He DELIVERS in big games, but struggles against smaller sides?!
Nov 4, 2026
But the games where you need him to lock in
and give a shift in for the team
and he might only get one chance,
but he scored it and it's a big game
and he'll do the run.
I think the game we played kind of suited him
in the way that, you know,
he had to put a shift in for the team.
Defensive header, I think from corners,
it's something you don't always know.
He won so many headers, front post,
he was good holding the ball a little bit.
Obviously, I think he could have done better at times.
My point is the games, Ipswich at home,
Hull City at home in a couple of weeks
and stuff like that.
You see where we've got the ball
and we're having loads of chances in that.
He's the guy that will miss six
and you're thinking,
oh, he can't start next week.
But the games where you need him to lock in
and give a shift in for the team
and he might only get one chance,
but he scored it and it's a big game
and he'll do the running.
That's where the frustration comes.
It's like he's so good in these big games
and now we're going to go into a game
where we expect to win.
He's going to get chances.
He's going to,
he doesn't need to drop back.
He can stay up there and stuff.
And that's where we get frustrated with him
because we're like,
oh, you've had six chances.
That's a good point.
And it's like,
you can't find the balance with him.
It's like Champions League final,
unbelievable,
gets a goal,
sits back,
defends against PSG,
unbelievable.
Anfield,
sat back,
gets a goal,
unbelievable.
Chelsea,
maybe an outlier.
We're at home.
He played well in an attacking game,
but.
It's normally them smaller games, isn't it, where you need, like,
we've had eight chances, how have we
not scored one and stuff like this?

