Dzeko

[citytilidie]

Touch of a lamp post?

What has happened to him, looks back to last season's form.

[twosips]

Bad patch. He'll come through it.

[Beeks]

To be fair everyone was poor today..we all know Edin has the ability..I think that lone striker role Bobby started with doesn't do him any favours..it's clear he's not up to the job..he needs to play with a strike partner

[Arjan Van Schotte]

Tonight - i could have played better. seriously. hope he comes good, and gets a bit of help from a "strike partner".

he is very, very fit though.

[Dubaimancityfan]

Nothing worked for him tonight. He had a couple of good chances, should've burried one of them though. On the whole he didn't get much good service from Silva and Nasri who were both dissappointing tonight.

[citytilidie]

Not good enough in my opinion, everything that goes in to him bounces off him.

[PeterParker]

I think he didn't have any good ball to work with. He missed two because (i think) he thought he was offside and he didn't strike the ball well. Imho, seeing him today will make Balo start sunday.

[Arjan Van Schotte]

I think he didn't have any good ball to work with. He missed two because (i think) he thought he was offside and he didn't strike the ball well. Imho, seeing him today will make Balo start sunday.

mate - he was shiiiiiite.

tonight.

so was silva.

[Kladze]

Needs a run of games (and goals).

Worst thing that could have happened to him was being 'rotated'.

I'd still play Balotelli against the rags though - even though I know the risks of that.

[PeterParker]

I think he didn't have any good ball to work with. He missed two because (i think) he thought he was offside and he didn't strike the ball well. Imho, seeing him today will make Balo start sunday.

mate - he was shiiiiiite.

tonight.

so was silva.

I couldn't agree more. He was shite, poor first touch, etc, but as i said, he didn't had any balls to work with and was a little complacent in some occasions.

[Beeks]

At the end of the day..Nasri and Silva were just as shocking..don't see a thread started about them

[Big H]

Needs a run of games (and goals).

Worst thing that could have happened to him was being 'rotated'.

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Bang on. He was just getting into his stride.
Also don't think he plays well as the lone striker. Needs a mate (Kun) up there with him.

[Redna]

No one is "scared" of us in Europe. They see it like a feather in the hat.
CTID!!

[Dameerto]

He really doesn't suit rotation, does he? Too much time for him to dwell on what might go wrong, then he becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.

[Bridge'srightfoot]

Don't let Palus see this.

[branny]

He can't play the lone role for me. Needs to be partnered like at Spuds.

[Douglas Higginbottom]

His all round game was just very poor tonight.He had the chances as well and two of them were really good ones but it wasnt his night at all tonight.

[Alioune DVToure]

Don't let Palus see this.

I think he already self-destructed, five seconds after his final post on the 'penalty' thread.

[zuricity]

A meaninless thread.

[freshie]

I also think that he doesn't play well as a lone striker, however, you can't use that as an excuse for him tonight as when he was presented with opportunities to score (as he was on 3 occasions in the second half) his finishing was awful. As others have pointed out, Silva and Nasri were also poor tonight, but the reason why I think a thread has been started about Dzeko is because he has been poor since the Wigan game and his game seems to be regressing back to the way it was last season - i.e. crap first touch, crap finishing and an overall appearance of lethargy