Pukki Pure Puke? [Or Not?]

How would you rate the Finnish forward's finishing?


The last few games??

Not Good

but willing to give him the time,we write players off far too easily,just look at big Balde,been slaughtered by most Celtic fans despite not getting a proper chance,comes on today and 7 mins later scores the winner.I think Pukki will be a good player for us,but he will never be the 30 goal a season striker that Hooper was and that we need,not his fault of course,that blame lies with the board.

Pukki has been pretty pash so far. Hope he is not another Bangura I thought that both Sami and Mulgrew were absolute mince and would have punted them for nothing. Boy how wrong was I!

So let's give Lenny credit for sticking with Pukki - He must see things in training that we don't so I'll not write off Pukki just yet.

can see him more in a commons role than a stokes role

Only saw him in the Ajax game n thought he wiz mince, but, prepared to give him the chance to develop!

Barlow i agree,he's not an out and out striker or a poacher,he is a footballer,someone who we should use to play in behind the strikers and create chances...really think we flucked up not buying finnbogason(the iceman as Jungle would say) he is the type of striker we need..

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Just another Stokes.

Would like to see Balde start matches. He's always done the business in the short amounts of time he gets

JBJ

The only competitive match Balde started he had Tony Watt playing alongside him (vs. Inverness) at a time when Tony's confidence was low. Amido deserves to start against Dundee United.

comment by The Timinator -The ★ attraction (U9180)
posted 42 minutes ago
Barlow i agree,he's not an out and out striker or a poacher,he is a footballer,someone who we should use to play in behind the strikers and create chances...really think we flucked up not buying finnbogason(the iceman as Jungle would say) he is the type of striker we need..
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Agree 100% wouldn't be surprised to see us go after him in jan

And, as if to back us up - from the BBC website:

Manager Neil Lennon says Amido Balde has a big part to play for Celtic after the striker came off the bench to hit the winner at Partick Thistle.

The 22-year-old Portuguese has made just one start since his summer arrival from Vitoria Guimaraes.

"We know where is he in terms of his development," said Lennon after the 2-1 win. "He's had to be patient but you can see the attributes that he has.

"He is going to play a lot more as the season progresses."

Balde demonstrated great pace and composure to break forward from the near the halfway line and roll a shot past Thistle keeper Scott Fox.

The striker has now scored twice in the Scottish Premiership as a substitute.

"He's still got a bit of work to do in terms of his hold up play," added Lennon. "But he's definitely got goals in him and he gives us a different dimension."