also the second highest scorer for us in the squad so his value in front of goal is key in the absence of Vardy.

However, he hasn't been great this season so far. He did well in the early EL matches but hasn't contributed in the PL. Although he only tends to get a few minutes at the end of matches, he hasn't looked 'on it' this year.

It's a shitty role though, being back up to Vardy. It's a hiding to nothing as it really doesn't matter whether he is excellent (like last season) or mediocre or poor, it won't make the slightest difference in terms of his involvement.

 

[cornishfox]

If Vardy was to get injured, we would have Iheanacho up front.... swing it how you like but the goals would disappear more rapidly than a Priest with an invite to a Boys' school Christmas Party.

Absolutely spot on vardy can not be replaced, but iheanacho definitely can be. We need another striker who is mobile and direct. Similar to vardy. If vardy gets injured we have no focal point and are half the side that we are with him in it.

 

[Payne74]

How about we play the player up front that scored goals for Newcastle, the one we put on the wing, you know that guy who is really a number 9, the one we play out of position all the time and then give him dogs abuse...... Perez.
I think he is our best replacement for Vardy in our squad and would be happy if he started up front today.

 

[glyn]

I do think a “swoop” for a good striker from the championship willing to bide their time but get some PL and EL experience would be a reasonable approach to this dilemma. Watkins was mentioned, for example.

 

[FOX Franks]

I do think a “swoop” for a good striker from the championship willing to bide their time but get some PL and EL experience would be a reasonable approach to this dilemma. Watkins was mentioned, for example.

Watkins would have been a good signing IMO.

 

[Brown Nose]

Watkins would have been a good signing IMO.

Interesting aside on Watkins.

Rob McKenzie (formerly of City and most recently in charge of recruitment for OHL) is now in charge of the recruitment at Villa. He was the one leading on their summer signings which appear to have been very good ones. And definitely a step up from their previous recruitment.

His record for us, Spurs and elsewhere is exceptional and I'm surprised that we allowed him to move out of the KP empire to a rival.

 

[popillius]

He was superb for us last season. He is also the second highest scorer for us in the squad so his value in front of goal is key in the absence of Vardy.

However, he hasn't been great this season so far. He did well in the early EL matches but hasn't contributed in the PL. Although he only tends to get a few minutes at the end of matches, he hasn't looked 'on it' this year.

It's a shitty role though, being back up to Vardy. It's a hiding to nothing as it really doesn't matter whether he is excellent (like last season) or mediocre or poor, it won't make the slightest difference in terms of his involvement.

Iheanacho has never, ever been 'excellent' or "superb' for any length of time. He may have had the odd (very, very rare) excellent game but he is incredibly inconsistent. The vast majority of his performances have been absolutely dreadful. He often has no idea where his feet are because his brain and his legs seem to be disconnected. The fact he is our 2nd highest scorer says much, much more about our goal threat than it does about him; we need another striker. Managing to shin one in or score when trying to pass is great, but it can't really be relied upon when the chips are down.

Perez would be a far better option than Iheanacho up top should we need to replace Vardy for any reason but a striker should be massively high on our list of 'must haves' for the summer.

 

[parafox]

Iheanacho has never, ever been 'excellent' or "superb' for any length of time. He may have had the odd (very, very rare) excellent game but he is incredibly inconsistent. The vast majority of his performances have been absolutely dreadful. He often has no idea where his feet are because his brain and his legs seem to be disconnected. The fact he is our 2nd highest scorer says much, much more about our goal threat than it does about him; we need another striker. Managing to shin one in or score when trying to pass is great, but it can't really be relied upon when the chips are down.

Perez would be a far better option than Iheanacho up top should we need to replace Vardy for any reason but a striker should be massively high on our list of 'must haves' for the summer.

Perez would probably be a better option as a lone striker but I'd be interested to see us play them both. When we brought off Perez for Iheanacho in the west ham match the latter was much better at playing a supporting role. Is playing two up front really beneath us?