Niko Kranjcar

[Buffalo]

He's slow and that really frustrates me when we are trying to build attacks but what really amazes me is for all his skill, he barely ever gets a shot on target.

Nor does anyone else, to be fair.

[gator]

It's funny how things can change, when he first started playing for us many were saying he's too good for the Championship, now apparently he's not good enough for the Championship!

[Felt]

One goal, one assist this season.

[West Acton]

One goal, one assist this season.

In one game

[stanistheman]

he is this season's Park - player living off his previous performances.

QPR have him and now possibly Benayoun who we expect to be as good as they used to be.

[Kirill]

he is this season's Park

That is cruel even by my standards

[Bill]

It's funny how things can change, when he first started playing for us many were saying he's too good for the Championship, now apparently he's not good enough for the Championship!

On his recent performances he needs to go to a health farm and if that fails next stop the knackers yard

[cowleyhoop]

Looks a shadow of the player he was at Spuds but i would say he's not the only 1 slowing us down in attacking positions. It's quite obvious our wide men are being told to come back inside rather than put in early crosses and that must be down to the manager. Yesterday we scored 2 goals from early crosses whilst the right footed Phillips cut back onto his left foot a number of times creating very little by changing the angle of the cross only really succeding in slowing our attacking moves down.

[Norths]

That is cruel even by my standards

Says it all when i would rather have Park in the team over Niko.

[MattyRangers]

Played well v barnsley but been woeful since
Looks over weight and unfit strolls about and has missed a few good chances

Obviously weren't at Millwall or Blackpool away, nor Boro at home then?

I agree Niko is very slow & turns like an oiler tanker, but the bloke is by far & away our most creative player. Without him we look clueless in the final third with nobody seemingly able to make a forward pass.

[Norths]

. Without him we look clueless in the final third with nobody seemingly able to make a forward pass.

Not sure about that at all Matty, would be the complete opposite imo.

We have the players capable of playing a direct, in your face, pressure, attacking style of play but Harry seems to only resort to that in the last 30 odd minutes of certain games.

[MattyRangers]

Not sure about that at all Matty, would be the complete opposite imo.

We have the players capable of playing a direct, in your face, pressure, attacking style of play but Harry seems to only resort to that in the last 30 odd minutes of certain games.

Agree mate we do have players capable, but those players don't do it. My comments were based on what I've seen this season, prime example being Blackpool away where we had no clue at all until Niko came on & totally changed the game pulling the strings in the middle. I was away for the B'burn home game the week before but my pals reckon it was the same story there n all. As I say, I can understand some of his criticisms as he is bl00dy slow, but IMO anyway, we rely on him massively to create anything. He gets a majority of the balls out wide to Phillips.

[Hitman34]

Looks a shadow of the player he was at Spuds but i would say he's not the only 1 slowing us down in attacking positions. It's quite obvious our wide men are being told to come back inside rather than put in early crosses and that must be down to the manager. Yesterday we scored 2 goals from early crosses whilst the right footed Phillips cut back onto his left foot a number of times creating very little by changing the angle of the cross only really succeding in slowing our attacking moves down.

This is the problem when signing experience. people expect players like krankjar and benhyoun to play like they did 5 or 6 years ago.

they cant, knackered/ finished. that is why hey are at qpr and not playing for a prem team.

its time to wake up.

[Torben, DK]

Always misses the goal (narrowly) when shooting, needs some shooting practise....

[Olly]

I thought I read here recently it takes six to eight games to get match fit.