Kaikai

Hate to say it but I think this long standing injury has fucked him. One of my favourite players in past seasons but doesn’t seem as fast/confident on the ball as he used to be.
 
Normally he can somewhat justify his anonymity with a moment of brilliance that snatches a win/draw from the jaws of a draw/loss.

That has been completely missing of late, unsure of what's going on but it is frustrating as anything. I actually forgot he was on the pitch during the first half!
 
Stu99 said:
Hate to say it but I think this long standing injury has fucked him. One of my favourite players in past seasons but doesn’t seem as fast/confident on the ball as he used to be.
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Past seasons??
 
This season he has been crap at set pieces, shooting, dribbling, heading and tackling. He just should not be starting games.
 
Apart from Maxwell I dont think any of last years batch are good enough for a team hoping to go up to the Championship...Husband and Turton can be released at the end of the season...Virtue is struggling to break in...Thorniley and Howe will be gone...Madine will go because of wages...Kai Kai is going backwards
 
Have sung his praises for a while but was glad to see him pulled off today. Don't think we have the strength in depth to bin him without adequate replacement as I've seen nothing from Lubala, Woodburn et al that suggests we have a better replacement waiting in the wings. Would probably give him a stay of execution until the end of the season out of necessity (and also a chance for him to re-find form/consistency) and then move him on if there's no improvement or a better option makes themselves available.
 
His name was called on commentary after about 25 mins......and it was only then that I realised that he was playing. We have better players than that on our books.
 
Blows hot and cold and more often than not cold.
He's still on his day one of the better players and looking at the squad can't see anyone to replace him(today).
This is where you use the loan market to your advantage unlike what we have done recently you bring in a player in that position and drop Kaikai knowing to well you've got a decent alternative/sub.
 
I'd let him go on a free this window. We all know that ' he has it ', he just doesn't give it ! He's drifted from club to club all of his career, show's up with a wow factor and then just disappears when his feet are under the table. His attitude is all wrong and that's why he'll have a wasted career as a footballer. Shame really but that is the choice that HE made !
 
Not good enough for Blackpool Football Club, can produce the odd moment of magic but he's lazy, inconsistent and gives the ball away more than anyone else in our current team. I've been saying it for a long time, its only the last couple of months that friends and family have started to agree with me.
 
TimperleyTangerine said:
Sully is a quality player, but he’s not a winger, he’s an attacking central midfielder. The trouble is, he doesn’t fit in there, the way we set up.
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id agree in a 442 or a 433 with two holding midfielders he is a square peg in a round whole. hes not suited to the wing i think its unfair to say hes lazy, he does his work in chasing back and trying to help out defensively but hes not that kind of player. i think he would be beter as a player behind the front two. i think at the moment hes better utilised as a sub when defences are tiring and his passing can open them up a bit.
 
I was really hoping this was to be the season where he really stepped up to the mark and became a really excellent player. Unfortunately and sadly this has not happened and he is anonymous for long periods. He is 25 now so should be peaking. It says on Salarysport he is on £3600 a week. We could have a more effective player in for those wages,
 
It all depends what you want - for those of us of a certain age Kaikai will always be a ‘Peter Barnes’ sort of player....

Does fk all but wander about on the wing for 85 minutes, but is capable of changing the game with 5 minutes of magic. Trouble is, he’s not producing those 5 minutes of magic at present.

But I believe he can & will.

Whether you’ve the patience to live with that is another matter....

Similarly - and I know this won’t be popular - I can remember days when Alan Suddick just didn’t seem interested & frankly didn’t put a shift in.

Don’t get me wrong - The King was & is my all-time hero, but he wasn’t infallible. Equally, I’m not saying Kaikai comes even close to AS, but he is of the same style, in that if you want players who are going to be able to wring their shirt out after every game, then he’s never going to be your man.
 
Bluecabinboy said:
It all depends what you want - for those of us of a certain age Kaikai will always be a ‘Peter Barnes’ sort of player....

Does fk all but wander about on the wing for 85 minutes, but is capable of changing the game with 5 minutes of magic. Trouble is, he’s not producing those 5 minutes of magic at present.

But I believe he can & will.

Whether you’ve the patience to live with that is another matter....

Similarly - and I know this won’t be popular - I can remember days when Alan Suddick just didn’t seem interested & frankly didn’t put a shift in.

Don’t get me wrong - The King was & is my all-time hero, but he wasn’t infallible. Equally, I’m not saying Kaikai comes even close to AS, but he is of the same style, in that if you want players who are going to be able to wring their shirt out after every game, then he’s never going to be your man.
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Do you remember Peter Barnes winning young player of the year & one of the most cringeworthy non speech moments of all time.
That stayed with me for years....."please just say something" 😄
 
Kaikai is a quality player

We aren't getting the best of him as he's being played as a left midfield player in a 442

Its up to the manager and coaches to get the best out of him with a system that also works for all our players

Btw not one players has shone in that position this season

If we are going to play 442 might as well play Garbutt on the left and Gabriel on the right instead of playing players out of position

Kaikai won us points this season against Wigan and MKD when played further forward

But hey lets not let that stop the blood letting
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
Kaikai is a quality player

