Here's one for the statisticians. I noticed Jonny Williams is goalless after 40 odd games for us. Who was the last non goalkeeper or defender to fail to notch after a similar number of games?
Will he, Hemed or McGeady find the net in the next two games cos cant see any of them being here next season.
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Certainly seemed a long time.
Chris Dickson failed to score in 27 I think and Barry Endean scored 1 in 27 both strikers.
He'd played for a pub side and got spotted. Signed by Watford in the Third Division where he had a prolific season, including famously scoring the winner against Man U in an FA Cup tie. Or something like that.
Signed for us ..... immediately Charltonised. Never looked like scoring.
His strategy is to run with the ball for about 5 seconds and fall down as soon as someone makes contact.
I said when he joined that's what they do in Rugby League.
Drive forward a few yards, get tackled & then they pass the ball between their legs I think?
Williams is an ATTACKING midfielder, he should he getting into the box and scoring regularly, like Gallagher did and Aribo did last season.
A goal every 53 games.
he makes zaha look like the most honest upright footballer ever , he literally is trying to hit the deck every time and the ref cottoned on to it at brum
Unless he can deliver more end product, he's in danger of being seen as a luxury player
Was it the Gallagher/Taylor factor? Or perhaps there's little off ball movement from team mates. I know he missed a big chunk of mid-season with injury, but we've seen few if any assists (or key goal involvement) since.
Why have William's assists dried up?
I often hear that he "scares the opposition to death" and that "he is a game changer". Last year's Play-Off Final is usually quoted as the best example.
But I see very little end product (crosses, through balls, shots on goal). Like truffles and quail's eggs, he is a luxury that I don't really want.
Losing Gallagher definitely didn't help either as it seems to have resulted in him playing a lot deeper than would be expected from a CAM, and anything he does gets snuffed out on the halfway line by the opposition. Compare that to say the Fulham away game where he was able to get into the box with the ball at his feet and cause trouble.
His dribbling ability and flair draws players to him which creates space for others. He also gets us up the pitch by beating people and winning fouls which is crucial. Every team needs ball carriers and he and Doughty are our only ones really.
His pre-assist for the goal last night was also brilliant. Williams has to start when available IMO.
We'll be giving credit to whoever inflated the ball next.
212 club assists
24 International assists
Not at all useless
He does go down a lot, but his style seems to invite players to dive in, he frequently seems to flick it away at the last second when the defender has already committed to the challenge. Makes me wince, cos he's made of china and I always expect him to get injured.
Don't agree with this "luxury player" stuff. He's one of the few we've got that's got any genuine quality. Disappointing goal tally, but that's only noticeable because the team as a whole isn't scoring. Iniesta only averaged one goal in every 12/13 games for Barcelona, that's in a team that wins every week and usually scores three or more goals in a game.
Everyone seems to be looking for scapegoats at the moment, understandably. But it's not Bowyer and it's not Williams.
The players we've got are giving us everything. As frustrating and gutting as the last few results have been, none of them deserve the slatings that some have been dishing out on here. My brother keeps slagging off Macaulay Bonne, but it's Lyle Taylor's fault that we haven't got a striker in the pitch that can put those chances away. And it's Roland's, Nimer's and Southall's fault that Taylor wasn't safely signed up to a nice big contract long before all this Covid stuff started.