| Kone - too slow to go? 10:12 - Oct 7 with 3216 views | WiliiamBlakeWasAnR |
We all agree he's great, talented, a right handful, fantastic attitude, lucky to have him. Also, that he won't be around for long, moving on to bigger and better things within a season or two.
Just wondering though whether his lack of pace will mean that he stays in the Championship and that if we start to do well with him, he stays with us for longer than expected.
I don't watch much Prem football, but I can't think off the top of my head any slow strikers who have thrived there? Even Kane had a bit of pace. Basically, against Championship CBs, a lack of pace in a striker isn't a chronic problem. Against Prem ones, it is. Maybe this is just wishful thinking!
(Btw, as an athletics coach, I'm constantly shocked at how many pro footballers have awful sprinting technique, when marginal gains are the thing. Baffling that no clubs are onto this. It would be easy to get another yard of pace out of Kone in half a season of drills!)
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| Kone - too slow to go? on 13:48 - Oct 7 with 769 views | vanrrrr |
| Kone - too slow to go? on 11:09 - Oct 7 by Northernr |
It's just nice to have to people up front who know what they're doing. What comes next I'll worry about in time. I'm going into games more relaxed and confident now because with those two strikers we'll always have an opportunity to get something out of it. |
I think they both have a fair bit of improvement in them too .Theoretically this is where JS works his magic … looking forwards to seeing how they develop over the next season or two and see what we have then. |  | | |
| Kone - too slow to go? on 13:58 - Oct 7 with 725 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
Who cares if he is quick or not, he's banging in goals for us. I just rewatched his Wrexham goal, what a finish.
It's just fantastic that him and Burrell are working so well together.
I was looking at some stats from last season and Chair created on average something like 2/3 chances per game, imagine what he'll do with two strikers that can actually move and finish. I bet he can't wait to get back.
Playoffs, not a problem 😃 | |
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| Kone - too slow to go? on 14:34 - Oct 7 with 622 views | TheChef |
| Kone - too slow to go? on 13:29 - Oct 7 by gazza1 |
He is nowhere near Premiership standard.......it is about pace but much, much more - think ability. |
Premiership?
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| Kone - too slow to go? on 14:50 - Oct 7 with 568 views | Jimboqpr |
I'm not sure you need to be quick to be a prem striker if your over 6 foot and really strong and powerful like he is. There's a lot of other areas he needs to develop though if he wants to get there. But he's only 22 and he's got time. Hopefully he'll be a mythical 20+ goal EFL striker for us first! I'm also hoping the Ivory Coast are stacked with strikers and that he doesn't get called up for the AFCON in Dec/Jan! | | | |
| Kone - too slow to go? on 14:57 - Oct 7 with 530 views | Boston |
| Kone - too slow to go? on 11:30 - Oct 7 by Bacon |
That made me chuckle, Andy Carroll in the same list as Van Persie, Nistlerooy and Berbatov :) |
Is it because 'he looks like a girl?' | |
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| Kone - too slow to go? on 15:53 - Oct 7 with 421 views | kensalriser |
| Kone - too slow to go? on 14:57 - Oct 7 by Boston |
Is it because 'he looks like a girl?' |
I dunno, I think the only sort of girl he looks like is one named Lola. |  |
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| Kone - too slow to go? on 15:57 - Oct 7 with 397 views | TacticalR |
Doesn't run around like a demented bunny and saves his energy for when it's needed. |  |
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| Kone - too slow to go? on 16:40 - Oct 7 with 305 views | nick_hammersmith |
Last season Chris Woods did all right at Forest.
If you can read the game and are strong I think there is still a place. Plus the "modern" game seems to be moving back to a more direct way of playing now that might suit a more instinctive striker |  | | |
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| Kone - too slow to go? on 16:41 - Oct 7 with 304 views | nick_hammersmith |
| Kone - too slow to go? on 11:15 - Oct 7 by Lblock |
The first two yards of pace are in your head.
Ollie Watkins is much faster than Harry Kane.
I know which one I'd want in my side.
If Kone could do the 100metres in 9 seconds then he'd be at Real Madrid.
My own opinion on Kone is I think he's still got lots to give and is playing his way into the Championship..... that is a good thing. |
If he could do the 100m in 9" he'd be at the Olympics I reckon! | | | |
| Kone - too slow to go? on 17:01 - Oct 7 with 260 views | Pindarus |
He's faster than Frey. | | | |
| Kone - too slow to go? on 18:12 - Oct 7 with 147 views | stainrods_elbow |
| Kone - too slow to go? on 17:01 - Oct 7 by Pindarus |
He's faster than Frey. |
I'm faster then Frey, even when I'm legless! |  |
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| Kone - too slow to go? on 18:34 - Oct 7 with 116 views | FDC |
| Kone - too slow to go? on 13:15 - Oct 7 by kensalriser |
What exactly is a yard of pace? It needs to be qualified otherwise it makes as much sense as a pint of gravity. |
Kone may lack a yard of pace, but he makes up for it with his kilowatt of upper body strength. |  | | |
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