Agreed.
He isn't an expensive purchase, he also has potential, let's see how his first season pans out
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 20
- Goals
- 3
- Assists
- 2
- Yellow cards
- 1
He isn't an expensive purchase, he also has potential, let's see how his first season pans out
He’s not bad, but nor has he shown Firmino levels on the ball. More like average for a PL forward I would say. His pace is likely below average; he doesn’t win many duels and he lacks intensity to his game, and he doesn’t score much or create much. He needs to step it up.
He doesn’t lack technique, but nor has he, in the PL, shown technique as a stand out attribute of his. He looks strong as an ox, but he doesn’t show it in matches. He doesn’t create much; he doesn’t press well, and he isn’t prolific. He isn’t fine for now because we need goals. He may be fine in the future as I’m sure he has qualities but need to adapt. However, he is not fine for now.
West Ham 2:1 Man Utd
New
Finally does something right and United get robbed by the ref.
Why are so many posters saying he's shit at headers? Talking shite? Probably... He looked fine
Muck up a header and be lucky that Cas was there to clean it up?
Badly needs to raise his intensity levels, has talent, needs to play with some tempo.
So blatantly average. Can't honestly believe we signed him.
Would love to believe that header was intentional, but chances are he was trying to score and was miles off.
No idea what wage he's on but hopefully it's peanuts and we can bin him off in the summer
Don't do this bro, don't.... An assist is an assist. What do we want the ball in the net or just to agenda post on redcafe?
He is not a player you bring on to change a game. His intensity levels are pathetic and he shouldn't play a single minute more until they are raised.
Great assist 
To give him credit for the things he does well and not pretend a feck up is a moment of quality. He had some nice touches, and a lovely pass down the left to release Garnacho at one point, a muffed header should not be the takeaway for today from him.
He's in that position to do it. When it happens to other players (accidental assist) nobody gets onto them. It's an assist, simple...
Pile ons are shit, especially when it's new players in their first season
He assisted the only two goals we've scored last two games, yet people still pick on him.
From what I know him from Bologna, casual assist because he had hit the goal. Zirkzee is a wide space player absolutely not from the penalty area. I don't like Ten Hag's game. Penalty awarded against, absurd decision especially after VAR review.
Outside of his unintentional assist, he looked average as always.
Ok, fair enough, hopefully he takes some confidence from that and starts to build some momentum.
Exceeded only by his inability on the ground.
I hope so, he better stay off social media
So you missed his assist then?
Why we keep signing such average players who often fail to do what an average player does
Yeah, brilliant "assist". You know what I mean when I say game changer. A lucky, unintentional header to a perfectly placed Casemiro isn't being a game changer.
Gets an (lucky) assists and still gets shit on at this forum. Guess we got the new target after Martial left.
Zirkzee was more usefull in this game than Garnacho despite playing a lot less minutes. Garnacho even was the main reason for West Ham their first goal but the Zirkzee thread is the one with the most criticism on a player. Seems like agenda posting against a player that has been written off after just a months already.
Zirkzee was more usefull in this game than Garnacho despite playing a lot less minutes. Garnacho even was the main reason for West Ham their first goal but the Zirkzee thread is the one with the most criticism on a player. Seems like agenda posting against a player that has been written off after just a months already.
It's a puzzle. Every team needs a journeyman or two but I have no idea what system ETH is trying to play. Nothing much has changed except the faces and we are still 11 individuals making it up as we go along.
Just arrived and whilst not been great, deserves a pass. Not easy joining this shit show....
I don't recall saying anything about the assist was brilliant?
Ah so you mean a game change who doesn't get an assist or score a goal. Ok then....
For me an assist is an assist. If it helps his confidence then good, I want all of our players to improve. How unfortunate you don't feel the same way, maybe you need to look at yourself?
Glad you enjoyed his performance. I didn't. He did absolutely nothing other than a random header that resulted in an assist. If you're pleased with that, good for you.
And again where did I mention I was pleased with his performance? Sheesh what terrible posts you're putting out.
He wasn't good outside of the assist.
6 touches
1/3 passes completed (33.3%)
0/1 long balls completed
1/5 aerial duels won (20%)
6 touches
1/3 passes completed (33.3%)
0/1 long balls completed
1/5 aerial duels won (20%)
You were implying he changed the game because he made an assist. If that doesn't mean you're pleased with his cameo, then why bother making that point to counter my post in the first place?
You wrongly stated he wasn't a game changer, directly after a game where he assisted a goal. Do you not expect to be called out on that?
Zirkzee is at best an Everton level player - wait Everton is not far behind us so perhaps United is his level
Damning stats
That assessment is brilliant. He's not bad and then you basically say he's crap at pretty much everything.
Looks miles off the level we needed to improve.
His technique isn’t bad, but nor is is brilliant enough to gloss over his other deficiencies. Berbatov received lots of criticism, but you could still see his brilliance. I’m yet to see that or anything to Zirkzee. Decent at some things
Hilarious how him being shit actually worked to our advantage
That header was rubbish.
That header was rubbish.
He looked so much better in the first games. His confidence must be completely shot and the morale of the team must be so low, it’s probably hard to grow into some confidence. I will wait to see him under an actual competent manager
Does anyone know if he was an Ashworth or EtH signing?
I just cannot for the life of me see how he was meant to fit in.
I just cannot for the life of me see how he was meant to fit in.
He has a similar running style to Berbatov so he looks like he’s always jogging. Shame he doesn’t have Berba’s weight of pass or touch.
It looked a strange transfer and now looks even worse. His goalscoring record was poor and he’s not a proper CF. Once again another player that didn’t fit our system but we waste money on them. He’ll be sent on loan to somewhere like PSV next season.
Recruitment is just really shocking at the moment. How hard is it to look at the squad and work out weaknesses and positions we need. In the last 4 years we’ve signed Van De Beek, Mount and Zirkzee. All 3 of them are effectively AM, yet we have the undroppable Bruno who’s always fit. Why have we spent £120m on 3 players we didn’t need?
It looked a strange transfer and now looks even worse. His goalscoring record was poor and he’s not a proper CF. Once again another player that didn’t fit our system but we waste money on them. He’ll be sent on loan to somewhere like PSV next season.
Recruitment is just really shocking at the moment. How hard is it to look at the squad and work out weaknesses and positions we need. In the last 4 years we’ve signed Van De Beek, Mount and Zirkzee. All 3 of them are effectively AM, yet we have the undroppable Bruno who’s always fit. Why have we spent £120m on 3 players we didn’t need?