I mean.. Leao isn't even a striker.
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I mean.. Leao isn't even a striker.
Just on Kane, obviously he's on a different stratosphere quality-wise but based on EtH's words about us being all about pressing, someone in Kane's mold would appear to contradict that
Because I laughed at your frankly rubbish take and your desperation to panic about this deal
He started off as CF throughout youth level.
He's then mainly deployed as LWF for his breakout til now.
With his talent, I think he could be anything he wants in that final third if the setup allows it.
Anyhow, scratch off this Leao suggestion.
Dude has just signed contract extension recently, his price will shoot through the roof if he indeed moves.
Maybe just a tier below Napoli's Osimhen.
Struggling against a center back who's biggest strength was/is his physicality and pace is a red flag? Doesn't make much sense to me.
Why, Smalling is in an elite category with his physicality, it was only composure on the ball that stopped him being truly elite
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Ridiculous. I found his take interesting because there are better defenders around, and Smalling would struggle in the PL nowadays.Because I laughed at your frankly rubbish take and your desperation to panic about this deal
The state of our squad and finances meant we weren't in a position to blow it all on Kane. It's as simple as that, really.
I can’t take you seriously if you aren’t going to quote the right amount.
Really?
Your evaluation of Leao is certainly way above mine! I haven't watched him that much but he's not a player I rate highly at all.
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Yeah, absolutely mind boggling take on those quotes from Hojlund. It’s like they’ve never watched smalling.
Smalling’s issues were his on the ball skills and his positioning. One on one he was a monster.
15 would be great mate, which other 20 year old striker would get 15 goals in PL? How many would Vlahovic get? Scamacca, a proven goalscorer in Serie A, got how many last season?
Last season he posted 15G/16A in 48 from that LWF position.Really?
Your evaluation of Leao is certainly way above mine! I haven't watched him that much but he's not a player I rate highly at all.
Just as comparison, Kvaratskhelia is 14G/17A in 43.
I think Leao is the most talented player in the current Portugal team.
He's got the skills and the pretty complete physical attribute.
He sometimes look languid and nonchalant but with the right setup and coaching, he can explode to genuine world class level.
Well, that is just my opinion.
It’s not hard to see how well this kid will fit into our system. His high energy levels, speed, and press intensity will cause chaos on their back line and really allow the likes of Bruno and Rashford to capitalize. Not to mention his constant movement and positional awareness will put him in great spots to pounce when our midfielders can feed him through in transition after a midfield turnover.
I am, but not the moaners and amateur accountants.
Jesus some of our fan base are as toxic to the club as our owners.
Ladies and gentlemen, this person can read my mind
If that £72m is true (and I highly doubt the basic fee will be much like that) then I’d say you’ve overpaid. £12m more than Nkunku and more than double Nicholas Jackson just seems really excessive for someone who hasn’t shown an awful lot. I’d put it up there with the Szoboszlai to Liverpool transfer in terms of return on investment.
The basic fee is everywhere - it's £64m.
60 is the base fee, then its like 4 mill easy addons and 8 mill hard addons according to Fabrizio, which makes it a little more palatable I think
People that don’t read articles, to establish facts, but post their shite opinion need a good kicking.
Neither of those comparisons are fair when you consider that both Jackson and Nkuku had release clauses.
Regarding return on investment, only time will tell
Interesting - I love to watch Portugal, and while he scored a worldie, he came across a bit last season AWB-esque, but as a winger. Same thing when I saw him in the CL.
Has tricks that take you by surprise from time to time, pace, physicality, but not the best technique at all. Just seemed rather messy and inconsistent in his play. Again, I'm only going by a tiny pool size, but genuinely surprised.
Hoping he is announced soon and doesn't play versus Lens as that means he'll probably play the match in Dublin.
Don't have a ticket for it yet but will probably buy one second hand off somebody on the day
Don't have a ticket for it yet but will probably buy one second hand off somebody on the day
I was taking about all competitions so around 45 to 55 games depending on how far we go in the cup competitions.
The thing is that while 15 might appear acceptable now, it might seem too little at the end of the season and than everyone will be on his back. That is a fact. 20 goals will be acceptable to most. My hope is he turns out better than I could imagine.
Flip it around, and you get a fairly accurate approximation of reality.
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The obsession with these midtable level strikers is just bizarre to me. Toney has done well for a much smaller club where the expectations are very different. A large percentage of his goals come from penalties. He's not suddenly going to step up to a level where he can help propel us towards a title challenge or the latter stages of European competition, which is what the ambition should be.
Apart from anything else, Toney is unavailable until January and wouldn't cost much less than Hojlund, at 27 years old. Brentford have been holding out for £40m for David Raya, a goalkeeper, when he has a year left on his contract and has made it clear he wants out. The suggestions that we'd be able to sign Toney for £30m are pure lunacy.
Basically we're paying over the odds for someone who hasn't made the next step, because we're concerned that if he made that next step he would cost even more. That next step is what separates him from the Vlahovics and Nkukus right now. Based on his trajectory from Sturm Graz and Atalanta, he should be on the rise (for the positivity police). He has grown into his body, and our coaches are usually pretty good with strength conditioning, so he shouldn't struggle too badly.
Yep, most likely. I get the impression EtH is quite specific about the players he wants. If he thinks they are the right fit then he expects to get them even at above market value, rather than compromise. Both Martinez and Antony were, I think, bought a fair bit above what I’d have expected. One now looks like a genuine steal, the other less so.
Utter nonsense.
Posters who weren’t / aren’t that keen on the signing haven’t been insulting others, calling them toxic and ranting at them to stfu for having a different opinion.
That has been utterly one way, and to claim otherwise is completely disingenuous.
You think we would win the PL with Kane without strengthening midfield and a new gk?
You think we would win the PL with Kane without strengthening midfield and a new gk?
Where did I say that mate?
You think we would win the PL with Kane without strengthening midfield and a new gk?
Kane plus Onana makes us a lot stronger than the route we’ve gone in my view. I would most definitely have sacrificed the Mount signing to get Kane.
Knowing Toney, if we bought him, he’ll probably be banned for betting on himself to score more than 15 goals in half a season.
I doubt he’ll get that many games. I think 10-15 goals is a fairly realistic expectation, 20 is optimistic.
I think 12 will be a decent number this season. Anything above that is very good. He is only 20 so he will have ups and downs.
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