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Jerome; opportunity missed?
Topic Started: Mar 18 2008, 04:22 PM (686 Views)
tim
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I thought Jerome had a great opportunity to come on last night with 20 to go and really cause a poor Newcastle back four with tired legs some real problems.

But he just looked like he couldn't be bothered.

For a young guy with such obvious strengh and pace, is it just a lack of confidence?
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wardendbluenose
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A lazy showing from Jerome, I was really disappointed with him. I could see what McLeish was thinking bringing him on to offer a bit of movement and close Newcastle down. Instead he did nothing. If O'Connor put in a showing like that he would have got a pasting from the fans.
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wardendbluenose
Mar 18 2008, 04:28 PM
A lazy showing from Jerome, I was really disappointed with him. I could see what McLeish was thinking bringing him on to offer a bit of movement and close Newcastle down. Instead he did nothing. If O'Connor put in a showing like that he would have got a pasting from the fans.

so whereTF is O'Conner?

He has been included in the next Scotland squad so must be as fit as Jerome?
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Steve!
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If you want a lazy showing bring on o'connor.

tbh i wouldnt say jerome was lazy, he was chasing everything its just the fact we kept lumping balls up over his head instead of to his feet which is why he seemed ineffective imo
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Mar 18 2008, 04:46 PM
If you want a lazy showing bring on o'connor.

tbh i wouldnt say jerome was lazy, he was chasing everything its just the fact we kept lumping balls up over his head instead of to his feet which is why he seemed ineffective imo

To me he looks like he does not know what anticipating a ball is, he always starts running when its too late.

I felt he could of tried a lot harder last night.
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Unfortunately by the time Cameron came on we had lost the midfield so the only balls fed to him were over the top from our defence. I think its a bit unfair to criticise him on last nights performance when we had out backs to the wall. When he did get a ball in his direction he always has two defenders on him, and was generally on his own with no support.
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petet
Mar 18 2008, 06:22 PM
Unfortunately by the time Cameron came on we had lost the midfield so the only balls fed to him were over the top from our defence. I think its a bit unfair to criticise him on last nights performance when we had out backs to the wall. When he did get a ball in his direction he always has two defenders on him, and was generally on his own with no support.

:applause: spot on imho
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I dont think jerome is no where near premiership quality,ok hes had a couple of decent games for us but

thats not good enough at this level,he does seem lazy and too laid back,i remember seeing him on soccer am

a few months back and he seemed to of had the same attitude as he had on the pitch (couldnt care less)

it seems to me that he knows his going to be playing second fiddle behind the forse and mcfadden and

instead off rolling up his sleeves and getting on with it he seems he couldnt care less :whistle:
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The lads had a hip injury i believe - and he didn't look 100% to me.
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Steve!
Mar 18 2008, 04:46 PM
If you want a lazy showing bring on o'connor.

tbh i wouldnt say jerome was lazy, he was chasing everything its just the fact we kept lumping balls up over his head instead of to his feet which is why he seemed ineffective imo

I agree i dont think he was lazy. Long balls demoralise a player. Chasing after a keeper when you know he will just kick the ball away as soon as you get within 5 metres of him is, a waste of energy and i wouldnt want to do that all night.

My problem with the Cameron Jerome substituion was that ok he is not as silky in the skills department as Forsell but he is the same kind of player as him, why sub like for like to gain a tactical advatage??? It was pointless. We weren't breaking there defence down so Zarate sould have been on not Jerome, waste of a sub.
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again i think it would be harsh to say he was lazy, we had long run out of ideas by the time he came on and once both he and Zarate came on we probably didn't play a single ball in to their feet which is where their abilities lay.

agreed we lost control of the midfield after Seb went off, unsurprisingly! Faddy ran his heart out but without the support its always going to be tough!
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Albert T
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Sorry to say but ever since he's been at the club Jerome has looked like a nearly-man to me. All the attributes you could want in a modern forward but very little end product and to be honest I've not seen anything yet to suggest he'll ever be anything else. He just doesn't seem to be able to click and play to his full potential with any consistently.
Personally I don't think it's laziness but a lack of self-confidence and belief, and not the sort that is cleared up by getting a goal but something that goes deeper.
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petet
Mar 18 2008, 05:22 PM
Unfortunately by the time Cameron came on we had lost the midfield so the only balls fed to him were over the top from our defence. I think its a bit unfair to criticise him on last nights performance when we had out backs to the wall. When he did get a ball in his direction he always has two defenders on him, and was generally on his own with no support.

