Excellent news. Welcome Chris!
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if true....and Wood now plays for us - I should be excited....Wow - we bagged a big goalscorer from the Championship, Happy Days.
.....problem is - I don't yet feel anything positive.....he poached loads last season - and from what i've seen, was allowed into a goalscoring position unchecked for most of them....poor defending. Will he get away with that at this level ?
So...other than wait for the ball near goal - what else can he do - what of his other skills....I Dont Know - so can only wait to be amazed by his 20+ goals to come.
....oh there's a positive Alto - Wood has better ball control than Gray had !!!
....and even so, many still complained that Gray didn't get fed the perfect ball....there's a problem - you make play around a poacher, then there's more fail area around the (obvious) target - can stop the balls getting to them and/or stop them from getting the ball.
But the more skill a player has....the more unexpected, less obvious and full of surprise he is - balls can come in from anywhere - or they can take them in themselves....makes special from nothing - and harder for any team to defend against....is the the preferred option, Imho.
....also hope were still looking at an Andone or the like - not going to end our goal hunt with Wood I hope.
I told you all on Tuesday that this deal was going to happen.
It's not like you did not have time to prepare yourselves for the arrival of a twenty goal a season international striker.
Mighty Leeds done again!
He has the will. He has the character. He has the skill. He knows where the net is and he wanted to come to Burnley.
I'm glad he is here and I wish him all of the very best.
Gray knew where the net was in the championship but lost his sat nav in the PL- Wood is un-proven in the PL and so is a thumbs down from me at that price.. Hope he doesbt turn out to be another Hennings.......