Yeboah

[Ryaldinhio]

Seen nothing to convince me this lad is near good enough. Feels like Roberts last yr. Send him back in Jan and upgrade hopefully.

[GazLaz]

Not done anything has he. Makes me laugh when fans of Championship clubs just presume their young players will be “unplayable” at L2 level.
 

[Chris Black come back]

It always looks like he doesn’t know what to do. Not just tactically but how to run with the ball or pass. Like he’s just started playing the game.

[The Beast]

Look at our wingers/AMs though none of them did anything today:

Molyneux- we know he’s got it but absolutely moronic today.

Gibson- started the season well but has proper gone off the boil. Questions about his attitude.

Hurst- always looks like he’s trying but absolutely no end product.

Sbarra- For me I just don’t know if he’s got the talent to make up for his total lack of physicality.

Yes Yeboah is rawer than raw but at least he’s got pace, an attribute that’s totally lacking in the side, thought he did okay against the Man U kids.Thing is you look at him compared to Hakeeb last season and he’s a million miles off but so is everyone else.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Giving him the benefit of doubt, thought he might be a slow burner. His goal on Tuesday ought to have lifted his confidence but yesterday was the first time I've seen him close up on our side of the pitch, and he looked petrified.

[StocksArmy]

Agree not good enough. Doesn’t have the ability when to run, when to stop, when to pass. Constantly runs into dead ends. Considering Molyneux and Gibson like to get it onto their stronger foot and get a shot or a cross off, he goes the other way onto his weaker foot. Strange.

[wilts rover]

A lad I work with who is a Bristol City season ticket holder was absolutely gutted he had gone out on loan as he said he made an impact in the games he played and should be part of the first team squad.
Another one is a Bath City regular and he said he was their best player last season even though he only played half of it.
Clearly not playing the same for Rovers as he did for those two teams.

[ncRover]

He’s only 18 and got subbed on when we were down to 10 men.

I’d be far more concerned the form of our contracted and more senior wingers.

[Ryaldinhio]

He’s only 18 and got subbed on when we were down to 10 men.

I’d be far more concerned the form of our contracted and more senior wingers.

My comment wasn't about yesterday, it is the culmination of every time I have seen him play.

[Ryaldinhio]

Look at our wingers/AMs though none of them did anything today:

Molyneux- we know he’s got it but absolutely moronic today.

Gibson- started the season well but has proper gone off the boil. Questions about his attitude.

Hurst- always looks like he’s trying but absolutely no end product.

Sbarra- For me I just don’t know if he’s got the talent to make up for his total lack of physicality.

Yes Yeboah is rawer than raw but at least he’s got pace, an attribute that’s totally lacking in the side, thought he did okay against the Man U kids.Thing is you look at him compared to Hakeeb last season and he’s a million miles off but so is everyone else.

Moly - 4 goals 2 assists - having a hard time recently because teams are doubling up on him and in quickly before he can do anything

Gibson - 1 goal 3 assists - there is a player in there and to start with he was getting some very good crosses in the box but no one on the end of them, maybe that has curbed his approach?

Hurst - was the best player through pre-season and then got injured. Not had a run in the team since. Seems to be marmite but I rate the kid highly. Can breeze past ppl carrying the ball like no one else we have in the squad.

Sbarra - Hard to say as only had limited chance to see him. I think yesterday was his first league start (?) and I wouldn't judge any one individual on yesterday's performance.

Yeboah - again limited exposure/playing time but looks all over the place, terrible positioning, can't cross a ball, poor finishing. If pace was the only thing needed then Usain Bolt would've made it pro when he tried.

Hopefully he comes good but I haven't seen a glimpses of anything to convince me of that yet. As OP it feels a bit like Roberts last yr.

[Draytonian III]

At the present time I would pick him instead of Gibson, who is another Josh Martin/Harry Forrester

[DonnyBazR0ver]

He’s only 18 and got subbed on when we were down to 10 men.

I’d be far more concerned the form of our contracted and more senior wingers.

That's fair comment. He came on unto a bit of a cauldron so, hard for any player to have an impact but, maybe through not preparing him well enough, he didn't seem to know what he should be doing. Definitely a player who needs nurturing but, unfortunately, a team like ours at the mo, there's little patience set aside for nurturing.

[Filo]

I think yesterday we should cut him some slack, not sure where he was playing at times he looked to be playing RWB, then when Anderson went off he looked like he was Right side of a three, both totally unnatural positions for him

[andyst79]

I think it's always good for the 2 wingers to switch flanks from time to time during games, something we never seem to do.

[ForsolongaRover]

It’s difficult not to associate these adverse comments, mostly in the early contributions, with the penalty he “gave away”. And even the poster who wrote a summary of several players’ performances omitted to mention that Yeboah has scored 2 good goals in FLT games in a thread which seems designed to be destructive.

I can see flair in him even if it’s not always backed with “intelligence”, but he could mature into the kind player  that we had in Emmanuel Thomas or even Adelukan.

As DBZ says, he needs nurturing. As so many youngsters have unsuccessfully passed through the development process in recent years only to be discarded, perhaps there ought to be a bigger quota of resource allocated to those players who are still young enough to get better.

[steve@dcfd]

The problem we were spoilt in the games from February with a total in form Molyneux and Adelakun. We now have three players can play on the left who not at that standard.

[RoversInSpain]

Look at our wingers/AMs though none of them did anything today:

Molyneux- we know he’s got it but absolutely moronic today.

Gibson- started the season well but has proper gone off the boil. Questions about his attitude.

Hurst- always looks like he’s trying but absolutely no end product.

Sbarra- For me I just don’t know if he’s got the talent to make up for his total lack of physicality.

