Reading are doing even worse than us.. he provides at least 3 to 4 opportunities a match and is severely missing this year.. would you take him back.. even considering the money we have based on how we're doing this season vs last?
He hasn't done nothing for them...Have they won since he went there?
I like Slav didn't want him to leave. Can't pretend I know that he would make things better but think he would be the best player to fill in for cairney. What was so important last season is that aluko and cairney could keep the ball under incredible pressure giving everyone around them time and space if found. There is no point crying over spilt milk though. The players we have just need to play to their maximum potential.
No
He wanted to go.no i wouldnt! Do we miss him,yes!
The last thing we need is someone who can't kick a ball properly. Aluko has strength, fast strong, but frankly is so wasteful in front of goal. We need a goalscorer, someone who can lead the line, get on the end of things. We have about 8 players who play like Aluko, don't need another one.
Quote from: hovewhite on October 22, 2017, 11:17:10 AM
He wanted to go.no i wouldnt! Do we miss him,yes!
Pretty accurate
Yes, I'd take him back. He was one of our most creative players last season, something we're desperately missing this season.
No I wouldn't creating chances is still not our problem - finishing them is and he is defiantly not the answer to that
He's miles better than anyone we signed in the summer so yes
Quote from: Statto on October 22, 2017, 12:28:19 PM
No
Can't finish
Looks crap at Reading
Never would have motivated himself to play as well again this season
Self righteous precious little diva, like his sister
Much Rather have Mollo, Ojo and Kamara
Haha large parts of me agree with this.
Would say though that he did seem to be able to fashion chances out of nothing when things weren't going our way and placed in the Cairney position would've made a difference to our results.
This is the classic 'not in the team must be better than we have starting' reaction.
Yes
Yes, beggars can't be choosers, I would have him back, but it would have to be on my terms.
He wanted to leave - we should forget him and move on.
We have good replacements. Even if we didn't , I don't think he will be coming back.
Move on.
If we had drawn against Villa we would not even be talking about this. If anything getting Soares up and running so we can push Sess forward is more important than worrying about Sone 'worst conversion rate' Aluko.
would take back Barry Hayles at the moment
Would take back Saha at the moment!
Aluko's value came, not from his goals, but from his speed, strength, and workrate in the middle of the field, turning defense into offense. I do not believe Fulham would have been pinned by Villa's press so effectively in the first half if Aluko were on the field. I, for one, thought he was the team's second most important player last year, after Cairney. He has certainly not been replaced.
Last season he was as important as TC in my mind and was a great outlet when pressure was on
And we miss him.but he wanted to go that was his chioce.
Quote from: NewYorkYank on October 23, 2017, 03:37:51 PM
Aluko's value came, not from his goals, but from his speed, strength, and workrate in the middle of the field, turning defense into offense. I do not believe Fulham would have been pinned by Villa's press so effectively in the first half if Aluko were on the field. I, for one, thought he was the team's second most important player last year, after Cairney. He has certainly not been replaced.
:plus one:
When Aluko gave a keeper " the eyes " he invariably hit the corner flag. Whilst we all know he couldn't hit a barn door he did create acres of space for others inside the box . Defenders feared him especially when running at them with Fred alongside down the right. It would often take up to four defenders to try and deal with them which created so much space in the middle. We haven't repacked that threat. Regardless of whether he wanted to go - we have not recreated this attacking force. Why do you think the manager didn't want to lose him? Forget the money - it weakened us.
However please don't take this post as a moan - it isn't. Quite simply this sort of crap happens in football all the time.
Should have read re created not repacked
Quote from: fulhamben on October 22, 2017, 01:14:36 PM
He's miles better than anyone we signed in the summer so yes
So right that ,is perhaps the main reason we are not looking like promotion contenders.
Yes please.
He missed only a game or two last season in a magnificent attacking team. Sure he missed chances but managed to score eight championship goals, at the moment it is difficult to see anyone in the squad achieving that many.
No.
Quote from: Marcel_Gecov on October 23, 2017, 10:28:36 AM
If we had drawn against Villa we would not even be talking about this. If anything getting Soares up and running so we can push Sess forward is more important than worrying about Sone 'worst conversion rate' Aluko.
I think you are missing the point here Marcel. It is easy to deride his poor conversion rate but a) he got into positions to have a striking opportunity more often than many of his team mates and b) his assist rate was excellent. He has definitely not been adequately replaced although admittedly I do look forward to seeing Soares with Sess pushed forward.
