2022/23 Anthony Gordon

[witchdoc187]

I like him mate but think we should go for better.We can't just rely on Dominic Calvert-Lewin for goals no matter how many assists he gets.

Exactly it's squad game now more than ever with 5 subs and that's where I expect us to strengthen next. In attack

 

[Mr Mig]

We all do mate. But groaning every misplaced pass doesn't help. Yeah he was poor but why the hate? Imagine if that was your lad on the pitch? You'd encourage him right?

I’m sorry but he is miles away from being what we need. Imo he needs protecting, away from the first team, nowhere near good enough if we want to be the best we can be

 

[Mr Mig]

People going on about his stamina….if that is actually true the we need to get the Doctor in. Imo it’s about attitude and earning your stripes

 

[Dave dawson]

Has the potential to be a really good player, but needs to stop thinking he's already there, how much would Chelsea offer for him now, nothing like what we saw in the Summer . After tonight's show I would bench him, he needs to know that he is not a complete player and it takes a lot more than Chelsea showing interest to make him a good player

 

[witchdoc187]

I’m sorry but he is miles away from being what we need. Imo he needs protecting, away from the first team, nowhere near good enough if we want to be the best we can be

Yeah he needs protecting. Couldn't agree more. Bring him on as sub. That's what I was saying but until we strengthen its hard

 

[Swartzy]

yeah to be honest, shaggy ( I mean Gordon ) needs to make a decision. Its either solving mysteries with scooby or playing for this mighty club. He can't do both. And I know what I want to see cos the lad does have the talent in his locker, but you can see how drained he looks in certain games. This is no slate on the lad, I know he's young and still a bit raw but we need him and need to see a bit more consistency in his game.
Maybe a bit more competition will do him good so lets hope Thelwell's got a few gems up his sleeve come jan.

 

[Saaby]

He has a big head on him, thinks he is better than he actually is. Won’t sign a contract so boot him out and get some $$ from him.

 

[Houghty19]

If he plays well I'll say so but also when he plays poorly I'll say so and let's face it he was poor. He needs to do a lot more to justify £100,000/wk.

 

[McBain]

I’d be knocking on HIS door and asking him what he should be doing to be in team based on what he’s serving up.

 

[Kever10]

Every time he doesn't play particularly well there will be the same old bed wetters frothing at the mouth to post how crap they think he is in here. He didn't play well tonight but neither did 7/8 of his team mates most of whom are far more experienced.

He's a young player whose form will fluctuate. Give it a rest.

The flip side to that is the people who raved about him at Palace, how amazing he was and much improved he was. He scored the definition of a tap in, and before that, i thought he was awful save for 1 decent shot in the 1st half. I would've taken him off at half time, and like i say, before his goal, he looked dead on his feet. The goal livened him up a bit, but he still didnt do much after. I heard several people saying how he laced their fullback every time he got the ball, and i honestly thought i mustve been watching a different game, because the ball seemed to stop whenever it arrived at his feet and the inevitable square pass back down the line or inside to Iwobi was all he seemed capable of. He tried 1, maybe 2 crosses, and they were atrocious.

And yet, his tap in was enough for his fan boys to start banging the drum about what a player he is going to be again, lauding him as a super talent.

He literally does next to nothing every week, and his positional sense is baffling. Ill give him credit for scoring the goals he has this season, because he has already equalled his output from last season (ill reluctantly give him the 2 massive deflections, but im not giving him Richarlsons goal that hit him accidentally). But he still only has, i believe, 3 assists in 60 1st team games, which is mental. Iwobi has 5 this season alone.

The most impressive thing about Gordon for me is his ego, follwed closely by his ability to pull the wool over peoples eyes.

Has the potential to be a really good player, but needs to stop thinking he's already there, how much would Chelsea offer for him now, nothing like what we saw in the Summer . After tonight's show I would bench him, he needs to know that he is not a complete player and it takes a lot more than Chelsea showing interest to make him a good player

He has potential to be a good player the same way that Ross Barkley has the potential to turn his career round and become 1 of the best players in the league. He has a club, he trains every week, and he seems to have unlimited opportunities to spurn, so while those things remain the same, yes, i guess you could say he has potential to become a great player.

Him and Rondon should keep telling themselves that.

 

[EDINHO1]

Ah. So he is the new scapegoat then.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Think we need to show patience with young Anthony. He was not great against Fulham but he kept going and didn't hide. He'll come good ?

 

[Leylo]

The flip side to that is the people who raved about him at Palace, how amazing he was and much improved he was. He scored the definition of a tap in, and before that, i thought he was awful save for 1 decent shot in the 1st half. I would've taken him off at half time, and like i say, before his goal, he looked dead on his feet. The goal livened him up a bit, but he still didnt do much after. I heard several people saying how he laced their fullback every time he got the ball, and i honestly thought i mustve been watching a different game, because the ball seemed to stop whenever it arrived at his feet and the inevitable square pass back down the line or inside to Iwobi was all he seemed capable of. He tried 1, maybe 2 crosses, and they were atrocious.

And yet, his tap in was enough for his fan boys to start banging the drum about what a player he is going to be again, lauding him as a super talent.

He literally does next to nothing every week, and his positional sense is baffling. Ill give him credit for scoring the goals he has this season, because he has already equalled his output from last season (ill reluctantly give him the 2 massive deflections, but im not giving him Richarlsons goal that hit him accidentally). But he still only has, i believe, 3 assists in 60 1st team games, which is mental. Iwobi has 5 this season alone.

The most impressive thing about Gordon for me is his ego, follwed closely by his ability to pull the wool over peoples eyes.



He has potential to be a good player the same way that Ross Barkley has the potential to turn his career round and become 1 of the best players in the league. He has a club, he trains every week, and he seems to have unlimited opportunities to spurn, so while those things remain the same, yes, i guess you could say he has potential to become a great player.

Him and Rondon should keep telling themselves that.

In a nutshell , maybe a greedy agent is knobbling his progress because he looks like he's going backwards in every aspect

 

[Leylo]

Ah. So he is the new scapegoat then.

Don't think so everyone at goodison last week was right behind him but when supporters hear reports his agent wants him on a hundred grand a week, rumors yes but we are a working class club and some people can jump on that

 

[Kever10]

Think we need to show patience with young Anthony. He was not great against Fulham but he kept going and didn't hide. He'll come good ?

How much patience? Tom Davies was written off far more easily than Gordon was, and he had similar stats (4 goals 4 assists in roughly his 1st 60 games) and wasnt playing as a winger/striker. Davies is only 2-3 years older than him. Shall we be patient with him also, or does he not count because he wears unusual clothes?