I agree, I haven't seen anything of Gakpo that makes me think he's going to be what we need. He was too easily marked out of the game vs Argentina too, something we can't afford.
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Can't make up my mind here.
8m + wages for Felix seems like the better deal. And we can go for either Gakpo or one of the other CFs in the summer.
On the other hand, if Ten Hag is dead certain about him then it makes sense to bring him in right away. Total trust in him right now.
8m + wages for Felix seems like the better deal. And we can go for either Gakpo or one of the other CFs in the summer.
On the other hand, if Ten Hag is dead certain about him then it makes sense to bring him in right away. Total trust in him right now.
Yep, I pretty much wrote the same maybe a page or two ago but no where near as eloquently as you have. Gakpo fits into Ten Hag ball and that’s precisely the approach we need to be taking when approaching transfers. This fella seems to be such a systems player, more so than an individual maverick. A bit like Micky Targaryen or hell, DVB. In the right system, I’m confident Gakpo will add a lot of value.
Would have been cheaper and premier league proven compared to the likes of Osimhen and Ramos.
If we sign a number 9 in the summer can only seeing it being one of those 2 now. A huge fee and a big gamble.
Unlike many experts in here I choose to believe in Erik that a 193cm pressing machine with mean finishing can become a top class striker.
I think the only thing holding this deal up is the fact that PSV wants up to £40m upfront, and we know the parasites love their installments. Especially during a sale..
I think the only thing holding this deal up is the fact that PSV wants up to £40m upfront, and we know the parasites love their installments. Especially during a sale..
Pressing machine?
You clearly don't watch him play.
I see him more as a replacement for Greenwood than a Ronaldo replacement
He has for the Netherlands on several occasions. He doesn't do it all the time, but when he has, he hasn't looked too uncomfortable.
Those 3 goals will be really hard to fill.
The potential sale surely makes absolutely no difference whatsoever to the Glazers. They've never once dug into their pockets for a deal. It will be subject to the same process as every other deal I would imagine.
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He’s nowhere near a pressing machine. Terrible take on him as a player.
Well let's hope so if he does come. Be nicer if it was based on more than several occasions though.
I think a few years ago, if a forward was 6ft 4, they were pretty much guaranteed to be a physical handful for defenders.
Today its not really the case. Plenty of big guys who aren't interested is using their size.
But pressing is something you do. It can be taught, learnt and applied. And he's young enough to assimilate it.
We don't necessarily need world class players in all positions, we need the players that the coach see as the targets that will interpret his way of playing.
This should be not a surprise to anyone who watches the PL or city as it's pretty evident that all the KDB, Días, Rodri, B Silva, Gundogan etc etc... all go below 1 or 2 levels when their system changes as in the NT.
Just wrap it up already so he can be ready in the first week of January.
He's replacing Cristiano isn't he, i think he might be great at sitting on the bench actually
Which is probably one of the reasons he’s so high up the list. Like Fernandes, he seems one of those players who may frustrate or have some visible flaws to his game, but the numbers are there to compensate.
Not quite my type of player, and I agree with the “right now” point in the sense that ideally at some point (in the not so near future, I’d hope) we get the correct profiles and sort out the squad balance.
Its almost consensus that Gakpo isn't what we need.
I think if Cody works out, it will only illustrate how little the fans actually know about scouting, putting together and then managing a team.
I think if Cody works out, it will only illustrate how little the fans actually know about scouting, putting together and then managing a team.
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And if he doesn't work out, will it mean we're all geniuses?
We then run a poll and decide whether ETH gets the sack.
I am not sure what to make of Gakpo.
I just think to play in a forward role in the Premier League you have to be explosive and technically good and we know the price is going to be 50mil and I just think he would struggle.
I just think to play in a forward role in the Premier League you have to be explosive and technically good and we know the price is going to be 50mil and I just think he would struggle.
We buy Kane in the Summer. That’s the only signing that makes sense for us in my view. Spurs will have to sell this summer or lose him for free.
That fits with us buying Gakpo who is available now and just gives us general additional cover across the front line.
I think it's pretty clear that fans have absolutely no idea when it comes to scouting and managing a team. I don't recall his full tag, but it's like that LuckyScout fella says: "just buy this player for right wing and that player for centre midfield and we magically win the league" as if that's how it works.
Reality is that no one knows how Gakpo will work out. He might be garbage, or he might become world class for us even if he's not recognised as a world class talent. I trust Ten Hag, however, and believe in his abilities to build a great team.
The amount of garbage scouting profiles by the lads here is blowing my mind.
For this current cluster of a team, yes, absolutely.
Without Eriksen we wouldn't be able to beat some of the mid table teams. We need goalscorers asap.
I don't think we need Gakpo to prove that. It's already been proven numerous times that fans know feck all about scouting and getting the right players for teams.
Sorry, was an article not a video that changed my view of Gakpo, here is the link:
https://www.skysports.com/football/...mproved-thanks-to-individual-tactics-coaching
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Kane is the "only" signing that makes sense? Really?
A bloke approaching 30 that would cost a kings ransom in transfer fees, wages etc that's never actually delivered on winning anything despite having opportunities and seems to shirk the big moments?
It doesn't strike me as the only one out there that makes sense, far from it. He's a very good striker, probably world class but he also seems to have this habit of playing in fairly tumescent sides, and I'm wondering if that's coincidence. I'm thinking there are signings that make way more sense as a package.
This is the first post in this entire thread with a genuine reason to buy him.
He knows the back of the goal and wants to improve.
Though this is still the likeliest outcome.
United would be building a group of good but not great attackers and you don’t break back into the top 3-4 clubs in Europe with that.
When you watch him in this perspective, it starts making sense why he has been able to improve his numbers (goals & assists) year on year. His technical ability isn't outstanding, but he thinks about where to stand, when to run, etc., and although he will find the Premier League will be a step up, I think he has the mentality, and the physicality, to cope, and to continue to improve. He's like the antithesis of the lost generation of Pogba, Lingard and Ravel Morrison, and that is why ETH wants him. All the signings that ETH has made so far have got the right attitude, and he even said that he looks at the mentality as well as the pure footballing ability before signing a player. I think Gakpo will make a great role model for the Garnachos and Charlie Mcneills of this world.
How much PSV do people actually watch then?
He's not that tall.
I love how despite us having a GD of zero, some of our fans turn their noses up to attacking players. Never change cafe, never change
he’s not 70m+ or from a fancy country
Think it's already obvious that the casual football fan has no idea about scouting and whether a player will be a good signing or not, it's why I don't give a shit what anyone on here says about him. If Ten Hag believes he's the right player to improve us then he's got my full support
100%
Is this on?
Can't believe how many know-it-alls think they know better than Erik. Your armchairs must be very supportive.
He's 23, versatile, nimble, hard-working. He can be taught anything by our Dutch genius, shame on you for doubting him.
He's 23, versatile, nimble, hard-working. He can be taught anything by our Dutch genius, shame on you for doubting him.
Yeah because managers never make bad signings. I think you should check out what the likes of Labyad, Promes, Klaiber , Pirie, Lisandro Magallan, Marin and Kristensen are doing with their careers right now since they were all ETH signings
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