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Strong, really good in the air (especially in our box when it came to defending corners). Seemed a bit out of sorts when in front of goal, had 2 clear opprtunities that resulted in weak shots, so not his most clinical of perfromances, didn't hide though. Not much to go on at this point and I think he could come good. We have to give him time, new league/country/team, etc. It's a big ask to hit the ground running.
The Rob Hulse comparison is unfair, it's difficult to judge the man one performance, no one shone at Newport, but he did ok, he looked strong, quick feet, good in the air and his movement was good, the first chance he fluffed, he couldn't get it out of his feet, the second he said we was under pressure from defenders and the GK rushing out. I think he will do ok for us, I'm more worried about JET, can't see where he will play. He's not a winger but spendt the majority of the Newport match out wide.
You've also got to bear in mind that it was terrible conditions, we've all raved about Luongo (and rightly so) but he mis-read the bounce and movement of the ball a few times due I assume to the pitch - so let's not get too judgemental on a pre-season game with old testament weather.
I think Polter got himself in good positions and but just didn't have enough awareness to finish when the opportunity came, that being said on 3-4 occasions he did really well with his back to goal, holding up play and passing out wide before getting into the area looking for the cross. There wasn't a lot of quality from wide areas against Newport but if we can remedy that, I think he will be there or there abouts.
He's just rusty and needs more game time. He'll need the fans behind him. I get the feeling that if he gets backing and a few goals his confidence and assurance will surge.
run the channels well sunday just no finish prob should have scored a hat trick on a better day , he has legs like tree trunks so very strong just need to play his feet a bit more
Jet didnt impress atall like a imobile devon white defo not a replacment for charlie might do ok as an impact sub for last ten mins
My immediate thought was that he has quite a good footballing brain on him and that, as Bosh says, he's rusty. He needs to score a goal to start with. He had a couple of chances on Sunday, but hesitated or wanted too much time........... I think he'll be okay.
‘morbid curiosity about where this is all going’
The main areas of interest to me was that he didn't have a great deal of support from his teammates, because he wasn't always on the same wavelength at them and that seemed to cause irritation at times.
It's important the other players encourage him, and especially any players who have come from abroad who will take more time to settle into their surroundings. The same will be needed from the fan base, as he may well be a slow starter this season.
From a playing perspective, he's a willing worker, and perhaps too much so. He worked the channels as hard as he could and picked up some nice positions from deeper areas, but that also exposed his lack of pace, so he couldn't capitalise where others might have. But then, that work ethic is to be admired, so hopefully that will buy him the time he needs.
But, I think over time, I'd like to see him stay in more central areas. He certainly picked up some nice positions in and around the box and got on the end of a fair few lovely deliveries into him, but he wasn't quite sharp enough at this point to make the most of them. You could see what was going through his mind, he just couldn't quite execute what he wanted to do every so often.
The next step is to see how he does with those chances when he is at full fitness, because he looks like he'll get into the right positions. I did see some philosophical differences between the German way of playing and how we play football here, just little things, such as when to expect certain players to set the ball and give and go, that were lost in translation, but hopefully he'll sync with that over time, and of course, as he gets to know his teammates better.
prob more steiner type player than other similar strikers, he put a shift in sunday in awful conditions, runs the space well btween defenders wont score a bundle but prob 7/10 a season id guess gievn the right service and a early goal
I just think that, like the rest of the squad, he is behind on his season preparations, add to that a new club/league/country etc. it will take time. I actually can see him and Chery building up a decent rapport as both are clever players and would've been schooled in not too dis-similar ways. I had the feeling that Les saw JET as a potential 'New Les', he can play up top, out wide or in his favoured no.10 role. I probably, stupidly, think that when Austin goes, we will get someone in pretty sharpish.... Although I can see that being Carlton Cole.
He looked crap, but you can't judge him on that. I think he got a bang early doors, he was certainly hobbling around and didn't look comfortable. Atrocious conditions, new team, pre-season etc etc can't really judge him.
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