Second one today, I think he is a great striker and exactly the type I'd want to bring in. He'd really put to use the loads of crosses we send in and he is good on the ball and fast.
Which striker in the summer?
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Benteke has been my number 1 for awhile, but if we do get Benteke, it will make Fellaini irrelevant upfront for us and we might even have to do the unthinkable and move him back in midfield where he played under Moyes at United.
Rooney, Benteke, Wilson is a balanced and potent striking force. Van Persie can stay aswell and be subsidiary.
Rooney, Benteke, Wilson is a balanced and potent striking force. Van Persie can stay aswell and be subsidiary.
You know, I'm sold on Benteke after these past few weeks. Sign him up Woody!
I don't think we need to buy a striker. Play with one. Rooney as nr. 1. Hernandez/RvP as nr. 2. If either of them leaves there's still backup. Hernandez should be given a chance. Wilson loaned.
I wouldn't mind a good striker purchase but I think it's one of the least priorities.
I wouldn't mind a good striker purchase but I think it's one of the least priorities.
Think Rooney will be #1, not sure on who we'll sign. I still have hope for rvp to be a very good squad player. Ings as third choice competing with Wilson isn't too bad I guess, being on a free, would rather we get a promising player with pace like Dybala or lacazette though. Judging by what the one poster said though, van Gaal likes his strikers to be great at holding the ball up and with their back to goal, like rvp at his best, so not sure who he would want.
I would also like to sign Benteke, he could play backup to Rooney at the tip of a 433, and could give us options of starting him up top and having Rooney play in-behind if we want to go 2up for some games/situations.
Rooney has done well in executing what van Gaal wants, as long as he doesn't drop into midfield/starts roaming he can play as striker. I think he will play games in midfield, but probably not all. Just like this season, but it would be better if he'd only play 10 and no longer 6 or 8 though.
Wilson is probably an alternative to our striker options at the moment, he's still young so van Gaal can mould him though. He has included him in the past over Falcao because of his 'speed', I don't know what van Gaal's long term plan with him is but I'm sure he'll have one.
Haven't seen that much of him, but is Lacazette a target man? From what I've seen he isn't and in that case he's no van Gaal striker - didn't mean anything else with those examples, just named some names we've been linked with. It's not only about physicality, but also how they play. Usually his strikers can't play on the wing since they're different types.
If we do get a new striker (probably meaning RvP will be off) I'd go for Benteke. He'd be our 3rd player from Belgium (nice for Januzaj, Fellaini and maybe Pereira?) and fits the profile perfectly. He's PL proven and is still quite young, won't be cheap though I guess.
Could be a good buy if we let RVP go... which we should based on his wages alone.
Lacazette is the only striker from those coutries which I think is/could be good enough to play for us.
a quick one please
Then let's not let Chelsea or, heaven forbid, Liverpool, pick him up before us!
I think that there are better alternatives than him though. But they are all from Argentina.
Do we want to risk a South American player? They tend not to do well for us.
I'd much rather get a striker which has proved to be top class, in the EPL.
If we got Kane, then he'd be our main man for the next 5-10 years (just like Rooney was). So it might be worth paying big for this guy.
In any case, after today's game, its obvious that we need a "finisher", to break down teams or park the bus.
I'd much rather get a striker which has proved to be top class, in the EPL.
If we got Kane, then he'd be our main man for the next 5-10 years (just like Rooney was). So it might be worth paying big for this guy.
In any case, after today's game, its obvious that we need a "finisher", to break down teams or park the bus.
Benteke is a no brainer
this. Benteke is a Diego Costa with good behaviour.
Benteke will surely cost £25m plus. If the likes of Bony and Lukaku were not cheap. Didn't he sign a new contract last year with Villa?
If we are to play with one up top that's a lot of money for someone on the bench.
If we are to play with one up top that's a lot of money for someone on the bench.
Aguero is a south american, but stayed at City for a long time. Same with Silva. Dont think we should restrict ourselves to just European players. That said, Dybala is a no brainer. Benteke would offer something different too. Depending on what we want from a striker, both are excellent
Silva is Spanish.
Am I the only one who doesn't rate Benteke? He's very good I agree, but not good enough to be the leading man upfront for a team which aspires to become the best. Not saying that Dybala or Vietto currently are, but I expect them to be. On the other side, I don't think that Benteke will ever become that great.
