Sven and Waghorn

LCFCJimbo................not saying we should change most of the team to accomodate him.........just give him a regular position that suits his style, game....call it what you like, but just give him the supply and i'm sure he will net just as regularly as anyone at the club presently.
Get another decent striker who he can play off and he will be in his element, convinced of it.

Maybe when he stops blasting over the bar with every other shot !

We are interestingly divided on this, which means it must be close call. I do recognise that all that folk have said about Waghorn's merits. But for me he is still not quite good enough for the team I hope we will be fielding next season.

For me, Waghorn is overrated. Sure, he gives his all, but when he's near goal, he just tries to smack it as hard as he can. He's scored some good crucial goals, but he could have scored a lot more goals with a bit more composure.

Sure, composure comes with age, but playing him week in week out is a risk when he's not at the moment, consistent enough. Loan him out for a season to someone who's a lower side in the Champ and see how he does.

For me, he scored a couple of goals early in his loan spell which made him some form of cult hero.

I'm not doubting his commitment, but he's similar to Hume. Heart on his sleave, just not good enough finisher.

Plus in a 4-3-3 formation with 1 leading striker, you're always gonna play someone like Yakubu over Waghorn.

Sven is quoted in today's LM that Waggy is very much in his plans, and if we had an important game today, he would definitely play.

He eneds to go on loan next season to Sheffield Utd.

Bag himself 20+ goals and then come back into the championship with them and do the same.

A bit like Cleverley has done for Man Utd, Waggy needs to build his confidene starting in League one next season.

Just concerned that if he goes out on loan elsewhere and does the biz, then he may well want to stay with that club - just like he did when he came here!

We would be the losers then - but - as has been said here....he needs to find his goals quickly to establish a regular starting place.

It'll be interesting to see what Sven does with Waghorn (and several others) after a full pre-season of training. It is possible that the likes of Waghorn would be rejuvenated after it - and that Sven might have got his point across about much-needed changes to his game (specifically using the ball more intelligently).

PLay The Pitch, Waghorn wanted to stay at Sunderland originally. It was only when they told him he could go he came back to us.