Ulloa-second string to his bow?

[SIMMO SAYS]

Watched the match via jerky stream & listened via radio with ten second delay but thought at the time Ulloa was putting in a shift defensively.
Just looked at some great photo's of him helping out at the back from a Cardiff fan @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joncandy/s...4323/show/
He looks to have settled in pretty well - plus two goals so far

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

He comes back to defend the set pieces. Does the same as CMS but covers half the distance.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

He comes back to defend the set pieces. Does the same as CMS but covers half the distance.

Yer but he's twice the size

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Been impressed with his defensive work at the Amex too, especially against Hull and Arsenal. His hold up play is exceptional, great touch and can head well. Still think we need to play another guy upfront with him, I don't know what it is (positioning or finishing) but it doesn't look like he's an out and out goal scorer, more of a linking man. I guess time will tell.

 

[JBizzle]

Ulloa wins a LOT of defensive headers, much like Barnes. I noticed that his orders at corners (defending) are more or less: screw marking anyone and just go straight for the ball. This is what he does and always gets to the headers first because he's not fannying about wrestling with an attacker.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Ulloa wins a LOT of defensive headers, much like Barnes. I noticed that his orders at corners (defending) are more or less: screw marking anyone and just go straight for the ball. This is what he does and always gets to the headers first because he's not fannying about wrestling with an attacker.

Marvellous turn of phrase there sir! :bravo:

 

[LamieRobertson]

Guy put a huge shift in last night

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

His hold up play is excellent, whereas CMS is always hoping a defender will miss a high ball so he can run onto it. This may work a fair bit in League One but in the Championship it usually causes us to lose possession with a return rate of about once every ten games.

 

[LadySeagull]

Watched the match via jerky stream & listened via radio with ten second delay but thought at the time Ulloa was putting in a shift defensively.
Just looked at some great photo's of him helping out at the back from a Cardiff fan @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joncandy/s...4323/show/
He looks to have settled in pretty well - plus two goals so far

Those pics show how high Ulloa jumps compared to other players around him. I think we will see a lot more from him, both defensively and hopefully a lot more goals.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

How many yellows is he on at the moment? Last nights seemed very soft

 

[BUTTERBALL]

He is a hard worker and adds something defensively too like Murray used to. Very pleased with him so far.

 

[Cappers]

Watched the match via jerky stream & listened via radio with ten second delay but thought at the time Ulloa was putting in a shift defensively.
Just looked at some great photo's of him helping out at the back from a Cardiff fan @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joncandy/s...4323/show/
He looks to have settled in pretty well - plus two goals so far

Not all centre forwards make good centre backs, only a select few eh Simmo?

 

[The Merry Prankster]

He comes back to defend the set pieces. Does the same as CMS but covers half the distance.

About ten times more effectively.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

He comes back to defend the set pieces. Does the same as CMS but covers half the distance.

And being able to kill the ball with one touch and not three helps.

He is looking good and exactly the player we have needed for 18 months.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Worked very hard in Cardiff, but to be fair seen that in his other games for us too. Not quite as much headless chicken up front as CMS but no striker in the world puts in the same shift as CMS do they? Would say Ulloa is deffo one of the harder working forwards in the league, country etc. He needs that balance so he doesn't run out of steam when he's run 40 yards and gets the ball in the box, but every striker who runs and puts in a shift has to balance that up....... and so far so very good

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Not all centre forwards make good centre backs, only a select few eh Simmo?

I can only think of one

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I can only think of one

Is it Dion Dublin?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

That 'Keep Cardiff Blue' campaign is going well.

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[SIMMO SAYS]

Is it Dion Dublin?

No---Its ME!! 11years at NO 9---11years at NO 5 SUNDAY LEAGUE started DIV 14------finished DIV 3 when I retired at the ripe old age of 40. Got 111 goals in that time-----I was always a provider tho

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Steve Foster also started out as a striker.