Brooks vs Rak-Sakyi (per 90)

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Strikers don't have job descriptions
In fact they are only called strikers if they play for MelChester rovers

You are perhaps a bit behind the times and don't understand modern football or the nuances and details of it and the roles ad confines of it
So, the player playing up front, isn't there to score goals then??
Whether it be "modern football" or old fashioned football, a Striker is a striker, he there to score goals, otherwise he'd be a defender wouldn't he.
 

I would also rather see Brooks start over Rak-Saki. Agree that I think he looks better. Rak-saki hasn’t been bad but perhaps not done enough to solidify that spot, Brooks has shown a bit more threat from the bench so far.
 
Who is Moore competing with though? If we had a striker on the bench who'd already looked shit hot for us this season then I'd agree.
We don't know, as we haven't tried Campbell yet....
And if Moore is a shoe in, and doesn't need to compete with our other options, then I'd totally agree, but the fact we have another option we aren't utiliseling, then we need to wait and see I suppose?
 
So, the player playing up front, isn't there to score goals then??
Whether it be "modern football" or old fashioned football, a Striker is a striker, he there to score goals, otherwise he'd be a defender wouldn't he.
The Moore cult won’t listen. He’s without fault and doing a fantastic job according to some. No criticism allowed.
 
The Moore cult won’t listen. He’s without fault and doing a fantastic job according to some. No criticism allowed.
He's playing OK, linking play well for the most part. He needs to start taking chances and not be afraid of shooting or he'll become unplayable
 
So, the player playing up front, isn't there to score goals then??
Whether it be "modern football" or old fashioned football, a Striker is a striker, he there to score goals, otherwise he'd be a defender wouldn't he.
No that's absolute rubbish
 
We don't know, as we haven't tried Campbell yet....
And if Moore is a shoe in, and doesn't need to compete with our other options, then I'd totally agree, but the fact we have another option we aren't utiliseling, then we need to wait and see I suppose?
Campbell isn't fit, so clearly he's not an option to have started today or the next match.
 
From what I’ve seen I’d be looking to start Brooks and bring Jez on.
I’ve got no idea what levels they could each attain however the progress Brooks has shown since last season is remarkable. Just going on the evidence of my own eyes, Brooks is a better defensive option when games are tight and we need to be disciplined and work hard both ways. He is also getting more and more effective going forward, although I’d say that currently he still seems hesitant to shoot and looked too often for an extra pass. That was better yesterday incidentally.
Rak-Saki could be devastating coming on late when the full back is either potentially on a booking or tied out from Brooks. However I suspect neither the player or Palace would be happy with that arrangement so I expect us to persist with the other way around. I also expect Raul-Saki to improve considerably over the season too and you can see he’s a highly rated talent. The question of why he’s got teams offering £15m or whatever he was is because he’s clearly got talent and he’s played at a higher junior level and impressed. If he was playing where Brooks was then I’m not so sure the same money would be on the table.
For me ultimately it doesn’t matter as if Brooks continues to learn and improve he’s going to be much more of an asset to us. He’s looking like a real player and he’s only just 21. With the intelligence and work ethic we’ve seen from last season I’m not sure we can accurately predict his ceiling. I hope he continues to develop and play for us for a long, long time because it’ll mean we’re at the level I hoped to see us at.
 
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He's playing OK, linking play well for the most part. He needs to start taking chances and not be afraid of shooting or he'll become unplayable
I have to disagree, i don’t think he is playing well. His decision making is very poor, his touch is bad, he doesn’t shoot, i think his link up play is erratic and i actually don’t think he’s that good in the air, he rarely manages to find a man or the target in the air.

Would love to see his stats and i don’t wan’t to turn this thread into a Moore argument (maybe we park it for that reason) but i just don’t see what others are. I constantly see him make bad judgements and waste the ball/possession.

Brooks i’m a big fan of and really happy he’s getting acknowledged, i’m just struggling with the Moore love in.
 
I have to disagree, i don’t think he is playing well. His decision making is very poor, his touch is bad, he doesn’t shoot, i think his link up play is erratic and i actually don’t think he’s that good in the air, he rarely manages to find a man or the target in the air.

Would love to see his stats and i don’t wan’t to turn this thread into a Moore argument (maybe we park it for that reason) but i just don’t see what others are. I constantly see him make bad judgements and waste the ball/possession.

Brooks i’m a big fan of and really happy he’s getting acknowledged, i’m just struggling with the Moore love in.
I don't think he's playing well and I agree that he's sometimes awkward in possession, especially when he has time. But his one touch link up is good and his little flicks do create space in counters.

But his physicality is very important, otherwise the front 4 will struggle to get the ball forward unless it's on the counter at times.

I think, once we have the 3 behind him actually running in behind he'll look better. But he has to start making better decisions and shooting earlier
 
I’m a big Brooks fan. He’s not the finished article, obviously, but he offers far more currently than JRS.

I’ve said it before, but Brooks’ biggest weakness is his confidence. Evidenced yesterday by the chance he had to make it 2-0 and the chance a few minutes later where he seemed to hesitate and put a ball into the back post.

I’d hope the club are doing all they can to work on the mental side of the game with him, because he’s very close to being pretty devastating.

What I will say is when JRS was on the field, we didn’t seem to utilise that right hand side enough. Especially in the first half. Not sure if it was intentional, but I don’t think he necessarily did much wrong yesterday, just want in the game for whatever reason.
 
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I have to disagree, i don’t think he is playing well. His decision making is very poor, his touch is bad, he doesn’t shoot, i think his link up play is erratic and i actually don’t think he’s that good in the air, he rarely manages to find a man or the target in the air.

Would love to see his stats and i don’t wan’t to turn this thread into a Moore argument (maybe we park it for that reason) but i just don’t see what others are. I constantly see him make bad judgements and waste the ball/possession.

