Igor Thiago

[malkay]

He might want a new chant. Presume someone explained the lyrics and he found them blasphemous coz when it was sung after his goal celebration, he wagged his finger on a few occasions and pointed to the man upstairs... And for those of you renting a room, I'm not talking about Rigsby

 

[wibs]

Loved loved LOVED that header!

 

[alexinho]

Loved loved LOVED that header!

It was a great goal If we can give him chances he is going to score loads.

 

[Beesfan]

3 in 4, pretty good for someone who will only improve….really should have insisted on taking the penalty, an awful decision whoever decided that!

 

[ChertseyBee]

It was a great goal If we can give him chances he is going to score loads.

With a big man up front for the first time in a couple of years, how many crosses have we put into the box in the first four games?

Single figures, for sure

 

[aawharris]

I feel sorry for him. Gets an absolute battering from defenders and zero protection from refs.

 

[BURFORD BEE]

With a big man up front for the first time in a couple of years, how many crosses have we put into the box in the first four games?

Single figures, for sure

Reason is he's now playing for Utd

 

[Sunbury Bee]

So why didn't he take the pen?

 

[beesupfulhamdown!]

So why didn't he take the pen?

Strange decision

 

[Untouchable]

So why didn't he take the pen?

It’s all part of the experiment.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

@hanworthbee how's your shot count adding up so far?

 

[hanworthbee]

@hanworthbee how's your shot count adding up so far?

A slight possibility May have been a bit hasty but early days

 

[Les Beeavinu]

I think I'm right in saying that he has not been given a single foul yet this season. Certainly none before today.

 

[Sunbury Bee]

It’s all part of the experiment.

Well it's failing miserably

 

[alexinho]

I think I'm right in saying that he has not been given a single foul yet this season. Certainly none before today.

Some of that is on him - Ivan was a similar kind of player but won loads in those duels with agricultural CBs. He has to be a bit smarter.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Some of that is on him - Ivan was a similar kind of player but won loads in those duels with agricultural CBs. He has to be a bit smarter.

But none? Really?

 

[alexinho]

But none? Really?

I get your point - I didn't say every one of the fouls being given against him were his fault but he does need to be a bit smarter in some of his duels.

 

[brentfordfc4ever]

What a goal

 

[davewfilms]

Not sure why we are just lumping the ball up to him and not playing through midfield.
As his strengths don’t seem to be winning headers and holding up the ball.
He isn’t Ivan.
We need to play to his strengths as looks like could become a decent striker.

 

[nickwychen]

So why didn't he take the pen?

cos his Forest one was weak and KA said they've been talking about it and assume they're going to try mixing it up.

 

[Indian Bee]

cos his Forest one was weak and KA said they've been talking about it and assume they're going to try mixing it up.

But he scored

 

[BaildonBee]

Not sure why we are just lumping the ball up to him and not playing through midfield.
As his strengths don’t seem to be winning headers and holding up the ball.
He isn’t Ivan.
We need to play to his strengths as looks like could become a decent striker.

Today he probably wished he was up front for Sunderland with the number of first time crosses they put in.

 

[nickwychen]

But he scored

sure but it was wasn't convincing and he didn't step forward today.. so maybe they're a link is my point

 

[Sunbury Bee]

cos his Forest one was weak and KA said they've been talking about it and assume they're going to try mixing it up.

So our £35m forward doesn't want to take a pen?

 

[Indian Bee]

sure but it was wasn't convincing and he didn't step forward today.. so maybe they're a link is my point

Thiago has a 100% record in scoring penalties for us and we gave it to a player who has never as far as I am aware taken a penalty in his life. Weather this was a decision made prior to the game or not one wonders.

In other news he is currently the joint top scorer in the PL.

 

[Indian Bee]

Not sure why we are just lumping the ball up to him and not playing through midfield.
As his strengths don’t seem to be winning headers and holding up the ball.
He isn’t Ivan.
We need to play to his strengths as looks like could become a decent striker.

Which seems strange as he won every header in his first game for us against Everton when he came on and he held the ball up superbly well in that fab 4-2 win against Newcastle last season.

 

[longtimeagobee]

Thiago has a 100% record in scoring penalties for us and we gave it to a player who has never as far as I am aware taken a penalty in his life. Weather this was a decision made prior to the game or not one wonders.

In other news he is currently the joint top scorer in the PL.

