mugsy wrote:Lol - ah good, another scapegoat has been found - Ken and Gunners will be pleased!
mugsy wrote:Lol - ah good, another scapegoat has been found - Ken and Gunners will be pleased!
Forever Blue wrote:JUNIOR'S CONFIDENCE LOOKS SHOT TO PIECES
By Nathan Blake
Wednesday 19th Sept 2018
From day one I have been a huge backer of Junior Hoilett. For me, he and Sol Bamba, Neil Warnock's first two signings, have been Cardiff City's main men.
But, for whatever reason, we're not seeing the true Hoilett at the moment and his lacklustre performances are one of the main reasons why the Bluebirds have yet to win a game.
If Cardiff are to create and score goals, take the pressure off their defence, and win matches, then Hoilett is one of the men who holds the key.
For me it's not an ability thing, so personally I can only put it down to a psychological issue.
I've seen countless players down the years shine in the Championship, yet appear not convinced in their own minds about their ability to do it in the Premier League.
Against Chelsea on Saturday , there were two or three occasions where Junior was one to one with Cesar Azpilicueta. Against a Championship right-back, he'd have run, twisted, turned, tormented and got a cross or shot away. At Stamford Bridge he stopped and passed the ball either sideways or backwards.
I was screaming 'Junior, just push it and race him'.
I just wanted him to put doubt in Azpilicueta's mind by running at him.
But he didn't and for me that's about self-belief. In my opinion Junior looks like he's playing with a little bit of self-doubt, rather than being the main man of the team when it comes to creativity — which when on form, he undoubtedly is.
Contrast Hoilett with Anthony Knockaert of Brighton, who has started like a house on fire and inspired his team to their draw at Southampton. No way is Knockaert a better player than Hoilett. He can only go one way, for starters, whereas Junior can go past defenders on the inside or the outside.
Yet Knockaert is influencing Premier League matches, whereas Junior isn't. That doesn't make sense to me.
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