| Austin 10:34 - Oct 18 with 13236 views | NW5Hoop |
Getting worried watching him now —Â it's the Austin some of us feared had come back to us in January rather than the one who played the second half of last season. Obviously, he was never fast, but watching him run now is painful —Â you're willing him to get to his destination before they call last orders and the night buses start running. And that's a problem: he's now so immobile that he can barely pressure defenders, he can't get into positions in open play, and he barely even drags defenders away to create space for others. And when he's on his own upfront, I mean, really, what's the point?
Like everyone else, I have enormous goodwill towards him. But he is not looking like a good signing at the moment and hasn't all season. I hope it picks up, and I don't blame the club for signing him based on the second half of last season. But this will not have been a low-wage piece of business, and I can't help thinking the money might have been used elsewhere. | | | |  |
| Austin on 18:13 - Oct 18 with 2814 views | Benny_the_Ball |
Struggling to run by the end of the game is a wholly different proposition to blowing out of your arse after 60 minutes. He's unfit, period. | | | |
| Austin on 18:23 - Oct 18 with 2765 views | daveB |
I just think that's really unfair. Warburton tends to sub whoever started up front after an hour regardless of if fans think they are fit or not. | | | |
| Austin on 18:39 - Oct 18 with 2733 views | sprocket |
Austin completed 90 mins on several occasions this season. He scores goals. Does not need to run around a lot. It's quickly forgotten when we had BFG and Sylla up front. | | | |
| Austin on 20:21 - Oct 18 with 2625 views | Jigsore |
genuinely, as a thought experiment I would love to see how many Sylla scored in this team with Chair and Willock backing him | |
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| Austin on 20:41 - Oct 18 with 2574 views | paulparker |
If you want a striker to plough alone up top and chase down defenders then it’s not Austin’s game
He is a striker who needs one maybe two chances and it’s a goal
He got naff all service all day , the defence was so deep in the first half they may as well have been in the away end and our midfield was overrun I don’t really see what Austin could of done , our full backs were poor and provided sod all, how Moses stayed on is a mystery , should have come on
The tactics and set up was on the manager he got it wrong
As I said earlier I would be more concerned with the attitude and fitness of Gray at least Austin earns his money | |
| And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
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| Austin on 21:36 - Oct 18 with 2511 views | davman |
We need Willock and Chair on the pitch for as many minutes as possible.
We need more than Jojo in the centre of the park.
We need three central defenders.
That means one up top, which is absolutely fine with me.
That one has to be Dykes, then Austin, then Gray. | |
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| Austin on 21:39 - Oct 18 with 2505 views | plasmahoop |
Personally I've got faith in Austin. Think with supply he will score goals. Some of the time that might be off the bench, but that's fine. Its not fair to write him off, but I would too be more concerned about gray, who presumably is a decent player, but doesn't look it at the moment. Not really sure what his game is. Just looking to run after over the top balls seems a bit futile at this level | | | |
| Austin on 22:01 - Oct 18 with 2476 views | Wegerles_Stairs |
Gerd Muller would struggle to score with Odubajo supplying the crosses. | | | |
| Austin on 22:07 - Oct 18 with 2460 views | Wegerles_Stairs |
Regarding Charlie, look at his goals against (Premier League) Everton; that'll do for me. Our problems on Saturday were not down to him. | | | |
| Austin on 23:33 - Oct 18 with 2384 views | Jigsore |
he would now, definitely | |
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| Austin on 23:39 - Oct 18 with 2374 views | SydneyRs |
So we fail yet again to turn up at Fulham, get outplayed by a far more expensively assembled team, completely lose the midfield battle and yet Charlie is still expected to score a hat-trick? Seems a little harsh.
I assume many of the people writing him off were doing the same with Wallace and Dykes last season. | | | |
| Austin on 00:23 - Oct 19 with 2341 views | paulhoop2 |
I trust Warbs so let’s support what he sees is correct. | |
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| Austin on 03:17 - Oct 19 with 2287 views | nix |
I think Austin will still be very useful where we've got lots of space and he can run off the defender for short distances.
He's just not going to be effective in high press games where we need the forward to create their own space by running in from deep or outmuscling defenders. We look so much better with Dykes playing, and offering more of an outlet, in those kind of games.
Teams like Barnsley, Fulham and WBA have crowded out our midfield which makes us play very slowly up to the front and gives their defenders time to get back and choke out our forwards.
If we get Field and/or Amos we've got a bit more pace and physicality in midfield which will hopefully mean we're less overrun there.
The problem in my view has been that for various reasons, like illness or international duty, Warbs has had to play Austin against some teams that were better suited to Dykes.
