formerly known as ivan Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 Firstly, thought Bournemouth was a strange move for him but they have shown great quality this season. Them and Wolves are the two shock performers in the premier league for me this season. On to Scott himself. Great to see him make his England U21 debut last week but in terms of the premier league, he does seem to be struggling to make an impact. No doubt early season injuries have played a part, but I thought his transition to the premier would be pretty smooth ability wise. However, fit he either seems to start on the bench or if he does start, gets pulled off relatively early. Again tonight he was take off at half time. Hopefully he will finish this season well and kick on next season. Looking forward to seeing what our former star boy can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 I would add, was quite annoyed ar the England U21 Match Report in The Times Okay was v Luxembourg U21 at Home but 2 assists on first start didn't merit a mention, however the following did.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 Madueke, Bing-Junior, Rogers. Bynoe-Gittens. Plus Sam Tickle as making his debut, Harvey Elliott the orchestrator, Lewis Miley injured, plus that Mainoo, Lewis, Trafford called up to the main squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 Scott finding it tough right now and in some poor form. No doubt he will come out of it stronger. Semenyo though is going from strength to strength. What a player he has turned into 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pillred Posted April 2 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 2 (edited) 1 hour ago, formerly known as ivan said: Firstly, thought Bournemouth was a strange move for him but they have shown great quality this season. Them and Wolves are the two shock performers in the premier league for me this season. On to Scott himself. Great to see him make his England U21 debut last week but in terms of the premier league, he does seem to be struggling to make an impact. No doubt early season injuries have played a part, but I thought his transition to the premier would be pretty smooth ability wise. However, fit he either seems to start on the bench or if he does start, gets pulled off relatively early. Again tonight he was take off at half time. Hopefully he will finish this season well and kick on next season. Looking forward to seeing what our former star boy can do. Finding it difficult to join in this love-in for Alex Scott, sorry if that sounds harsh but to me it's like wishing your ex-wife well after she has left you for a bloke uglier than you who had a few bob, whilst you had to carry on working in Aldi. Edited April 2 by pillred 9 21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fgrsimon Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 55 minutes ago, pillred said: Finding it difficult to join in this love-in for Alex Scott, sorry if that sounds harsh but to me it's like wishing your ex-wife well after she has left you for a bloke uglier than you who had a few bob, whilst you had to carry on working in Aldi. Sainsbury's more like, Aldi would be Bristol Rovers 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy082005 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 5 hours ago, formerly known as ivan said: Firstly, thought Bournemouth was a strange move for him but they have shown great quality this season. Them and Wolves are the two shock performers in the premier league for me this season. On to Scott himself. Great to see him make his England U21 debut last week but in terms of the premier league, he does seem to be struggling to make an impact. No doubt early season injuries have played a part, but I thought his transition to the premier would be pretty smooth ability wise. However, fit he either seems to start on the bench or if he does start, gets pulled off relatively early. Again tonight he was take off at half time. Hopefully he will finish this season well and kick on next season. Looking forward to seeing what our former star boy can do. Really big talent but don’t underestimate just how big a jump it is from Championship to consistently performing in the Prem He was by no means the finished article at City - drifted in and out games - and some people saying he could make the England set up at the time of the move were clearly getting ahead of themselves Next season will be a big one for him 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 4 hours ago, pillred said: Finding it difficult to join in this love-in for Alex Scott, sorry if that sounds harsh but to me it's like wishing your ex-wife well after she has left you for a bloke uglier than you who had a few bob, whilst you had to carry on working in Aldi. I think of it more like the prodigal relative whose progress you take an interest in. I’m sad to see them go but totally understand why they needed to move onwards. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 7 hours ago, And Its Smith said: Scott finding it tough right now and in some poor form. No doubt he will come out of it stronger. Semenyo though is going from strength to strength. What a player he has turned into And to think there were many on here that said he wasn’t good enough and compared him to a “headless chicken” !!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Bournemouth fans are still convinced he will go onto better things than them soon. It’s just a blip in form Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, TV Tom said: And to think there were many on here that said he wasn’t good enough and compared him to a “headless chicken” !!! Well, at the time he wasn't', and he was. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 8 hours ago, pillred said: Finding it difficult to join in this love-in for Alex Scott, sorry if that sounds harsh but to me it's like wishing your ex-wife well after she has left you for a bloke uglier than you who had a few bob, whilst you had to carry on working in Aldi. Quite a detailed analogy there bud, in fact too detailed !! ........anyway hope your early Aldi shift has gone well 2 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 16 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Bournemouth fans are still convinced he will go onto better things than them soon. It’s just a blip in form I think the problem from what i have seen is that he's not great out of possession. One thing he'll certainly need to improve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 5 hours ago, Andy082005 said: Really big talent but don’t underestimate just how big a jump it is from Championship to consistently performing in the Prem He was by no means the finished article at City - drifted in and out games - and some people saying he could make the England set up at the time of the move were clearly getting ahead of themselves Next season will be a big one for him He’s got a good manager there. Giving him a few games then putting him on the bench. Like you say he should be looking to step it up next season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 3 hours ago, TV Tom said: And to think there were many on here that said he wasn’t good enough and compared him to a “headless chicken” !!! Some said he was “League 1 at best”. Scouts don’t look at one bad performance and condemn a player generally whereas some fans do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 1 minute ago, Numero Uno said: Some said he was “League 1 at best”. Scouts don’t look at one bad performance and condemn a player generally whereas some fans do. Exactly this. Bobby Reid was another written off by many, fair play to LJ for transforming him, he did get something right !