Smeltz?

Smeltz?

I don't profess to be a soccer guru by any stretch, but to me smeltz just hasnt looked up to it. For every goal he gets he cocks up plenty of others (i know he's the teams top scorer but think of how many chances he gets), gets offside around 50 times a game, and gives up the ball so easily.

Until the last seconds of the game cock-up he was the leading goal scorer in the league (we gave the lead to Petrovski) and his goal against Fiji last week was superb.

I don't care what nationality he is, if you are leading the leagues scoring title you have my support.

...and please, let's not do the George thing over again.  That has been done to death.

yea i know he was the top scorer but he gets so many chances, i think a striker with class would be on more goals then he is given some of the chances he gets from daniel, felipe etc rodfarva2007-10-23 20:54:40

i'm hating this forum these days

A-League stats prior to last week had him having 5 shots and scoring 4 of them.

He needs to back himself to take chances more and we need to consider a way of having all our myriad of midfielders and two strikers.  It's a tough balance, but hardly Smeltz' fault.

he has had 5 shots on goal and scored 4 of them.. 5 shots on goal all season is my point.. thats pretty average considering he's had a lot of good service (generally) from the creativity behind him.

I can see the day very soon when he buries a hattick. so long as the midfield keep supplying the amunition. Like everyone else, he's finding his feet. Upon refection perhaps I'm expecting too much from Moss as well.

yea don't get me wrong id love smeltz to bury a whole lot and have me eating my words. i just hope it happens sooner rather then later.

you've been reading too many Roy of the Rovers comics

the lad is doing just fine!

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?????

well if a revelation is 5 shots on goal in 8 starts then your dictionary is wrong champ.

rodfarva - 4 goals from 5 shots - tells it's own story "champ"

When playing up front as the lone man, you're not going to get a lot of shots on goal - but he is largely the reason why we have had players scoring from midfield and delivering great balls into the middle for others to score. He holds the ball in the middle, and then lays it off to midfielders either in the middle or out wide.

he still scored 4 goals mate. And he went close so many times. I mean, if we were the Knights we would be complaining that we never score a goal..

Yeah, Cnut, that's one of Smeltz's skills that I've become more aware of over the weeks: his ability to hold the ball and lay it off. His close ball control is excellent and it takes a fair old shove to get him off the ball. I like that bit of mongrel he has to keep possession, something I have to say is missing with others in the team. It was frustrating against CCM to see them constantly winning the 50-50 balls. Smeltz is tough and strong, and he scores goals. Thumbs up from me.

Lets analyse his goals to date:

he is scoring, i don't care if he farts them in!!

give the lad a break - what is it with some folks?!

Agreed tigers - he is doing well.

Not liking the amount of negativity about the knights. It feels like you are crticising a family member.

What, like a handicapped, retarded cousin family member?

hehe 'farts them in' that would be cool.

At least he is scoring instead of blasting da ball into outer space (micky ferrante)

Smeltz is class! r u on something whoever made this post? hes 1 of the top goal scorers in the league how is that a bad thing?! 

Ignore the person who started this topic. Knows nothing about football.

Smeltz is playing really well, it doesn't matter what nationality he is, he's up there scoring them.  You call 3 of his goals lucky?  I call them poacher goals, and there are a LOT of teams that don't have players aware/accurate enough to score goals like that.  Look at Reinaldo in the recent game vs us, he had a clear shot and bungled it.  Smeltzie gets half a chance and buries it.

I'm glad he's a kiwi however for two reasons, first off its good to see our boys stepping up and representing, and second our media is well known for sl*gging off our homegrown players when things go wrong.  If Ferrante was scoring 4/5 shots and Smeltz was firing wide there'd be all sorts of negative comments about NZ players lacking the ability to score.  I remember reading newspaper articles about the confederations cup back when we were last in it, and the Dom Post writer back then had lots of snarky things to say including mocking the fact that the only goal scored by a kiwi was from a defender.

With Smeltz on form as he is currently it puts a lot of demons to bed and gives kids someone homegrown to aspire to.  Wanna be Dan Carter son? Nah Shane Smeltz!

I have to confess not having fallen head over heels with Smeltz like some of you fellus seem to have.

I agree, watched the game, the back 3 kept looking at the linesman, then go forward - Shane offside!!

I am off contract, age 53, games must be over a 1, 000, fee well not as much as Johnyy Aloisi say 2 slabs a week plus rent and living expenses.

He's scoring goals, which is what he's paid for, so as long as he keeps doing that I'll be happy. Thought he was disappointing on Sunday tho'.

He is a box player, got great close control and a presence which makes him a great box player. Think Ruud VN and Smeltz is a similar style player. I can think of a lot worse strikers starting in other a-league teams

Never thought I'd see Ruud VN and Shane Smeltz mentioned in the same sentence

theprof2007-10-24 11:22:42