We aren't getting the best of him as he's being played as a left midfield player in a 442

Its up to the manager and coaches to get the best out of him

Btw not one players has shone in that position this season

If we are going to play 442 might as well play Garbutt on the left and Gabriel on the right instead of playing players out of position

Kaikai won us points this season against Wigan and MKD when players further forward

But hey lets not let that stop the blood letting
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The question with him (as it is with other players)...what is his best position these days? I know there is a player in there but he has been very poor this season and has gone from being a 1 good game every 4 games to a one good game in 8
 
TANGERINETOWERPOWER said:
The question with him (as it is with other players)...what is his best position these days? I know there is a player in there but he has been very poor this season and has gone from being a 1 good game every 4 games to a one good game in 8
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We certainly wouldn't have beaten Wigan and MKD without his goals

Left midfield in a 4 certainly isn't his position

Neither is it Lubalas, Woodburn or Yatess position

Or even Keshis, Kemps or Sarkics

I will ask again who has played well this season in that role when we have played that system?
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
We certainly wouldn't have beaten Wigan and MKD without his goals

Left midfield in a 4 certainly isn't his position

Neither is it Lubalas, Woodburn or Yatess position

Or even Keshis, Kemps or Sarkics

I will ask again who has played well this season in that role when we have played that system?
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I wouldnt play this system as you well know...problem is we cannot afford passengers and that is precisely what Kai Kai has been in the last EIGHT games
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
We certainly wouldn't have beaten Wigan and MKD without his goals

Left midfield in a 4 certainly isn't his position

Neither is it Lubalas, Woodburn or Yatess position

Or even Keshis, Kemps or Sarkics

I will ask again who has played well this season in that role when we have played that system?
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No one Phil because Kaikai starts every ** game in that position regardless of previous performance.
 
TANGERINETOWERPOWER said:
Apart from Maxwell I dont think any of last years batch are good enough for a team hoping to go up to the Championship...Husband and Turton can be released at the end of the season...Virtue is struggling to break in...Thorniley and Howe will be gone...Madine will go because of wages...Kai Kai is going backwards
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Agree except Madine, hopefully the wage cap, which affects all league1, means he will extend. Unless a championship calls of course.
 
Luxury player, still like him but would like to see him behind the front 2 as a no10 linking the midfield with the front lads not out wide.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
We certainly wouldn't have beaten Wigan and MKD without his goals

Left midfield in a 4 certainly isn't his position

Neither is it Lubalas, Woodburn or Yatess position

Or even Keshis, Kemps or Sarkics

I will ask again who has played well this season in that role when we have played that system?
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Well said Phil he's definitely not a left winger/Midfielder could work in a 3 up top but that system is awful with our strikers we have.
 
There’s no doubt about his ability and is probably our most talented player. Might be better to not start him at the present, but bring him on with 20mins to go, and hopefully this will also build his confidence back up if he can create something in that time slot.
 
Jack Rodwell sitting on a £40k p/w contract at Sunderland might be accused of "stealing a living" at that time but I don't think that applies to Kaikai - he's simply not consistent enough and needs to be moved on.....talent gets you so far, hard work gets you further.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
Kaikai is a quality player

We aren't getting the best of him as he's being played as a left midfield player in a 442

Its up to the manager and coaches to get the best out of him with a system that also works for all our players

Btw not one players has shone in that position this season

If we are going to play 442 might as well play Garbutt on the left and Gabriel on the right instead of playing players out of position

Kaikai won us points this season against Wigan and MKD when played further forward

But hey lets not let that stop the blood letting
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Absolutely spot on. We're not using him right, he's getting shit all the time from left right and centre and actually, today he came as close as anyone did to scoring, was part of two decent chances, almost pulled a stupidly good trick off on halfway, tackled back and stopped a move after Husband had been overlapped and a few other things but let's just blame Sullay for everything and anything.

Why he took him off ahead of Bez is a mystery.

Think some people would be happier with Rory Prendergast clumping up and down the touchline 'putting a shift in'
 
td53 said:
Absolutely spot on. We're not using him right, he's getting shit all the time from left right and centre and actually, today he came as close as anyone did to scoring, was part of two decent chances, almost pulled a stupidly good trick off on halfway, tackled back and stopped a move after Husband had been overlapped and a few other things but let's just blame Sullay for everything and anything.

Why he took him off ahead of Bez is a mystery.

Think some people would be happier with Rory Prendergast clumping up and down the touchline 'putting a shift in'
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Mention of Prendergast has put me off my supper!
 
62years&counting said:
My lasting memory is of his white boots looking far too big or that he'd put his boots on the wrong feet 😂
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Yeah, I don't remember white boots, but I remember it seemed like his boots were far too heavy for him. He lumbered. He had no pace at all, did all his 'tricks' in slow motion and was useless, except if he was at the dead ball line, he could cross it really well, it was just he almost never got there so that skill was fairly moot.
 
td53 said:
Yeah, I don't remember white boots, but I remember it seemed like his boots were far too heavy for him. He lumbered. He had no pace at all, did all his 'tricks' in slow motion and was useless, except if he was at the dead ball line, he could cross it really well, it was just he almost never got there so that skill was fairly moot.
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I need another beer after discussing him!
 
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