He hasn't been good enough but I do have some sympathy with him that our formation just doesn't suit him. Powder puff up front and he's no wing back despite having a few decent games there.
Sadly quite true, he was probably the one we expected the most from and has delivered the least.
I expected nothing from him, poor signing the moment he walked through the door. I never understood the knicker wetting from some fans when he signed, same for Elliot Lee.
Sadly quite true, he was probably the one we expected the most from and has delivered the least.
I expected nothing from him, poor signing the moment he walked through the door. I never understood the knicker wetting from some fans when he signed, same for Elliot Lee.
He was half decent for us 19/20 in a better league when he was just 20. The anticipation was justified, it just didn’t work, that’s football.
One of half a dozen, or so, players either brought in to do or ending up doing a job they weren't suited to. Have some sympathy with him but he has been the most disappointing one of a sorry bunch.
He has been very disappointing, but in no way does he deserve any more or less stick than the rest of the squad, only a few would be exempt from any negative comments.
Lovely guy, which is part of the Charlton problem all my life. Smashing players who generally get outbattled by the other teams every year. This is most apparent when we play lose to Millwall.
The formation we play is just about the worst one possible for him. Shame really
He should have been able to play up front in this league, even in a 352, and rip it apart. Maybe with a more creative/passing midfield, he would have done so. I appreciate he wanted to play wide in a 433, but we didn't have a striker mobile enough to play that system either.
This is a kid who made his PL debut at 16, played for England at every age group from U16-U20, and incredibly in 2017 was nominated for the European Golden Boy award (it was won by Mbappe that year), yet now he can barely get a game for an average league one team.
Still only 22 though so has time on his side but he needs to do more wherever he ends up next, otherwise he'll be playing in league 2 in a couple of years.
This is a kid who made his PL debut at 16, played for England at every age group from U16-U20, and incredibly in 2017 was nominated for the European Golden Boy award (it was won by Mbappe that year), yet now he can barely get a game for an average league one team.
Still only 22 though so has time on his side but he needs to do more wherever he ends up next, otherwise he'll be playing in league 2 in a couple of years.
The formation we play is just about the worst one possible for him. Shame really
I’m not convinced, I think in league one Leko should be a right handful and scoring goals as one of the two up top. Maybe he didn’t get to play with Stockley enough I’m not sure on the stats, but he’s been poor, gutted for him.
The formation we play is just about the worst one possible for him. Shame really
The best form of his career was with us and we used him as a striker in a 4-4-2 diamond, he wasn’t always playing out wide that season. Our formation isn’t that different to a diamond, you only need to push a CB into midfield and move wing backs to full back.
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Smashing players who generally get outbattled by the other teams every year.
This is most apparent when we play lose to Millwall.
Still only 22 though so has time on his side but he needs to do more wherever he ends up next, otherwise he'll be playing in league 2 in a couple of years.