Piroe

[Richard]

What has happened to him? He looks a shadow of the player compared to last season.

 

[Magic_Michu]

How he lasted 90 mins tonight is beyond

 

[Pegojack]

He shouldn't be our starting striker, that should be Obafeml. Perhaps he can rediscover his form if we keep him as an impact sub. He made one great run last night from the halfway line, beating two or three challenges, got to the edge of the area and I thought 'here we go!". Then he scuffed his shot which almost hit the cornerflag. D'Oh!

 

[3swan]

He shouldn't be our starting striker, that should be Obafeml. Perhaps he can rediscover his form if we keep him as an impact sub. He made one great run last night from the halfway line, beating two or three challenges, got to the edge of the area and I thought 'here we go!". Then he scuffed his shot which almost hit the cornerflag. D'Oh!

Can't blame him for shooting after the run but I think from memory that NtCham? was in a better position for a pass at the end

 

[Dr. Winston]

He can't play upfront without Paterson behind him. Plainly. Obviously. Even to Martin by now surely?

I cannot for the life of me understand why RM is so reluctant to play him as a #10 behind Oba, an arrangement that yielded 26 goals in the second half of last season.

 

[Baron Goblet]

That is what I had in mind. Paterson was a good link last season, no reason why Piroe and Ntcham cannot do better this season but generally it looks like Cooper is the main man. It is an interesting challenge but it does lool like Piroe needs a boost or some more luck. Guess itbis just one of those seasons so far but still a long way to go.

 

[T8AD365]

Last season was an outlier in Piroe's career so far, in his two seasons with PSV he scored 3 in 14 games and 2 in 20 games.

This season he's scored 4 in 11 games so far, maybe he's just reverted to more like his natural goalscoring level?

 

[CurtessECarr]

A good first season and some of our fanbase thought we would get £20m for him. What's today's value?

 

[Magic_Michu]

A good first season and some of our fanbase thought we would get £20m for him. What's today's value?

We’d be lucky to get £1 million for him

 

[bakajack]

It feels like he is half a beat slower in his decision making this season compared to last. Half of what made him so deadly last season was that he only had to shift a defender a few inches to get a shot away from the edge of the box which usually found the corners.

This season he is hesitating a fraction which is subsequently affecting his confidence, when he is getting clear cut chances he is often snatching at them (see the two clear chances he had against Sheff Utd) when last season you could have put your house on him putting them away.

Not sure what the answer is to fixing this really, faster more incisive football where he isn't having to try to craft his own chances would be a start but you could argue the same about Obafemi where half the time we just don't have someone looking up to find his runs.

 

[NeathJack]

Over coached.

 

[Baron Goblet]

Over hyphenated maybe it is a difficult situation

 

[Longlostjack]

It feels like he is half a beat slower in his decision making this season compared to last. Half of what made him so deadly last season was that he only had to shift a defender a few inches to get a shot away from the edge of the box which usually found the corners.

This season he is hesitating a fraction which is subsequently affecting his confidence, when he is getting clear cut chances he is often snatching at them (see the two clear chances he had against Sheff Utd) when last season you could have put your house on him putting them away.

Not sure what the answer is to fixing this really, faster more incisive football where he isn't having to try to craft his own chances would be a start but you could argue the same about Obafemi where half the time we just don't have someone looking up to find his runs.

This. We need to up the tempo in games and pass the ball forwards to players making runs and who've found the space. Invariably the opposition has got everyone behind the ball because our game is too slow which makes it difficult for Piroe to get on the end of anything and get a shot off. The fewer opportunities he gets the rustier he'll get when the chance does present itself.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Being strangled out of form by Martins "walking football philosophy" ...
Just my opinion

 

[Risc]

He can't play upfront without Paterson behind him. Plainly. Obviously. Even to Martin by now surely?

I cannot for the life of me understand why RM is so reluctant to play him as a #10 behind Oba, an arrangement that yielded 26 goals in the second half of last season.

Oba off in January maybe?