I don't think Benteke is a solution. We need someone who can dribble with the ball and terrifies defenders when he's inside the box. Someone who can turn on himself in a split second and also has pace to run past defenders, not just pace but that acceleration to get away for a man. Our forwards are easy to neutralize because they have none of those characteristics. It's clear that RVP and Rooney aren't consistent enough up top and they have lost a lot of their game, as expected when a player is going or goes into his 30s.
We need a clinical striker. Pity there isn't a RVN about.
Dybala is your man. I hope we go for him.
Chicharito?
He's going to Juve.
He wouldnt, if we outbid them, which shouldnt be that hard. But we arent interested i think.
Is that official?
Him and tevez would be a very good partnership but can juve match the transfer fees and wages of a top English / Spanish side... Or even psg if they are just going to ignore ffp
Sneaky bid for Lewa in the summer? Pep doesn't like playing with real strikers anyways.
Seriously though someone like him would be perfect or a 5 year younger version of RvP.
Seriously though someone like him would be perfect or a 5 year younger version of RvP.
No, nothing official. They and PSG seem to be very interested, Inter too. Tevez is rumoured to go back to Argentina after this season, so he would replace him. Juve cant match the fees and wages obviously, but it all depends who really wants him in the end. He would like to stay in Italy apparently, but i could see him going abroad too.
It's not official but it looks like things are heading that way. Both camps, Marotta and Zamparini have spoken publicly about the interest in the player and he dreams that someday he plays for Barcelona or Manchester City. Gianluca DiMario's team is reporting that Juve has lodged a bid of 30m euros + bonuses. I think it will take something a bit closer to 50m euros to sign Dybala.
Someone with pace, good first touch and can find the back of the net.
It's such a shame we seem to have zero interest in Dybala at this point, I guess he's not chunky enough. Watching him tonight for Palermo wasn't exactly a defining game for him but his pace, skill and technique are what we are missing in our attack, he looks so comfortable playing from wide as well so he could play where we have Mata now quite easily IMO and despite his size he is like Aguero and Sanchez in that he's hard to knock off the ball.
I think the more we see the more it becomes apparent that the biggest way he can contribute to this team is as a striker, as soon as he moves into any of the midfield roles he becomes less effective, surely LvG will see this.
Given the profile you have outlined for a striker under LvG and the fact he seems the type who has to have it all his own way, do you think he'll maybe try Wilson as a wide forward in the front 3 with license to drift in like Mata does?
I'm not convinced there is an outstanding candidate, and the names I've seen mentioned like Cavani and Martinez are uninspiring. Lacazette is my preferred choice now I guess, just ahead of Dybala /Vietto.
One thing for sure in my books, is that all this 'back up for Rooney ' won't cut it. We need a first choice striker.
One thing for sure in my books, is that all this 'back up for Rooney ' won't cut it. We need a first choice striker.
That will be tricky as LvG will always play his Captain, which means if we buy a first choice striker then we have Rooney in midfield and I don't think that works.
Not much talk of Benteke, just one person saying if Villa go down stick a sneaky cheap bid in and someone dismissing this
I think he could be the man to lead the line
Think in this day and age and with recent money spent in the past 7-8 years people think we need to spend big to get a top striker. We might have been spoilt with the likes of already established names like Rooney (to a point), Tevez, Berbs and other big money signing in other postions (Di Maria, Mata)
You don't necessarily have to spend big to get a quality player who can preform, look at Yorke, people knew he was good but I doubt anyone would think he would have performed like he did, Teddy, Ole (these are the obvious ones I know) But there's something to be said for a player who knows the league, is suited to the league, big strong, can score goal, hold it up, quick enough strong, I wouldn't be disappointed
I think he could be the man to lead the line
Think in this day and age and with recent money spent in the past 7-8 years people think we need to spend big to get a top striker. We might have been spoilt with the likes of already established names like Rooney (to a point), Tevez, Berbs and other big money signing in other postions (Di Maria, Mata)
You don't necessarily have to spend big to get a quality player who can preform, look at Yorke, people knew he was good but I doubt anyone would think he would have performed like he did, Teddy, Ole (these are the obvious ones I know) But there's something to be said for a player who knows the league, is suited to the league, big strong, can score goal, hold it up, quick enough strong, I wouldn't be disappointed
Benteke for me. Great player.
Could have done with a Tevez. Watching him knock all those goals in for Juve is sickening.
It's going to be Danny Ings and you guys know it.
Anyone that can give us 20+ goals a season as no one from our current crop is able to do that.
I think Rooney could / would if he played up front all season... Sadly I think he will play a mis mash of striker number 10 and midfielder again next year
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