Quite right :applause:
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CJ's lack of first team football is not helping with ability or confidence to be any threat he needs to be playing regular and involved, seemed a good choice for AM to bring on but the way Newcastle had took hold of the game very little support was there for the front line to have any major impact.
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Jerome im afraid does not have a football brain,
he does nothave that timing that good strikers have ,the ability to gamble on a ball,if he had that he would be fine,and like a few players in the team right now sadly it dont look like they will get any better.
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petet
Mar 18 2008, 05:22 PM
Unfortunately by the time Cameron came on we had lost the midfield so the only balls fed to him were over the top from our defence. I think its a bit unfair to criticise him on last nights performance when we had out backs to the wall. When he did get a ball in his direction he always has two defenders on him, and was generally on his own with no support.

Zarate had 2 or even 3 players around him, yet he still chased down players and the keeper while Jerome watched him !!!, Zarate was far mor eeffective in his 5 minutes than Jerome was in his 20, for a player who's only asset is pace and running at defenders his performance was shocking, Oh and the one time the ball was played to his feet he couldnt control it

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I wasn't knocking Jerome, i was simply stating that the decision to bring him on when we had Zarante who clearly is far more effective at challenging at defensive baffled me. I made no sense, if you want an attacking option, somone to run at defenders, play the ball and lose defenders then Zarante is your man.......If you want a long ball target at 2 -0 up then its Jerome.
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Mar 19 2008, 12:03 AM
Sorry to say but ever since he's been at the club Jerome has looked like a nearly-man to me. All the attributes you could want in a modern forward but very little end product and to be honest I've not seen anything yet to suggest he'll ever be anything else. He just doesn't seem to be able to click and play to his full potential with any consistently.
Personally I don't think it's laziness but a lack of self-confidence and belief, and not the sort that is cleared up by getting a goal but something that goes deeper.

:applause: Totally agree. He's even had a descent run in the first team this season and still proven he hasn't got what it takes. No awareness, timing, ability. Does have pace but, so does bugs bunny!!!
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no service, and played really deep to cover the fact we were getting over run in midfield!! what chance did he have really?
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Mar 19 2008, 01:14 PM
no service, and played really deep to cover the fact we were getting over run in midfield!! what chance did he have really?

to be fair he didn't have a lot of chance the way the team were playing, but as someone else has said, there was more effort from Zarate in his 5 mins on the pitch.

Sometimes a player has to make opportunities for himself. That isn't going to happen if you don't put any effort in.

Jerome has had his moments this season. With 20 mins to go on Monday I thought it was an ideal opportunity to try and state his case to be included more?
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Typical, The lad is 21 or 22? His first season in the premiership and alot of you guys are getting on his back already, give him chance. You can either look at it like you lot are and say he's not good enough or you could give the boy encouragement on match day? (when he plays)

If your going to criticise Jerome, what about mcsheffrey that bloke is the biggest waste of space ive ever seen play for blues in a long time going by his performances this season.

Just dont be quick to judge Jerome is a better player than your giving him credit for yes he's not long come back from an injury, and being left out of the squad at such an age doesnt help his confidence.

KRO
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I was watching this game (v Newcastle) from Sydney and I am keen on seeing Zarate play and yes I'm an Argie. The move by your coach to play Jerome instead of Zarate I equal that as in the world cup when the Argie coach, peckerman, replaces a player with Julio Cruz instead of using Messi in the match against Germany. Those kinds of move are suicidal for a coach and yes peckerman lost his job for that.
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For me Jerome looked like a player who knew he is not first choice due to the quality in front of him and it looked like he had the attitude of a person who though "it dont really matter what i do" I was very dissapointed in him and as for the point he had rubbish service, well when he was in the side before thats all he had then, plays to his strenghts ball over the top for him to run onto. AS someone else has said he is not Prem quality at all lets be honest think next season a loan to a Cham side might be the best for him.
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For me it was all about bad service, Jerome runs alot but if hes not getting the ball then he's got no chance.I know we were under pressure for most of that half but balls just booted out of defence and in some cases midfield dont help the forwards.

The second half performance was like the blues of about 2 or 3 months ago. Bring back the "better" blues of the last month or so for Saturday!!!!
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The service to Jerome was not good but he failed to make the best of what he was given.

He looked sulky and lazy.

He is better than this but he needs to get his head up. If you are given twenty minutes then you should try and show what you are about.

His first touch and shooting are not marvellous. My advice to him is to practice and then practice some more more. You are a professional with plenty of time on your hands.

The future is down to Jerome himself. He could use his pace to go on and be the absolutely bees knees or he can fade away to mediocraty.

Harsh words but I am a Jerome fan. I want him to succeed. KRO!

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