Quote Originally Posted by steve136 View Post
This kind of gets to the heart of my problem with Trif. What exactly is he "about"?

If he's not the guy to make fast runs into the box, he's not the guy to make runs in behind the defence, he's not the guy that holds up the ball particularly well, he's not the guy to get an assist every now and then, he's not the guy can shoot from range, he's not the guy that will be in the right spot at the right time etc...what is he?

As I've acknowledged, he does take penalties well. But I'm not sure that should be our number 1 criteria for an import striker. I really want him to work out with us, as bringing in another guy next season up front wouldn't solve everything immediately, not to mention the whole tedious process of waiting for the new player to arrive, settle in and acclimatise. But I'm genuinely lost on what Trif brings to our team.
He can hold the ball up, but he isn't world class at it. He has a very good touch for such a big guy and he does have the ability to bring others into play. But as a team we are honking at moving into dangerous areas. I'm not saying he is the best striker we can find, but he is the best we've got and he isn't the reason we are 7th. He is however a large part of the reason we are not 10th tho.

Equal 6th best goal scorer in the league. Equal with Harry Novillo, Mark Bridge and Mitch Nichols. All from teams far ahead of us in the league and in quality.