Nikica Jelavic

[The Hibbert Agenda]

The worst part is his mini-tantrums he's throwing after every offside/foul/misplacedpass... He's so desperate to get it right that he has a little fume after every minor non-event.
Some might say its positive, shows passion, whatever. I just think he's blowing it.

 

[dannyboy]

He's a box player who looks hopeless in the box. Preseason he looked like he might have turned a corner, but he's back to his usual antics of throwing himself to the ground, running into blind alleys, and watching the ball drift by him when he does get himself into the box. I shudder to think we're going to be stuck with Kone plus Vic as our most 'potent' strike force if this feller is retained

With the prospect of us losing a 13 goal player in Fellaini as well it is concerning.

Kone and Mirrallas really are going to have step up in the goalscoring department.

 

[larrygobfiend]

Christ he was gash last Saturday. even big Vic brings more to the table - at least there's a chance he could bring others into play instead of constantly being offside and fannying around at the far post . His constant face clutching after being challenged is embarrassing to watch too.

 

[Christiffa25]

With the prospect of us losing a 13 goal player in Fellaini as well it is concerning.

Kone and Mirrallas really are going to have step up in the goalscoring department.

Barkley will replace fellaini's goals I'm sure. Jelavic IMO (only) needs to be sold. He's third choice for me behind kone and Vic. I'd love a replacement for him now but if needs be I'd sell him now even if we have to wait till jan to replace

 

[AaronTheBlue]

sell and get hosiner

 

[Steve Wigan]

Barkley will replace fellaini's goals I'm sure. Jelavic IMO (only) needs to be sold. He's third choice for me behind kone and Vic. I'd love a replacement for him now but if needs be I'd sell him now even if we have to wait till jan to replace

You could be right. I expect Kone will start tonight and if he has a good game...in particular gets on the score sheet..I would expect him to start the next Prem game. He may even start the next Prem game anyway, regardless of tonight.

 

[Tree13]

Christ he was gash last Saturday. even big Vic brings more to the table - at least there's a chance he could bring others into play instead of constantly being offside and fannying around at the far post . His constant face clutching after being challenged is embarrassing to watch too.

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. After Olsson tried to decapitate him with an elbow for instance, I thought Jelavic was justified in holding his face. It was notable that even Hansen on MOTD said it should have been a yellow card. At the risk of going off topic, I am dismayed that RM has not made a bigger deal of this: Olsson should be looking at a ban.

 

[Housequake]

Those goals gave him confidence which he clearly lacks at the moment...

Not having this, if he's moved club and the manager ain't selecting him then fair enough.

Hasn't moved club, on 50 bags a week, constant support of fans, manager and teammates, played 43 games last season and couldn't hit a barn door.

It's not his confidence that should be questioned, it's his ability...of which he has very little upon recent evidence.

 

[Housequake]

"An interview with the player gave an interesting insight into his confidence in his ability to finish. When asked on the pitch by his captain if he was ok after missing in that game he replied ” why are you worried about me, don’t worry about what has gone, I will score the next one” he duly did."

I'd f*cking love to know what's happened to this fella.

 

[dannyboy]

Barkley will replace fellaini's goals I'm sure. Jelavic IMO (only) needs to be sold. He's third choice for me behind kone and Vic. I'd love a replacement for him now but if needs be I'd sell him now even if we have to wait till jan to replace

I'd be amazed/delighted if Barkley hits double figures.

You're right on Jelavic though, we've got to cut our losses. Only blind believers think he can find that form of when he arrived again. I remember players like Amir Zaki and Santa Cruz were brilliant in their first seasons then got found out. That's exactly what's happened here.

 

[Tree13]

"An interview with the player gave an interesting insight into his confidence in his ability to finish. When asked on the pitch by his captain if he was ok after missing in that game he replied ” why are you worried about me, don’t worry about what has gone, I will score the next one” he duly did."

I'd f*cking love to know what's happened to this fella.

Apparently he was never anything more than an imposter going through one of the most extraordinary, sustained runs of good luck the world has ever seen. He had never played football, let alone scored a goal, ever before. Unless he can find another magic lamp to polish, he will have to go back to his previous career as the assistant harbourmaster for Dubrovnik.

The goals he scored in preseason were actually group hallucinations, and he had 44 gilt-edged chances carved out for him by our midfield against WBA, led by a virtuoso MOTM performance from Leon Osman. Sadly, because his luck has run out and he has no actual football ability, Jelavic inexplicably propelled ball after ball out of the stadium, whacking them with an old banjo he carries everywhere. If someone offers us sixty pence, we should gush with gratitude and then give them half back, because there's no way he's worth sixty pence in the current market.

FFS.

 

[dannyboy]

Apparently he was never anything more than an imposter going through one of the most extraordinary, sustained runs of good luck the world has ever seen. He had never played football, let alone scored a goal, ever before. Unless he can find another magic lamp to polish, he will have to go back to his previous career as the assistant harbourmaster for Dubrovnik.

The goals he scored in preseason were actually group hallucinations, and he had 44 gilt-edged chances carved out for him by our midfield against WBA, led by a virtuoso MOTM performance from Leon Osman. Sadly, because his luck has run out and he has no actual football ability, Jelavic inexplicably propelled ball after ball out of the stadium, whacking them with an old banjo he carries everywhere. If someone offers us sixty pence, we should gush with gratitude and then give them half back, because there's no way he's worth sixty pence in the current market.

FFS.

What are you going on about? The facts are he had an amazing half a season, football is littered with players who've gone through similar hot streaks only to never reach those levels again.

No one can deny for the past year he's looked out of sorts and out of his depth. Persisting with him is detrimental to the team.

 

[Christiffa25]

Apparently he was never anything more than an imposter going through one of the most extraordinary, sustained runs of good luck the world has ever seen. He had never played football, let alone scored a goal, ever before. Unless he can find another magic lamp to polish, he will have to go back to his previous career as the assistant harbourmaster for Dubrovnik.

The goals he scored in preseason were actually group hallucinations, and he had 44 gilt-edged chances carved out for him by our midfield against WBA, led by a virtuoso MOTM performance from Leon Osman. Sadly, because his luck has run out and he has no actual football ability, Jelavic inexplicably propelled ball after ball out of the stadium, whacking them with an old banjo he carries everywhere. If someone offers us sixty pence, we should gush with gratitude and then give them half back, because there's no way he's worth sixty pence in the current market.

FFS.

Indeed....If people judged jelavic the same way they judged Osman, I'm sure jelavic wouldn't be defended half as much as he is.

He had a goal rush when he joined like many other poor players have before disappearing back to some lower level league's. Even when he joined, goals asside the rest of his game was bang average.

Get our money back if possible, I'm sure he will score at whichever sub standard league he lands in but it won't be the PL league.

Demba ba on loan to replace pls.

 

[cadex]

Nikica trying to break his goal drought is like..

 

[Moomin]

I felt sorry for him yesterday, worked really hard and if he was on the pitch when Deulofeu crossed that ball he might have got on the end of it.