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So little?? Care to elaborate? The way i read your post is like Vinny was a 50m striker.
I've written this in a post before:
What other new strikers in this league this season are blowing it away? Seriously name them..... Michy and Slimani who were a lot more, Musa, Zaza, Lucas Perez, Baston, even Bony / Benteke who have years of experience have been woeful. But yes, after just coming to this league, after just meeting all these new players, after getting used to a new manager, lets say he's clearly not up for it.
This guy has stepped up and banged in penalties when not really on form, that takes balls. Every time he plays he works hard, he has ridiculous strength and really great at bringing others into play and people question his positioning but you watch him, go back watch the games he has played and look how many decent runs he makes off the ball without our players playing him in, this guy is far better than he gets credit for and people need to give him some bloody time to settle.
We now have a different option finally, he has added to a squad depth, can come in for Kane at the end of games, can play up top with him, can play in cup games and i have confident in him. He's a second striker not Suarez, so lets calm down our expectations.
So over to you Ossie85....
Calm down Vinny, we are not going to sell you yet
I expect more from a 17m signing. He hasn't scored a single goal from open play FFS. Not one!!
You mention Michy, Slimani, all of them scored. Even Lucas Perez who barely played as he's the 3rd striker. He has 6 goals in 15 games. If Lucas Perez that has scored 6 goals already (no penalties) has been woeful according to you, how is it that Janssen with 3 penalties in 23 games exceeded expectations??
FFS, I only ask a goal and you talk like I'm referring to a 50m striker. So, according to you, a 17m striker signing is not expected to score a goal (even against a league 2 side). Only if he cost 50m.
What's on discussion here is not whether he's up for it, or if we should sell him. I merely gave my opinion on you ridiculous statement that he surpassed expectations. Even Pochettino acknowledges he's not doing well, but asks for patience.
Whether we should stick with him or not is debatable (I want us to keep him), but what's out of discussion is that he's been below expectations.
Has hasn't brought shit so far. All those things you claim he's brought are wishful thinking. They are what you want him to bring, but so far hasn't. What squad depth has he added, if he's not even second choice?? I'm not saying he won't bring something in the future. But so far he's been awful. It's ridiculous to say he's exceeded expectations. RIDICULOUS. Not even his mother thinks so
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