Osea Vakatalesau

Osea Vakatalesau

Doing everything but scoring now. Doing a bit of a Diego Forlan on us, superb for his country but rubbish club form. Setting the record for most touches on the ball in the bloody 6 yard box! Who has seen him play, does anyone think he's a flop or just needs his luck to pick up and adjust to the league a little more.

Dom Rowe has been superb from what i've seen from him but as our results show you really need to have two strikers firing on all cylinders up front.
WillyB2007-12-21 20:08:34

I saw him play against Waitakere and he looked good in the first 30 mins. Of course he got sent off in the second half so that was a black mark against him. He has those bustling qualities that will make things difficult for opposing defenders. He got the better of Danny Hay on a number of ocassions in the first half but he could have done with some better service from Prince. Everytime Prince got the ball out wide he just let fly with a power-cross. Osea rarked him up and told him to bring the ball in - wise words as Prince had plenty of room to come in closer rather that fire off crosses to the far corner flag.

Nice talking to you via Trademe this arvo too Willy:-p

I've seen him twice this season against Otago and Canterbury. He sort of reminds me of Emmanuel Adebayor with his physical appearance and play. Only difference is that Adebayor regularly scores goals. He actually shoots at goal for that matter as well.

'Ullo there Grant!

Gooner, what you've said coupled with what i've observed leads me to believe hes more of a target man, second striker than an out and out goal scorer (but his excellent scoring record in the islands cup or whatever it was called would suggest he's both, bit like the Fijian Alan Shearer) which makes me think we signed him one season too late as him and Totori could've been one of the best partnerships seen so far in the NZFC. Totori never really had a solid strike partner (Gustavo was found lacking alot of the time) and he still did bloody well so imagine him with Osea.

Theres no doubting all the other aspects of Osea's play, it has been quite superb but he really does need to score. Has been good seeing neat first touches from him however and would like to see him and Dom Rowe given some time to gel together as Rowe seems like the ideal player to partner him. Perhaps at the end of the day all he needs to be is a little more selfish too like all the great prolific goal scorers are.
WillyB2007-12-24 00:45:56

There was a Manawatu thread but it might be a page or so back now. 

As soon as he scores one, the rest will come...That said, maybe it's not a bad idea to give Rowe and Nieres a turn up front?

Haven't seen too much of Nieres. He seems eager enough. Give the lad a chance I say! Did score that penalty for us. Against the scum as an added bonus.

Gonzalo came off the bench v Otago and scored with one of his first shots (definitely his first chance)!!!

Did he? lost track a bit in that game.