Elrich - Not doing enough to warrant his place?

I also think he was on loan somewhere in Finland, but HN probably knows more about this than me.

So far he hasn't done enough to be considered on of our "good" players let alone "marquee"  BUT as has been stated he has the potential once he gets back to 100% (should be very soon).  I think paying out a few more contracts might be the go ie byebye Cleberson hello Rees.

Garry2007-12-03 18:43:38

HarryPeters - apparently you can see them fairly frequently walking down Tory St, assumedly to Exodus.

oh what time lol i work near exodus

NO BODY IS PLAYING HIM THE BALL!!!!!!!!

cut him some slack when its all gready players like daniel that hold it too long

yeah and do 5 hundred step overs...i mean what the hell is that about ok if we are winning 5-0 do your step over!!

Interesting point - I've found myself saying in frustration PASS IT TO ELRICH! more than once, as he jogs along waving his arms about (like he does - a lot!) to try and get someone to pass him the ball.

thank god its not just me. hes a passanger at the mo, looks unfit and hides extremly wide on the wing. this guy is supose to be one of the best in the team.

You saw the impact the other Elrich made for the Bogans when he received a ball out wide in injury time in the weekend, got in behind his man, then put in a pinpoint ball for Griffiths to head the winner.

Thats what I think, he's getting a lot of ball.  He got plenty against Adelaide, and in space, Daniel often had a lot of time to perhaps draw the defence a bit more to chose to give Elrich time and space, and constantly the same play was trotted out, get to the edge of the box parralel, and whip in a low cross into the knee of an oncoming defender.

Personally I think he'd improve a lot with a decent haircut

or a kick up the arse

Agreed, he's obviously been round to the Council for a trim.

I've also been a little disappointed with Elrich.

Moved from another site re Marquee Players

yeah i wondered that too...he doesn't seem like a natural winger, although I guess that's his main position (i don't know much about him pre-Nix). In the Adelaide game he was targeted by our players and got tons of ball, but if the defenders know he's just going to cross it straight away without attempting to beat his man and go further down the side, they can easily just bunch up in the middle and twart (that's a good word!) most of the attack

He has seemed a little lost when confronted with the "I've got to cross the ball where?" option, would really like to see him playing in the middle, that goal he scored came from the middle didn't it???

I've never seen a winger hit so many defenders in one game trying to cross the ball as I did watching Elrich against Adelaide.

He's getting into good positions but he's not doing enough to work room for the cross just hits it.

On balance, I would rather have Leo Bertos who does beat the defender and does get in good crosses and doesn't cost the earth. Then we could look for a true Marquee signing for next season.

I agree with most of the opinions here, but will venture to add that we got a lot of corners out of Elrich kicking the ball into defenders.  We have a great corner taker from that side in Daniel, and we have scored a few goals from corners.  Perhaps he is playing to a plan?

Its the blue boots !!! seriously though an average player at best at the moment and needs to get his arse into gear if he is gonna be on the payroll next year.

Well it didn't work vs Adelaide :P What was it, 14 corners to 0 or something equally ridiculous?

Totally agree with Mossy real lack of movement. 

I saw this comment on the Adelaide United forum.  Interesting perspective.

"Elrich gave us massive troubles, he's got fater than when he played here in Adelaide. When he gets fully fit he's gonna be a real handful, he gave te Nix alot of chances with his crosses an owned his side of the pitch."

http://gateaufc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11249&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=100

Were they watching the same game?

What do you want Wolfben? A medal?

If you read the comments about the ref, obviously not.

Elrich is simply sh*te

Could not get one decent ball in

i cant wait to see how long this thread gets in the coming days

I don't think he can use the fitness excuse anymore. He's lost his pace which was his main weapon and he hasn't adapted. His crossing is simply woeful.

I voted him man of the match last week because I thought he had finally came right - he showed tonight that nothing has changed.
valeo2008-01-04 21:57:33

bopman2008-01-04 22:33:11

Have to agree. I have been inclined to try and be positive with him, thinking that his class must come through soon and it did look better from him last week.

But those crosses tonight were too hopeful and in some cases hopeless. i think our strikers deserve better

i was sitting on that side in the 2nd half and after he played in a piece of s*** that wouldn't go in he couldn't get back into the play fast enough. He needs to get fitter

He will never be a socceroo.

edit tigers- deleted your last sentence, it was unnecessarily personal in my view

tigers2008-01-04 23:13:49

Some people around me in Aisle 25 looked at bit perplexed with me shouting every time he got the ball "run, run, run you donkey! come on, run!...... oh no not again!". That moment when he lost the ball, and then just couldn't be ars*d to even make an attempt at running back to try and get the ball back just summed it all up for me - biggest disappointment of the season for me player-wise. But what a great crowd tonight though, and what a crazy cool rollercoaster ride of emotion it's been at home this season!!      

My favourite bit was in the first half where he kicked it ahead of the defender and went to chase it and he didn't have the legs (or lack of puku) to do the job.  Classic.