Kyle Wootton

[laddo]

Really? The Championship for a player who doesn’t turn up for half the games in the National League?

I’m happy to have jumped on the Wootton bandwagon in the last few months, and he’ll no doubt get a decent move during the summer, but I still think some are overestimating his ( and a few others tbh) abilities.

Maybe so BFP but until recently you massively underestimated him to the point you wouldn't have been disappointed if he had left the club before the season started. That was crazy talk. Maybe he's a top L1 level striker at home, and a L2 striker away from home. He's certainly much better than NL.

[jacobncfc]

Maybe so BFP but until recently you massively underestimated him to the point you wouldn't have been disappointed if he had left the club before the season started. That was crazy talk. Maybe he's a top L1 level striker at home, and a L2 striker away from home. He's certainly much better than NL.

I remember fighting a largely one-man band on here saying Wootton was plenty good enough as our main striker at this level, but you have to say 4 goals in his last 35 away appearances away from home is a bafflingly terrible record. No idea how to explain it.

[laddo]

I remember fighting a largely one-man band on here saying Wootton was plenty good enough as our main striker at this level, but you have to say 4 goals in his last 35 away appearances away from home is a bafflingly terrible record. No idea how to explain it.

It's certainly baffling , it's definitely terrible but his overall record of a goal every 2 games, is more than good enough as you know especially considering his around game. I certainly can't explain it either.

I've defended him when unjust critisism has been thrown his way. He's clearly better than NL level.

[nw6pie]

I remember fighting a largely one-man band on here saying Wootton was plenty good enough as our main striker at this level, but you have to say 4 goals in his last 35 away appearances away from home is a bafflingly terrible record. No idea how to explain it.

That is woeful. The other key stats here, I suppose, are how many touches he has in the opposition half/box at home and away, and how many chances?

I know he's missed some sitters during his time here, but I don't remember that many this season, especially away from home - which suggests we're just not creating enough opportunities for him.

Bizarrely - and if my maths is correct, which is never a given - almost all of Ruben's goals this season (seven) have come away from home.

[the_anticlough]

That is woeful. The other key stats here, I suppose, are how many touches he has in the opposition half/box at home and away, and how many chances?

I know he's missed some sitters during his time here, but I don't remember that many this season, especially away from home - which suggests we're just not creating enough opportunities for him.

Bizarrely - and if my maths is correct, which is never a given - almost all of Ruben's goals this season (seven) have come away from home.

I think that record is down to playing for Ardley and his cagey approach to away matches. IB isn't as different as he likes to think and is 'risk averse' himself. Those 5 defenders at Wealdstone weren't required really. Chicksen didn't have a single good moment in the opposition's half, the 3 CBs never crossed the halfway line in the first half. The point I'm trying to make is that we've had 'a respect the point' approach and it's continued really.
We need to go for it more, 6 hours plus of football at Altrincham, Weymouth, Eastleigh and Wealdstone yielded just 1 goal. So it's not only Kyle, it's the general approach IMO