I only looked at the top 20 goalscorers, Lukaku didn't make that cut off, Vardy and Maupay did as examples of strikers who are scoring.
Chelsea have been playing much better with Havertz as their central figure than Lukaku.
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I only looked at the top 20 goalscorers, Lukaku didn't make that cut off, Vardy and Maupay did as examples of strikers who are scoring.
Messi would be good to come off the bench for Bowen. I suppose this could workPuff Daddy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:28 pm Messi plays in the French league and he is reported as being unhappy. So based entirely upon that, I reckon it's him
Which is promising considering we rated Johnson and Ashby higher.upton o'good wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:22 pm I see Jeremy Ngakia comes out v positive as a right back...
You design the system to exploit the best you have (Wood and Burnley a prime example). If you have Ashton (who was real class at what he did in holding the ball up, bringing in others and finishing chances) you get in players to exploit these strengths, you do not ask him to run channels but have players running for him to find.El brooko79 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:09 pm Right understood.
Suppose teams spread goals around more but its an interesting point. Do you spend £35m on a goal scorer or does the money go on someone that creates opportunities for attackers in the team?
Suppose the answer is someone who does both.....
You wonder how Dean Ashton would do now.
He was a big strong target man but clever and could play people in. Suppose he could never really run the channels.
So few teams play with the big man through the middle anymore, that's the thing.Gsbgsb wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:37 pm You design the system to exploit the best you have (Wood and Burnley a prime example). If you have Ashton (who was real class at what he did in holding the ball up, bringing in others and finishing chances) you get in players to exploit these strengths, you do not ask him to run channels but have players running for him to find.
It is why Haller is not a bad player he was just wrongly managed by MP and by the end demotivated. Had he not been injured immediately post lockdown he may well gave started in the middle not Antonio and it could have turned his West Ham career around had he performed (I recall how dangerous we looked with him, Bowen and Antonio just before lockdown) but he was and the rest is history.
By the time he left he was a total fish out of water given the way the team had been built and the style Moyes wanted to play.
I keep reading of a plan B but where a substitution is not “like for like” that requires a big impact player (AC was a prime example) who can change a game in essence on their own. Haller was never this. Having plan B as your regular back up begs the issue of totally changing style when your Plan A is out, in essence perhaps adversely effecting the remaining outfield players.
Chelsea play with Lukaku .. when he is selected ..Bubbles Fortuna wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:39 pm So few teams play with the big man through the middle anymore, that's the thing.
Antonio is much more than that, Chelsea and Man Utd both look weaker with Lukaku and Ronaldo in that role, Liverpool and Man City have abandoned it completely.
Wolves are probably the highest rated team that have persisted with it.
Nothing to do with money, but if you know a car is worth £1,000 why would you pay £5k for it in January when you can get it for £1k 6 months later. Only reason is if you are desperate .. (Newcastle) - who would pay £25m for Wood !!
Cheers for the info Pezza. I was hoping that was still going to be the case even though its gone a bit quiet around him. I genuinely think we would be more of a force with him in our side.
Lingard posted same pic on his Instagram wishing Dec a happy birthdaythe bubble hammer wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:11 pm Cheers for the info Pezza. I was hoping that was still going to be the case even though its gone a bit quiet around him. I genuinely think we would be more of a force with him in our side.
Interestingly, the club put a photo up with Lingard and Dec celebrating this afternoon on Facebook. I know its Dec's birthday but they had already posted about that.
After last season, there is no way he wouldn't be one of our priority targets.
Shevchenko looks like he is close to getting the axe so that's likely off.Jackanakanory wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:43 pm I thought Yarmalenko was off to Genoa to put a frog on his lapel and shout bibble at passers by?
I think that there is some kind of rule on eligibility that would stop him (Yammie) moving the Serie A in Jan. I think the summer was when it would happenShaun Newton wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:49 pm Shevchenko looks like he is close to getting the axe so that's likely off.