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In praise of Tall Paul 11:34 - Dec 27 with 945 views

The guy deserves massive credit for his performance yesterday.

Sure, he didn't score, but for his first attempt he was rugby tackled by the WH defender just as he was heading the ball - a clear pen for me - one header only just missed the far post and a third required a great save from Fabianski.

And he was in the box in the right place to get on the end of those balls, just as he was in the right place in the box in space right at the end when Dibbling should have passed to him.

Add to that that he was getting on the end of most of the goal kicks, not static, waiting to see where the ball was going and then running to meet it, often collecting the ball on his chest before laying it off.

And he was holding up the ball with his feet too.

And he put a massive shift in.

And he was encouraging the crowd.

Yes, some of his passes aren't as accurate as they could be, and yes he can be a bit clumsy. But show me someone who's 6ft 7 who isn't.

Poll:

Should we try to replace Selles for the final seven games?

In praise of Tall Paul on 12:40 - Dec 27 with 845 views

kernow

Yes , I thought he played a good game. More importantly, so did the head coach.

In praise of Tall Paul on 12:45 - Dec 27 with 838 views

kernow

Contrast him with static, ball watching Adam Armstrong who couldn’t find space in a desert.

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In praise of Tall Paul on 13:22 - Dec 27 with 773 views

PatfromPoole

I would be intrigued as to how he would do if we were to start him in an away game, where we would invariably have less of the ball and there were not be so many balls lofted up to him.

Poll:

When will Martin be sacked?

In praise of Tall Paul on 14:18 - Dec 27 with 680 views

mushinexile

True, Pat but as he is a big lad, it helps to psyche out the opposition.

In praise of Tall Paul on 14:33 - Dec 27 with 657 views

Southamptonfan

Well summed up. He puts in a shift. He seemingly has a great attitude. He runs, he gets into good positions, he's strong and the opposition are wary of him. We had some chances to get us off our seat. He has some skill too,and he seemed to be everywhere. I enjoyed his performance. He is a bit clumsy, but he's the best we have. He should definitely play.

As for Sulemana...............

[Post edited 27 Dec 14:37]

Poll:

Who are you voting for?

In praise of Tall Paul on 15:50 - Dec 27 with 560 views

felly1

Utter madness from previous managers not to play him.

It's not as if we have a wealth of attacking talent to pick from is it?

Honestly...even a dim witted bufoon like me can see the problems he causes the opposition defence compared to Armstrong who for all his endeavours offers zero threat and an absolute stroll in the park for the oppo's defenders .

We just need to see if we can getting a tune out of an attacking three consisting of Tall Paul, Archer and Dibling.

In praise of Tall Paul on 16:58 - Dec 27 with 497 views

MattFinish

After his treatment under Martin where it was clear the manager didn’t want him his confidence must be at a low
Perhaps Juric having belief in him will spur him on to achieve the goal scoring record he’s had at every other club he’s played for

In praise of Tall Paul on 17:27 - Dec 27 with 449 views

Jellybaby

Clumsy and uncoordinated He may be in part, but Tall Paul has all the makings of a genuine cult hero!

I wholly disapprove of what you say and will defend to the death your right to say it.

In praise of Tall Paul on 17:37 - Dec 27 with 438 views

saint22

At last Tall Paul gets a start. by GRIM 26 Dec 13:50
Ivan Juric has done what RM was afraid to do, he's given Tall Paul a start today.
At least it shows the new coach has some bottle & gives TALL Paul a chance to convince us that he can do a job.

In praise of Tall Paul on 17:38 - Dec 27 with 434 views

saint22

In praise of Tall Paul on 15:50 - Dec 27 by felly1

THIS

In praise of Tall Paul on 18:36 - Dec 27 with 361 views

sledger

another one who lacks fitness due to rm training methods and lack of match time ,might be a different player with another yard of sharpness.

In praise of Tall Paul on 18:56 - Dec 27 with 344 views

mushinexile

Yes, not match ready. Give him a couple of weeks under a proper training regime and cross fingers.

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