I’m on @250/1 top goalscorerKerching

 

[Indian Bee]

I’m on @250/1 top goalscorerKerching

I am already on the Kerching tonight with the Bournemouth win. I checked last season when Spurs beat City away, they drew their next game at home and had a feeling they would lose today. Nice little earner tonight .....

 

[aawharris]

I think I'm right in saying that he has not been given a single foul yet this season. Certainly none before today.

Despite every ball going up to him having two players on him, usually the one behind going straight through him

 

[taxi driver]

I think I'm right in saying that he has not been given a single foul yet this season. Certainly none before today.

That's a crazy stat

Did he get carded today?

 

[BFC1997]

Not getting fair treatment from referees so far.

3 goals in 4 games so far this season including a penalty, a header and a right-footed finish from open play.

The one game he didn’t score in he got an assist (or as close to one as you can get without getting one officially).

Good start and clearly more to come

 

[Balders Bee]

What a goal

It was a fantastic header. The lad is putting the effort in and scoring goals whilst still finding his match sharpness after nearly a season out.

Put all that together and Igor isn’t doing too badly.

 

[JCMcBee]

Loved loved LOVED that header!

....it was thee copybook perfect header...the way it's taught.

 

[jbee]

Will get plenty of goals if we get him the ball in the penalty area. I think he could contribute more in general play too as he continues to adjust to the level.

 

[BeesManMax]

Some of that is on him - Ivan was a similar kind of player but won loads in those duels with agricultural CBs. He has to be a bit smarter.

Ivan wouldn’t have handed over that penalty either..

 

[w6bee]

Took his goal well and almost got an assist for Dango. In the first 70 minutes though he often looked lost and not finding good positions, I did not see too much evidence of the “Pressing Monster“ we were promised.

 

[detours]

I like what I've seen so far from the big man. Unlucky to not win any free kicks so far, but he's got an eye for goal and is improving all round.

Regarding penalties, I don't buy into the "if you score it, it's a good penalty" mantra. Unless you're doing the keeper dependent penalty – a la Ivan and Bryan etc, you've got to be powering it, or placing it into an unsaveable area – which neither Thiago or Schade appear to do based on what we've seen (based on a very small sample tbf). Sidefooting it into a saveable area with no regard to where the keeper is diving is just treating a penalty like a lottery, and not something elite players should be doing.

I'll cut them some slack though, because even the best players miss penalties and we've been spoiled over recent years.

The fact is, we need a dependable regular penalty taker and Thiago being on the pitch and not taking it is odd. One for them to work through in training. My preference would be Damsgaard.

 

[taxi driver]

Took his goal well and almost got an assist for Dango. In the first 70 minutes though he often looked lost and not finding good positions, I did not see too much evidence of the “Pressing Monster“ we were promised.

We don't seem to press as often so perhaps it's not required.

 

[taxi driver]

Took his goal well and almost got an assist for Dango. In the first 70 minutes though he often looked lost and not finding good positions, I did not see too much evidence of the “Pressing Monster“ we were promised.

Which almost assist was this?

 

[rebus]

He’s got better each game and I can only see that continuing.

 

[AB]

3 in 4 games plus what would have been an assist v Villa if Dango had buried his shot first time is pretty good for a player some are still not sure is up to it or bringing much to the party. A little more work on the togetherness between attackers and midfield and I think he’s going to be quite unstoppable. But this is a brand new forward trio and that was I think only his fourth start in English football.

Dango’s finish for the offside goal shows he’s learned from the Villa game too.

 

[beesupfulhamdown!]

I think igor will score plenty this season with the right service

 

[favershambee]

His goal ratio return is very good in the few games we have played. The biggest problem I feel is our tactics which seem all over the place.

 

[w6bee]

Which almost assist was this?

He put a pass through to Dango after his goal…. I cannot remember if Dango headed it or kicked it

 

[Cotswold Bee]

So why didn't he take the pen?

Exactly!

 

[Delbee]

He’s got better each game and I can only see that continuing.

Hope so it will be good to see

 

[Nickabee]

So why didn't he take the pen?

Don’t know . However my first thought was I hope he doesn’t blast it at the keeper like previously as surely that would have been shown repeatedly to their goalie. We need an established order for pens as it seems that with VAR more are awarded. Btw I have no stats to back that up !

 

[damsgard.szn]

STAY. FIT.

 

[paulj]

Thiago took 11 pens for Brugge and scored 9.

 

[ABEEE]

STAY. FIT.

f***ing wrap him in cling film.

He cannot get injured.