Gekas had a very quiet game, in last night's reserve game (only Primus known name) against West Ham, at West Leigh, as he got very poor service. The wingers (Nlundulu and Alors) weren't up to the task and didn't get enough decent crosses in. He isn't a big bloke but got to some headers he shouldn't have. The midfield (Hurst and Mahoto) seemed to prefer to shoot wildly, rather than pass into the box. He really had very few chances until the 93rd minute when he took a long punt out of defence (Wilkinson continues to impress), swivelled, took it through three defenders to the edge of the box and hit a rasping volley diagonally into the top far corner of the net past a desperately diving goalkeeper. It was a clean and impeccable goal. It was a chance he made personally and took really well. In my opinion he should be played up alongside Crouch and drop Nugent. He won't put in the work of Nugent but he is no slacker and given the sniff of a chance is likely to bury the ball. With some of the chances Nugent as had recently this bloke wouldn't have missed.He looks balanced and difficult to knock off the ball - he is more Maradonna than Henry!
Without Kranjcar and Kaboul, Pompey will have to revert to Johnson and Pennant on right and Herminator and Belhadj on left. With Davis and Basinas in middle, Gekas could be the man supporting Crouch or Kanu to snatch the all important single goal. It doesn't look like he will be playing at Old Trafford, unless last night was to shake off the cobwebs, but against Newcastle and other rivals in relegation battle, he could be the deciding factor and well worth the trial!
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