Brooks i’m a big fan of and really happy he’s getting acknowledged, i’m just struggling with the Moore love in.
Always liked Moore as a player and I'm prepared to give him time.

He has no real competition at this point though, so there's not much to debate. He'd need to play worse than this to consider starting Brewster.

Brooks and JRS is a real battle, hopefully for the whole season.
 
I have to disagree, i don’t think he is playing well. His decision making is very poor, his touch is bad, he doesn’t shoot, i think his link up play is erratic and i actually don’t think he’s that good in the air, he rarely manages to find a man or the target in the air.

Would love to see his stats and i don’t wan’t to turn this thread into a Moore argument (maybe we park it for that reason) but i just don’t see what others are. I constantly see him make bad judgements and waste the ball/possession.

Brooks i’m a big fan of and really happy he’s getting acknowledged, i’m just struggling with the Moore love in.

Scored against QPR.
Made the penalty (which he did then miss) against Watford.
Superb work in the build up to McCallum's goal against Hull.
Won the free kick for today's goal.

He's contributing.
 

I’m a big Brooks fan. He’s not the finished article, obviously, but he offers far more currently than JRS.

I’ve said it before, but Brooks’ biggest weakness is his confidence. Evidenced yesterday by the chance he had to make it 2-0 and the chance a few minutes later where he seemed to hesitate and put a ball into the back post.

I’d hope the club are doing all they can to work on the mental side of the game with him, because he’s very close to being pretty devastating.

What I will say is when JRS was on the field, we didn’t seem to utilise that right hand side enough. Especially in the first half. Not sure if it was intentional, but I don’t think he necessarily did much wrong yesterday, just want in the game for whatever reason.
Rak sayki got clattered early on yesterday then didn't want to know after that , should have been subbed at half time
 
Always liked Moore as a player and I'm prepared to give him time.

He has no real competition at this point though, so there's not much to debate. He'd need to play worse than this to consider starting Brewster.

Brooks and JRS is a real battle, hopefully for the whole season.
I want Brooks to succeed but JRS will win out. Fans have not seen the best of this lad yet but he’s our macatee signing, he’ll spark into life and take our game up a notch. One of the fastest players in the league and his technique is up there. There is a very good reason he will not be sold.
 
With all due respect, I can sprint up and down the touchline but am absolutely not match fit for Championship football.
And with all due respect, if he wasn't fit enough for a 10-15 run, then he wouldn't be on the bench would he!?
Plus, hes played in the under 21s, and scored, so I'd put money on him being able and fit enough.
 
Scored against QPR.
Made the penalty (which he did then miss) against Watford.
Superb work in the build up to McCallum's goal against Hull.
Won the free kick for today's goal.

He's contributing.
I think the credit for the hamer free-kick is a stretch. I still don’t think this is that much of a positive over the course of 6 games considering all the opportunities he’s wasted through poor decision making and poor execution. I won’t be convinced until I see better performances from him on the pitch. He’s poor IMO. I’ll spare this thread of the Moore chat for now.
 
The Moore cult won’t listen. He’s without fault and doing a fantastic job according to some. No criticism allowed.
Not everything has to be this dramatic. I know it's 2024 and we've been almost "trained" to be polarised and divided. But... A Moore cult?! Come on fella.
 
I think Rak Saki is being judged/selected on reputation, personally I think his actual effectiveness is less impressive. He seems lightweight and often reluctant to back himself, causing him to recycle the ball backwards, rather than take a defender on. I also don’t think he works as hard as he could on defensive cover and does surprisingly, not look to have great pace?
I’d go as far as to say, if Leeds had been successful with the £17m bid, I think their fans might be laying off Bogle a bit. I would concede that its too early to judge or write him off, but after all the hype, I am a very underwhelmed.

For the avoidance of doubt, I’m definitely happy that Rak Saki is the loanee and Brooks is our player.😉
 
Right sub right time for Brooks to come on yesterday, bringing Seriki on needed someone willing to track back and help him defend so Brooks was ideal.

Would I start Brooks in the next game, not sure as it's swapping someone who's willing to track back and defend for someone who can create chances from out wide, mainly as JRS knows when to shoot/cross/pass in certain situations.
 
I think Rak Saki is being judged/selected on reputation, personally I think his actual effectiveness is less impressive. He seems lightweight and often reluctant to back himself, causing him to recycle the ball backwards, rather than take a defender on. I also don’t think he works as hard as he could on defensive cover and does surprisingly, not look to have great pace?
I’d go as far as to say, if Leeds had been successful with the £17m bid, I think their fans might be laying off Bogle a bit. I would concede that its too early to judge or write him off, but after all the hype, I am a very underwhelmed.

For the avoidance of doubt, I’m definitely happy that Rak Saki is the loanee and Brooks is our player.😉
I’m super impressed with how Brooks has progressed in the last 6 months. Now looks like a very good player at champ level. But whoever comes on after 60 mins in that position is always going to look more lively against tired defenders.

JRS has an X factor. I think he gets 10+ goals this year if he starts 40 games. I wouldn’t change a winning team. If brooks comes on and scores or makes a couple of goals then maybe he forces wilders hand, which would be great. But right now I think JRS keeps the shirt.
 
Rak-Sakyi hasn't produced so far, but he always looks dangerous when he has the ball. With him you always feel he can beat a defender. Won't take long until opposing teams start doubling on him which creates more room for others to exploit.

Brooks isn't quite on that level yet. He's a bit more raw, but the potential is obvious.

I think both will have a good season and hopefully they can push each other.
 
I fear Rak-Sakyi is more of a 'luxury player' whose playing for himself, not the team.
Problem is, he's not that much of a luxury at the moment.
 

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