I was more stating Kane's miss against Stoke being the only good chance created for him. If our strikers are going to rely on just 1 chance per game we're fucked. Just like most teams would be. I've seen Costa miss the target quite a few times this season but it hardly matters when Hazard and Fabregas create 4 or 5 good chances per game.Again....what has Kane got to do with it?
Just because Kane also missed a sitter, it has no bearing on Soldado or his miss.
It was a simple chance, one that Ive been told for 18 months is what he thrives on, and our midfield has deprived him of. He mis hit it off his shin, and it tamely bobbled wide.
How is that not his fault?
You can make out like it was a difficult chance all you like, but its one a 26M striker should be putting away, and the resulting, almost predictable miss is why he gets a tough ride from many. He wasnt bought for nice flicks.
Again, I think he is playing well, and the last few weeks, for me, very surprisingly has been a brighter spot. I actually, for the first time, believe the goals will come for him.
But I dont feel the need to play him off against Kane, Ade, Crouch, our midfield or anyone else.
He has earned his spot. And he is equally responsible if he gets dropped or subbed for not taking his chances.
Yeah he did thrive on that sort of service in Spain my point being it was happening 3 or 4 times a game compared to now. Even some of our better strikers like Berbatov and Defoe occasionally missed the target. If Soldado was missing 3 or 4 a game different story. But a lot of his early games under AVB & even now he wasn't seeing a single chance like that one Chiriches set up for him