Whoever it was who compared Becchio's record to those of Torres & Rooney just massively undermined your argument!
Both of them were once good but are now crap. In fact, I call Rooney "the Becchio of the Premier League" so awful is his ability to hold onto the ball when it's played to him these days. On 25 November 2012 12:01, Richard Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes I was positive and that was because there was so much positive play > from our team, but that doesn't change the fact that Becchio is massively > holding the team back. The frustration was there to see through Diouf's > body language as Becchio failed to keep possession or flick it on to a > white shirt rather than open space. Then we had the stray pass to a Palace > player when there's white shirts all around him, and the groan and anger in > the stands. > > At this level I do think there is room for a limited centre forward , with > limited ability who gets in where it hurts and scores a shed load of goals. > Unfortunately, the limitation can't drop to Becchio's level who I maintain > is the most limited football I have had the misfortune to watch. > > A true striker in that role would have got a hat-full yesterday, crosses > were flying in left, right and centre. Lee Chapman would have had a ball, > however Becchio was missing on most occasions and only got his goal by > being presented on a plate with a goal from 2 yards. > > Sent from my iPad > > On 25 Nov 2012, at 01:16, Eric B <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I am not saying he is ace. hes been with us 4 years now, his goal > average per game in league games is 0.38, Torres is 0.42 and Rooney is > 0.44. i know stats can be misleading: hes playing at an inferior level than > Torres and Rooney, got less games etc. however 0.38 is decent over 4 years, > all in all. for what level hes at and probably for what hes being paid hes > doing a good job for job. it might not be nice to watch but hey.. I take > that over a skillfull player doing nice things but not scoring. > > the day we get promotion hes likely to not be good enough. For now he > brings something to the table, 0.38. > > > > Ross Mc. has got an overall stat of 0.28 per league game accumulated for > all the teams hes played for. However for LUFC games only I reckon hes > ahead of 0.38. 21 goals in 53. just, 0.396. So if we agree Ross Mc. is a > better player than luciano > > can we agree Luc. is a more efficient goal scorer given that hes less > skilled? > > > > As you can see from the stats every goal counts, hes not a ballerina so > he wont get points for style, hair, distance etc. > > > > This time your match report was pleasing to read as you managed to > distance yourself from being too negative to that one player. keep it up > rich! > > > > Cheers, > > Eric > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Richard Walker <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> He was brilliant Eric - I could lie, he scored, I gave him credit, but > truth is the bloke ain't nearly good enough and everyone knows it. > >> > >> Sent from my iPad > >> > >> On 24 Nov 2012, at 22:08, Eric B <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> so becchio scored. but it was just a tap in. oh well.... > >>> > >>> On 24/11/2012 11:04 PM, "Richard Walker" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>> Just about to set off. Feeling strangely optimistic, not sure why? > Becchio up front and President Ken in the stands. Hmmmm. > >>>> > >>>> Still, 2 new signings , the chance of a bit of pace up front if he > plays Hall and Thomas. > >>>> > >>>> Becchio looking for 1st goal in open play since Forest on Sep 22nd, > and people still think he's vital to our team. Not heard the Berbetov chant > for a while though. Hopefully we'll get a pen today . > >>>> > >>>> Sent from my iPad > >>>> > >>>> On 24 Nov 2012, at 10:20, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > > >>>> > that'a the plan, John...from 1.30-ish > >>>> > > >>>> > (sorry if this is the second send...the pC was buggering about) > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > On 23 November 2012 at 23:28 "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > > >>>> >> You in Cross Keys pre match Nick? > >>>> >> > >>>> >> Sent from my HTC > >>>> > _______________________________________________ > >>>> > Leedslist mailing list > >>>> > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > >>>> > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > >>>> > > >>>> > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leedslist mailing list > >>>> Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > >>>> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > >>>> > >>>> PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
