Scottishguy Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I never realised how good this guy actually was until he put on a Scotland top. I knew he was decent but not this good. His ability to hold up the ball & control from lob balls is really impressive could of got a goal too of it wasn't for a great save from the Nigerian gk. Forsyth also looked decent very composed when he came on did his job! Already prefer him more than Whittaker! Young Andrew Robertson of Dundee united did very very well for a 19 year old in a senior game. We probably deserved a win but still promising with the likes of snoddy & Rhodes to return! Martin & Rhodes partnership maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddesdenRam Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I never realised how good this guy actually was until he put on a Scotland top. I knew he was decent but not this good. His ability to hold up the ball & control from lob balls is really impressive could of got a goal too of it wasn't for a great save from the Nigerian gk. Forsyth also looked decent very composed when he came on did his job! Already prefer him more than Whittaker! Young Andrew Robertson of Dundee united did very very well for a 19 year old in a senior game. We probably deserved a win but still promising with the likes of snoddy & Rhodes to return! Martin & Rhodes partnership maybe? Martin is class mate. Some Derby fans on here thought he was bang average when he was on loan at the end of the 2012/13 season and I could never understand why, I kept saying to my friends his touch is a joke it literally glues to his foot and his passing was quality, we just needed to get the ball to him in the right areas and he will score goals. He upped his fitness (which granted he definitely needed to) and then started getting great supply to his feet from Forsyth on the left, Bryson through the middle and his finishing is probably the only thing that surprised me this year he has a great shot with both feet. Well you have to be decent at finishing to get 25 goals. I think he has a great Scotland future ahead as he offers something different to the others strikers usually in the squad and can bring in to play the likes of Maloney, Anya, Morrison, Snodgrass and Naismith playing around him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Derbyshire Ram Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Glad it went well for him, hope this doesn't mean Celtic or Rangers are going to be beating our door down for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Give him the ball and it sticks to him like glue, it's beyond crazy. He's a leader at the top and a fine finisher. The "20 goal a season striker" of my dreams. Hope he does it for Scotland, because it can only be good for his career. Just hope he gets the occasional international break off for his own fitness haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptherams Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Martin is class mate. Some Derby fans on here thought he was bang average when he was on loan at the end of the 2012/13 season and I could never understand why, I kept saying to my friends his touch is a joke it literally glues to his foot and his passing was quality, we just needed to get the ball to him in the right areas and he will score goals. He upped his fitness (which granted he definitely needed to) and then started getting great supply to his feet from Forsyth on the left, Bryson through the middle and his finishing is probably the only thing that surprised me this year he has a great shot with both feet. Well you have to be decent at finishing to get 25 goals. I think he has a great Scotland future ahead as he offers something different to the others strikers usually in the squad and can bring in to play the likes of Maloney, Anya, Morrison, Snodgrass and Naismith playing around him. I was one. There was no doubting his control and technical ability. You could fire a cannon ball at him and he would control it and lay it off. My issue was that he was a slow fatty. He still has room for improvement with his fitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I was one. There was no doubting his control and technical ability. You could fire a cannon ball at him and he would control it and lay it off. My issue was that he was a slow fatty. He still has room for improvement with his fitness. He's still a slow fatty, and the deep-fried mars bars up north of the border won't help. However he's very conservative with his energy. I think we might have a better fitness regime for him next season but a big fat fatty is hard to defend against, lets face it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam doughnut Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 He's still a slow fatty, and the deep-fried mars bars up north of the border won't help. However he's very conservative with his energy. I think we might have a better fitness regime for him next season but a big fat fatty is hard to defend against, lets face it... Dunne and Onuoha didn't find it too difficult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Dunne and Onuoha didn't find it too difficult Because they are even slower and even fatter. And I didn't say impossible to defend against, just trickier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Ram Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Glad it went well for him, hope this doesn't mean Celtic or Rangers are going to be beating our door down for him. Rangers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Rangers? Berwick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfb Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 On top of the above attributes described, I always said, he has guile I wasn't surprised at his performance over this season. Lets hope he continues where he left off next season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcanRam Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 He would have topped 30 goals this season if he'd been allowed more free kicks around the area. Took one against Bournemouth, scored in the top corner. That was it. Never, never understood why we had Ward taking them all season and getting absolutely nowhere near the goal, apart from the lucky deflection v Charlton. Bonkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC_17 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 He would have topped 30 goals this season if he'd been allowed more free kicks around the area. Took one against Bournemouth, scored in the top corner. That was it. Never, never understood why we had Ward taking them all season and getting absolutely nowhere near the goal, apart from the lucky deflection v Charlton. Bonkers. Martins always been a bit of a FK specialist, scored some great free kicks for norwich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Has Ward ever hit a free kick over or round the wall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcanRam Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Has Ward ever hit a free kick over or round the wall? Yes, unfortunately it always goes round or over the goal as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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