Harry wrote:Mazza01 wrote:Is that not double standards? everyone seems to be under the impression that Makris needs to be given time to adapt.. should it not be the other way around Kouhyar is literally 3 games into his professional career.
If anything you should be questioning Makris.
I accept that Makris has done nothing so far to justify his signing, let alone his club record transfer fee. However in his defence he has not yet to start a match in his real position. It seems pretty clear that he is nothing special as a winger, but as of yet we don't know how good he would be if he were given a run in the side as a striker. He has a track record which includes 10 full caps for Cyprus, he has been playing first team competitive football for three years and he is still only 20. I would not say that playing Makris out of position is helping him to adapt.
When a new winger is played I do not expect him to be a consistent performer, but I do want to see some flash of talent now and again. Kouhyar took his goal very well against Grimsby, but apart from that, has he ever shown anything special?
I keep getting confused of this constant talk of Makris being played out of position? Where is it stated that he is an out and out striker who plays up front either on his own or as part of a two? All the articles I read about him seem to suggest he likes to play as an inside forward, starting out wide and cutting in towards goal?