Gordaleman wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:52 amPut any other similar striker in the same position as Wood (Barny is usually out wide doing the donkey work.) and they would score at least twice as many as he does with the quality of crosses he gets.
Let's just agree to disagree.
How ridiculous. Woody scores a lot more goals than any of our other options because he gets in the right place at the right time and is a decent finisher with both feet and his head. His involvement in play is average but not bad and his defensive work is excellent.
Barnes hasn’t scored consistently for years. He doesn’t look like he’ll ever score again - he looks utterly harmless. He doesn’t even win any headers to say he’s supposed to be a big guy. It’s a shame because he was a good player for us, but we really need to move on now. Vydra does everything Barnes does just as well, but has the ability to link our midfield and attack, as well as having the pace to run the channels - meaning woody doesn’t have to and he can do what he’s better at and stay central and hold the ball up.