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PNE4me
Re: Dichio
he is, and always will be, shit.
he is, and always will be, shit.
Dichio
Re: Dichio
Taxi for PNE4me!
Thought ernest summed it up well earlier in the thread:
"Dichio's attitude and commitment are first class. He is also much more skilfull than people give him credit for. His little flicks and lay-offs can be excellent. In away games he can be a good foil for Nugent and does a sterling job when he drops back to help out the defence. It is not entirely a coincidence that we lost at Port Vale without him and got a good draw at Southampton with him."
Some statisics expert could probably prove it as I think I'm right in saying that PNE have a better record when Dichio is in the team than when he isn't. PNE4me and others who knock him will have to agree to disagree with me. We obviously see the game differently. Dichio is not Preston's best footballer by some way of course but I think he makes a very valuable contribution to the team when he's picked and on commitment and attitude he is No 1 in the squad in my book. An opinion which has been strengthened by the way he rejected going to Brighton in the summer and has earned his right to be picked for games like today's.
PNE4me said:
Taxi for PNE4me!
Thought ernest summed it up well earlier in the thread:
"Dichio's attitude and commitment are first class. He is also much more skilfull than people give him credit for. His little flicks and lay-offs can be excellent. In away games he can be a good foil for Nugent and does a sterling job when he drops back to help out the defence. It is not entirely a coincidence that we lost at Port Vale without him and got a good draw at Southampton with him."
Some statisics expert could probably prove it as I think I'm right in saying that PNE have a better record when Dichio is in the team than when he isn't. PNE4me and others who knock him will have to agree to disagree with me. We obviously see the game differently. Dichio is not Preston's best footballer by some way of course but I think he makes a very valuable contribution to the team when he's picked and on commitment and attitude he is No 1 in the squad in my book. An opinion which has been strengthened by the way he rejected going to Brighton in the summer and has earned his right to be picked for games like today's.
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Re: Dichio
Can be a good target man and decent touch most of the time, good attitude but...
-One of our top earners
-The slowest player ive seen in some time
-At times (like today) can give the illusion the ball is made of flubber when his touch deserts him. And heres the dealbreaker..........
No league goals in over 40 appearances. Hes a striker. It aint good enough.
Can be a good target man and decent touch most of the time, good attitude but...
-One of our top earners
-The slowest player ive seen in some time
-At times (like today) can give the illusion the ball is made of flubber when his touch deserts him. And heres the dealbreaker..........
No league goals in over 40 appearances. Hes a striker. It aint good enough.
Re: Dichio
I've defended Dichio on a number of occasions against silly comments and the ridiculous booing last season.
He didn't have a very good game today, in fact he ws poor.
For once, well for about 20 mins anyway, Agyemang came up with the goods. He was awesome for a 20 minute spell and then lost focus again-it's very frustrating-Agyemang obviously has the ability, but need hui arse kicking to keep him on track.
As for Dichio, well, I have a feeling that we won't see much more of him. Though with Nugent banned, Dichio will have a part to play over the next few games.
I've defended Dichio on a number of occasions against silly comments and the ridiculous booing last season.
He didn't have a very good game today, in fact he ws poor.
For once, well for about 20 mins anyway, Agyemang came up with the goods. He was awesome for a 20 minute spell and then lost focus again-it's very frustrating-Agyemang obviously has the ability, but need hui arse kicking to keep him on track.
As for Dichio, well, I have a feeling that we won't see much more of him. Though with Nugent banned, Dichio will have a part to play over the next few games.
Re: Dichio
No he s shit
no he s shit
no he s shit
AND IF YOU DONT BELIEVE ME WATCH THE SECOND HALF VS cARDIFF - WITH IT NOW ?
FOR GODS SAKE HE S SHIT - SEE ABOVE FOR REASONSED RESPONSE
monksy7 said:
No he s shit
Daniel B. said:
no he s shit
tonypaley said:
no he s shit
AND IF YOU DONT BELIEVE ME WATCH THE SECOND HALF VS cARDIFF - WITH IT NOW ?
tonypaley said:
FOR GODS SAKE HE S SHIT - SEE ABOVE FOR REASONSED RESPONSE
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Re: Dichio
nice header to put nuge clean through in the first half resulting in bluebirds being reduced to ten men, repeating the statement "no he's shit" smacks of what players like mckenna, rankine, etc had to put up with from football ignorant fans who frequent deepdale.
pnematic said:
nice header to put nuge clean through in the first half resulting in bluebirds being reduced to ten men, repeating the statement "no he's shit" smacks of what players like mckenna, rankine, etc had to put up with from football ignorant fans who frequent deepdale.
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Re: Dichio
Full marks for his efforts in the first half today, but you can't score with your back to goal, and he won't turn and face the goal.
To quote the obvious, he is playing in the position of a striker. 20 goals a season? 2 would be a start. Basically, he's taking the place of a goalscorer i.e. when he's on the pitch, we have to rely on Nuge.monksy7 said:
Full marks for his efforts in the first half today, but you can't score with your back to goal, and he won't turn and face the goal.
Re: Dichio
Dichio wasn't brought here to score goals, he was brought in to do the same job as Crouch at Liverpool and also Heskey when he was at Liverpool. His primary job is to hold the ball up and feed it off to either the wingers or strikers. Any goals scored by him are a bonus.
I cant understand why people keep getting on his back for not scoring. He still plays a part in the majorit of goals we score when he is on the pitch, whether that being the first pass, or the flick on that set's up the opportunity for someone else to have a go.
Cut the man some slack!
Dichio wasn't brought here to score goals, he was brought in to do the same job as Crouch at Liverpool and also Heskey when he was at Liverpool. His primary job is to hold the ball up and feed it off to either the wingers or strikers. Any goals scored by him are a bonus.
