Our striker is reluctant to shoot.

Ruben Sosa said:
Not an easy one, with the lack of options.

Silva central would be my shout.
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Silva through the middle won't get as many shooting opportunities as Dessers does. That's been proven in the past.

Dessers drives us nuts and ultimately just isn't good enough but there isn't another attacker in our team that is getting themselves into those positions in the first place.
 
I think unless you can afford the absolute top quality strikers, strikers come in 2 varieties.

The ones who snatch too much and the ones who are prone to take too long.

Dessers is clearly one of the latter. It's frustrating as hell at times but he probably wouldn't score any more if he hit everything early, because the guys who hit it early but are still accurate and don't snatch are way out of our price range.

Overall 20+ goals, good work rate and doing the dirty work - as an example his contribution today for Lawrence's goal - is a pretty decent return for a second choice striker.

I'm not sure you'll get many better willing to come to the spfl as a back-up. Actually I'm not sure he'll want that role next year either so if we have to replace him we'll find out how easy or otherwise that is.
 
RTID72 said:
If we lose this league ,especially on goal difference , it’ll be only him to blame .
Does he not realise there’s going to be defenders inthe box around him, youJust don’t get time to take extra touches !!
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Aww shut up for f*ck sake. Only him to blame?

If the others across the team did their job to the equivalent of 20 goals we’d be champions with games to spare.
 
HandsomeHead said:
I’m guessing neither Sima or Matondo are going to make it, in which case who’d play Silva’s role on the left?

I think we’re probably stuck with Dessers next week.
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It would have to be McCausland who did OK there today, albeit for a short period of the match.

If Dessers plays, their defence will have the cigars out, while he tries to get the ball under control.
 
defender said:
The opposite of deadly is Dessers, not sure why many start with 'love the guy' he has potentially cost the title
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He’s not the only one who has missed good chances.
Not the only forward either.
Danilo, who I still have high hopes for, missed a handful on his appearances.
 
SDF said:
Silva through the middle won't get as many shooting opportunities as Dessers does. That's been proven in the past.

Dessers drives us nuts and ultimately just isn't good enough but there isn't another attacker in our team that is getting themselves into those positions in the first place.
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I get that, but I don't think you'll see Dessers get many shooting opportunities at the piggery.
 
Monty_greenock34 said:
Only striker i know who doesnt shoot at first sight of goal.

surely PC is on his case about that or the striker coaches?

lack of confidence maby or just clueless to how little time he has to do a cut back inside.
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Wanting extra touches is a massively frustrating part of his game, especially when they're often 'heavy'.

You would like to think that he'll be put through his paces in training this week in getting an earlier shot away. We can't afford to spurn the few chances we'll get at the Piggery.
 
He’s not good enough, however he is more capable of doing the dirty work than either Roofe or Silva. He will probably start but only for lack of options. I’d start another striker beside him and let him go 1v1 against their CBs, as I think that’s when he does his best work.
 
How long before this quite rightly is raised as a question of coaching?

My boys u-15 team does specialised coaching on the back of a Saturdays events.

Why isn’t he being drilled in what’s patently obvious to us all?
 
Good few today he should have just hit it first time.
Him & the manager were having a bit of back and forth due to not just striking one in the second half.
 
Monty_greenock34 said:
Only striker i know who doesnt shoot at first sight of goal.

surely PC is on his case about that or the striker coaches?

lack of confidence maby or just clueless to how little time he has to do a cut back inside.
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We've got two, Danilo was exactly the same pre injury, taking touches when a first time finish was easy.
 
The amount of posters who still come on and are annoyed by this are staggering.

Dessers taking an early shot was like Davie Cooper shooting with his right foot.

No matter how much you jump up and down it ain’t happening, at nearly 30 years old he isn’t changing.
 
You wouldn’t mind so much if he’s taking those chances first time and forcing the keeper into a save - it’s the constant checking back and being snuffed out by the defenders that’s a real frustration.
 
Monty_greenock34 said:
The amount of goals dessers would have if he takes his shots first time.

Frustrating.
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He’s just murder, why does he never get hauled off when he has a stinker. I would even just go with a false 9 instead of him, one of our wingers playing through the middle. Or someone from youth setup
 
He shoot’s like a Glasgow gangster!
He is the opposite of the young Kenny Miller. Give a young Miller time and space and he was fũcked, but play a ball that wants a first time shot and he was superb. Dessers is scared to shoot on sight, but sadly Roofe isn’t strong enough to lead the line, and neither is Silva. I’d rather we played with 2 strikers, just so we have someone near to pick up the scraps.
 
SDF said:
Silva through the middle won't get as many shooting opportunities as Dessers does. That's been proven in the past.

Dessers drives us nuts and ultimately just isn't good enough but there isn't another attacker in our team that is getting themselves into those positions in the first place.
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Daft question mate, but would you keep him next season with a large turnover already imminent?

If Danilo can get fit I'd be inclined to sell him if we got near our money back tbh but I suspect the support will be split somewhat.
 
Chris the Bandito said:
I think unless you can afford the absolute top quality strikers, strikers come in 2 varieties.

The ones who snatch too much and the ones who are prone to take too long.

Dessers is clearly one of the latter. It's frustrating as hell at times but he probably wouldn't score any more if he hit everything early, because the guys who hit it early but are still accurate and don't snatch are way out of our price range.

Overall 20+ goals, good work rate and doing the dirty work - as an example his contribution today for Lawrence's goal - is a pretty decent return for a second choice striker.

I'm not sure you'll get many better willing to come to the spfl as a back-up. Actually I'm not sure he'll want that role next year either so if we have to replace him we'll find out how easy or otherwise that is.
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Correct mate,if Dessers was scoring 30 goals a season we couln't afford him,a severe reality check is needed from some on this forum.
 
The only player in world football to have a sight at goal with his strong foot but still decides to chop onto his weak, every single time
 
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