Bojan Krkic

[House of Flies]

It's true what Beast says but Jatin made it sound like Canales already made it which he hasn't and he has a lot more to prove than Bojan. Surely giving him the number 9 is going to add the pressure on him but to write him down after 1 game where all the team was off is a bad mistake. Where was our number 9 last season when Bojan was scoring goals for fun in the end to help us win the league?

canales made the jump from a shit team to a big team and has ozil/kaka in competition whilst for racing, he was in their starting 11 towards the end of the season.

what does canales have to prove? he has been outstanding for U-21, racing santander whilst bojan has been meh for U-21 and barcelona. no one is doubting bojan's talent but the guy hasnt grown up mentally in any shape or form and continues to suck under pressure. everytime you throw bojan in a pressure situation, he WILL fuck up. we have seen that in seasons past.

sure, if the team is winning the game, he will score hence the phrase bojan starts bojan scores. his strong point is his finishing and that suffers majorly for a striker like bojan if he is thrown in a pressure pot...

bojan never had to compete for his starting 11 position as much other youngsters. last half of the season with ibra being benched was due to a personal problem than a sporting problem as both parties have acknowledged in this saga. furthermore, due to our ridiculously thin starting lineup, he got the number 9 and hasnt shown anything in the past 3 games as a STARTER. he was never allowed the chance to get past his mental blockades and that annoys me because we would get robbed of his talent if he never can deliver in a pressure situation.

and what the fuck are people are on about 1 game? he already has played 3 competitive games in this season... has been a starter in all of them and had done zilch.

and if you want to know why i am talking about mental fortitude... look at thomas muller. he has balls of steel.

 

[silky_soccer]

canales made the jump from a shit team to a big team and has ozil/kaka in competition whilst for racing, he was in their starting 11 towards the end of the season.

what does canales have to prove? he has been outstanding for U-21, racing santander whilst bojan has been meh for U-21 and barcelona. no one is doubting bojan's talent but the guy hasnt grown up mentally in any shape or form and continues to suck under pressure. everytime you throw bojan in a pressure situation, he WILL fuck up. we have seen that in seasons past.

sure, if the team is winning the game, he will score hence the phrase bojan starts bojan scores. his strong point is his finishing and that suffers majorly for a striker like bojan if he is thrown in a pressure pot...

and what the fuck are people are on about 1 game? he already has played 3 competitive games in this season... has been a starter in all of them and had done zilch.

and if you want to know why i am talking about mental fortitude... look at thomas muller. he has balls of steel.

(i had to edit so much of it cause i wrote half of it pretty poorly blah)

so 3 games is a much better period of time to judge a player?

You couldnt much more of a pressure pot than the end of last year. He was brilliant and was a huge part of us winning that title.

 

[House of Flies]

so 3 games is a much better period of time to judge a player?

You couldnt much more of a pressure pot than the end of last year. He was brilliant and was a huge part of us winning that title.

did he open any games with his goals? No (exception of deportivo)... he always scored 2nd or 3rd goal. we already know that if barcelona scores the first goal, they are 99% more likely to win the game so thats not pressure. did pedro open the scoring in pressure situations? too many to count.

there is no doubt in my mind that the guy has talent (he plays for barcelona ffs) but again, he hasnt grown up in the past 3 seasons. 3 whole seasons in which we have seen more number 9 drama than situation has at jersey shore.

 

[silky_soccer]

did he open any games with his goals? No (exception of deportivo)... he always scored 2nd or 3rd goal. we already know that if barcelona scores the first goal, they are 99% more likely to win the game so thats not pressure. did pedro open the scoring in pressure points? too many to count.

there is no doubt in my mind that the guy has talent (he plays for barcelona ffs) but again, he hasnt grown up in the past 3 seasons. 3 whole seasons in which we have seen more number 9 drama than situation has at jersey shore.

