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Posted January 03, 2017 06:45 · last edited January 03, 2017 07:23

sthn.jeff wrote:

patrick478 wrote:

Lonegunmen wrote:

In regard to Watson, some strikers don't come to life until later in their career. Paul Furlong being a classic example. as he scored naf all at QPR that first season back there, then he came to life.

Great point, hopefully Watson can learn a fudgeload from Smeltz while he's here.

if we are thinking Watson will become a striker that we can gain a title with we are in some trouble. He will always be what he is. He will run all day and score the ocassional goal. He simply does not have sufficient pace over 5 to 10 metres to ever be a real threat

Maybe not, but Roy is very fast. And not all strikers need to be truly fast. For example, McLaren is probably not any faster than Watson,  but seems to be often in the right place at the right time to be a real threat. Castro may not be superfast but is a real threat.

Looking forward, Smeltz may not have his old speed either. We may not have a fast team overall, so we need to win games on other points like better positional play and good individual skill.

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sthn.jeff wrote:
patrick478 wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:

In regard to Watson, some strikers don't come to life until later in their career. Paul Furlong being a classic example. as he scored naf all at QPR that first season back there, then he came to life.

Great point, hopefully Watson can learn a fudgeload from Smeltz while he's here.
if we are thinking Watson will become a striker that we can gain a title with we are in some trouble. He will always be what he is. He will run all day and score the ocassional goal. He simply does not have sufficient pace over 5 to 10 metres to ever be a real threat

No, but many players in other teams don't either. For example I do not think Brisbane is any faster than we are.

Looking forward, Smeltz won't have the old speed anymore either. So clearly we cannot win a game by speed the way Perth can, and we to win on positional play and skill. Personally I think the problem is somewhere in our midfield positioning but I can't quite say what it is.