(09-02-2015, 20:05)drewks Wrote: Did you see him at DK - or any other club - Josh, and if so what was he like? What were his strengths? He MUST have some pretty good attributes for JP to even consider paying half of that fee, let alone the remainder.
I'm a fan of Ukrainian football so I did get the chance to watch him play for Kyiv. (Some old BBC 606 and early New 606 posters may remember my fondness of Shakhtar Donetsk. My old username was WBA-Shakhtar)
Ideye's main strengths are his finishing and his movement. So far there has been glimpses of his good movement where he drags centre-backs out of position which creates space for team mates. Varela's goal against QPR was because of this. His movement when getting into goal scoring positions is also good. His finishing for Kyiv was always at a high standard and he can finish well with his head, like yesterday showed, and when he is put through on goal 1 on 1. He is normally reliable when it comes to 1 on 1's but like all strikers, he needs confidence in front of goal. I still believe that his miss a few weeks ago when he was put through by Berahino was because he was lacking in confidence.
What is important to remember is that he is not a striker who will create much for himself so don't expect him to drop deep, run past 2 men and hit a 25 yard thunderbolt like Berahino can do. He mainly needs the chances created for him so it is imperative that the midfield has creativity in it. Dynamo Kyiv had that creativity in their 4-2-3-1 and we currently have some players who can give him the service that he needs.
I really hope that he can push on from here.