Žan Vipotnik - Swansea’s Number 9

[ajacks]

We knew he can shoot, he’s done that before, we know he can score now and again. That doesn’t make him the player we need. The decision needs to be based on more than two goals in two games. Cullen can score now and again too, but he’s not what we need, and I’d gamble, neither is Vipotnik. That said, it’s better than not scoring.

I know, my post was somewhat tongue in cheek but I'm doing a goal based rain dance hoping its the first of many...

 

[Pegojack]

Leave Cullen out for the Plymouth game, play Vip as a centre forward with Wales & Inoussa as the wide players.
Hopefully we'll sign a striker before the Sheffield game.

I agree with you, but I'd risk a sizeable sum betting that Sheehan selects Cullen in front of Vip next Saturday.

 

[Swans Jack]

I agree with you, but I'd risk a sizeable sum betting that Sheehan selects Cullen in front of Vip next Saturday.

Maybe I'm reading into it too much, but VP looks like a player who is playing to prove something and Cullen nerves look shot. He was useless once again tonight and gave ball away. To be fair to VP he had hardly any service tonight. It would be bit of a back hand if Cullen starts on Saturday, but wouldn't be surprised.

 

[JonTheJack]

Neither Cullen or Vip are what we need now imo. There’s a lot of opinion that Cullen isn’t a striker, but even then I don’t think he’s close to the top of the pecking order in deeper positions.

We need to get rid of we want to improve, and I would say we’re pushing Vip out at the expense of Cullen in error at this time. Sheehan’s reaction when Vip bashed his goal in last night was very telling as he looked up to the stands.

 

[Pegojack]

Neither Cullen or Vip are what we need now imo. There’s a lot of opinion that Cullen isn’t a striker, but even then I don’t think he’s close to the top of the pecking order in deeper positions.

We need to get rid of we want to improve, and I would say we’re pushing Vip out at the expense of Cullen in error at this time. Sheehan’s reaction when Vip bashed his goal in last night was very telling as he looked up to the stands.

What does your last sentence mean? What was he looking at?

 

[jrthejack]

Sheehan’s reaction when Vip bashed his goal in last night was very telling as he looked up to the stands.

I noticed that too. Almost gauging the feel from the crowd. Who knows.

But all we want from a striker is for them to put goals away. He's had 2 in 2, so let's hope this is somewhat a corner turned. I wont hold my breath on that one though.

 

[JonTheJack]

What does your last sentence mean? What was he looking at?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1960420722334916683

 

[Captain_Sham]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1960420722334916683

. The one comment stood out to me. " Looked the same to me...like he was looking at the Director's box and thinking, now how do we tell him he's off tomorrow!"

 

[Pegojack]

. The one comment stood out to me. " Looked the same to me...like he was looking at the Director's box and thinking, now how do we tell him he's off tomorrow!"

Interesting.

 

[SwanseaJack]

That just looks like someone to me who was surprised by the thunderbolt and was looking at the crowd also enjoying it? Mangers do that all the time when a worldie is scored, can see him puff his cheeks at end to kind of confirm he also thought it was unreal.

Think this may be read into a bit too much.

 

[Dillwyn the Dog]

. The one comment stood out to me. " Looked the same to me...like he was looking at the Director's box and thinking, now how do we tell him he's off tomorrow!"

Yeah but we can’t say “we are selling you to ……..” and that’s that. He has power in this situation and could just say he’s going to see out his contract .
Perhaps Sheehan was saying “we only need one now not two strikers “.

 

[peter]

That just looks like someone to me who was surprised by the thunderbolt and was looking at the crowd also enjoying it? Mangers do that all the time when a worldie is scored, can see him puff his cheeks at end to kind of confirm he also thought it was unreal.

Think this may be read into a bit too much.

As good a goal as that was last evening, and i for one am pleased for the lad, his all round game still needs improving, to fit into the way we are trying to play and for me thats down to him keeping his head down and work on it for every ones benifit

 

[SwanseaJack]

As good a goal as that was last evening, and i for one am pleased for the lad, his all round game still needs improving, to fit into the way we are trying to play and for me thats down to him keeping his head down and work on it for every ones benifit

I agree, have said for a while he needs a good run in the team and actual service. But I can also see the other side of the coin whereby Sheehan is looking for an out and out pressing striker, which he is not. Feel for the lad as he is younger than most people realise as well.

 

[Deleted member 1454]

We still need to bring a striker in as neither of them are good enough, but in the meantime it's no contest as to who should start on Saturday. Vip has scored two goals. Cullen hasn't scored at all and hasn't looked like scoring. No brainer.

 

[Jacket]

Let's not get carried away at his two goals, as encouraging as they are. Look at the defending for the goal on Saturday, all four defenders ball watching, not a single one of them keeping an eye on the Swans players in their box until it's too late with Vipi in position, with space to head home. Takes it well though and decent movement in the box, but he's not scoring that against a switched on defence with better communication. Last night, zero pressure on him but a decent strike nonetheless, but space he wouldn't be afforded against better opposition. Even if he was firing on all cylinders we'd need another striker in, as Cullen is in no way a number 9, he's a number 10 and is more in competition with our attacking midfield options, somewhere ahead of Olli Cooper in the queue.