Goal against tenerife was HUGE. We were struggling. The crowd were getting restless. was a massive goal no doubt.

and whether its an opening goal or the 2nd goal, they are still goals in a big big game, and he was 19. You cant say, "put him in a pressurised situation and he WILL fail" and then say "Did he score 1st though?" the point was, he scored....

 

[yusuf]

i hope your are wrong J

 

[House of Flies]

Goal against tenerife was HUGE. We were struggling. The crowd were getting restless. was a massive goal no doubt.

and whether its an opening goal or the 2nd goal, they are still goals in a big big game, and he was 19. You cant say, "put him in a pressurised situation and he WILL fail" and then say "Did he score 1st though?" the point was, he scored....

tell me this, why is his goals to start ratio a million times better than goals to sub ratio? simply because the kid is unable to handle pressure. furthermore, will his goals to start ratio be better when playing for a crappier team? highly doubt it... most of our players can walk into the starting 11 of any other team except for bojan cause he cannot be dependent upon when things dont go his way.

too many players who are pampered or have no competition start from being an awesome prospect to be mentally unprepared to be starters... i would hate to see bojan in the same situation and therefore, it was too damn premature to give him the number 9 jersey.

 

[silky_soccer]

tell me this, why is his goals to start ratio a million times better than goals to sub ratio? simply because the kid is unable to handle pressure. furthermore, will his goals to start ratio be better when playing for a crappier team? highly doubt it... most of our players can walk into the starting 11 of any other team except for bojan cause he cannot be dependent upon when things dont go his way.

too many players who are pampered or have no competition start from being an awesome prospect to be mentally unprepared to be starters... i would hate to see bojan in the same situation and therefore, it was too damn premature to give him the number 9 jersey.

Or maybe he just needs a bit of time to settle in? or the majority of his sub appearances are 4 or 5 minutes? even less? also he comes on when the game is won the majority of the time so your pressure thing doesnt add up.

Scored off the bench at Osasuna last year, in a big game, we were only winning 1-0 at the time, Bojan just needs a goal. Once he gets 1, just watch....

 

[ZenI]

I'm not a big fan of Bojan, I don't think he'll ever make it in Barcelona or any other big team.

 

[silky_soccer]

I'm not a big fan of Bojan, I don't think he'll ever make it in Barcelona or any other big team.

im going to quote this someday...

 

[Moe]

if you think that Bojan will ever be a Barca #9 material based on the performances and potential he has shown for the FIRST TEAM then you have to be delusional. Thats called faith and nothing else to back it up other than his youth team heroics. He might (and I hope) stay in Barca forever, but not as a starting player. He'd be perfect coming off the bench for us and fighting for a place in the team. Obviously I hope Im proven wrong in the near future but all Im saying is that right now I dont believe he has shown us that we can trust him as our #9. he has shown us his talent in finishing and how he can be decisive when he gets over his "panic" problems and if anything that secures him a place in our bench, nothing more nothing less.

 

[dalitis8]

Honestly I don't think he can become a starter...but I am not absolutely certain..I want him to have his chances but he has not delivered this year...with Barca or with Spain U-21...

...he was more than decent during the final stages of last season though...

 

[Merv]

You leave him girlfriend, i saw him first

*sigh* Guess I'll just have to fight Petra for Pique then.

 

[XaviMessiGirl]

well I'm definitely giving Bojan a few more games to settle in this season, we need to see how he does when the regulars are all back too.

*sigh* Guess I'll just have to fight Petra for Pique then.

Did you dump Ibra then?

 

[evilhita666]

What concerns me is if he will be able to convince Pep to give him more minutes... Last year he had the chance to make an impact because Ibra was nowhere to be found and there was no other choice (kudos to the kid for taking that chance very well), however this year is different, if he can't make an impact from the start I think Pep won't give him much chances aside from Copa del Gay...

 

[Chainsaw]

Bojan will surely get enough chances this year. It's inevitable. At least he has a full 3 months untill Januray to prove we don't need another striker.