Before he broke his foot he was looking very sharp and scoring at will for the barcodes. He is the best we have when he is on that form, I just hope he can regain his form by the latter stages.
I agree he isn't effective when he isn't fit, but he is only going to get match fit by playing games. If we have any serious ambitions for this competition we need Owen at his best, so he has to play. Si. >At the end of the day you cant argue with goals scored if you >are a striker, >but Im not sure what his recent record is like? > >But anyway, all I said about Owen is that I think he is over-rated as a >player, even though he has been effective. I said that if he >isn't 100% fit >then, in my opinion, he shouldn't play because I don't think >he is anywhere >close to being effective when he isn't fit. > >The recent match was a good example, struggled with his >movement and lack of >pace. As a lone striker you are as much responsible for bringing other >players into play as scoring yourself, and he couldn't do >that. The one >chance he did get (a point blank header) he missed because he >directed it >too close to the keeper. > >If he gets fit then he is probably our best choice at the moment. _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist oh alright then :-)
