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Posted September 26, 2014 06:30 · last edited September 26, 2014 06:32

valeo wrote:

Smithy wrote:

newzealandpower wrote:

Can't wait for the game. Missed every game last season as I went on a round the world trip and was gutted to never see Carlos play live in a Nix shirt.

Hope the weather will stay nice for Sunday, although it is Wellington we are talking about...

 

I don't think you missed Carlos playing in a nix shirt. Wearing one maybe.

Were you asleep during his 7 goals and 8 assists in ~20 or so appearances?

He apparently led the team in assists, shots, crosses and chances created.

Sure, he threw a stroppy towards the end there - and I don't think getting rid of him was the wrong move; yet he's still in the top 5 attacking players we've ever had on our books. Lots of revisionist history on here.

Hmm true, and I don't think he was bad for us, but I'd say there's mitigating factors there: our team was set up to feed him the ball - there were no wingers as such and he was the only player linking midfield and attack so he simply got more chances to assist or cross than anyone else. In part that was also because he would do zero defensive work, so we had to sacrifice a more attacking player to make up for it. He also took our attacking free kicks when he was on the field so that would inflate his shots numbers too. 

I think what frustrated me and I assume other fans too was how little he ever seemed like he wanted to be out there, but then he'd get stroppy if he was taken off. Could have been a great player for us but his attitude was awful. I wonder how much of it was a clash with Ernie?

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ConanTroutman edited September 26, 2014 06:32
valeo wrote:
Smithy wrote:
newzealandpower wrote:

Can't wait for the game. Missed every game last season as I went on a round the world trip and was gutted to never see Carlos play live in a Nix shirt.

Hope the weather will stay nice for Sunday, although it is Wellington we are talking about...

 

I don't think you missed Carlos playing in a nix shirt. Wearing one maybe.

Were you asleep during his 7 goals and 8 assists in ~20 or so appearances?

He apparently led the team in assists, shots, crosses and chances created.

Sure, he threw a stroppy towards the end there - and I don't think getting rid of him was the wrong move; yet he's still in the top 5 attacking players we've ever had on our books. Lots of revisionist history on here.

Hmm true, and I don't think he was bad for us, but I'd say there's mitigating factors there: our team was set up to feed him the ball - there were no wingers as such and he was the only player linking midfield and attack so he simply got more chances to assist or cross than anyone else. In part that was also because he would do zero defensive work. He also took our attacking free kicks when he was on the field so that would inflate his shots numbers too. 

I think what frustrated me and I assume other fans too was how little he ever seemed like he wanted to be out there, but then he'd get stroppy if he was taken off. Could have been a great player for us but his attitude was awful. I wonder how much of it was a clash with Ernie?