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Alex will go to the very top in my opinion. What people are forgetting is that he has had a stop / start season with his injuries. The little run of games, when he first came back, all of the pundits were giving him credit for helping turn Bournemouth's bad start around and then he got crocked by a bad tackle and was out again. Hasn't refound his best firm since. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbytheriver Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 There is no guarantee he will come good next season,certainly not 1st choice at the moment,Antoine's performances have been much more impressive! Looks a little lost at times when i watch Bournemouth. Might go on and become a better player,on the other hand could disappear into obscurity.Either way he does not play for us anymore so i don't really care. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 He was out for a long time, then it looks like he was pulled early when trying 2 starts on the trot. There could be some protection taking place for him. It almost looks like he starts every other game , plays in most . The last game him off for Semenyo , without even seeing the game you can be sure that was tactical. First year in the Prem and playing at least a part in almost every game he's available, at his age I'd say that was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 33 minutes ago, johnbytheriver said: There is no guarantee he will come good next season,certainly not 1st choice at the moment,Antoine's performances have been much more impressive! Looks a little lost at times when i watch Bournemouth. Might go on and become a better player,on the other hand could disappear into obscurity.Either way he does not play for us anymore so i don't really care. You don’t care that he plays well for Bournemouth and potentially earns money for the club that can be used to pay for the next crop of players we bring in? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 In many ways, Scott's injuries have put him in a similar place to a January signing. He didn't have a pre-season at Bournemouth, the pre-season he had at City was massively undermined by two long-term injuries in four months and he has had to adjust into a team mid-season. I'm sure he'd have liked to have had more of an immediate impact but, at the same time, he's faced relatively little adversity in his career so far and this season's experience could give him an opportunity to develop and learn. I think it's very early to be judging him as a Premier League player. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 4 hours ago, TV Tom said: And to think there were many on here that said he wasn’t good enough and compared him to a “headless chicken” !!! Not sure that was the complaint. He always looked like he added something to the squad, but in his first full games for us he struggled to score and seemed lacking in confidence to shoot. Some thought he might make a midfielder but not a striker, others that it was a confidence thing and he'd come good. Which proved correct. Oh what we'd give for a robust frontman able to hold off defenders, now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 7 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said: think it's very early to be judging him as a Premier League player The lad’s got it. No one falls over as well as he does. I don’t think there’s really a question of whether he’s Prem quality or not . He is playing at that level and will only improve with experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Just now, Red-Robbo said: Oh what we'd give for a robust frontman able to hold off defenders with one butt cheek now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 6 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: Not sure that was the complaint. He always looked like he added something to the squad, but in his first full games for us he struggled to score and seemed lacking in confidence to shoot. Some thought he might make a midfielder but not a striker, others that it was a confidence thing and he'd come good. Which proved correct. Oh what we'd give for a robust frontman able to hold off defenders, now. Absolutely, once he bulked out a bit he terrorised defences, I loved his unpredictability, hopefully Memhetti will head the same way 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 5 minutes ago, TV Tom said: Absolutely, once he bulked out a bit he terrorised defences, I loved his unpredictability, hopefully Memhetti will head the same way We had one but unfortunately City had to sell Semenyo and much of the revenue went towards financing the running the club. Had City been able to hang on to AS he’d have be a nightmare for Championship defenders. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.G.Red Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 18 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: Not sure that was the complaint. He always looked like he added something to the squad, but in his first full games for us he struggled to score and seemed lacking in confidence Sammy Szomidics anyoneto shoot. Some thought he might make a midfielder but not a striker, others that it was a confidence thing and he'd come good. Which proved correct. Oh what we'd give for a robust frontman able to hold off defenders, now. Sammy Szmodics anyone? Could certainly do with his goals 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 11 minutes ago, Robbored said: We had one but unfortunately City had to sell Semenyo and much of the revenue went towards financing the running the club. Had City been able to hang on to AS he’d have be a nightmare for Championship defenders. Agreed and with our solid defence AS could of made all the difference in our league position Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 I think the old adage applies to Scott. " Form is temporary, class is permanent". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityReds Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 19 minutes ago, Robbored said: We had one but unfortunately City had to sell Semenyo and much of the revenue went towards financing the running the club. Had City been able to hang on to AS he’d have be a nightmare for Championship defenders. Best part of £6m of that 10 was reinvested in McCrorie, Dickie, Knight, Mehmeti and Cornick don’t forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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