[NOT HAPPENING] Islam Slimani

Absolutely not, that's just a manifestation of his sprezzatura.

 

Here is another improvement on Deeney. Already pictured in home kit for signing day publicity shoot...

 

If / when we sign Slimani he will be our only player to have scored at a World Cup Finals.

AFAIK The only other Watford player who has acheived that accolade is Armstrong .

Are there any others ?

The nearest I can think of is John Barnes disallowed volley against Belgium in Italia 90.

 

I dont think so. I seem to remember he played really well against Germany which got us all excited for a bit.

 

Famously did this to Muller and Ozil

 

Gazza Euro 96?

 

Michael Owen France 98 fink he was on loan with us at the time.
Sorry, getting confused with Jason Lee. Similar players

 

Allan Nielsen

 

What WC Oscar ?

 

Pierre Issa scored a couple of crackers at France 98!



Park Chu Young who we had on loan from Arsenal in 2014/15 scored in the 2010 World Cup apparently. As mentioned above, Allan Nielsen scored in the 1998 World Cup.

I may be wrong but I think that Gerry Armstrong is the only one to have scored at the World Cup whilst actually on our books.

 

The slightly worrying fact is that Issa bears more than a passing resmblance to Slimani

Slimani




Issa

 

Give over!

Look at Issa's chiseled jaw, strong brow and high cheekbones. An utter hunk!

Slimani is all droopy eyes, jug ears and has a tiny mouth that looks like a dog's anus.

The algerian matt le tissier.

 

As far as I was aware this was a match in the 1998 World Cup, albeit was before he joined us?

https://www.11v11.com/matches/denmark-v-south-africa-18-june-1998-265584/

 

Slightly strange he came on today if we are actually signing him .

 

Okaka looks perfect for the position in my opinion. Totally different side when he's on the pitch. Strength, skill, TOUCH. If only Silva plays him from the start against Swansea.

 

IF only Silva wasn't so f**king egotistical and actually put the team before his ego we'd have seen a lot more from Okaka and a load more goals from the side in general!!

It's criminal that he's been treated in this way, and I don't care what's gone on before, if it was THAT BAD he'd have been absolutely nowhere near the squad right now. He's our best striker at the club by a country mile!

 

I've said it on more than one occasion too. The best for Watford football club should always come first. Hopefully his petulant ways are starting to cease. Plus he begs Okaka to stay.

 

Okaka was blowing out of his arse near the end though. And that after just over a half of football. The decision seems to be more about do you start him and accept he'll be subbed by the hour or keep him as an option from the bench?

 

He was puffed out around the 60 minute mark. He’s not the answer, he is nowhere near fit enough and looks like he’s had more mince pies than Troy. It’s like bringing an aged heavey weight boxer on up front, once he has the ball nobody can get it off of him, unfortunately he rarely has the ball under control to do anything with it other than fall over onto it.

 

His stamina I think has always been fairly contentious. I think you'd have to start him for 60-70 minutes and sub him off for Gray, who should hopefully be able to stretch teams with his pace in the final 2o minutes, especially if we are ahead and gaps start to appear etc.

I'm not surprised Okaka was knackered, he's not had any sort of game time at all at any level.

 

What a load of b0ll0x. I think he's had more 'decent' games in his Watford career than 'poor' games, so I think you're being extremely harsh.

I don't doubt that his style is unorthodox, but it is very effective and he adds a different dimension to our side. He CAN actually hold the ball up (Gray can't) and he can actually run past players with the ball (Deeney can't).

 

What a shame that you had to respond with that!

 

Totally agree. Okaka is clearly better tha Gray and Deeney, no question. Hopefully the game time today gets him fitter. He needs to start v Swansea.

 

What honesty! Your post is an absolute joke. Of course he will tire having little to no football.
I believe the whole teams confidence grows with him involved. His touch is superb for a big man. He certainly isn't fat. Plus he offers an outlet because he has a first touch, strength to hold of defenders, good in the air. What more could you of possibly wanted from him.? He made the whole of Leicesters defenders know he was up for it.

 

A professional footballer should not tire so quickly, I think he is out of condition and carrying a few extra pounds. He holds the ball but doesn’t do much with it. You think he is a better option than our other options but that really isn’t saying much and I think that Silva is showing Gino just that.

 

This is the Slimani thread not the Okaka thread

 

I know he only got 20 mins today but I didn't see anything that would make me spend money on him

 

What a shame you had to post a load of bollox

 

Issa is ugly - he looks like someone has dropped him off a stretcher

 

Have it on good authority that he was at the stadium in the last few days

Watch this space

 

If it sounds like Bruce Lee why is it racist?

 

Has this **** signed yet?