effective substitutes

[strummer]

I feel substitutions and the timing of them are vital in most games. Some players are suited to coming on late in a game but some just don't seem able to affect the game.
In my younger days Adrian Heath was a great option off the bench and in more recent times I can remember Osman and Naismith being great subs.
Can you remember game changing subs.either good or bad

 

[kev]

Yes

 

[TheGhostOfBolasie]

Hibbert, whenever he was brought off, because his replacement was better than him 100% of the time.

 

[larbert toffee]

Sandy Brown.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Hibbert, whenever he was brought off, because his replacement was better than him 100% of the time.

I'm certain it's not 100%.

I remember Neville once subbed in for him, fairly sure about that.

 

[Seathestars]

Polaris was a great sub.

 

[Saint Domingo]

The most famous sub of them all. Lennon off Niasse on.

 

[ilikecheese]

The chicken bacon ranch is a pretty decent sub.

 

[Loadsofchemistry]

Not so much a game changer but the sub I always remember as a kid was when Kendall in his 3rd spell took Madar off for Oster against Leicester when we were drawing and needed a win desperately,the ground exploded into boos and Young Oster looked shell shocked. The ball broke to him within seconds of him coming on and he fluffed a one on one. Always thought our own crowd played a part in his bottle completely going and as a result hate hearing fans booing substitutions.

 

[larbert toffee]

Things always used to happen around big Vic when he was brought on, apart from him falling over a lot that is.

 

[strummer]

Not so much a game changer but the sub I always remember as a kid was when Kendall in his 3rd spell took Madar off for Oster against Leicester when we were drawing and needed a win desperately,the ground exploded into boos and Young Oster looked shell shocked. The ball broke to him within seconds of him coming on and he fluffed a one on one. Always thought our own crowd played a part in his bottle completely going and as a result hate hearing fans booing substitutions.

That reminds me of when moyes brought HeitInga on as a sub when we were 1 down away at Bolton in the cup. A chorus of boos in the ground but luckily he scored a last minute equaliser

 

[Eggs]

...Lookman has a good record as a substitute.

 

[canuckblue]

Margarine for butter, usually for ease of spreading.

 

[Norwegian Cow]

Solskjær

 

[royalblue66]

That reminds me of when moyes brought HeitInga on as a sub when we were 1 down away at Bolton in the cup. A chorus of boos in the ground but luckily he scored a last minute equaliser

That was one awful game mate, but Heitinga did the biz, like you say.