14 goals from open play in 27 games last season, that's very good.
He would've likely hit more than 15 if he was available for the rest of the games.
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14 goals from open play in 27 games last season, that's very good.
He would've likely hit more than 15 if he was available for the rest of the games.
We definitely need someone like him when we’re still so bad at playing through the press and Ten Hag likes to mix in direct football anyway. Well worth paying a fortune to close that gap for years to come.
Yeah replacing Ronaldo with him might cost us but right now we need a central striker even more than a left footed RW
He’s a bloody striker and a fairly good one, we are in no position to judge.
Precisely and best option out there
Reminds me of Rom….
Great points. He will work like a charm in the PL especially for someone like Bruno. His finishing needs work but his other attributes make him a great option
In case we end up with him, we'll need an Oshimen/Osimhen autocorrect
He's the best striker the club have been linked with for me. Very traditional poacher something the club have lacked probably since RVP.
I think he would be good. Think he is a top ten in the world out and out striker. The money is nuts but if some deal with Ronaldo could be spun it could be fantastic business.
Kind of looks like Vardy in how he plays.
Agree. They are rare in this day and age.
He’ll develop further. Haaland has made everyone forget that strikers usually take a while before they start consistently banging them in.
From what I've seen of him, he has far, far better touch and technique than Lukaku. Better in the air as well.
Probably meant Auba
He'd be our answer to nunez and haaland. But it wont happen. Glazers wont pay out for him.
Yeah you just know he heads elsewhere
Tammy Abraham
Honestly would take him with Antony
Rare because football has changed. He looks like a mid table striker at best.
I don't think we are good enough to play without a striker that isn't at least very decent with his back to goal and bringing others into play.
If we could find a striker with similar qualities to Martial but better, we would be golden.
He does have a lot of space in those videos. I can see the Vardy comparison, who was a fantastic striker, but I only see them work to their full potential in a counter attacking side relying on fast transitions
Morata would be the right kind of striker, I think. If he was more clinical and ideally also a bit younger
Lukakus touch wouldn't have been that huge an issue for me if he was actually good at scoring headers. As it was he was good at one thing - racing through on goal one on one. He is excellent at that. But most of our games we have a team playing deep and letting us have the ball.
Napoli have a club president who likes to routinely cut his nose off to spite his face. Remember when he was receiving astronomical offers for Koulibaly and he was demanding £100m? He makes Levy look reasonable.
It's a no go unless Osimhen actually goes on strike to force a move.
It's a no go unless Osimhen actually goes on strike to force a move.
That seems to be the way we will go to me. With a good defensive midfielder and more know how in coaching a high or mid press it could be very effective
League stats for last season
Moussa Dembele 25 goal contributions in 30 games
Patrick Shick 27 goal contributions in 27 games
Victor Osimhen 16 goal contributions in 27 games
You feel that Dembele's states aren't much better? Are you looking at number of hair cuts a week?
He said before the transfer window he loves Man Utd and wants to play for them.
He really reminds me of Didier Drogba in terms of having very similar attributes to him.
Drogba was also a 1 in 2 kind of striker. But man he would scare the shit out of defences.
If Ronaldo leaves, then hope we get him in as the replacement. But I really hope it’s a loan deal with obligation to buy because we also need to sign Antony for the RW.
Yeah would only happen if Ronaldo is open
That’s precisely why this is a go. For some daft reason he wants Ronaldo.
More like Nunez with a better touch
Good postOf the possible striker options I've seen enough of to have an opinion on, he's the one I'd like the most (price tag aside). Young, tall, strong, fast, presses well and is very dangerous in the box. As long as you don't expect your CF to get overly involved in general play I haven't seen anything to put me off.
Stats-wise last season he was 92nd percentile for non-penalty goals, 91st for non-penalty xG, 91st for tackles in the attacking third and 84th for pressures in the final third. To put that goalscoring rate into context, here's a comparison with two other players you'd know in terms of their non-penalty goals per 90 in the Serie A:
Osimhen: 0.57, 0.64
Lukaku: 0.51, 0.56
Ronaldo: 0.54, 0.59, 0.74.
And in terms of what I said about him being dangerous in the box, the below showing where he gets his goals/chances is telling:
Well go and do deal, if we have to foot most of Ronaldo wages as well then so be it
I am on board but will he ever be is the question
Who has a higher ceiling - him or Isak?
Football goes in cycles. Pep and klopp both just signed similar 9s Vs playing with false 9s for years
Fantastic post - maybe sign him next year if we get Antony this yearOf the possible striker options I've seen enough of to have an opinion on, he's the one I'd like the most (price tag aside). Young, tall, strong, fast, presses well and is very dangerous in the box. As long as you don't expect your CF to get overly involved in general play I haven't seen anything to put me off.
Stats-wise last season he was 92nd percentile for non-penalty goals, 91st for non-penalty xG, 91st for tackles in the attacking third and 84th for pressures in the final third. To put that goalscoring rate into context, here's a comparison with two other players you'd know in terms of their non-penalty goals per 90 in the Serie A:
Osimhen: 0.57, 0.64
Lukaku: 0.51, 0.56
Ronaldo: 0.54, 0.59, 0.74.
And in terms of what I said about him being dangerous in the box, the below showing where he gets his goals/chances is telling:
Never seen him play live from what I can remember but in the highlights he looks amazing in the air, but a bit gangly/clumsy on the ball at times.
Tammy Abraham numbers in Serie A, I wouldn't go for Tammy as more than a back up, for those who have watched him what makes this fellow better?
Tammy Abraham numbers in Serie A, I wouldn't go for Tammy as more than a back up, for those who have watched him what makes this fellow better?
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