I cant understand why people keep getting on his back for not scoring. He still plays a part in the majorit of goals we score when he is on the pitch, whether that being the first pass, or the flick on that set's up the opportunity for someone else to have a go.
Cut the man some slack!
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Re: Dichio
Heskey scored loads his first year at liverpool. Crouch is on fire internationally. Dichio is a lost cause.
Heskey scored loads his first year at liverpool. Crouch is on fire internationally. Dichio is a lost cause.
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Re: Dichio
A striker's job description includes goalscoring.
Dichio seems like a really nice guy, but as with Craig Brown- nice isn't the same as effective.
A striker's job description includes goalscoring.
Dichio seems like a really nice guy, but as with Craig Brown- nice isn't the same as effective.
Re: Dichio
I do find some comments in this discussion extremely strange, particularly those that suggest Dichio wasn't brought here to score goals. As someone has pointed out, scoring goals is very much an essential requirement within a striker's job description! Most strikers contribute qualities other than goalscoring alone, they are footballers after all. When a striker cannot net at all, however, it doesn't really matter what else they bring to the team. In Dichio's case, I consider his first touch, mobility and overall contribution to the team to be inadequate in terms of what we are trying to achieve at Deepdale.
There are certainly worse players than him still at the club (Andy Smith is worthy of greater criticism) so I don't want to be too harsh on Danny, but at the end of the day we have to strive to put ourselves on a continuous one-way track to improvement. That involves recognising players who aren't contributing a great deal and Dichio falls into that category. And there's not much point debating that point either, because if I were wrong it would be teams like Birmingham and West Brom chasing after his services instead of Brighton and Blackpool.
I do find some comments in this discussion extremely strange, particularly those that suggest Dichio wasn't brought here to score goals. As someone has pointed out, scoring goals is very much an essential requirement within a striker's job description! Most strikers contribute qualities other than goalscoring alone, they are footballers after all. When a striker cannot net at all, however, it doesn't really matter what else they bring to the team. In Dichio's case, I consider his first touch, mobility and overall contribution to the team to be inadequate in terms of what we are trying to achieve at Deepdale.
There are certainly worse players than him still at the club (Andy Smith is worthy of greater criticism) so I don't want to be too harsh on Danny, but at the end of the day we have to strive to put ourselves on a continuous one-way track to improvement. That involves recognising players who aren't contributing a great deal and Dichio falls into that category. And there's not much point debating that point either, because if I were wrong it would be teams like Birmingham and West Brom chasing after his services instead of Brighton and Blackpool.
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Re: Dichio
As someone has pointed out, scoring goals is very much an essential requirement within a striker's job description
You could at least remember my name since you were the one who referred me to this place! 😛
As someone has pointed out, scoring goals is very much an essential requirement within a striker's job description
You could at least remember my name since you were the one who referred me to this place! 😛
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Re: Dichio
But that is just it, he isnt is he?
And plus, another striker could do what he does AND score goals which is what we need. No team can afford to have a striker who will play 30-40 games a season and not score 1 goal, simply not up to it at this level
matty7scott said:
But that is just it, he isnt is he?
And plus, another striker could do what he does AND score goals which is what we need. No team can afford to have a striker who will play 30-40 games a season and not score 1 goal, simply not up to it at this level
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Re: Dichio
He put Nugent through 5 or 6 times and Whaley through once. Did you not see that? One of the balls he flicked on for Nuge led to the penalty. And another couple would've put Nuge through if he had continued running and Nuge did apologise to him for that.
I agree with those who say that his first touch was awful though. Taken him off at half time was a good decision though. If we're playing with a lone striker it has to be Agyemang.
proudpreston_nw said:
He put Nugent through 5 or 6 times and Whaley through once. Did you not see that? One of the balls he flicked on for Nuge led to the penalty. And another couple would've put Nuge through if he had continued running and Nuge did apologise to him for that.
I agree with those who say that his first touch was awful though. Taken him off at half time was a good decision though. If we're playing with a lone striker it has to be Agyemang.
Re: Dichio
DD
Is a top bloke,if anyone has met him you`ll know what i mean.
His contribution to the team is immense.He hasn`t scored enough
goals,fair enough but does it really matter if the team is winning.
He was usually in Bd`s team last season,and Ps
has put him in when fit?They have worked with the guy all week,they know what benefit he brings to the team,so why do they play him?I think they know a little bit more about the game than us mere mortals,don`t you think?I don`t claim to be an expert,but have watched the game for over 30 years and have seen far worse players than DD.Have any of you slaggers been in the the game for 20 odd years?Do you really know what your talking about? Nobody seems to have mentioned his contribution to defending at set pieces
which goes unoticed,he holds the ball up as well as,anyone in this league,
makes space for nuge/agy/or whoever and we score goals,(but just not Danny`s).
keep the faith...
DD
Is a top bloke,if anyone has met him you`ll know what i mean.
His contribution to the team is immense.He hasn`t scored enough
goals,fair enough but does it really matter if the team is winning.
He was usually in Bd`s team last season,and Ps
has put him in when fit?They have worked with the guy all week,they know what benefit he brings to the team,so why do they play him?I think they know a little bit more about the game than us mere mortals,don`t you think?I don`t claim to be an expert,but have watched the game for over 30 years and have seen far worse players than DD.Have any of you slaggers been in the the game for 20 odd years?Do you really know what your talking about? Nobody seems to have mentioned his contribution to defending at set pieces
which goes unoticed,he holds the ball up as well as,anyone in this league,
makes space for nuge/agy/or whoever and we score goals,(but just not Danny`s).
keep the faith...