DazaDunn Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Got into a conversation the other day. Has wazza lost his shooting ability? Other than dead ball situations, any chance he’s had seems to have ended up with him finishing like a centre back. Had a chance within the first few minutes at Luton and just seemed to swing his leg at it, vintage wazza would have buried that. I look at his open play goals which isn’t many but even his first at Luton last season was IMO a weak shot deflected into the top corner. just a thought and wanted to see if anyone else had picked up on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Hasn’t played up front for about 5 years at this point. He hasn’t lost it, but it does mean he gets far fewer chances so the sample size is massively skewed and won’t have the rhythm of yesteryear. Does mean if he doesn’t finish the one he gets, you end up having slightly silly discussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europia Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Maybe a bit early in the season. See how his stats look at the end of the season, or perhaps halfway to get an indication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 He hasn’t been a striker in a little while now, so it’s no surprise. His game now focuses on passing rather than shooting, so you’re not gonna see him hit massive goal scoring tally’s. Just not his game anymore, he’s a centre mid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 And it was one chance... Anyone can mishit one ball, England's greatest goalscorer or anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazaDunn Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, IslandExile said: And it was one chance... Anyone can mishit one ball, England's greatest goalscorer or anyone. I’m on about since his first game for Derby. Just haven’t seen him hit a shot cleaning from open play. Just an observation that’s all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, DazaDunn said: I’m on about since his first game for Derby. Just haven’t seen him hit a shot cleaning from open play. Just an observation that’s all. Cool. Generally playing so deep, he's not had that many chances. I'm struggling to think of any but that's probably a reflection on my failing memory more than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I don't think Rooney would have any interest in having another season as a striker anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 We're succeeding in bringing him down to our level. It's a joy to behold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 He's got a lot of "missing" to do before he catches-up with Waghorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 He's described himself as 'not a natural finisher' so with lack of practise comes layers of rust. I think he only had something like 15 shots all last season (in the league, including free kicks) so it's no surprise really. However, yes, all the ones I can remember from open play (maybe 6) have been awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Grumpy Git said: He's got a lot of "missing" to do before he catches-up with Waghorn. Would that be the same Waghorn who was top scorer last season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derby blood Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 40 minutes ago, Crazy said: Would that be the same Waghorn who was top scorer last season? Joint top scorer, with you know who. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrisoner Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Came in here thinking he was ending his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Ram Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 His best seasons at united was when he was played through the middle 09/10 Sacrificed himself for the good of the team in other seasons & wasnt the main focal point. Not saying he didn't get goals but wasn't as prolific as others. He's better for us playing deep & getting others involved. He'll still gey goals from there & if i could pick one player for a chance to fall to in the last min to win a game it would be him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 11 hours ago, Crazy said: Would that be the same Waghorn who was top scorer last season? Our top scorer stats were nothing to be proud of last season. He still misses far too many, but that's why he's playing in the Championship I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AutoWindscreens Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 10 hours ago, G-Ram said: His best seasons at united was when he was played through the middle 09/10 Sacrificed himself for the good of the team in other seasons & wasnt the main focal point. Not saying he didn't get goals but wasn't as prolific as others. He's better for us playing deep & getting others involved. He'll still gey goals from there & if i could pick one player for a chance to fall to in the last min to win a game it would be him Like on Saturday, you mean? Pulled the equaliser wide in the last minute ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gccrowdpleaser Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Ferguson famously said that Rooney takes 5-7 games to get going in a run, built up fitness and sharpness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil62uk Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Has he had that many chances this season ...? Come think of it as the entire team ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 10 hours ago, Grumpy Git said: Our top scorer stats were nothing to be proud of last season. He still misses far too many, but that's why he's playing in the Championship I guess. Our top the goalscorers got 12, 12 and 10. West Brom's got 11, 10, 8. Fulham and Leeds both only had 1 player into double figures. And I'll give you that, at least one of those is very much Premier League quality (with the price tag and wages only parachute payments can afford). Did Waghorn miss some chances he should have scored? Yes. Did he make significant other contributions? Yes. Does he deserve the stick some of our fans give him? Not at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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