Yes Yeboah is rawer than raw but at least he’s got pace, an attribute that’s totally lacking in the side, thought he did okay against the Man U kids.Thing is you look at him compared to Hakeeb last season and he’s a million miles off but so is everyone else.

Moly - 4 goals 2 assists - having a hard time recently because teams are doubling up on him and in quickly before he can do anything

Gibson - 1 goal 3 assists - there is a player in there and to start with he was getting some very good crosses in the box but no one on the end of them, maybe that has curbed his approach?

Hurst - was the best player through pre-season and then got injured. Not had a run in the team since. Seems to be marmite but I rate the kid highly. Can breeze past ppl carrying the ball like no one else we have in the squad.

Sbarra - Hard to say as only had limited chance to see him. I think yesterday was his first league start (?) and I wouldn't judge any one individual on yesterday's performance.

Yeboah - again limited exposure/playing time but looks all over the place, terrible positioning, can't cross a ball, poor finishing. If pace was the only thing needed then Usain Bolt would've made it pro when he tried.

Hopefully he comes good but I haven't seen a glimpses of anything to convince me of that yet. As OP it feels a bit like Roberts last yr.

Oh No!
The dreaded phrase ‘There is a player in there’ returns, often used in our horrific recent 3 season decline.
Perfect example being for TLO….Aiden Barlow, ‘There is a player in there’
Which I generally take to mean, he looks like a footballer, runs around like a footballer, is actually on a football pitch, however displays footballing ability to an excruciating low level on a regular basis.

[ncRover]

He’s only 18 and got subbed on when we were down to 10 men.

I’d be far more concerned the form of our contracted and more senior wingers.

My comment wasn't about yesterday, it is the culmination of every time I have seen him play.

Well he was also brought on when we were down to 10 against MK. In that game he was out of position again, playing at wing back.

McCann said when we signed him that he can play on either wing or as a centre forward.

The two trophy games that he started and scored in (while playing in his natural position) are probably a fairer reflection of his ability. Did you watch them?

I’d like to see him playing off one of Sharp or Ironside in a front 2 making runs in behind.

[Ryaldinhio]

He’s only 18 and got subbed on when we were down to 10 men.

I’d be far more concerned the form of our contracted and more senior wingers.

My comment wasn't about yesterday, it is the culmination of every time I have seen him play.

Well he was also brought on when we were down to 10 against MK. In that game he was out of position again, playing at wing back.

McCann said when we signed him that he can play on either wing or as a centre forward.

The two trophy games that he started and scored in (while playing in his natural position) are probably a fairer reflection of his ability. Did you watch them?

I’d like to see him playing off one of Sharp or Ironside in a front 2 making runs in behind.

Yes I did, and I saw nothing to convince me he is good enough so far, as per OP.

[RoversInSpain]

We have the template that makes a very good Div 4 side.
Quality of TLT, Craig, Adelukan.
All in key areas to complement what we have.
How good is it to have worked out exactly what is required.
We all know we can’t have the 3 mentioned above, however to win the league that’s the quality required.
And very simply we’ve not matched that, in fact nowhere near.
As mentioned in other posts, we are looking at 2 players to deliver everything up top, not possible without a third quality forward and someone in midfield that actually looks like he wants to win a match.
Then we have the keeper quality, Chesie put in a beautiful cross, and goal!, we did the same and somehow the keeper saved it, TLT used to do that…a save in the ‘how on earth did he save that’ category. We now have any reasonable attempt on goal finding it’s destination.
We are still 3 short, and that’s just promotion never mind winning the league.

[DearneValleyRover]

My opinion on Yeboah is, he isn’t a winger, for me he’s better running onto the ball as a striker

[Janso]

Shite. Send him back in January please.

[GazLaz]

Starting Sbarra and Yeboah wide over Hurst and Gibson was one of the worst tactical calls of the 21st century.

[scawsby steve]

Shite. Send him back in January please.

Come on, J. Don't hold back.

[dickos1]

Starting Sbarra and Yeboah wide over Hurst and Gibson was one of the worst tactical calls of the 21st century.

Not sure it was
Terrible conditions, on a bit of a poor run, Gibson and hurst struggling last few weeks,
I thought they both did well in a performance that was never going to be anything special in those conditions

[BillyStubbsTears]

Starting Sbarra and Yeboah wide over Hurst and Gibson was one of the worst tactical calls of the 21st century.

It was a very strange one.

That said, after a very poor first half, I thought Yeboah played well, 2nd half.

But let's be reight. Gibson even out of form is a far better choice.

[Padge_DRFC]

Gibson had his best game in those 20 mins since Accrington

[Northants Nomad]

Starting Sbarra and Yeboah wide over Hurst and Gibson was one of the worst tactical calls of the 21st century.

And the award for hyperbole for October 2024 goes to...

[Dougiebulletheader]

Maybe its a boot up the bum Gibson needs. If you dont perform you wont play...he looked good last night when he came on.

[Northants Nomad]

Maybe its a boot up the bum Gibson needs. If you dont perform you wont play...he looked good last night when he came on.

It's because we were level and then winning. Gibson's challenge is to stay positive when the chips are down. When we're behind, his head drops, he loses his edge and that drives a downward spiral of his mood and, in turn, his performance. MK was the epitome of this.
Plus he needs to learn that the solution to every issue is not a flamboyant flick, a dribble through the whole of the opposition or a worldy pass. Sometimes, it's about the basics.
First few games of the season when we were winning, he looked very decent.
At the moment, for me, show pony. Ability yes, but mindset all over the place.

As for Yeboah, I know he's young, but not for me. No anticipation of where the ball may go, always a standing start, crossing was awful (again) last night, runs down dead ends. No way ready for Championship, he's not ready for League Two!