I hope so it seems to go up each game he plays well
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I hope so it seems to go up each game he plays well
joey55
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Aguero had really good acceleration. I don't think it matters what system you play in the Prem, physical attributes are key. Soldado, Falcao and Schevchenko types never succeed here, as they can't get the cheap goals the big scorers get, either from aerial threat or just a short burst of pace. All the top strikers are either low center of gravity, high acceleration types (like Tevez, Aguero or Suarez) or over 6 ft or really fast. Kevin Phillips once scored a ton of goals, but that must have been over 20 years ago. I think in the last decade of Prem football, the only player that wasn't quick or tall and managed to score over 20 goals was Danny Ings. I'd be worried if our scouts weren't prioritizing physical attributes. Look what happened to Rooney once he lost his pace.
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It's not a square peg in a round hole. Both have more than proven themselves as ideal candidates to play on the left. Thats' like saying Grealish shouldn't be playing on the left for City or England. Eze or Neto are just very obvious choices and for that reason their price will be high. If we had to buy several players, as in previous windows, then we have to try our luck on less obvious targets. But I don't think we need to do that now. It's actually hard to improve our starting XI other than the LW spot, so we can afford to be less risky. It would be great if we could get another bargain, but why take the risk, when there are some obvious top class options available to us?
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ButchCassidy
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Jota on loan with option feels like a very January move that could suit all parties. It’s incredibly hard to buy star players midseason, unless there is some contact situation almost any team would prefer to keep what they have and stoke a longer bidding war in the summer. Wolves without Neto are literally relegation quality, the idea that they would sell him in January is beyond wishful thinking.
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I have to be honest and say I don’t really want Gallagher. He is a decent player but I don’t think he is what we need. He wouldn’t start for us at all and I don’t think he would be a good player that comes off the bench.
I feel he needs to play week in week out to play well but he would instantly be behind Biss, Sarr, Bentancur and Maddison in our midfield. If we also bought in Eze and Redondo that would move him further down the chain.
For me, I’d like us to sign:
Kelly, Redondo and someone like Nusa.
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Was thinking the same re eze comparison to grealish. When you are a big fish in a small pond it’s natural to play more centrally to influence the game more but for a bigger team moving back to LW might work well f they have the right attributes. For me the advantage of eze is he could potentially fill 2 current squad holes, first choice LW and backup 10.
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don't think we will ever deal with Inter though...
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imagine we replace Skipp, PEH and GLC with Gallagher, Eze and Redondo
Add Scalvini, Kubo and a backup keeper...
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Don’t rate Nusa at all.
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I'd be wary of byuing anyone from Bodø/Glimt. They're extremely well coached, and players who move elsewhere almost always flop.
danielneeds
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Reasons?
Like a lot of Ajax players, Southampton players about 6-7 years ago were the same
danielneeds
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It's more about players suiting a style of football and then buying clubs who play a different way signing them. A failure to understand why the player was thriving in the first place.
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No sir
His stats show this isn't quite right. Stuttgart are the 4th best possession based team in the Bundesliga (after Bayern, Dortmund, Leverkusen) and he averages 27 passes per game as a striker which is the best in the league by a country mile (Kane for example averages 19 with a lesser success rate), not something that happens if you're relying on counter attacking play and just being opportunistic.
The goals he's scored here so far in terms of quality and variety is really impressive. Shows a very well rounded, highly composed striker very much in control that doesn't just rely on service to be dangerous.
Now obviously it's unlikely he'll maintain the record pace he's setting (which is an extension from the end of last season btw) but if he ends up with 25+ goals a lot of the bigger clubs will be on high alert, even at his age. Maybe this all a long stretched out purple patch, or maybe he's gone up a few levels.
Also, looking at his goal celebrations, I wonder whom he takes inspiration from
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His stats suggest this isn't quite right. Stuttgart are the 4th best possession based team in the Bundesliga (after Bayern, Dortmund, Leverkusen) and he averages 27 passes per game as a striker which is the best in the league by a country mile (Kane for example averages 19 with a lesser success rate), not something that happens if you're relying on counter attacking play and just being opportunistic.
The goals he's scored here so far in terms of quality and variety is really impressive. Shows a very well rounded, highly composed striker very much in control that doesn't just rely on service to be dangerous.
Now obviously it's unlikely he'll maintain the record pace he's setting (which is an extension from the end of last season btw) but if he ends up with 25+ goals a lot of the bigger clubs will be on high alert, even at his age. Maybe this all a long stretched out purple patch, or maybe he's gone up a few levels.
Also, looking at his goal celebrations, I wonder whom he takes inspiration from
Like you say, it's highly unlikely that he's able to keep this pace up but many of his finishes are so incredibly measured and precise. Most of them are very impressive IMO. Only 1 penalty as well.
Sometimes it just clicks for certain players even at a later age. Vardy is a good example.
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