Over the whole season, though, I think he'll score us goals. Bearing in mind that we've had our bad injuries early on (also losing McCallum and Wallace) and other teams may not have their best players all season. | | | |
| Austin on 03:42 - Oct 19 with 2284 views | Benny_the_Ball |
On the contrary, it's firm but fair. On Saturday Charlie was gassed after 60 minutes. He's also carrying too much timber. This is high-level professional football, not Hackney Marshes. | | | |
| Austin on 03:47 - Oct 19 with 2283 views | Benny_the_Ball |
I don't think anyone is writing him off. He's still more than capable of lighting up this division but he has to knuckle down and get fit. | | | |
| Austin on 04:16 - Oct 19 with 2271 views | Benny_the_Ball |
It's almost November and Charlie has scored 1 goal in the Championship. Just 1, against Barnsley back in August!
The much derided Andre Gray has scored 2. No one leaps to Andre's defence suggesting that perhaps it's the supply line that's lacking. Charlie, meanwhile, can do no wrong. [Post edited 19 Oct 2021 4:24]
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| Austin on 07:08 - Oct 19 with 2204 views | Hastings_Hoops |
Austin isn’t main striker - Dykes is. The impact Austin has had on Dykes, a sellable asset, is phenomenal and we should see that positive. Austin will still weigh in with important goals when needed.
I would have liked to have seen Bonne or Kelman kept at the club to learn from Austin. | | | |
| Austin on 10:39 - Oct 19 with 2115 views | NW5Hoop |
Don't think anyone is expecting him to score a hat trick every game, or is writing him off. It's hardly controversial to look at his performances this season and think he hasn't been tearing up trees, and he really doesn't look in the right shape for a professional footballer. (Also you can go through my past posts looking for pops at Dykes and Wallace; you won't find any.)
The issue is his immobility hampers our style: you have to make the team play for him alone. Same problem for Man Utd with Ronaldo. I don't know how MW solves that. He wanted Charlie, and he has to work out what to do with him. But it really isn't working at the moment.
That said, we're still scoring hatfuls, and everyone is getting goals. It's just that this season, when I see Austin starting on his own, I feel less sure we'll be getting those goals.
EDIT: Less worried about Gray because he's just on loan and we can ship him back.
[Post edited 19 Oct 2021 10:48]
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| Austin on 11:26 - Oct 19 with 2066 views | PhilmyRs |
I think it’s fair to raise some concerns about Austin and think some valid points have been made. But as another poster pointed out, play to Austin’s strengths and against certain opposition, he’s still very effective at this level. Everton at home in the cup is a prime example where he bullied (at times) a guy very close to the England team/squad.
He’s not the same player for sure, and I don’t think he has it in him to play the loan striker when Willock and Chair are looking to play their cute, passing game and trying to link play with him but getting decent delivery into the box from wide positions and he’s still our best finisher. Use him intelligently this season and I think he’ll be effective, try and make him do a job he was never that suited too and now he’s not as agile, he’s really not suited too at all and we’ll struggle. | | | |
| Austin on 14:09 - Oct 19 with 1893 views | R_from_afar |
When talking about the fitness of any player, what we don't know is whether the manager has told that player the plan is for him to only play, say, 60 or 70 minutes, then come off, so he should not pace himself but just go full tilt for an hour or so. That's how Valerian Ishmael often does things.
That said, if a player ambles about for 65 minutes puffing and blowing, that is clearly not acceptable for a professional footballer.
Oh and as Benny the Ball said, no one seems to be questioning the supply the player is getting when it comes to Gray...  | |
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| Austin on 14:40 - Oct 19 with 1840 views | daveB |
I wouldn't criticise Gray too much either at the moment, think he's only started 2 games. Not sure what he's done to deserve the stick he's getting. | | | |
| Austin on 14:52 - Oct 19 with 1830 views | terryb |
I don't think that I'm criticising Grey, but I do feel that signing him has upset the balance of the squad.
Yes, we probably do need another attacking option, but is reducing the playing time for Dykes & Austin helping? I would also question whether Grey's style of playing fits in with our playing style?
None of this is the fault of Grey, but contributes to fans unease about him. | | | |
| Austin on 15:01 - Oct 19 with 1817 views | ParkRoyalR |
Minimum expectation of a professional footballer is that they are 'fit for service / work'.
Gray 'shanked' a cross near the away late on against Fulham which seemed to me due to fatigue / lack of fitness - could be wrong as had only played 20 minutes - similarly might be why Austin seems to be snatching his shots / shooting too early in recent games.
I got Wallace wrong as didnt think he could get his fitness up to the levels he has where he can play a full 90, hope to be wrong on both Austin and Gray, but think their current levels of fitness are nowhere near level required in Championship. | | | |
| Austin on 16:30 - Oct 19 with 1749 views | francisbowles |
Hadn't Gray played for Jamaica on Thursday. I was really surprised to see him on the bench. | | | |
| Austin on 16:39 - Oct 19 with 1727 views | joe90 |
Flo Lloyd-Hughes got a lot stick for her comments about Austin. Just saying. | | | |
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