Chuba Akpom: Evaluation Thus Far?

[martin tyler]

Problem is he's come here off the back of 6 months out. He did have a great pre season for arsenal before the injury and scored a few goals something like 5 in 4 games. Thing is now he needs 90 minutes for 3/4 weeks to get his sharpness up. Problem is he is likely to get 15/20 min cameos here. I don't think we will see the best of him at any stage whilst he is here. Hopefully he will pop up with a much needed winner somewhere in the run in. There is a good player in there somewhere.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Impossibly to say, based on the amount of time he's actually been on the pitch.
Clearly brought in, just in case.

Heaven forbid, that he gets a decent opportunity to show us what he's actually capable of.

 

[perseus]

I think I would prefer Elvis. So far.

 

[Withdean South Stand]

It's a thankless task he's been signed for. I think he'd be better off dropping into league 1 and being a first choice pick and getting a run of games. He won't fulfil any possible potential he may be hiding all the time he's coming on for 10/15 minutes at the tail end of a game. I don't think there's a player in there at all, but we can't fairly judge the man because he's never going to get to play for us.

It's just a shame we felt the need to sign someone else's cast off than take a chance on someone we're investing in in the Development Squad. Is Tilley not going to get a chance? Or Connor Tighe? If we'd signed someone experienced to bridge the gap, you could understand it but we didn't. We signed some other clubs' kid which really doesn't offer us anything at all.

 

[Napper]

Not good enough.

About as effective as playing March / Murphy / Knocky up front.

He looks like he could have a good game in him but pretty sure he is destined for a standard below where we currently are.

 

[theboybilly]

Quite why he was brought on ahead of Tomer on Saturday I have no idea

 

[GT49er]

This is where we differ Easy 10. I can form an expert opinion on footballers based on 45 mins of football. It's an art i say.

Has he actually played 45 minutes yet?

 

[amexer]

Unable o give opinion until he at least has played a full game. However unlike many on here think he has a lot to offer to play off Murray or Hemed. Quicker then any of other 3 and is a handfull.

 

[OvingdeanSeagull]

OK, know it's it's tempting fate and he'll now go on and score the goal that guarantees us promotion, but...

What's your evaluation of the little of him that you've seen thus far?

For me, he's a bit of a big lump of limited effectiveness in the COG, Hemed mould. As unlikely to make the grade at Arsenal as Wilson was to make the grade at ManU.

And if it makes you happier...

Or just something new to discuss on a dull Monday afternoon

How on earth can you put him in the same bracket as Hemed? Let alone putting COG in the same bracket as Tomer. He has a better goals per minute record than anyone in our squad and the 3rd best in the entire league from players with 10 or more goals. Hemed is quite clearly in an entirely different league to Akpom. You really do baffle me sometimes.

 

[Don Tmatter]

The type of player that needs a run of 4-5 games to get up to speed but he's not going to get that here in our position, can't see he's any better than Manu but maybe he's a better trainer/character

 

[durrington gull]

It's a thankless task he's been signed for. I think he'd be better off dropping into league 1 and being a first choice pick and getting a run of games. He won't fulfil any possible potential he may be hiding all the time he's coming on for 10/15 minutes at the tail end of a game. I don't think there's a player in there at all, but we can't fairly judge the man because he's never going to get to play for us.

It's just a shame we felt the need to sign someone else's cast off than take a chance on someone we're investing in in the Development Squad. Is Tilley not going to get a chance? Or Connor Tighe? If we'd signed someone experienced to bridge the gap, you could understand it but we didn't. We signed some other clubs' kid which really doesn't offer us anything at all.

Excellent post, why not give our own young strikers a chance rather than a loan player that isn't better than what we already have?

 

[Invicta]

Quite why he was brought on ahead of Tomer on Saturday I have no idea

Presumably there's a clause that he has to take some part in games, think he's come on in all bar one he's been a sub

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

would rather have a look at this young Irish lad banging them in at the moment......17 is no age to start making an impression nowadays ? Akpom, Obika in disguise !

 

[T soprano]

If he can't get in the the Arsenal side he must be shite

 

[Surf's Up]

He hasn't had a proper opportunity to show but I remember seeing him play for Arsenal's U 23s against us last season and he was considerably better than any player in our U 23s on that night. he just needs a chance but, as others have said, is unlikely to get it here.

 

[BensGrandad]

I can see potential there but, at this moment, it is just that.
I'd certainly put him above COG

I believe that COG has more to offer at the moment. He would hold his own in a Div 1 or 2 side but not sure that Akpom could I was excited when we signed Akpom and expected more from him being at Arsenal but I must admit to being disappointed. at the moment but hope that he can prove otherwise. I dont see him as being as good as Wilson more a Manu mk 2.

 

[ewe2]

I remember Ashley Barnes scoring on his loan debut......

 

[Goldstone1976]

Insufficient data to form a considered opinion yet, except to say that he's very quick, quite strong and pretty direct. Good qualities. Scoring would help...

 

[Pavilionaire]

There's no point slagging the guy off because all it takes is one goal scored at the right time for him to become - like Robbie Reinelt - an Albion legend.

 

[Mackenzie]

He's fast, which is good.