The Curious Case of Nikica Jelavic and Papiss Cisse

[pfim]

He needs to play better, it has nothing to do with how the ball is played to him.

 

[Bluenose1995]

can we really say though he is "just out of form" when we only say half a season of him? maybe this is the real jelavic who knows all I know is he is costing us big time and you can add naismith and neville to that list howard has improved the last 2 games.

 

[tim cahill]

6 goals in 21 seems like a reasonable rate for a striker taken from Scotland for little money.

Does 2 in 15 still sound good?

 

[Brennan]

Does 2 in 15 still sound good?

It's 2 in 13. If you're gunna misuse stats to try and make a point at least do it right.

 

[dannyboy]

can we really say though he is "just out of form" when we only say half a season of him? maybe this is the real jelavic who knows all I know is he is costing us big time and you can add naismith and neville to that list howard has improved the last 2 games.

There's always that chance but you'd like to think there's a happy medium between the brilliant Jelavic from last season and the one we've seen at times this year.

 

[Elong]

This place....

 

[tim cahill]

It's 2 in 13. If you're gunna misuse stats to try and make a point at least do it right.

2 goals in his last 16 league games actually. Worse than i thought.

 

[toffee-fellaini]

Second season syndrome

 

[Brennan]

2 goals in his last 16 league games actually. Worse than i thought.

It's not mate, check again.

 

[SpeedEFC]

Seriously, have a little faith people; a player does not just lose the type of class that Jelavic showed last season and we are not seeing "the real Jelavic" right now, all we are seeing is a class player out of form. The fact is Jelavic going off form coincides with the team playing less low cut back crosses from the byline. When Jelavic was scoring bucket loads he got that service like clockwork but recently the team has been lazy and kept hoofing it to Fellaini which will never ever be good for Jelavic's game. To get the Jelavic we know and love back we need to stop this hoofball nonsense (stopping the bloody pass backs to the centre halves whose only thought is how hard they're going to welly the ball when they get it would be a nice start), get our foot on the ball and get our flanks humming again so we can get to the byline to drill crosses in again so Jelavic can peel off the defenders at the last minute to start slotting again.

 

[marsh]

I blame Naismith for Jelavics bad form! Everyone else blames him for most things so thought i'd join in.

 

[Stend]

I blame Naismith for Jelavics bad form! Everyone else blames him for most things so thought i'd join in.

Boring aint it mate

 

[tim cahill]

It's not mate, check again.

It is mate. You check again:

Player history
MP G

21 Oct 16:00 8 QPR(A) 1-1 82 0
28 Oct 13:30 9 LIV(H) 2-2 90 0 0
03 Nov 15:00 10 FUL(A) 2-2 88 0 0
10 Nov 15:00 11 SUN(H) 2-1 85 1
17 Nov 15:00 12 RDG(A) 1-2 90 0
24 Nov 15:00 13 NOR(H) 1-1 90 0
28 Nov 19:45 14 ARS(H) 1-1 90 0
01 Dec 15:00 15 MCI(A) 1-1 90 0 0
09 Dec 15:00 16 TOT(H) 2-1 90 1
15 Dec 15:00 17 STK(A) 1-1 90 0
22 Dec 15:00 18 WHU(A) 2-1 90 0
26 Dec 15:00 19 WIG(H) 2-1 90 0
30 Dec 13:30 20 CHE(H) 1-2 90 0
02 Jan 20:00 21 NEW(A) 2-1 87 0
12 Jan 15:00 22 SWA(H) 0-0 90 0
21 Jan 20:00 23 SOU(A) 0-0 65 0

 

[marsh]

Boring aint it mate

It is, gets blamed for things that aren't his fault like a bad pass to him by say osman that he can't get/control but its still his fault! Back to Jelavic, like i said in match thread i think he needs glasses..

 

[wasp29]

My only concern is that they are not difficult chances he is missing . He should be taking that tonight , out of form or not.Surely thats what he wants, across the box 6 yards out ?