by YorkshireRoyal99 »
20 Oct 2023 11:55
South Coast Royal Assuming Selles sticks with the 2 up and that Kelvin is first choice I guess Smith will play ahead of Ballard although usually if you take a loan player from a higher division club it is expected that he will play.
It does however give us another option in a side that neither creates nor scores many goals in league football and right now we could do with as many options as possible.
I do think that, whilst we don't always create masses amount of chances per game, having a striker with that instinct in the box might give us that edge and that little bit we are missing in some games. Take the Cambridge game away from home for example, had a couple of really good chances in the area where you'd think an instinctive number 9 would bury those chances and Smith has a pretty decent record at doing that at this level.
I am hoping that he does give us a more ruthless edge up front and that we can build the confidence back into the side. We do not score enough goals (in the league anyway) and it is a massive issue, especially when I think all of our defeats this season have been by the odd goal? It's usually tight in games and we get pipped late on in a few as well, so a CF who can actually bury a couple of chances, or even half chances, would be useful.
I think another big problem going forward is we don't seem to have a player who can either take the game by the scruff of the neck or create something from nothing. The players, for me, that seem like they could do this are Kelvin E and maybe Vickers. My only reservation with Smith is that I feel like he will score goals but he needs the service to do so, he won't be able to manufacture something himself, which sometimes you need in games.
