[Adder]

[quote author=Adder link=topic=16860.msg561613#msg561613 date=1506088977

Rondon has scored very few set piece goals.


Our corners are thought out and deliberate. Rondon often attracts a key marker from the opposition and if you watch our set pieces, he is often a diversion or a blocker rather than the target of the cross. He has scored a few from wide free kicks for us, probably when he is free to make his own movement unlike corners. That's not a criticism of Pulis as our set-pieces are generally effective over the course of the season.

Exactly, they are thought out and there's lots going on but the 3 CBs are the prime targets - I'm not criticising Rondon for that.

[Legend]

Hope he starts tonight. Our best striker.

[albion59]

Hope he starts tonight. Our best striker.

ai hope he don't! If he does it will just be hoof ball and we will continually be under the cosh as usual.

[Fritzl Palace]

ai hope he don't! If he does it will just be hoof ball and we will continually be under the cosh as usual.

I don't think that will be anything to do with Rondon being up front

[vrabbit]

ai hope he don't! If he does it will just be hoof ball and we will continually be under the cosh as usual.

lol it's ALWAYS hoof ball regardless of who starts up front

[caravanc58]

it wasn't hoofball second half against city, it was quite enjoyable and would love us to play that way more often. we used the width of the pitch with a good degree of success and the pole ran the midfield. grates with me why we don't play that way more often instead of sitting back and inviting teams onto us.

[albion59]

lol it's ALWAYS hoof ball regardless of who starts up front

who's faults that then??

[vrabbit]

it wasn't hoofball second half against city, it was quite enjoyable and would love us to play that way more often. we used the width of the pitch with a good degree of success and the pole ran the midfield. grates with me why we don't play that way more often instead of sitting back and inviting teams onto us.

I'd love to see a performance like that out of the gate even if you can't keep it up for 90 minutes. Can't remember the last time I saw that. Maybe the season opener.

[ashdoy]

Anybody seriously think HRK is a better option than Rondon needs to give their head a wobble. Absolutely dreadful.

[WBAinDEVON]

Nondon strikes again. Will he score before fat boy at stoke I wonder . HRK always a better bet

[Legend]

If he played in the first half when we created chances I am positive he would have scored.

[RedHead_Baggie]

Anybody seriously think HRK is a better option than Rondon needs to give their head a wobble. Absolutely dreadful.

There both dreadful not much between them.

[vrabbit]

whipping boy status CONFIRMED. Played the final 30 minutes in a game in which we only showed up in the first half but right after the game the criticism comes to him. Unreal.

[WBAinDEVON]

When was the last time he scored, so he should be the whipping boy. Like somebody said he can't be arsed

[Dexy]

As a Rondon fan I have to say he looked totally half arsed for his 30 odd mins tonight , really poor.

[ashdoy]

As a Rondon fan I have to say he looked totally half arsed for his 30 odd mins tonight , really poor.

You would if HRK started in front of you. Watch it back, you'll see Rondon holding it up much better than HRK and rarely did he actually do anything that warranted negative reactions.

As for the selection, tactics and gameplay as a whole, I will post in the Pulis thread.

[Dexy]

You would if HRK started in front of you. Watch it back, you'll see Rondon holding it up much better than HRK and rarely did he actually do anything that warranted negative reactions.

As for the selection, tactics and gameplay as a whole, I will post in the Pulis thread.

Cobblers mate , I looked at the clock when he came on. 30 mins to show us something , get on the ball whatever.
Doesn't matter whose in front of him , he should be busting a gut to get that shirt back. As I say , I'm a fan but he looks well off it.

[geoff]

When was the last time he scored, so he should be the whipping boy. Like somebody said he can't be arsed

1st half last night we created enough QUALITY balls into the box to have scored 3-4 goals 
its been many a moon since we created more than 1 in the whole of any game or played two up front.
Rondon ant for you & thats fair play & if he missed has many chances has some did last night i'd be starting to be thinking along the same lines myself.
If Chadli isn't in TP future game plan he needs to be replaced along with a upgrade for Morrisson

[caravanc58]

thought we suffered when both Morrison and Rondon came on, not as effective as HRK and Jrod up front, I like Rondon but we are getting nothing from him.

[geoff]

thought we suffered when both Morrison and Rondon came on, not as effective as HRK and Jrod up front, I like Rondon but we are getting nothing from him.

We suffered from the whistle that started the 2nd half full stop rubbish is too kind a word. Can you or any other fan remember any clear chance that Rondon missed

[alex1]

For all his workrate, he just doesn't have enough quality in front of goal. If someone were to have a statistic on his chances to goals ratio, it would be dismal. I think he's out of his depth at this level. HRK has a slightly different style, and we can interchange between the two of them during matches, but ultimately we need someone more clinical in front of goal. 

[baggie82]

J-Rod caused problems and could have scored two in the first half, whereas Rondon never has any movement or anticipation to pose a threat and when the balls finds him (rather than him finding the ball) his touch, awareness and basic ability is awful. He spends more time looking lost and falling over at the slightest contact than anything else. He is just not good enough and has been found out. He ran out of excuses a long time ago.

[Droitwich Baggie]

He seems a nice enough bloke, but we need someone with a bit more guile up front.

[WBAinDEVON]

J-Rod caused problems and could have scored two in the first half, whereas Rondon never has any movement or anticipation to pose a threat and when the balls finds him (rather than him finding the ball) his touch, awareness and basic ability is awful. He spends more time looking lost and falling over at the slightest contact than anything else. He is just not good enough and has been found out. He ran out of excuses a long time ago.

spot on with your assesment, last chance saloon with me when he started chucking the shirt

[mulliganstired]

It's all gone a bit Anichebe, hasn't it?