Nikica Jelavic

[Christiffa25]

I always refer to this goal when people say he was just having a honeymoon period rather than showing his true worth. The goal against Newcastle was a finish of a top class striker. I really cannot get my head around what's gone wrong with this guy.

I would love nothing more than for him to come on and score in a difficult fixture. But his performance against West Ham was woeful so I don't have much faith now.

Correction:

It was the finish of a very good goalscorer. Unfortunately you need to be more than that to be consistent in PL football. I'm sure there's players playing Sunday football who are great finishers who given the right chances could bag goals in a PL game. It wouldn't last tho and they would soon be sussed out.

 

[deipnosophist]

Why mate? Because I want him to come good. Nothing wrong with that.

Fair enough mate, and I admire your loyalty. But sometimes you gotta cut your losses

 

[deipnosophist]

I don't know why, I think I must be ****ing deluded but for some reason I've got a sneaky feeling that he is going to be really important in the next 8-10 games and find those old scoring boots from 15 months ago. Not enough to replace Lukaku but coming off the bench and scoring some important goals and getting his long lost mojo back.

Martinez has been very clever in his usage of him by not using him at all. Jedi mind **** from our Bobby me thinks. He's gonna bag the winner against the mancs and he's gonna grab us a point against the arse.

...almost certainly

 

[bluestevon]

Fair enough mate, and I admire your loyalty. But sometimes you gotta cut your losses

This 100 times this, i was one of the biggest shouters for the 'give him a chance and some time and he wil come good' but sometimes no matter how much ya want ya have to face the reality, he's just not good enough and got found out after a few months, once a forward who has one top attribute (first time finishing) loses that for whatever reason they have nothing else

 

[f.t.r.s]

looked better today, unlucky not to score

 

[lmurkder]

Want him to score. Oveido and Delafeou. Lakaku.

Now just want to see Jelavic slotting all over the show.

 

[Sozzled]

Why he hit it with his left foot I don't know.

 

[Netromelo]

looked better today, unlucky not to score

He's just not good enough in my opinion.

 

[AndyZ]

looked better today, unlucky not to score

naw, it was a poor finish.

 

[DualityNSNO]

And no credit to Begovic as he didn't save the attempt but just watched Jelavic hit it back to a stoke player... Oh wait, no, a good keeper saved a shot that probably could've been better.

Last week for the same miss by Lukaku everyone was "well yeah, Mignolet is class", but this week for the same thing - "Jelavic is crap".

 

[davidloach]

Perfect opportunity to finally score. Coming on with about 15 mins left, absolutely bossing Stoke around, too bad he couldn't knock one in.

 

[Vaughan]

i'd take 2 or 3mil for him and sign Long with his contraxct running down

 

[Azzurri]

looked better today, unlucky not to score

Unlucky not to score? Jesus, he hit it at a virtually stationary keeper from 10 yards out under no pressure.

If that's 'unlucky' then there's no skill involved in anything.

 

[SchoolOfScience]

i'd take 2 or 3mil for him and sign Long with his contraxct running down

Great shout, Long is quality and would jump at the chance I think

 

[f.t.r.s]

i still think he's got something to add to us,
i think he'll be important with all the games coming up soon, even if it's just to give lukaku a breather in games that we've got sewn up.
yesterday he showed some good touches (putting mirallas through) and did well to turn shawcross (ok he's a bit crap) to get a run on goal.
i don't think we'll ever see the jela that first arrived here again but i can see him getting 5-10 goals for us this season. (providing he doesn't go in january)