There was another 9 outfield players on the pitch last night, none of them scored. Solanke needs to play off of a striker, not upfront on his own. I didnt see the game last night so cant really comment on where he played.
Just the fact he has hardly had a chance to prove himself and every brain dead fan has already written him off, it infuriates me. Give the lad a chance.
I'm done sticking up for Ibe, he's had more than enough chances.
Completely agree re Solanke!There was another 9 outfield players on the pitch last night, none of them scored. Solanke needs to play off of a striker, not upfront on his own. I didnt see the game last night so cant really comment on where he played.
Just the fact he has hardly had a chance to prove himself and every brain dead fan has already written him off, it infuriates me. Give the lad a chance.
I'm done sticking up for Ibe, he's had more than enough chances.
Like I said I didnt watch the game last night so cant comment on his performance.What about lack of effort and fight though? You should give that as a 20m centre forward even if you are asked to play at right back, let alone as the main striker.
.....I am still hoping that Solanke can come good, but think Ibe has unfortunately not got enough...
If you get the chance try and listen to Terry the West Ham fan on Talksport. He phoned in last night after the Hammers got thumped and summed up how us fans feel after a very poor performance.
From what we've seen of Solanke so far, all of his best work has been deeper in the pitch, play making. I struggle to see how he's come through youth systems as a centre forward? Other than his size, he shows little of a centre forward's instinct and just doesn't look the part. Yet he does seem to have an eye for a pass and quick feet. He's helped setup a decent few goals playing off another forward, but he's never looked like scoring himself. I just don't think he's an out and out striker.
That was the narrative on Friday night as well. That win, over that opposition, did gloss over a lot of the same. It's something that must be fixed against the Hammers.The amount of times I heard "Bournemouth give the ball away" last night... !!
Youre probably right, although I'm sure at some stage in his career he would of played alongside another striker.I can’t buy the argument that Solanke needs to play alongside another striker. He came through Chelsea’s academy, will have played in Liverpool’s U23’s and of course the England set up.
None of these teams will have played with 2 strikers. In fact I’d go out on a limb and suggest he won’t have played with another striker in his entire career before joining us.