Number9 272 Posted October 22, 2020 1 hour ago, king canary said: He made the goal on Tuesday. He doesn't get a relatively meaningless 'assist' stat for it but his was the key work. He didn't get the relatively meaningless assist stat because he didn't assist. He tackled the player in midfield, the ball sprang free, Emi put the excellent pass for Idah to develop, Vrancic slotted it in off Idah's toe. Yes, it was a timely tackle in midfield, no he did not have control over where the ball went to, yes Emi did a fantastic pass, and we'll never know if Idah would have scored but we're all glad Vrancic did. You might also say that Emi or Idah or even Vrancic did the key work. Watch it again. Yes he made a tackle but he's not the Messiah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Number9 272 Posted October 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Fr. Chewy Louie said: How many assists/goals has Emi provided this year? Not many more than that. Probably best not to compare Emi with Rupp. The difference between a Council painter and Monet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fr. Chewy Louie 137 Posted October 22, 2020 Everyone who's claimed he's the Messiah is looking pretty foolish right now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Number9 272 Posted October 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, Fr. Chewy Louie said: Everyone who's claimed he's the Messiah is looking pretty foolish right now. You've won the internet today 😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,455 Posted October 22, 2020 17 minutes ago, Number9 said: He didn't get the relatively meaningless assist stat because he didn't assist. He tackled the player in midfield, the ball sprang free, Emi put the excellent pass for Idah to develop, Vrancic slotted it in off Idah's toe. Yes, it was a timely tackle in midfield, no he did not have control over where the ball went to, yes Emi did a fantastic pass, and we'll never know if Idah would have scored but we're all glad Vrancic did. You might also say that Emi or Idah or even Vrancic did the key work. Watch it again. Yes he made a tackle but he's not the Messiah. I don't think I claimed he was the Messiah. Just to say 'he doesn't make assists' is meaningless. He played a key role in making the goal happen and I'd argue did more than Idah who will get the assist stat next to his name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Number9 272 Posted October 22, 2020 38 minutes ago, king canary said: I don't think I claimed he was the Messiah. Just to say 'he doesn't make assists' is meaningless. He played a key role in making the goal happen and I'd argue did more than Idah who will get the assist stat next to his name. I'd probably say that Emi made the goal happen with his pass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgncfc 1,204 Posted October 22, 2020 As Bethnal suggests, I'd like to see Vrancic start a game as a number 10; but I think we'd have to leave out either Cantwell or Buendia to accommodate him. Stiepermann gives us more of a first line of defence in that position, as I think Pukki would if he was fully fit and firing. What we do have now, which we didn't have last season (or even the season before come to that) is a huge number of options. We haven't even mentioned Josh Martin and I'm still convinced this will be a big season for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites