Edin Dzeko (continued)

[Rammy Blue]

It may have been mentioned, but having just watched MoTD, it was interesting to see Edin's non-reaction to the goal. Silva and Navas, the other two players in shot were arms raised jubilant, Edin seemed non-plussed.

He went over and congratulated Yaya, what more do you want, did you expect him to suck his Cock or something.

Oh dear.

I know, terrible grammar, with a capital "C" on cock.

 

[eversince 76]

The commentator said yesterday again that "Dzeko isn't a fan favorite". I challenge anyone to post Dzeko's passing statistics and will quickly find that he doesn't lose the ball, percentage-wise, more than any other player in the starting 11. In fact, he is very much under-rated as a passer. His positioning and vision are tremandous, but he tries too hard sometimes to score and instead of applausing his efforts some of you idiots boo him. His goals are not an accident, he has great instincts as a striker where he needs to be. He only looks clumsy when the ball is at his feet and that has been the criticism on his the entire career. It was the reason he was sold by Zeljeznicar for 50k euros. Some of you just can't appreciate any player who isn't pacey and a dribbler and can't understand that Dzeko offers a great deal more than a f***ing Hernandez who is nothing but a poacher. Watch the game again and you'll see that Dzeko did a great job holding up the ball and getting his team-mates involved.

Edin Dzeko's pass completion rate this season is 76%. The only worse players at the club are Pantilimon (60.7%) and Hart (51%). He is also fourth in terms of being dispossessed (1.4 times per game on average), and fifth in terms of turnovers (0.9 times per game on average).

oh dear.

I don't expect someone using the name Bosnian Diamond having a objective opinion on Dzeko.

I, like many others, want him to do well. Yet as many times he managed to frustrate and disappoint me. Whatever stats someone puts in front of me, he's simply not good enough. And that conclusion is not based on his last performance.
Vs Stoke, Dzeko managed to get himself nominated for miss of the season. For me the howler simply summed up his game. I must admit I appreciated he got very frustrated (at least it showed he cares), and he did try even harder after that. However it couldn't take away the overall poor display. Again ...

 

[Centurions]

The commentator said yesterday again that "Dzeko isn't a fan favorite". I challenge anyone to post Dzeko's passing statistics and will quickly find that he doesn't lose the ball, percentage-wise, more than any other player in the starting 11. In fact, he is very much under-rated as a passer. His positioning and vision are tremandous, but he tries too hard sometimes to score and instead of applausing his efforts some of you idiots boo him. His goals are not an accident, he has great instincts as a striker where he needs to be. He only looks clumsy when the ball is at his feet and that has been the criticism on his the entire career. It was the reason he was sold by Zeljeznicar for 50k euros. Some of you just can't appreciate any player who isn't pacey and a dribbler and can't understand that Dzeko offers a great deal more than a f***ing Hernandez who is nothing but a poacher. Watch the game again and you'll see that Dzeko did a great job holding up the ball and getting his team-mates involved.

He only looks clumsy when the ball is at his feet

FOOT & BALL There's a clue in the name of the game.



YCMIU

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

The commentator said yesterday again that "Dzeko isn't a fan favorite". I challenge anyone to post Dzeko's passing statistics and will quickly find that he doesn't lose the ball, percentage-wise, more than any other player in the starting 11. In fact, he is very much under-rated as a passer. His positioning and vision are tremandous, but he tries too hard sometimes to score and instead of applausing his efforts some of you idiots boo him. His goals are not an accident, he has great instincts as a striker where he needs to be. He only looks clumsy when the ball is at his feet and that has been the criticism on his the entire career. It was the reason he was sold by Zeljeznicar for 50k euros. Some of you just can't appreciate any player who isn't pacey and a dribbler and can't understand that Dzeko offers a great deal more than a f***ing Hernandez who is nothing but a poacher. Watch the game again and you'll see that Dzeko did a great job holding up the ball and getting his team-mates involved.

Edin Dzeko's pass completion rate this season is 76%. The only worse players at the club are Pantilimon (60.7%) and Hart (51%). He is also fourth in terms of being dispossessed (1.4 times per game on average), and fifth in terms of turnovers (0.9 times per game on average).

oh dear.

Oh dear indeed. Brilliant

 

[crystal_mais]

The abuse he is getting is bang out of order - Simple - there are idiots who sit near me who groan every time he starts a game or is about to come on -

He missed a sitter yes!! and occasionally looks poor yes!!! but he has scored some absolute crucial goals for this club.

Nobody slagged Silva off for missing a sitter against Chelsea which would have put us 1-0 up in a game we lost 1-0

Fine margins, get behind the lad he'll hopefully bag a hat full by the end of the season and lifting a few trophies

 

[Troubadour]

Whatever the question is.
Dzeko is NOT the answer.

 

[levets]

The abuse he is getting is bang out of order - Simple - there are idiots who sit near me who groan every time he starts a game or is about to come on -

He missed a sitter yes!! and occasionally looks poor yes!!! but he has scored some absolute crucial goals for this club.

Nobody slagged Silva off for missing a sitter against Chelsea which would have put us 1-0 up in a game we lost 1-0

Fine margins, get behind the lad he'll hopefully bag a hat full by the end of the season and lifting a few trophies

Nobody slagged Silva off for missing a sitter against Chelsea which would have put us 1-0 up in a game we lost 1-0
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Or the one in front of the North Stand which would have been the equaliser...

 

[crystal_mais]

The abuse he is getting is bang out of order - Simple - there are idiots who sit near me who groan every time he starts a game or is about to come on -

He missed a sitter yes!! and occasionally looks poor yes!!! but he has scored some absolute crucial goals for this club.

Nobody slagged Silva off for missing a sitter against Chelsea which would have put us 1-0 up in a game we lost 1-0

Fine margins, get behind the lad he'll hopefully bag a hat full by the end of the season and lifting a few trophies

Nobody slagged Silva off for missing a sitter against Chelsea which would have put us 1-0 up in a game we lost 1-0
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Or the one in front of the North Stand which would have been the equaliser...

Yep - right in front of us - I ignored that as the other easier and from a couple of yards out too

hey but he's merlin :)

 

[xzbit04]

controversial opinion maybe but if Aguero is unfit I would like to start Dzeko as a lone striker. He may be missing chances at the moment but he is definitely getting into position to convert chances several times a game, Negredo at the minute is not doing so, practically invisible on the pitch, he clearly needs a rest so give him a few days off, i am pretty sure we were forced into playing him way more than we should when he got injured.

 

[cleavers]

I've both supported him, and complained about him on this thread before now, and have deliberately not posted on it since Saturday, as when I did I wanted to do so with a degree of impartiality.

I'm sorry though, he was piss poor on Saturday, pretty much back to the awful Plzen (H) performance (his worst performance in a City shirt).

The miss, ridiculous though it was, was the least of my concerns, it was virtually everything else he did, or more often than not didn't do.

His movement was dreadful, his first touch generally poor, his hold up play was none existant, he had one decent knock on header all game, I don't remember him making a single challenge, he had one decent effort on goal when Negredo laid it on for him, but that, the one header I mentioned, and one clearance in our box, was the sum total of his positive contributions, and its a pretty lame effort for 90 minutes, but the worst thing of all, was that he put more effort into nearly breaking his foot on the post, than pretty well everything else he did, and that was stupidity because we'd already lost Jovetic, and we have Aguero still not fit, so he was risking a really stupid injury, for absolutely nothing, ahead of a cup final, the act of an idiot, frustrated or not.

He's generally played well in recent weeks, so why he has suddenly returned to this, I've no idea, but I hope he snaps out of it quickly. Those blaming the fans for it though are just wrong, the cause is his, not people complaining about him, and if he plays like that I'm afraid he deserves to get some stick.

 

[Aytoun]

For some reason I was reading again today The Little Book of Man City from 2002 & came across a quote from Bernard Manning about a world famous City striker & changing the name to Edin Dzeko it reads :-

" If he had taken 12 shots at John Lennon, he would still be alive today "

 

[Sigh]

It may have been mentioned, but having just watched MoTD, it was interesting to see Edin's non-reaction to the goal. Silva and Navas, the other two players in shot were arms raised jubilant, Edin seemed non-plussed.

He went over and congratulated Yaya, what more do you want, did you expect him to suck his Cock or something.

FYI: OPTA stopped keeping cock-sucking attempts and completions per game stats last season mate.

 

[aguero93:20]

It may have been mentioned, but having just watched MoTD, it was interesting to see Edin's non-reaction to the goal. Silva and Navas, the other two players in shot were arms raised jubilant, Edin seemed non-plussed.

He went over and congratulated Yaya, what more do you want, did you expect him to suck his Cock or something.

FYI: OPTA stopped keeping cock-sucking attempts and completions per game stats last season mate.

Yeh because Scholes retired.

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

From Football365 today:

Edin Dzeko

When Edin Dzeko inexplicably missed an open goal against Stoke on Saturday, somehow managing to kick the ball against his standing leg, his frustrated response was to kick out at the post in anger. City fans may have been surprised to see him actually connect with the goal rather than getting his foot caught in the net, such is Dzeko's ghastly form.

The salient fact is this - in his last five matches Dzeko has attempted 25 shots, but only three have hit the target. He can no longer be relied upon in the biggest matches or the tightest situations.

The Bosnian has 17 goals this season, but on only two occasions, against Crystal Palace at home and Leicester away in the Capital One Cup, have his goals actually affected the outcome of the match. A striker does not enhance a reputation by scoring half of his goals in 5-0, 5-0, 5-1, 6-0 and 7-0 victories, and never has a return of a goal every two games looked as false.

Dzeko's status in the City squad is waning, and this is a club with no scope for players to be carried (or at least it shouldn't be). Manuel Pellegrini will surely spend the summer looking for a viable replacement.

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[Ronnie the Rep]

We should swap him for soldado, at least he would be cheaper

 

[Puppet Master Silva]

Edin's goals have only affected the outcome of the match on 2 occasions this season? Yikes. That says it all really.

 

[aguero93:20]

Edin's goals have only affected the outcome of the match on 2 occasions this season? Yikes. That says it all really.

shit statistic, you could discount the vast majority of Messi or Ronaldo's goals doing that. As well say the penalty on Tuesday didn't affect the outcome of the match. Negredo and Aguero haven't scored in that many 1 goal wins this season either, the reason being we've been trouncing everybody

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Edin's goals have only affected the outcome of the match on 2 occasions this season? Yikes. That says it all really.

shit statistic, you could discount the vast majority of Messi or Ronaldo's goals doing that. As well say the penalty on Tuesday didn't affect the outcome of the match. Negredo and Aguero haven't scored in that many 1 goal wins this season either, the reason being we've been trouncing everybody

Sounds like you're right though I'd like to see the same stats for our other strikers just to put it into comparison

3 shots on target out of 25 seems pretty horrendous though. Again, would like to see stats of our other strikers for this

 

[aguero93:20]

Edin's goals have only affected the outcome of the match on 2 occasions this season? Yikes. That says it all really.

shit statistic, you could discount the vast majority of Messi or Ronaldo's goals doing that. As well say the penalty on Tuesday didn't affect the outcome of the match. Negredo and Aguero haven't scored in that many 1 goal wins this season either, the reason being we've been trouncing everybody

Sounds like you're right though I'd like to see the same stats for our other strikers just to put it into comparison

3 shots on target out of 25 seems pretty horrendous though. Again, would like to see stats of our other strikers for this

He's hit a bit of a rough patch inbetween the sticks at the moment, but he's not playing badly, look at the game v Chelsea in the FA cup, brilliant ball retention and build up play, no complaints about the match against stoke either apart from 'that' miss and every striker has a few of those in their locker.

 

[Matty]

Edin's goals have only affected the outcome of the match on 2 occasions this season? Yikes. That says it all really.

shit statistic, you could discount the vast majority of Messi or Ronaldo's goals doing that. As well say the penalty on Tuesday didn't affect the outcome of the match. Negredo and Aguero haven't scored in that many 1 goal wins this season either, the reason being we've been trouncing everybody

Sounds like you're right though I'd like to see the same stats for our other strikers just to put it into comparison

3 shots on target out of 25 seems pretty horrendous though. Again, would like to see stats of our other strikers for this

Can't do the shots one but the other works out as follows. If the player involved doesn't score at all we either draw a gamwe we won, or we lose a game we drew, in each of the following games (this doesn't take into account games where Negredo and Aguero both scored and if NEITHER had the result would change, like West Ham away in the Capital One Cup):-

Negredo - CSKA Moscow (home), Liverpool (home), Blackburn (away).

Aguero - West Ham (away), CSKA Moscow (away), West Brom (away), Southampton (away), Watford (home).

Another factor is when has the striker scored the first goal (obviously key) in a game.

Dzeko has done this 6 times this season, Negredo has done so 9 times, with Aguero doing so 11 times.