How did Izquierdo play last night?

[Lush]

Skalak is an awful footballer

He wasn't when he first arrived but seems to have gone into a slow decline. Or everyone else has improved, leaving him behind.

Lack of game time, little confidence and being over keen to play probably doesn't help.

 

[Nixonator]

Out of 23.........

'Off the top of his head'

Add Reading, Burton, Fulham, Birmingham, Brentford, Barnsley off the top of mine and probably some I've forgotten.

Unless you count only games he has either scored or assisted in that is. It is possible to have a have a good game with neither.

 

[Nixonator]

I have to say that Murphy's contribution this season has been disappointing to say the least.
1) Leics away. First touch. Gave the ball away in the opening minute, on the edge of their box, giving Leics a free run into our box and scoring.
2) Watford away. First touch. Gave the ball away on the edge of their box. Watford breakaway only stopped by superb recovery tackle from Izquierdo.
3) Bmuff away ( last night ). Missed one on one with keeper. Our clearest chance of the night.
Not too many brownie points there.

Don't want to lay it on thick, but you forgot missing the best chance of the game in the opener vs city (at 0-0), where any touch with his left would have probably sent it past Ederson and goalwards.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Poor Jiri indeed. Absolutely nothing went for him last night. You do wonder (certainly [MENTION=27447]Goldstone1976[/MENTION] did) if we'll ever see him in an Albion shirt again.

I did. A shame, since, at his best, he was a half decent player: aggressive, and with a decent dead ball. Regrettably, we haven't seen his best for some considerable time, we've been promoted, and we've bought/developed better players. Adieu, Jiri.

 

[Silverhatch]

Skalak is an awful footballer

But a wonderful striker of a football.

 

[papajaff]

But a wonderful striker of a football.

Seriously? Two shots were memorable last night, one which went 20 yards wide and the other where he hit it on the volley near the penalty spot and it went 10 yards sideways.

Falling over in space, fake injury when he gets tackled fairly and falling over when chesting the ball.

I wish him all the best but he's had several chances.

 

[symyjym]

But a wonderful striker of a football.

Not since his first half season here. Most of the time when he gets the ball it is the and of our advantage. The only thing he has going for him is that he can last the whole 90 mins and is never unavailable because of injury. I keep hoping he will turn it around but............

 

[spence]

Not since his first half season here. Most of the time when he gets the ball it is the and of our advantage. The only thing he has going for him is that he can last the whole 90 mins and is never unavailable because of injury. I keep hoping he will turn it around but............

Pm sent

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Seriously? Two shots were memorable last night, one which went 20 yards wide and the other where he hit it on the volley near the penalty spot and it went 10 yards sideways.

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What about all the corners and free kicks? Remember when he first joined? Absolute assists MACHINE.

The guy can strike a ball VERY well. I don't get how that aspect can be doubted. That's not his problem.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

I was RIGHT behind his gross at MK Dons for Hemeds header last year. As he ran towards the corner flag I was thinking WHAT is he doing?

And then he dug out a truly insane cross.

 

[Easy 10]

Skalak hasn't done anything of a while now, except shock the shit out of me. That performance against Barnet....dear god. HOW he is still involved after that, I have no idea.

 

[James Bond's body double]

I thought he (Skalak) did okay for the first 15 mins last night, just me maybe.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Has anyone got a clip of when Skalak was passed the ball in acres of space down the right first half and he just fell flat on his face? [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] ??

Poor Jiri was just clueless last night. He even chested the ball and fell over.

It's on Seagulls TV showing 10 minutes of last night's game.

 

[seagulls4ever]

Don't want to lay it on thick, but you forgot missing the best chance of the game in the opener vs city (at 0-0), where any touch with his left would have probably sent it past Ederson and goalwards.

I thought that was a great chance too, but it was never really mentioned on here afterwards.

 

[ewe2]

If you don't,cant wont put a shift in defending,then CH is just not going to pick you !!

 

[BrianWade4]

How did Sceletto (sp?) look?

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

How did Sceletto (sp?) look?

Decent enough, seemed to sense danger and get in a couple of vital tackles.

Jose didn't get any service last night, dealing with high balls with his back to goal isn't his game, needs balls playing along the ground into space.

 

[Kosh]

Skalak hasn't done anything of a while now, except shock the shit out of me. That performance against Barnet....dear god. HOW he is still involved after that, I have no idea.

What in the name of ****ery happened to the QPR Jiri? The Charlton away Jiri...

How can he go from looking pretty good, to Andrew Whing in the space of about 3 weeks?!? Huh, what gives?

 

[BrianWade4]

What in the name of ****ery happened to the QPR Jiri? The Charlton away Jiri...

How can he go from looking pretty good, to Andrew Whing in the space of about 3 weeks?!? Huh, what gives?

Andrew Whing.
Enjoyed that...!