Yorkshire Canary 118 Posted July 30, 2020 Great shame his ego and Farkes management style clashed, just the sort of player we need as a different option this coming season at 28 years old and 6ft 1in. Always very talented but obviously hard to manage. This current season scored 14 in 26 starts in the Greek top flight so in good form. I am excited by all of our new young signings so far but we need a big striker as another option imo to give us that plan B to go direct if the pretty football does not work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted July 30, 2020 I agree it's a shame Oliveira didn't work out here, he was one of the best natural finishers we've had here in recent years. I'm hopefully Idah can progress well next season and become a similar player. His attitude looks spot on, just needs a few league goals under his belt 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGoogler 324 Posted July 30, 2020 2017 called, it wants it's discussion topic back. 2 1 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WD40 720 Posted July 30, 2020 I was thinking about him the other day actually and checked out a highlight reel of his time in Greece. Half of the video was him trying stupid flicks and tricks to play people through. No way would that fly with Farke or the fans after a while when most of the time it would result in a loss of possession. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,515 Posted July 30, 2020 Found his level. Good luck to him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birchfest 397 Posted July 30, 2020 I mean, its not like we replaced him with anyone good... temu Sukki... Dukki... fukki... ahh what was it, again? You know, that lad who won the golden boot for us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerrykerry 223 Posted July 30, 2020 Oliveira was a lazy arrogant tool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garlic 1 Posted July 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Jerrykerry said: Oliveira was a lazy arrogant tool. but a very very good player 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanthecanary 168 Posted July 30, 2020 1 hour ago, garlic said: but a very very good player But only when he felt like it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) Spent his last 6 months here taking random pot shots from impossible angles. It was was of the strangest things I've ever seen, and poor Farke had no choice but to play him because we didn't have anybody else. Didn't care about the team, would be happy to have 10 shots in a game even if 5 of them would have been better as a lay off to a teammate, just in persuit of an impressive goal of the month contender. We need players that can play as part of a team, Nelson plays for Nelson. I get angry when people suggest we in any way miss that idiot. Yes he has got talent, shame he was wasted it messing around in the second tier of English football or in a weak second rate league like Greece, but that's what happens if you don't have the attitude and application to match. Edited July 30, 2020 by TeemuVanBasten 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Mass Debater 1,071 Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, TheGoogler said: 2017 called, it wants it's discussion topic back. That Quagliarella guy looks nifty... Edited July 30, 2020 by The Great Mass Debater 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGoogler 324 Posted July 30, 2020 19 minutes ago, The Great Mass Debater said: That Quagliarella guy looks nifty... 20...12? Is turning over in his grave right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aggy 739 Posted July 30, 2020 4 hours ago, garlic said: but a very very good player Was he? Not sure the stats agree. Scored fewer than 1 in 3 here, fewer than 1 in 3 at Forest, fewer than 1 in 3 at Reading, 1 in 10 at Swansea, 1 in nearly 4 at Rennes, even less than that at his early clubs. Almost 1 in 3 is decent enough, but I’d want a “very very good” striker to be nearer 1 in 2, especially at championship level. That’s the rate he’s scoring at AEK Athens, where he’s playing for one of the top sides in a league where most teams outside the top three or four are pretty average. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites