Surely Tony Watt should be getting on the end of chances instead being the provider
Infuriated me today to see Tony Watt running wide every time he got the ball so he could sling it over to Hooper who was waiting in the box. He did ok but he was almost playing as a winger which is never his position. I felt sorry for the boy being asked to play in a position that is clearly not suitable for him.
Watt should be in the box and others should be providing for him. Lenny is playing him all wrong and how are we supposed to see the best of him if he is being asked to run wide all the time.
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Sean Daleer Show Israel the Red Card Gold Member
He played really well today so maybe playing out wide isn't a problem?
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He was full of industry and his ball for hooper's goal was exquisite. Needs to learn to get his head up before cutting the ball back but that will come in time. For me, .his long term future is definitely as a centre forward
Would like to see how he would do up top with Stokesy. Reckon Stokes' creativity feeding through balls for Watt to get on the end of would be delicious. -
It's in Watt's nature to peel out wide, especially to the left. It's the way he plays, more so when he has a partner.
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I wanted to see Stokes partnered with Watt today as well but naw
Better happen next time or I want Gary Parker fired :38: -
This. He plays similar to Samaras in going wide left then cutting in
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The thing today was if it wasn't him swinging it in who else was going to do it ? -
i would play watt rest of games to see if he can make cup final
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Watt played well today and was probably one of our best players. He did well on the wing but i prefer him when he is in the middle. He did put in some good crosses though
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Ideally Watt will be our main striker for years to come. We've unearthed a real gem of a player. It's not a bad thing that he's versatile and well rounded enough to play wide and create top class chances for the other strikers though.
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Watt was our MOTM today / Maybe if was Stokes and Watt up front with Kommons supplying the amunition .
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Arguably our best player the day. I`d like to see him with Stokesy as well reckon they`d do well together.
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He should defo be starting the rest of the games only one with a big of hunger!
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Fantastic shift from him today.
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Definetley stokes does the same thing... Tony watt has so much to do today and when he was going for the finish it was way too much... I thought before the game hooper
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It's not where he is deadliest though he is better going down the middle and using his strength to push off players and use his pace prime example Inverness away his first goal! The same happend with fortune last few years our strikers have been drifting wide... Is it a personal thing or are they being told to
Do it this way!
Look how stokes and hooper used to link up when they played close together and used the middle instead of the flanks -
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easy but debatable answer to this.
Hoopers lazy and isnt half as hungry as Watt is to create the chances -
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Thought Watt played well and even though he made a few wrong choices; which is expected of a young players like him and Forrest.
The only problem is that Watt and any other up coming youngsters are given the game time to help them realise the full potential.
Now while I mention that my next point in regards to Watt will contradict it; I think Lenny was right to leave him out of the starting line-up post Barcelona. The expectation levels rose massively on the back of his winning goal and in the subsequent starts after, he struggled badly. Today`s performance was more akin to the Tony Watt when he came on against Motherwell almost a year ago and scored a double.Last edited by a moderator: Apr 28, 2013