Hojlund or Zirkzee as first choice striker?

[skc_18]

Threads like these make me sad and realize how bad we are in terms of coming back to Manutd of old.
We spent >100m on these two players and both are not good enough.
I was hopeful of Hojlund because between both of them he atleast has some pace but it has been pathetic performances over the season.
Zirkzee is a waste as CF. He is more like Berbatov, he is good as link player and would work only if we have prolifics wingers who can score a lot.
May be better to invest in old strikers, strikers out of contract. Anyone would do honestly.

 

[Valencia Shin Crosses]

He's scored 2 goals in the premier league this season. The idea that he's a good goalscorer is a complete myth.

I wouldn't be surprised if Zirkzee has more goals than him in the league.

He's a good finisher. He's not a good goalscorer. And yes there is a different between the two things, because good goalscorers will find a way to score all types of goals and not just simple obvious chances presented to them to finish off.

 

[Valencia Shin Crosses]

Anyways, I think our best attacking lineup is probably Zirkzee with both Garnacho and Amad running off of him and Bruno at CM. Zirkzee clearly thrives with runners he can play in, so playing Bruno next to him when both want to get on the ball in the pockets of space is a waste.

 

[Giggsy13]

Zirkzee given his last two cameos he has earned it.

 

[Todd]

Zirkzee has at least demonstrated that he can be an approximation of what Weghorst provided as a facilitator, and there's obviously a use for that.

Hojlund, outside of converting a pretty finish once every couple of months, basically provides nothing of value against Premier League-level competition.

Zirkzee is the better option until we can buy a legitimate goal scorer, if and when we're ever actually able to do that.

 

[gulli_G]

This will end up like the 343 thread, it's so abvious who is better at this point, and his name doesn't start with H.

 

[tenpoless]

 

[Flying_Heckfish]

May be better to invest in old strikers, strikers out of contract. Anyone would do honestly.

Dunno about "older" strikers necessarily, but someone more experienced at this level would be a boon. Helps us immediately, and helps those two as mentor.

 

[Fortitude]

If anything, Zirkzee should be given time. He has come to a new league which is more physical and quicker, he is adapting.

He should be given a run of games, get him confident. After all, he did sit Saliba on his backside with his dribbling.

Finally. They are being compared 1:1 and it's a logical fallacy from the outset. They are not like for like; one is new to the league and had no preseason and the other has been here for over a season and is more than adjusted to the league, which is why he's having the stress of a point of realisation.

 

[Garethw]

I’d rather play Maguire upfront at the moment than Hojlund.

 

[Lyng]

The issue with Zirkzee is that he is slow. And not, adjusting to the league slow, he is just slow. Several times against Southhamptons defenders he would dribble past and then they would just catch him by basically jogging.
I see him as possibly very useful in one if the 10s or if we want all our goals to come from our 10s and wingbacks then as a false 9. But he cannot be the main goal threat as he is way to slow and just not clinical at all.
Rasmus needs a load out. Maybe to Dortmund with Rashford.

 

[sullydnl]

I think Hojlund will ultimately go on to be the better CF. But I'd start whoever looked better most recently, and right now that's Zirkzee.

 

[Bobski]

We laugh at Havertz and Nunez on here but either would walk into the Utd team ahead of our pair.

 

[Bertie Wooster]

It's a tough call - but not for positive reasons. The opposite of a managers 'good problem to have' when rich in options.

I think Hojlund has the higher potential as a goalscoring #9. Zirkzee being a good technical player but more suited to starting from a little deeper.

However, right now, Zirkzee is offering more in the #9 role - mostly a non/low-scoring one, but there's plenty of examples at all levels of a team playing better with a link up man up front who helps get the best out of the other front men. At this moment, Zirkzee is doing that to some extent - whereas Hojlund is pretty much doing nothing.

All that said, it feels like I'm more confident of either looking a bit better when they come off the bench - and poorer when they start. Though I guess that's also probably in keeping with our lack of first half goals as a team that's been going on for a good while now.

 

[AndrewMac]

How on earth did we sanction a transfer for Zirkzee.

You could literally go into the championship and find many big lumps around for a few million and they would offer the same as him.

I literally see nothing redeeming there. Turning 24 this year he should be heading into some prime years.

Only grace excuse maybe getting used to the pace of the premier league.